The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
UNCLE SADLY
TOOK THE ALLEY
ROUTE HOME
His Men Defeated by
WatSOnVille.
BEATEN OUT BY ONE RUN
A GREAT CONTEST OUT AT REC
REATlON PARK.
League Babies Show Themselves to
Be Exceptionally Good in
Cake-Malk Around
the Bases.

Uncle Hank came back from Watson
vile last Monday, wearing his hat on the
back of his head in consequence of hav-
ing taken two games from the league
babies, and received the plaudits of an
admiring populace with that Indifferent
hauteur so befitting a conquering hero,
barely deigning to remark that the locals
would make more monkeys" of the su-
gar crushers when they came here this
week
Well. Watsonvlle's contingent came,
and after the game yesterday your uncle
crawled through a knot-hOle in the fence
surrounding Recreation Park, and with
his hat jammed we'll down over his eyes
sadly made his way down town by way
of convenient back alleys, thereby avoid
ing his friends and painful explanations.
But uncle ought not to take defeat too
much at heart, especially such defeat
as yesterdays, for it was a veritable
whirlwind from start to finish, with nice
clean hitting, fielding that bordered on
the sensational and few errors, the ones
recorded being inexpensive, with the ex-
ception of one in the ninth by Lawler,
which let in Frisco's last run and came
near tying the score Watsonviles hits
came more opportunely, and that tells
the whole story.
Manager Struve has herded up rat
ting good ball team and one that is go
ing to figure prominently in the final set
tlement of the championship. unless over
taken by accident during the season. In
Harper and Whelan he has a brace of
pitchers who are able to cause the best
batSmen much mental distress. Whe-
Ian was in the box yesterday and cut
loose q choice assortment of curves. With
warmer weather and more practice he
will settle down into a gait that will
place him among the top-notchers, be-
sides holding down the averages of am
bilious batsmen. Morrow, at the receiv
ing end is a thoroughly reliable catcher.
and gets a ball down to second with as
little loss of time as could be expected.
The infeld is well selected, and when
the members become more accustomed
to each other and develop fast team
work, the ball will have to be lifted high
over their heads TO get past them Court
ney and Hayes in the outfield both made
some remarkable plays, but Lawler was
to accept two of the four chances offered
him, but they were both difficult, and
besides being on a strange diamond made
some difference with him.
j. Donahue, who has been trifling with
the league magnates beyond further en-
durance. failed to report for umpire duty
pressed into service Donahue will be
dropped at the next meeting of the dfrec-
tors and Smith will probably be regularly
appointed. lt.would be difficult to make
better selection, for he is impartial. is
possessed of excellent judgment on balls
and strikes, and better than all. is at all
obstreperous players know to their finan-
cial loss.
II looked at the outset yesterday as
though Frisco was going to tear the Gu
ticle off the sphere and win in a walk for
a pair of nice, clean triples in the initial
inning savors of plenty more to follow.
But the bombardment did not disconcert
Whelan in the least, and after that their
hits came singly. After Pyne had been
retired on fly to Plake, Riley ripped out
a three-cushion shot into the far corner
Of the field Krug was assisted out at
first by Mccarthy, Riley scoring on the
play. Then Sullivan duplicated Joshs
shot but Hilderbrandt was retired at first
by Franks and SulIy died in his tracks.
Watsonville abstracted brace of sin
giles in the second, but it was not until
the following inning that they scored
when two runs came in. Franks opened
with a single, stole second and scored on
McCarthy's double. Courtney flew to Sui