The San Francisco call., 1904-08-08
Commuters Swing Vainly for
Nine Innings Without
Scoring a Run.
Buchanan TWirlS Masterly
Ball Till the Fatal Eighth
Round Arrives.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
CPaciac Coast League. }

Los Angeles o D .Gt Oakland A . .0Ot
When Joe Corbett wandered from his
native heath few months ago he
never for a moment imagined the base
ball public of San Francisco would
yearn for his return. 1t was necessary
for him TO come home again and star
in their midst. Yesterday was a day
of triumph for Joe if he ever had such
a day in his life. When he appeared
on the slab to toss up the first ball
1900 loyal fans cheered him. He
proved faithful to his trust by sending
Oakland away runless.
Even though the day was bad one
for baseball, the fans arrived in flocks
and long before the game was called
the largest attendance of the season
was on hand 1t was Corbett who
drew them and it was Corbett whom
they watched from the moment the
ball was in play. If he lost his game
the fans would have forgiven him. but
by winning it he quickly ascended the
! throne of popular fancy and can reign
as king in the eyes of many for some
time to come.
COrbett twirled a mastery game If
ball-far better than even his most ar
dent admirers expected. He started
well and kept up the pace throughout.
then he quickly rallied and struck the
next two batters out. Five hits was
Oaklands share and nine of them nit
naught but wind.
While Corbett pitched the most ex-
elusive kind Of ball, he did not have it
on Jimmy Buchanan one single bit. In
ming after inning went by and still
Buchanan was there. But disaster de-
scended upon him with all its fury III
the eighth round and San Francisco
made three runs on errors and hits
and the great game was lost.
It was unfortunate, as Buchanan de-
served a better fate. At that he made
the first bad break himself when Wal
dron opened up the eighth with bunC.
anan was oVeranxiOus and he tried TO
field it. He fell in the attempt and the
runner was safe.
Hildebrand followed with another
and this time Devereaux threw the
ball away out to the right field fence.
! Waldron tore over the sacks and
reached the plate ere the leather was
recovered. Hildebrand got as far as
third and Van Buren's drive over third
base scored him. Van took second
on the play and Irwin brought him
around with pretty one to left. Dun
lesVy's throw was q trif1e wide, other
wise Van would have been out.
mat was the Deglnnlng ana the END
of the days scoring. Oakland quit bad
Il then and the rest was easy for Cor
bett. DevereauX roasted Buchanan un-
mercifully for taking the fatal bunt
and the crowd came back at Brick.
Every time Buchanan came to bat his
lot was one grand volley of cheers. He
had done his best and lost and the
crowd was struck by the game man
ner in which he took his defeat
Outside of the pitching. the most re-
markable playing of the day was doae
by Buck Francks at short He made
two plays that were marvellous, if
such a thing can be on a ball field.
In the fifth inning Irwin sent a hard
drive between third and short that was
apparently going out to left field.
Francks grabbed it and threw Irwin
out at first by a foot. Anderson dis
patched a liner on its way to left in
the seventh and this time Francks
arose in the air and got it with one
mitt
Van Buren played left field and re-
ceiVed the only two bases on balls is
sued by Buchanan, besides bringing
Hildebrand in with his timely drive.
Leahy was hit on the ear with a
pitched ball in the second inning and
badly hurt. The Score: