The San Francisco call., 1898-06-20
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 INTANGIBLE His Superb Pitching Hard to Beat. FITZPATRICK WAS VERY EASY. so WERE THE HARD-HITTING
 ATHLETICS.
FITZPATRICK WAS VERY EASY
San loses Play Beautifully, While Their Opponents Play Miser- ably, Both at Bat and
 in the Field.
BY JOE cORBETT.

The San Jose Florists" through ex- cellent playing, combined with hard and opportune hitting. assisted by the superb pitching of MT. Iberg, completely defeat ed the Athletics yesterday by the score of Il to o. The largest and by far the most enthusiastic crowd of the season was present.
 Many of the old stand-bys who in days gone by have time and again wended their way in the direction of the now de- funct Haight street grounds to give their lungs a little exercise, were conspicuous by their cries of "Kill the umpire" and such other remarks of that nature which emanate only from the faithful and con- sistent rooter.
 They had occasion to show their dis pleasure on a couple of MT. Sweeney's decisions, and did so nobly, but with poor results MT. Reilly, the premier second baseman of the league, also strenuously objected to Mir Sweeney's way of engin- eering things, and there is no doubt In the world but what Charley will have to study up a bit. He is competent enough to render decisions in most instances, yet there are a few points on which he is ig- norant and these few should be mas tered immediately. There is only one thing to do in such a pinch and that is to stop the game a few moments and glance over the rule book. In this manner order may be preserved and a possible riot pre- vented. It is very poor policy to render a decision when not positively sure that it is correct. Mir. Sweeney's mistakes, however, in no manner interferred with the results of the game. The Athletics were beaten beyond the shadow of doubt as the score proves, and their playing was miserable compared to what it has been in the past. It was @ bril- liant yellow (such as the FriscosD, and what made it appear ten times worse was the cruel, unclub-like methods em- ployed by those Florists" when facing Sir Foghorn Fitzpatrick Eleven hits all told were made off his straight balls q say straight balls because he displayed nothing else) and they were of the kind that are not soon forgotten. Fitzpatrick, however, has been doing more than his share of good work so far this season, and pitchers have off days, as do entire teams so it would hardly be in order to censure him.
 The same can be said of the team that backed him up. They have done all that was expected of them by both public and management, and their poor playing yes terday in view of this fact, must not be too severely condemned. Even if they had played better game in the field, the re- suit must be the same. Iberg, with his slow, tantaliZing caromS, was simply fn- vincible. Only once during the game did it look as if his opponents would score. He was equal to the occasion, however, as he invariably is when in form, and the hopes of Messrs. Crowley and haplin were shattered to smithereens when the hit necessary to replace one of those goose-eggs disappeared into the hands of Brockhoff. MT. Iberg, like MT. Darlen, was given almost perfect support. His team played a beautiful game, and its work of Saturday and yesterday stamps it as one of the most dangerous clubs in the league. It would be almost impossible for them to play better ball, and may their good work continue, for it is appre- ciated Mir. McGucken and the managers of the team are to be congratulated. They have gone to no little expense in securing the services of most of the players, and success apparently is crowning their eff forts.
 The players, every one of them, go about their task in a business like man. ner. In yesterdays game not an oppor- tunity was overlooked, save in the case of Brockhoff when caught between third and home, when he should have dashed for the plate instead of watching what was going to happen to Hanley. The mis- take can be easily overlooked, but, mind you, Brock, don't let it happen again. The only thing that saves you in this case is your earnest work in tne past. Be good now, as Westan is authority for the statement that your salary is to be raised. The score is as follows: