The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-25
GILT EDGES
WERE EASILY
THE WINNERS
They Defeat the Sand
Crabs.
ARRELLANES HAS TROUBLES
BoRCHERs WAS HIT oPPOR-
TIMELY YESTERDAY.
The Game Was Quite Interesting at
Times, the Gilt Edges Play
ing Too Steady for Their
Opponents.
ARRELLANES HAS TROUBLES
BORCHERS WAS HIT oPPOR-
TUNELY YESTERDAY.
By doe Corbett.

In anticipation of a much-heralded
game of ball quite a large sized crowd
wended its way into Recreation Park yes
terday afternoon and saw the clever Sand
Crabs fall down before the shoots of
Harvey and the playing of the entire
Gilt Edges, the score at the expiration or
the contest being to 5.
Not since the opening Of the season has
such peculiar game been played. 1t be
ing at times provoking and interesting.
For five long drawn out innings not
murmur escaped the lips O. those pres
ent, and 1 attribute this rather unusual
occurrence to the fact that the attend
ance was strictly for Santa Cruz, and as
this crack organization was meeting with
reverses at the hands of a better team,
naturally admirers were reticent
This, mind you, was only for the first
five innings After that unevenI1ul stage
had been passed Mr.. Harvey's shoots
were driven in all directions. and in rec
ognition of what was being done to this
talkative individual the assemblage cut
loose as it were, and simply tore things
and each other almost to pieces. Never
did a crowd root more faithfully for
team, and it is really a shame as one
female remarked, that the Sand Grabs"
could not win out.
made noble efforts, scoring 20 and three
runs respectively, but it was no use, for
where three or four players would make
a glorious start those following would
prove Ineffective, and in consequence
rallies which started we'll ended tnglori-
ously.
very close, and undoubtedly pitchers
battle and in this | was seriously mis-
taken, for both pitchers We're hit often,
Harvey keeping most OF his scattered
timely.
He, however, did very well, considering
that his second baseman ms e four rank
errors. one of which let in two runs.
Arrellanes had very bad day of it for
sure Outside of his four mishaps he
went to bat on three different occasions
clined to conjecture that he had better
practice up, as he appeared to be very
unsafe at all times. and such work as
Sand Crabs" ali through did not play
the game they have on former occasions,
and there was also lacking that dash so
conspicuous and so much admired.
When their rallies began they were all
over the place, yet up to the sixth inning
they were as iifeless as the Frisoos.
They were, however, outplayed. The
leaders made but one error; were very
fortunate in punching their hits. when
hits meant runs. and were as steady as
could be, with the exception of Harvey,
who is a real mark when the fates. go
back on him. Had it not been for ReillyS
thoughtfulness in stopping the game dur
ing those innings when the Sand Crabs
were hitting everything pltcned up, good
ness knows when the cannonading would
have subsidized. Harvey cannot stand be-
ing batted safely any number of times in
succession, and from Reilly''s interference
during such times one might easily con-
ceive that the Gilt Edges know this.
It is a good play to make, for many
pitcher gets going, under heavy fire, and
relaxation, in any form, always enables
him to collect himself, SO to say, and be-
gin anew.
This Harvey did yesterday. If he were
allowed to continue when things were go
ing against him. 1 have no doubt but
what the Sand Crabs would have piled
up more runs. 1t pays to know pitcher.
Harvey, with it ali, pitched good enough
to win, and what more is to be expected?
Up to the sixth inning not a run was
made off him, and all told he struck out
ten men, which is a great record these
days. The game was great affair after
the sixth inning. Batting rallies were
frequent on both sides. but better play
ing and opportune hitting won the day
for the leaders.
Mrs. futile, wife of Manager futile.
was struck in the face with a foul ball
but it is hoped by all that no serious re-
suits will ensue 1t was very unfortu-
nate accident. The score follows
SACRAMENTO.