The San Francisco call., 1898-07-25
THOUGHT DREAMER WAS BLIND
SAN JOSE DEFEATED BY OAK
 LAND.
Eleven Innings Were Gamely Fought and After an Exciting Con- test the Score Stood Two
 to One.
BY JOE CORBETT.

The widest, most unjust and most en- thusiastic audience that ever graced Rec reatiOn Park with its presence turned out yesterday afternoon and saw the Oak lands defeat the San loses in an eleven inning contest by the close score of to l.
 The game, as one will readily see by scrutinizing the score, was reason enough to cause pandemonium, but the score does not give a correct version of every thing that occurred Incidental to the game.
 It was the most exciting affair that I ever had the good fortune of witnessing, yet with all that the unjust hissing and hooting of an umpire doing his best to give satisfaction and accomplishing that difficult feat under the most trying of cir cumstances had most dismal effect.
 In justice to MT. Creamer, 1 must say that he umpired considering the condi- tions under which he labored, an ex- cellent game. Nearly every one of his decisions was provokingly close, but In them all he exhibited the utmost pre- cision and judgment, giving perfect de- cisions on plays that l have very often seen National League umpires mistake in.
 Hanlon, when he slid to third, was out beyond a doubt. The play was certainly close, but that fact makes no difference. Hanlon was out, and 1t was very unjust of the crowd to rdicule MT. Creamer after he had made such an excellent de- cision.
 Brockhoff was also out at the same roariouS.
 A baseman has a perfect right to block a runner in the manner Lang did Brock hoff. The only bad feature about that nd lad Brockhon after he touched him. He had no right to shove him over, but that in- cident occurred after he had put his man out, and therefore had nothing to do with the decision
 MT. Creamer's decisions at first base were also correct, but where he did err was in calling Sullivan back to the plate after he had ben hit with the ball. Mir. Ewing protested the game on that point, but as his team finally won out the pro- test goes for naught
 A batSman Is not compelled to evade a pitched ball. If he remains stationary and the ball hits him he is entitled to first base. Sullivan did not move one way CT the other when hit with that ball, and Creamer had no right to call him back. If he had changed his position so as to get hit the decision would then have been correct.
 In case of McGucken's prolonged argu- ment Creamer did not see the play, and could therefore give no decision. Mo Gucken on learning this should have re- tired.
 The game was a pitchers battle from start to finish, in which Russell out pitched the great Iberg and then com pleted his great days work by scoring the run which won the game. This hap pened in the eleventh inning. With two men cut Russell hit for two bases and immediately scored on Donovan's single.
 The game was beautifully played on both sides. was interesting throughout, contained any number of exciting situa- tons and was won by the Oaklands, as mentioned above, through opportune hit ting in the last of the eleventh inning It was anybody's ~ame, however, up to this that l am limited In space in Mondays edition, l would with alacrity go Into de- tails. Both teams permitted golden op- portunities to slip by when with little sacrifice runs could have easily been scored. l will take up these points on Thursday. The score is as follows: