The San Francisco call., 1898-04-10
CALIFORNIA
 TAKES THE
 FIRST CAME Stanford Played w ell but Dame Fortune
 Smiled Not. Young of Palo Alto Makes a Remarkabl ble Hit for
 a Home Run. Sensational Catch of Hoag and Double Plays Were
 Features. ON OTHER DIAMONDS. A Dull Ganao at Central Park In Which There Were Many
 Errors.
A Dull Gano at Central Park In Which There Were Many
 Errors.

It was beauty in baseball parlance, running white line through the center or the plate, and MT. Young of Stanford, towering aloft in his red sweater, just ate 1t outright. California had just scored five runs, and the sweat of anger was glistening on Young's head. He swung around and made connections with the ball on the right spots, both of the sphe- roid and the stick. The leathern sphere went up and out. It did not stop on its mad career until 1t had leapt over the far fence, running parallel with Eighth street. Young's hit is now scored as the longest aerial flight made on the Recrea- tion grounds, and Stanford is groaning that bases were devoid of red shirts when the phenomenal drive was registered.
 The first game of the series of three was attached by California. Seven men wear ing blue and gold uniforms coursed the bags to the home plate; three clangs of the gong tallied as many runs for the cardinal, and that is why joy reigned in one camp last night and sorrow in tho other Stanford was unattended by the fair goddess, Fortune, her usual escort on the athletic field, and that is why she lost. The men from Palo Alto found no difficulty in deciphering Kaarsberg's S curves. Eleven base hits was their DOT tion, but they came at the wrong time. On the other hand California made the most of every opportunity. Her fielding was undoubtedly superior to that of her opponent and the men played as if they knew the game.
 In the first inning California came to the bat and went to the field without anything happening. Stanford began we'll sending Wight across the plate after two men had retired. Then came California; s opportunity to return the compliment. Bride, hit by the pitcher, opened the game. By sacrifice bunt of Hoag's he made second, from which base he came home on hit by Kaarsberg to right The next two men were quickly retired. This tied the score. which remained un- changed until the last of the third, when Swindells won for the red first by a hit of his own, and then aided by Lougheed S hit to right and wild throw of Collins from right field to Bride on first. Score Stanford 2, California l.
 Then came deluge and an upheaval at the same time, and both conspired to then treat them to a blue and gold inn mersion. The inning began by Brides arm coming in the way of the ball. He stole second and went to third on Hoags hit to left field. Hoag took second on passed ball, and Kaarsberg ruftied the at mosphere three times, but could not find the ball. McLaren went to first on balls With the bags full, Baer stepped to the plate. A short, sharp hit to Harris, who juggled 1t in his nervousness, sent Bride and Hoag home and further dallying with the ball allowed McLaren to reach third and Baer second. McCabe hit to Swim dels, who. after a hard run, failed to assimilate the ball, and McLaren scored Baer taking third. A passed ball and Baer scores, Mccabe going to third. Then Mein followed with a Int to Lougheed who fumbled, and McCabe scored, making the boards read 6-2 in favor of Cali fornia.
 Stanford here started well when they came to the bat, following this cornucopic outpouring of runs. Young then made his beautiful long drive, but that was the last of Stanford's tallying and the rooters in Cardinal are now untrue to their colors if their feelings are anything of an index.
 In the last of the seventh with the score to against them Stanford start- ed the ball rolling. A double play of McLaren, to McCabe to Bride, retired two men. Young got first on a hit followed by Strohn with a two-bagger. Harris saw an open space between second and Hoag in center field and tried to drop the ball there, but Hoag running with might and main found the ball not an inch above the ground. His impetus forced him into a gymnastic and acrobatic perform ance, but despite catenation of somer- saults he clung to the ball. In the ninth inning California scored again, making the boards read to 3.
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