The San Francisco call., 1899-08-14
UMPIRE LONG
AND BORCHERS
IN WORDY WAR
San Jose Retires in
the Sixth.
DUDFS LOSE BOTH MATCHES
VERY FINE ORDER OF BALL
AT RECREATION PARK.
In the Morning Pyrotechnic Show
Was Paraded Under the Name
of Baseball When Steffani
Was Found"
DUDFS LOSE BOTH MATCHES
VERY FINE ORDER OF BALL
AT RECREATION PARK.
San Jose 3-Oakland 2.

He called. me something which my
honor could not brook" said Mr.. Long,
umpire. and that is why I ordered him
out of the game" BOrChers, the bad man
in question, went and so did the rest OF
the Prunepickers, but they came back
without him and the game continued
after a delay of a long 10 minutes. Mr..
Borchers' defense verbatim is as follows:
II simply used the name of very goot.
person with a word or two attached and
that is why he fired me. That guy can
tell a strike from a ball when he's awake.
The diamond sparkles too much for him
and breaks his sight
All this happened in the sixth inning
IN the game between San Jose and Oak
land al Recreation Park yesterday after
noon. The score was two apiece and the
men playing hard. Mr.. Borchers. the
Prunepicker twirler, did not like the de-
CisionS of Mr.. Long and he INDUCED in
a running soliloQuy which was heard by
Mr.. Long. Hutchinson was at the bat
for the Dudes and he hit to O'Dea, who
threw fast to first. The umpire gave the
customary hand signal for you're out"
but soon changed his mind and called
Hutch safe. Then it was that the artists
model whose pet name is Which said
a few urComplimentary things about Mr..
Long and the, latter ,retaliated; The
storm that had been brewing in Mr..
Longs chest broke out with volcanic
force. L.achrymose McGucken began to
Weep when his pitcher was ordered off
the 1eld and he called the rest OF the team
10 The benches.
For a time it looked as if the game
would he ended at once. Doc McGraw re-
Tented at last and HaniOn was put in the
box. Longs decisions were very much
like q piece of mOth-eaten fringe and
there were all kinds Of unmenuonable
things said about him. In BOrchers' case
he was obdurate and the. Car finally
triumphrd. President Moran upholding
him for the determined stand he took.
The latter said the dignity of the game
must be sustained. and Il was.
The game itself was a fine exhibition
of ball-JuSt enough hitting to please the
comparisons with beWhiskered spheroids.
Up to the ninth inning a tie congested the
score. but at the very last stroke San
Jose found Mr.. MOSkiman for a couple
of hits and Anderson scored the winning
run. Anderson began the twirling for San
Jose. but he was discovered early in the
When the latter was elected Hanlon was
placed in the box and his pitching was
feature Of the three last innings.
- In the beginning the PrunepickerS
started the bali rolling. McGucken
Whayked the ball for a single and made
second 10y, an erorr Of Judgment on the
srouuder from Grahams bat. Hutchin-
son was four feet from first, but he
threw to second, with the result that
neither man died. Borchers in a two
dagger streak forced McGucken over the
plate and Graham soon followed on a
single by Texas Huston. The third inning
gave the Dudes TWO runs. A beautiful
three -bagger by Schmeer followed by a
hit from DOnoVans stick sent the former
home. Donovan stole second and Mr..
Moskiman. who was waiting for some
thing ID come his way. raped out two
Dagger, Donovan gliding over the plate.
When the ninth inning was reached Joe
Staplaton began to sigh. for he feared
teu-inning game. His fears were dashed
and Joe was made happy. Anderson
swattted a two-bagger and clung to
second until Kent hit the ball to center
when he sprnted like the wind and scored
the winning run of the game. Score:
OALJ.AN-T1