The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
.HANLEY'S GREAT FIELDING
ERRORS LOUD AND NUMEROUS
 MADE BY BOTH SIDES.
The Game @ Great Contest Until Braves Concentrated Their Fire in the Fatal Eighth and
 Win Out
BY JOE cORBETT.

A good sized crowd wandered into Recreation Park yesterday afternoon to witness the much heralded game between the Fresno Tigers" and San Jose Lions, familiarity known as McGuck- en $. braves It. was understood be- tween those "close upF that the game was to be tiercely contested, and that the Fresno Tigers" were going to surpass themselves, not any at bat, but in the field, and that they were also going to win the game. But the most perfect of plans sometimes miscarry, and it hap pened so in the case of the Tigers" not, however, until the last man was out
 :: Feeling that it would be an unwise move. to send Pitcher Thomas in 10 work, one Tawney was selected to hold 6own that position. The name struck Manager McGucken as having suspi- 70 eloGs ring. to it, and he immedIately con nded 10 his braves on the bench that 1t sounued rather Spanish" Then touch ing memories were conjured up, and Iawney became the object of the fire of these braves, who lit on to him with couple of broadsides in the second inning that must have made him feel like real
 Spaniard.' Tawney, however, was not directly responsible for all the damage done in this inning. Moore, Barley and McCue, with their rather loud errors, were slightly mixed up, and in a way which followed.
 . It happened in the usual way. The pitcher took things easy with the first man up, instead of pitching his best to this same parsonage. and base on balls was the result. Then started the invasion of MT. Tawney'S province. The inner breastworks, being unable to withstand the onslaught, gave way, and in conse Quence the cushions were allowed to be monopolized without a protest. Then came a brave named "Blockers," who brought his bat to bear on one of Mr Tawney's ''visibles," sending it clear to the fence, and instantly there began procession. When the ball finally strug gled back within the lines three ''stal- wart braves had crossed the plate. 1t was now Big Chief McGucken's turn, and he proved himself equal to the occa- sion by driving out a cracking three-bag ger and sending in the fourth run.
 It appeared after this inning as though the Tigers" were destined to lose, yet they ralhed, and with well-placed hits and fast base-running managed to dupli- cate the feat of McGuCkens braves, SCOT ing. four runs and going in the lead.
 From this on the game was battle royal. Errors and base hits were very onspiCuOus, yet each team was playing hard to win. so what did it matter if few errors were thrown in? To offset them was the brilliant fielding of Hanly, who after some sensational maneuvering, gob- bled up everything that came his way with a grace that outdid even the move ments of my blue ribbon friends. hen Big Chief McGucken made d fine run ming catch, which stirred up the crowd, and his batting was the cleanest seen ] was just brilliant enough to outshine the poor showing of some of the others, and It was McGuckens hit in the sixth in ming which sent in the two runs that tied the score. At this stage the thoughts of that fourteen-inning game at Fresno struck one rather forcibly, and when neither side scored in the seventh, l thought 1 saw my supper placed in the ice chest
 l was awakened, however, in the eighth inning, when the braves reopened on Mir. Iawney's shoots. This time 1t was for keeps Hanlon led off with a two-base hit. and then came that hard-hitting chief again. It was no use trying to fool him. and evidently Mir Tawney thought the same way. Whether he did or not makes but little difference, as the chief cracked out another safe hit, and all though thrown out at third trying to stretch it into a ree-bagger, the win ming run had crossed the plate, and Nc was the real fellow There was very little to choose between the teams. They both played the same kind of a game, and San Jose won The score: