The San Francisco call., 1897-11-29
The Oakland Men Defeated by
the Great Aggregation
From Baltimore.
A Game Full of Accidents, Ginger
and Clever Playing by
Local Men.

little Drews, the great catcher OF Reliance,
received in The last half of the fiftn in
ming in yesterdays game at Recreation
Park, he will go down and out and re-
main longer out than did Drews. And
this is said in no disparagement Of either
big Jim or Joe.
Drews' jaw and Bill Clarkss arm col
lided. DEews came down on his back and
remained dead to the world for four min
utes He returned to semi consciousness,
arose to his fee: and in a bewildered sort
of q way looked about for his mask. See
ing it he adjusted it to his face and re-
sumed playing, while the grand stand
Justify cheered and the bIeachers yelled.
Clarke, Batimore's great catcher, was
the first man up. He was hit by the
pitcher and took first. Corbett got his
base on balls Donahue flew to Donovan.
Jester Jennings was the next man to face
Johnson. He sent low, SIZZLING, evasive
grounder to Van Haltren for a cushion.
Clarke kept q coming Van Haltrep made
daisy throw in to Drews. The little
catcher was about receiving the ball at the
home plate when the speedy Clarke, run
ming like a whirlwInd, both arms in mo-
ton. few down the third base line. His
left elbow came in contact with Drews'
jaw, and the pluCky catcher went out like
many of the plucky Gordon Higklanders
in the recent memorable charge, but. un-
like them, he did not remain long dead.
OF the Reliance team, Borland, who
played ft-heid. covered himself with
glory. AT the bat he made two-b gger,
| and is credited with the only three base
hit in the game. 1t was made under try
N ri ST was in the first half
of the fourth. He smashed the ball and
it dropped at his feet and rolled on the
trSt-base line. The great little fielder
kept going. There was a hot dispute
whether the ball was fair or foul. Seven
teen players gathered about the plate. 1t
was the most interesting scene, in the
| knowledge OF the writer, ever seen on a
diamond. CorDett got down on ali fours
and sighted from the plate to the initial
cushion; a hat was Llaced between the
pate and the ball along the chalk line.
Play ball" yelled the grand stand, and
many OF the spectators made rush for
the diamond. During all this excitement
Borland kept travelling. He never stopped
until he reached the third bag.
About mis- time the handsome Jen-
nings, Baltimores great shortstop,
picked up the ball. What is the use OF
dlsputing any longer" said he, "the trade
mark Is over the lineF'
And so II was.
Boriand, on q single by Mcintyre to
center, scored.
But it was Donahue who gave Borland
several oppor unities TO dlsting guish HIM
self in the field. In the last half OF the
fifth DOnahue sent q smashing drive into
BorIand's territory. The little fielder
after a laundering burst of speed cap
lured it. In the next inning, the seventh,
Donahue tlaunted a beauty lnto.the same
territory. 1t looked like a two- dagger.
Borland saw IT coming ana commenced
gathering himself. Well, he picked that
ball up as il was about TO kiss the ground,
retiring the runner.
Lange, the great third baseman for Re-
lance, put up a clever game. Five times
at bat he made three base hits, one two
bagger. This was made in the first
inning, and while Mcguire was at the pat
Lange made a brilliant steal of a base,
going to third. Clarke, while L1nCe was
PLAYING well off the second cushion, sent
The ball to jennings. 1t was cleverly
handled, but Lange kept on going. Jen-
nings threw to Kelley, but Lange with the
speed. OF Lucky Dog evaded Kelley, landed
Oh tae cusion, " hile the grand stand sent
up tumuItuous howl. Lange in
making the play slid between the legs of
Baltimore's alert third baseman.
Johnson was in the box for Reliance,
and with the exception of the first inning
be twirled great game OF ball lie has
speed and a remarkable drop bail, which,
after the first nervousness of meeting the
heavy sIoggers from the East. proved TO
be very effective AS the score shows he
was touched up for fourteen base hits
seven of which were made III the first
inning. He has the making OF great
pitcher; in fact is great one.
Corbett twirled for Baltimore and
Clarke made his first appearance behind
the bat in this city for that aggregation.
1t was Baltimore's great battery.
Brother Joe's" work was effective, as he
struck out nine men. OF this nun ber
Mcguire struck out four times before his
progess Siulz, first base Tor Reliance,
put MP a remarkable game considering
The men whom he went against. In the
score be is credited with eleven put-outs,
one assist and no errors.
The game bounded with thrilling Incl
dents-they might he called accidents. In
the first half OF the fifth inning Lange
struck out When he made his final
strike. swinging his bat, it collided with
Clarke's head, and the great catcher re-
oulred several minutes before he resumed
play. Little Drews in addition to being
knocked out as already described, during
the progress OF the game had his right
finger split IN receiving what would other
wise have been a wild pitch if it were not
for his agility. Doyle collided with a
member of the Reliance team in the first
half of the third and was forced to retIre
from the game and Donahue was put in
his place. The following is the score: