The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07
LIBERTY GAINED
At THE EXPENSE
OF A BALL GAME
San Joseans Lose-No
Longer Sign Boards.
FRISCO is IN SECOND PLACE
HANKS HIRED MEN PLAY
WONDERFULLY FAST.
Fireman Fitz Holds the Prune- Pick
ers Down to Two Measly Hits.
Krug's Heavy Stick
Work.
HANKS HIRED MEN PLAY
WONDERFULLY FAST.

Overcome by their eXertions of the past
week in successfully striking against
their signboard uniforms, the bunch from
San jose were turned loose against
Hanks gang at Recreation Park yester-
lay afternoon and emerged from the
hliN-up with the short end Of a - score
The strike at San Jose was bRrreus Of
bloodshed, hut II freed the strikers from
ooiaG double duty as ballplayers and
"San6wiCh' men Before the season
opened an euterprising but misguided
fanatic who conducts a 7X9 tobacco en-
poTium i'm the Garden City, conceived the
glittering scheme Of utilizing the ball
players to advertise his shop. He hunted
up the manager and soon reached an
agreement with him whereby in consid-
Grafton of free cigarettes for the season
the members Of the team were to dispOTt
On -he breasts of their uniforms the let
ters III. b" life-sized and very black,
the letters being the initials of the party
Of the first part. The men were not
happy over the innovation-they were not
Included in the cigarette deal-but they
could not kick then.
Their chance came. however, a few
days ago. when the Old manager trans
Ierred his interest in the team to the
present owners. The players went into
secret session, and when they adjourned
l. was with the announcement that they
had struck against being used as bill
boards any longer. They donned their
uniforms and, charging down upon the
cigar dealer. tore the hated letters from
their breasts and cast them at the feet
ut the astounded and indignant adver-
1iser Then they went away to apprO-
priately celebrate their declaration of
Independence.
The cigar dealer is in a frightful state
or mind, but he doesn know whether
his proper course is to sue the old man
ager or the present owner: attach the
hall park or arrest the players. But he
L. Gr-I
cover the case he is going 10 take ac-
tgu.
No wonder, then. that after all that ex-
element the prune- -piCkers were not In
the proper frame of mind to successfully
cope with the home team yesterday. but
they made gallant effort. and for eight
INNINGS II was neck ana neck, IN as pret
u q contest as could be handed out e
any crowd of fanatics
Fireman Fitz was the chief obstacle il
the path Of the visitors Two hits-One il
the fourth and the other in the seventh
were all the visitors could gather in, anC
both of those felt 10 Dalrymple Fitz
struck out five men. but at times h5
and had not Swindells and O'Neil steadied
. him down at critical stages there is. no
telling where the trouble would have
ended.
Anderson was the bright particular
star Of the San Jose bunch. His work
yesterday stamped him as the best sec
cnd hasemau in the league beyond a
doubt. Twelve chances. many Of them
of the three-ringed circus order, were ac-
cepted. He figured in three double plays
in two Of which ne was the central fig
ure. Altogether it was AndeTsOns 5 day
10 walk for the cake
Andrews pitched for the visitors and for
six innings was quite effective, then he
let down and. aided by errors on the part
OF his supporters, Frisco cinched the
game
Krug. for the locals, came mighty close
= winning the game by his stick work
-Four hits out OF fve times up. two runs
and two more batted in by him, is hit
ting record rarely equaled. Krug spoiled
his record, however, by making the only
Two Cungles on that side.
sullivan was close up to krug in tbs
matter of hitting, two OF his three hits
being beautiful doubles. Swindells
strengthened the good opinion of him by
his mastery handling of Fitz's delivery
and his throwing to bases. Besides, he
placed couple Of timely hits to his
credit
Leake did not play with San Jose and
4 Is not likely that he Will, as he fears
81 VIII interfere TOO much with his studies
Borchers played first and put up good
game while Fatty klelber, who is wear
Ing one eye i'm deep mourning az the re-
suit VI coming in violent contact with a
bail few days ago, played short. The
score.