The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02

somine decorated the diamond until it
looked like three-sneet poster of a
circus. The foul lines were marked out
IN alternate sections of red, white and
blue, the bases were similarly decorated
and so was the surrounding landscape.
Just in. front of the plate the name
dewey in large, cOlored letters gave
meant.
The grounds looked gorgeous. but it
was an underhanded advantage to take of
the cripples, for whenever an Oaklander
started for first he imagined he was
climbing barber pole.
enough. but Oakland's bungles-par-
tcularly those of Lee HammOnd-were
what made the score so top heavy Shea
started in to wrap DIP the packages for
the Athenians. but in the sixth inning
after the game was nopelessly lost, he
was taken out of the box and Mosbiman
substituted.
Six hits were made off Shea's delivery,
tour of which were punched in the fourth.
These. with errors, let in four runs. In
the NTH only one hit was made off him
shea went up in the all, gave three bases
on balls, which, coupled with errors
netted three more tailies
Moskiman got along very nicely until
the last inning, when he, too, was sub
)ected to a cannOnading, three singles and
a double. with accompanying bungles,
giving the home team another quartet of
sign marks.
Yesterdays game demonstrated that
Harris has a brace of twirlers that can
hold their own. or a little better, with
any in the league. Fitzpatrick started in
to pitch, but in the last half of the third
inning O'Neil became involved in dis
pute with Umpire Levy that resulted in
his being set down, and 'Fitz' had to go
into the garden, while Iberg finished the
Oahand's hits off Iberg, but one of them
was a beautiful triple by Donovan. 1t
was that shot, followed by a single by
Billy Hammond. that saved Oakland from
the horrors of a shut-out.
Captain Tips argument with Umpire
Rube was one of the incidents of the
game O'Neil was at bat and Levy called a
strike on him that was not to Tips liking.
Before he had an opportunity to register
kick another ball sailed up to the plate
and he touched off single. While rest
ing at first Tip made some unkind re-
marks about cross-eyed umpires that lac
Grated Rube's feelings, 50 he walked
over to the bag to voice his protest
against such satirical language. ONeil
advised Levy to go back to his job and
try and do better in the future. That was
too, too much, so RUDE sent Tip to the
bench then and there, Pyne being sent
Such exchanges of amenities merely
add flavor to the game, however
Hank introduced his new catcher.
Swindells, to the home patrons, and the
sion. He handles himself like veteran,
seems to keep his head at all times, is a
strong accurate thrower to bases and
good sticker. Here's to a long and sue
cessful baseball career for the young
man. After O'Neil was retired Pyne
came in and played second, and was an
agreeable surprise as an infelder to his
friends. He played third at San Jose
Saturday, Riley being i'll, and Harris says
there is not a faster inf1elder In the
league 1t might not be a bad idea for
Harris to change Pyne and Krug, for the
latter is lightning outfielder, but liable
to go into the air at critical times when
playing an infield position.
Muller distinguished himself in the sec
ond inning by retiring the side in order.
Three Oakland men in succession drove
out long and difficult flies, all of which
Muller pulled down. The score: