The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-15

Baseball Park in wild endeavor to settle
the question.
They played game of ball that had a
score like thoss made in the days before
the war. When the game ended the score
was % to %, that ls 10 say some people say
it was % TO %. There are Others who say
the score was % TO 81 and alas, nobody
knows which was right.
The official scorer did not make his ap-
pearance on the stage until somewhere
about the fifth act, and whether that score
should be 90 to % or % 10 q, in the City 8
favor, is zone of those things no fellow
can find out"
Anyway it was a great game. The
trouble In Alameda began at 3 O'Clock,
and it lasted until after 6. For three
hours the happy fathers and worthy citi-
zens who draw glitfering shekels from
city or county treasury-when there ism t
a deficiency and gam boiled Ike
spring lambs before an audience which
included many of Oakland's and Ala
medals four hundred, and others besides.
The constellation OF stars OF the first
magnitude, who played ball the best they
knew how for the Citv's honor, included
all kinds of talent. William Hennessy.
clerk of the Police Court. alias Sneke
Hennessv, and popularity supposed to be
one OF the lights of the Fish gang, caught
all the balls he could at shortstop. City
Attorney w. A. Dow played some ball on
first base.
Ed Noblett was an ornament, and not
altogether stationary ornament, on sec
ond. He also succeeded in capturing sun
dry runs during the afternoon.
City Engineer R. NJ. Clement was
catcher for the City Hall. He played the
best game of any man ON the ground and
had the enyiable distinction OF getting no
errors ad Judged 10 him. Monte Clement
has been there before.
Judge John Allen. potentate OF the Oak
land Police Court, essayed to stay on
third. Judge is mighty man in the
Police Court and among OakIand's native
sons. but when 1t comes TO baseball, we'll, ,
the Judge would like to have the varioas
men who pitched for the county UP in MS
court Just about once.
Harry Thomas, clerk of the Board of
Public Works and the son of his father,
Mayor Thomas, was he right field and
captain of the team. Mr.. Thorn as is not
as slender as he used to be, and the way
he ran was simply heroic
Percy Jacobus played at the start on
the other end of the battery from Monte
Clement. and Charles Gardiner, Chief
Lloyd's clerk, EN- ployed himself doing g
war-dance in center field. Dick Ayers,
whose official title and designation is
Richard Ayers, clerk to the Street Depart
ment of the city OF Oakland, was out in
the left field for large portion Of the
afternoon. Guy Smith and Ed Owens
played ball on the bench.
County Clerk Frank G. Jordan put a
black cap over the thin place in his hair
comfy. Supervisor Will II. Church got
out and covered second in a way that did
credit to both hand and heart. J. NJ.
Oliver held down third, and illuminated
his labors by making a run or so occasion
ally. Supervisor Mitchell was almost lost
to view out in right field. J: J. Racine
p.ayed in left and Deputy Clerk ]. G.
Ewing, t ee .officio cupid of the County
Clerks Office, played the double bill of
center field and captain.
]. Bardelini began his labors as pitcher
and Frank H. Mason, deputy clerk. was
the catcher. r. B. Potter played short
stop and E. e. Johnson and c. r. Sum-
mers on the bench.
Game was called at $40 with the county
at the bat. Nobody MADE any score,