The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26
"TACKS" TAXES
 4 FRESH GRIP
 ON THE CAME. Parrott Appears With a Rejuvenated Face. OAKLAND DEFEATS SEATTLE OPENING GAME OF THE PACIFIC
 COAST CHAMPIONSHIP.
OAKLAND DEFEATS SEATTLE
OPENING GAME OF THE PACIFIC
 COAST CHAMPIONSHIP.
Several Episodes, Including the Eclipse of Napoleon Bonaparte Fa- gan and McDonald's Wild
 Dream of Turkey.

Yesterday marked an epoch in the career of MT. "Tacks" Parrott. When racks came down here with the Seattle ball aggregation to contest championship honors with the California League teams, his face was concealed under a bunch of Whiskers resembling a stack of alfalfa. Tacks was not beautiful, but he bore the adverse criticisms until the Chinese l chambermaid at the hotel where he is stopping plunked into his room yesterday morning while Tacks was lying in bed and spying those whiskers made some audible and sighting comments on the shameful conduct of a man who would rip open nice hair mattress and strew the contents around In that fashion.
 So Tacks got a shave and felt so re- juvenated that in the afternoon he went out to Recreation Park and covered him. self with glory and the lot with base hits
 Parrott was the central figure in the opening game between Seattle and Oak land, and although he went down to de- feat with his associates, the fault was not his. Tacks did more than his share to win the game, tearing off five hits, includ- ing double and a triple, and had not Scotty Mcdonald been so overcome by visions of turkey and it's accessories that he could not see where the ball went when Andrews delivered it, the result might nave been reversed.
 It was not until the seventh that Scotty got hit in the eye with the wrath of the bird of freedom. Up to that time he had got along comfortably, giving his de cisions with judgment and impartiality Then he became crosseyed, gave An drews a bad time of 1t balls and strikes until the visiting pitcher lost his nerve and the game.
 One of the most joyous incidents of the day was the election of Napoleon Bona parte Pagan from the field, being a fore cast of what may be expected when the new management takes possession of the Once upon a time N. B. Pagan was the so-called manager of an alleged ball team, and ever since those memorable days the aforesaid N. B. F. has been unable to see a game from the grand stand, but insists upon getting out on the field with the players, distracting the attention of the spectators from the game to his own com- manding figure and otherwise interfering with the proceedings Yesterday Pagan established his back against his favorite plank but had hardly got settled before a policeman was given the tip and ran him and several satellites under the grand stand. And the crowd applauded Napoleon'S exit.
 As for the game itself, it was interest ing, though far from thrilling. The Se- attles are a likely lot of young men who hit the ball hard and often, but they were unfortunate in the matter of punching or in placing it safe when runners were on the pdInS- however, MdndBeT Drydale Is so well satisfied with his team that he wagered s100 with Cal Ewing that Seattle would beat Oakland in the game scheduled January 2. both teams to be made up the same as yesterday.
 For three innings they went along on even terms. Then Oakland began the trouble in the fourth on Lange's double and Hammond's long fly to left, Lange beating the ball in Seattle went the Athenians one better in the fifth, when Hopkins reached first on Schmeers error was sacrificed to second by Rand and scored on Soap" Babbitt's single. Soap slipped down to second and was driven home on Parrott's shot left.
 A balance was struck in Oaklands half, Sullivan being soaked in the slats, going to second on O'NeiIs grounder to right third on passed ball and scoring on the throw down to second to catch Doyle. Then in the seventh the Californians took two more Hardie was safe on O'Deas s error Chat young man made hatful of them during the day, went to second pushed along to third on bases on balls to O'Neil and Doyle and scored on Dono- vans long fly to left O'Neil and Doyle tallied on Schmeer's single to left, the latter crossing the plate on Murphy's double.
 After Seattle had made two runs in the eighth and three singles, an out, a steal and wide throw, Oakland clinched the game with four more runs. By that time Andrews had become discouraged and let down in his work, and the tallies were
 Seattle got two more men around In the ninth, but were still four runs shy when the trouble ended with the following score: