The San Francisco call., 1896-07-06
The Umpire Gave the Garden
City Representatives a
Harsh Deal.
FERRY's FOUL MIsFoRTUNEs
A Good Baseball Game Bsfore a Good
Crowd at the Folsom.Street
Grounds.

There was rattling good game of ball
at the Folsom street grounds yesterday
afternoon, despite the fact that the score
was very one-sided. Both teams put up
an extra fine fielding game, but the Oak
lands easily ousbatted the San Joses. The
latter is about as lightweight an organi-
zation as has been seen here for long
time. With the addition of a trio of heavy
hitters they would, however, compare
favorably with any team in the leag1e.
Steffiani, the Garden City twirler, has
excellent control of the ball and is a fairly
good pitcher, but as fielder he is not up
to much. AS batter he is rank failure.
Out of four chances at bat he struck out
three times. G. Foley, the San Jose third
baseman, tied Stefiani's poor record.
Doyle's excellent pitching had much to
do with the poor stick work of the South
erners, but it is doubtful if they could
have beaten the Oaklands. no matter how
hard they hit, for Umpire Donahue was
manitestly preiudiced against them.
Donahue is poor umpire, if his work of
yesterday is fair sample. His judgment
as TO balls and strikes was particularly
bad Then he called Mccarthy safe at the
plate in the last inning when that player
did not come within three feet of touch
ing the rubber.
Oakland was first at bat, and at once be-
gan the run-getting. After Zann had been
retired, Hanley hit safely, went to third
on wild pitch and scored on Scott's long
fly to center. "Blockers' Tailed another
in the third on his second single, stolen
base and Scotts safe drive TO right.
In the fifth, hits by Doyle, Hanley, Til
son and Leonard, aided by the San Jose's
only error, resulted in making Oakland s
total five.
The Garden City men gained their only
runs in the seventh. Robinson led off
with a hit to left field. Ferry few out.
Graham got his base on balls and Foley
forced him at second, which base Foley
subsequently stole. Percisa scored both
Robinson and Graham by hitting safely to
left field. Steffiani retired the side by
striking out.
| There was no more run getting until the
ninth inning, although in the eighth San
! Jose was robbed OF run by Ferry's over
anxiety. Ferry was first at bat in this
inning and sent three long fouls along the
third base line, any one of which, If fair,
would have been .two-bagger. In one
instance he was particularly unfortunate,
for the wind carried the ball quite dis
tance and landed it only few inches out
| side the line. Ferry finally sent q slow
erounder to third. Brown fumbled it and
Ferry tried to make second on the play,
! but was thrown out. Graham, the next
man up, sent a long fly into middle
garden on which he easily got two bases
and on which Ferry could have readily
scored from first.
In the last inning the oaklands warmed
to their work, and, aided by Donahu hue's
poor decision, piled up six runs. Hanley
got base on balls after Zann had famed
out. Scott followed with double, scoring
Hanley. Brown struck out. Tilson and
Leonard then hit safely and Scott came
home. Delmas took first for being hit by
a pitched ball. Mccarthy waited for four
bad ones and the bases were filed. Doyle
and Eann singled, Tilson, Leonard, Del
mas ana Mccarthy scoring. Leonard
should have been called ont at the plate,
which would have retired the side with
four runs. Hanley ended the agony by q
fly to left field.
The San Joses went out in order in their
! half of the final lnning. Score: