The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-21
LOCALS WIN
BY WELL-T|MED
STICK WORK
Oakland Loses a Very
Fast Game.

Afar back in the dim, misty past some
Socrates of the diamond Gladiator Pete
Browning, maybe) uttered the great truth
that It's hits what wins ball games"
Yesterdays contest between San Fran
cleo and Oakland at Recreation Park
proved the wisdom of this utterance, for
while Oakland played an almost tfawless
fielding game, the locals plugged up a
half dozen overripe bungles; but notwtth-
standing their misplays they batted out a
victory after the largest Saturday crowd
of the season had made up their minds
that Hank men had gone skating.
1t is true that the Dudes total number
of swats equaled that of the locals, but
they came in driblets when there were no
men on bases, while the longshoremen
sent theirs out on longer journeys
most good. Oakland had ten men left on
bases, while only three of the home team
persisted, and that tells the whole story
or most of it. There were times when
"Old Reliable" RUDE became cross-eyed
on balls and strikes, apparently to the
disadvantage of the visitors but the best
of us are liable to err and Rube makes no
pretensions to infallibility.
Up to the eighth inning the game more
than met the expectations OF the fanatics.
Oakland took the lead at the start, only
to be tied up in the sixth; but in the
eighth the locals fell upon Russell S
curves for four mighty punches, netting
fielding on both sides LANCE of Oakland
carrying off the. honors with some one
handed stops and throws that seemed al
most Impossible. krug made a wonderful
running pickup at short, which was du-
plicated by schmeer, while Peoples kept
in the game with a circus eaten that re-
In the sixth inning Joshua P. Riley was
soaked in the block by a pitched ball and
went down and out. He recovered in time
n rll1V a q
whether to wear his cap in the old place
or on the new lump that was erected over
his ear: That clout tied the score, for
Swindells, who ran for Joshua, made the
circuit
Oakland was handicapped by the alb
sence. of Hardie. odd Clamjuice" shaved
his moustache off early in the week in
fulfillment of his bet with Fred LANCE,
and has been laid up with lumbago ever
since. But such are the vicissitudes that
confront a ball player.
Oakland began its run getting in the
first inning. Donovan was safe on Sulli-
vans error and was advanced to second
struck out. A beautiful double steal that
ratified SWindellS placed Donovan on third
and Lange on second. The Frisco catcher
threw wild to check Donovan and Jack
kept right on home. The team completed
it's touring in the third. Schmeer led off
with a double. took third on Lange's out,
monds single to left. The hit got away
from Muller and Hammond went on to
second RECIPES uTONe one TO Riley, who
fumbled letting Hammond around to the
third station. johnson was given a pass
and Dunleavy sent a long fly out to Null
ler Hammond beating the ball home.
Johnson was thrown out at second by
With three runs to the bad and their OPP
ponents playing perfect ball, Harris men
fairly started in the fourth. Pyne was
given his base on balls, and after Krug
was retired on a fly to Moskiman, COM
,,Ia+ad tho ciroIlif on RileViS tripln tocb
following him home when Sullivan
touched off double. In the sixth Riley
got that soak in the head. and while he
was recovering Swindells trotted to first
for him. Sullivan smashed out a long
single and SwindellS came all the way
around, though 1t was close decision at
the plate.
Pyne was safe on Johnson's error the
only misplay on the side. Krug followed
with a double and Riley's long fly to
Donovan let Pyne home. Sullivans sec
ond double scored Krug- and singles by
Muller and O'Neil put Sully across the
rubber The Score: