The San Francisco call., 1899-06-18
FITZ MAKES
SIMIANS Of
EWING'S MEN
Two Hits and a Run
Their Limit.
A PRETTY FIELDING GAME
ONE ERROR FOR OAKLAND THAT
COSTS A TALLY.
The New Diamond at Recreation Park
Proves an Unqualified Success.
The Country
Games.

J. Fitzpatrick, who when not engaged
IN chasing up fires, hires himself out to
Hank Harris, was the central figure at
Recreation Park yesterday afternoon.
There is set of young men across the
bay working for J. Cal Ewing who carry
their labOring clothes around with them
packed in dress suit Cases-they are that
high-minded and aristocratic.
Well those imitation commercial trav-
elers bumped up against the fireman dur
ing the afternoon, and it took him just al
hour and thirty minutes to transform
them into the nucleus of a menagerie
Fitz didn't attempt to make a strike-out
record against them; he was hardly in a
serious mood, and was content to amuse
himself with letting them roll the ball
down to the infelders or pop up little
measly flies. Only six times during the
game were the Oaklands able to put the
ball past the infield, and four Of those fell
into the Outield's pockets; the other two
We're nice clean doubles, the only safe
shots made and scored the only run for
the side.
The new diamond was pronounced
success. although it had not packed down
as rrmly as IL will when II has been play
ed on few times, but II Will certainly
accomplish the object ii was intended to-
and the fanatics Will not be troubled with
dust any more.
Both leans put up a magnificent field
ing game yesterday. every innelder per
forming wonderful feats. Sullivan had an
off day Tor him and made brace of
bungleS which. fortunately. haq no bear
ing on the score Oaklands sole error,
muff by Hammond, let in Frlscos hrst
run.
even than Fitzpatrick, but in the third in
ming Mel called Umpire Cahilfs at
tention to the fact that the tWlrler did
not stand squarely in the box before de-
he hal 50
around with the result that a trio of
singles We're cracked in rapid succession.
Two men had been retired and Fftzpat-
rick was at bat when Cahlll issued his
edict The first ball Mosklman pitched
in his new position the fireman drove out
to left for cushion. Pyne sent one out
TO right. advancing Fitz TO second, and
krug followed with hot grounder TO
center. Donovan ran in on the ball, made
a clean pickup and drove II home to head
off the fireman who had turned third and
was galloping for the plate. The ball came
in low ahead of him. but Hammond failed
to hold it and the run was scored.
\ fast bit of play in the sixth cut off
run that looked like a cinCh. Pyne opened
with a single and krug punted an intield
shot that he beat to first, the doctor by
fast running going to third on the play.
Riley hit to MOskiman. who forced Krug
at second. Josh seized the first oppor
tunity to steal second. Hammond threw
90 Peoples as though to head him off
but Kid played in well and drove the ball
back like a flash, and Pyne. who had
started home on the throw down, was
turned back. He failed to make it,
though, for Hammond passed the BAH to
Lange and the runner was out.
Oakland got its tally in the seventh. Up
TO that time there had not been a sign of
a hit off Fitz, but with one out Johnson
ripped off a double to center. Hardies
out at first put him on third, and MOski-
man shot for two bases, scoring Johnson.
Hilderbrandt and ONeil won the game
for the locals in the ninth. The former
led off with a single, was sacrificed to
second by Muller and scored on Tips nice
drive TO left.
Oakland could not do anything in its
half Of the inning. and as pretty a game of
scientific ball as one would wish to see
closed with the following score: