The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

Pitt, Sacramento's pitcher, both doubles, scoring two of the three runs credited to the Colts and sending in the other. Had his searchlights not been in such good condition the game would probably have extended into the dinner hour and dark ness without either side scoring.
 Sacramento made its initial appearance on the local grounds and though Manager Young took home little white alley, the first shut-out of the season, the defeat of his giants is no discredit. They played a bril- liant game as shown by the manner in which they held the Colts down, but they were handicapped by having to face a port side pitcher, and as the majority of the Giants are left-handed batters they were completely at his mercy. Three widely scattered singles, one of them being very much on the scratch order, were all they could muster, while seven of them tore large rents in the atmosphere.
 They are a good aggregation and when they round to into form they will make the best of the other members of the Cali fornia League realize they have been to a ball game. Pitt gives promise of develop ing into one of the fastest pitchers in the league. He has wonderful speed, remind ing one of Borchers in his palmy days, be- sides excellent control as a rule. Tester day he went into the game without hav- ing done any preliminary work to speak of this season, and held the Oakland slug gers down to ten hits, divided up among six innings. There is not point in the team that can be pronounced weak in fielding, and all nave recorus as heaVy willow -wielders.
 The Colts show up to better advantage each game they play, and Manager Ew- ing is already drawing pictures ct res of oh the pionship pennant. No argument can Shake his belief that the trophy is all ready within his grasp. With Russell to hold down opposing batters and his aids to punch cut runs, 1t certainly looks as though Ewing had cause for his optimis- tic views.
 ,1rday's affair was fast enough to suit the most exacting crank, but yesterday s game went it one better. Recreation eIas and ls expeting contests but the latest game kept the 5000 spectators in a con stant roar Played in an hour and the close standing to Q, in favor. of the Colts, everybody present knew he had seen ball game Besides Russell ai. and pfcbas oaS eadng part in the game Owing to the illness of Fred Lange's S wife Dean was sent to third. and. Moski- man to the middle pasture. Two hits out of four times up was his record with the stick while two put outs and an assist constituted his outside work. But it was the assist that earned him great round 
 reached second on a muffed fly and passed ball. Caverly was hit by pitched ball and went to first. Hoagland lifted a high fly out to right center, which Mos kiman plucked and shot the ball away over to third ahead of Edwards. who started for that cushion as soon as the sphere was captured. It was wonderful throw, equaling that of Lou Hardies a week ago.
 While none of the Giants did anything worth mentioning with the bat, they all showed up strong in the field. with the possible exception of Edwards, but as he son it was hardly to be expected that he would play up to his gait.
 For three innings the game was of the whirlwind order, then the Colts broke the ice. Hardie led off with double and to third because of Edwards failure to block his hit but the next three men up could not get him home. Pretty fast bali, that.
 Two more tallies in the sixth terminat- cd the run-getting. Schmeer was safe on Smiths high throw to first and Har- dies second two-spot put him across the