The San Francisco call., 1898-05-31
SCORE, THIRTEEN TO THREE
JUST A LITTLE WALKOVER FOR
 THE ATHLETICS.
A Prediction That if the Teams Do Not Give Better Returns the Public Will Ignore
 Them.
BY JOE CORBETT.

In the vernacuar of the diamond, the game yesterday was simply rotten and so was the playing of the San Franciscos. Whoever told them they could play our national game must have been smoking, and how some of them ever worked up courage enough to don uniform is a mystery. Holy, jumping Moses! the game that these question marks" put up yesterday was terrible. Whatever kept the large crowd present from chasing them off the field will never be known, and if our national game ever recovers from the insult cast upon it yesterday by these hand-me-downs I shall surely con slider life but dream.
 If they had only played a poor game, and let 1t go at that, things would have been different, but to stand erect, with chest expanded and move about as if they were the greatest that ever hap pened," certainly is too much, and it Is about time a few of them were compelled to reahZe that while there might be a few people Tn this world who do not quite understand this game of baseball, still there are some who go to Recreation Park and pay their money to the game played as it should be, and not to see team walk around as if they owned "Bunkers sausage factory" If team cannot play ball, it should at least make an attempt, as people, especially those who patronize the game, expect to receive something in return for the money expended.
 The cause for this apparent change of form is very evident. There are few players in the team who imagine that they are too good for such a league, and these few are to be pitied. They undoubt- edIy have awakened to the cruel reality, after yesterdays and Sundays games, that there are other players in the league, and that if they do not cut out this cant touch me- style of play, the bottom of the list will be their inevitable finish.
 The game, if it may be called one, was a walkover for the Athletics. Never for a second was the result in doubt. They started off as if they meant business and simply toved with their opponents, mak- ing runs when they felt like it and putting I'D as fine a game as one would care 10 see They were Outbatted, but what Is the use of trying for basehits when pet ter results could be obtained by giving opponents a chance to throw the ball around the lot and make few or thelr usual rank errors.
 Fitzpatrick could have won the game himself If ever a pitcher had a club heat hefore the game started he did yes terday It was really aggraYatlng to see the feeble way some of them attempted 10 connect with his shoots. True, ten hits were made. but they always nap, pened along when two men were out anu could do no good.
 Krug. who has been playing such good ball of late, pitched a very poor ana ln- different game. His support, of course, giving r ne bases on balls and working 9s though he cared little whether school kept or not. He was succeeded by Eagan in the eighth inning, but the came was then out of reach, and the t change g,t up better ball they will surely kill the sport Already people are complaining Of the indifferent playing of some or the boys. and the time has arrived to wake them up. Following is the score: