The San Francisco call., 1899-07-05
DENTISTS WIN
A GREAT TEN
INNING GAME
DunleVy's Sensational
but Costly Catch.
LETS IN THE WINNING RUN
OAKLAND DEFEATED IN A MOST
PECULIAR MANNER.
Andrews and Steffani Both Pitch
Winning Ball - Some Fine
Fielding by Each
Team.
LETS IN THE WINNING RUN
OAKLAND DEFEATED IN A MOST
PECULIAR MANNER.

By making a sensational catch OF a
foul fly Dunlevy lost a ten-inning game
for Oakland yesterday afternoon that was
as full of pyrotechnics as any we'll regu-
lated Fourth of July celebration could
boast of. No blame can be attached to
Dunlevy, however, for he had played
marvellous fielding game throughout, ac-
cepting eight chances without an error,
three of them being long foul flies that
he took from off the fence in front of the
left field bleachers.
The peculiar condition whereby he lost
the game by making a put-out occurred
in the tenth inning. Graham had opened
with a double and went to third when
Steffani suddenly snapped the ball TO sec
ond to catch him mapping. The bag was
uncovered and the ball rolled out to CEN
ter. After Anderson had been assisted out
at first by Stetfani Dairymple sent up a
high fly TO left that looked at the start as
though ii would fall in fair territory. Dun
levy started after the ball, which was
carried outside the foul line by the wind
The fielder who was looking up at the
ball, could not see that 1t was foul, and
by great sprint he managed TO get under
and hold II. Graham was ready at third,
and as soon as the ball landed in Dun
levy's hands he started home and scored
what proved to 'be the winning run. Had
DunleVy not caught 1t Graham would
have been held at third.
Oakland came dangerously close to
scoring in its half, for with one man gone
the bases were filled, but a great double
play ended the trouble.
With the exception of Schmeer, who
had an off day and piled up three bungles,
the fielding on both sides was exception
ally brilliant. Leake for the Dentists and
Dunlevy for the Dudes carrying of the
hOnors. Andrews was in the box for the
visitors and again demonstrated that with
Donlin out OF il he is the fastest pitcher
in the league. For nine innings Oakland
banged away with the net result OF one
homesick swat. In the tenth they picked
up TWO more, but they were not fruitful
OF runs.
Stefani, Oakland's new twirIer, also
pitched a fine game, seven hits being the
sum total OF San Jose's stick work. Bar
ring a: tendency to waste time before de-
liVering the bail he made most favorable
impression on the cranks. Nothing
seemed TO rattle him, not even the coach
ing of Dalrymple and O'Dea, and twice
when San Jose opened up with doubles he
retired the side without a run. Unfor-
tunately he forced in the first run for the
visitors by a base on balls, but that was
his only evidence of flightiness. Steffani
gives promise OF fooling the hardest hit
ting teams in the league; He is San
Jose boy, but Will make his home in
Oakland and devote his time to the game.
make and nd acquitted himself credit: credi:a bly,, "
though once or twice the crowd thought
he was off, but in every instance his de-
CiSion was in accordance with the rules.
San Jose scored its first run in the sec
ond, when Hanlon made the circuit
on singles by himself and O'Dea, an error
by Ford, which filled the bases and a pass
to Leake, forcing Hanlon home.
Oakland tied it up in the fourth. Peoples
led off with single and was sacrificed to
second by Hammond. Hardie flew to
Graham and Peoples started for third.
Graham tried to head him off, but the
ball got away from O'Dea and Peoples
kept on home.
From that time until the tenth. when
Dunlevy'S catch cost a tally there was
not a sign of run, In Oakland's half of
the last inning, with one man ous, Lange
and Schmeer singled. Donovan hit TO
Leake, who tried for Schmeer at second,
but the kid beat the ball and the bases
were full. Ford followed with another
smash that nearly upset Leake when he
stopped it, but he handled 1t nicely, fore
ing Donovan al second, and Anderson
who made the putout, sent the ball to first
ahead of Ford, terminating as nice, clean
game as has been played here yet
Score.