The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-08-09
BARNEY PITCHES
VERY FAST BALL

Barney Joy is keeping up his good
work in San Francisco and from the
files from the Coast it seems that he
is by far the most popular pitcher or
the team. In the week for which pa
pers have arrived, he has lost one
game and won one, the former being
by a score of 20, and Joy only allowed
four base hits, though he walked six
men, The following accounts of the
two games are given:
Carnes of Oakland hearkened1 back
to his Los Angeles record yesterday
There wasn't chance for the Seals
to do him any harm and when the af-
ternoons work at Freeman's Park was
closed, the score favored the Commu-
tiers, 2. to 0. For that matter, Barney
Joy was far from passing out super
fuous hits, but he was wondorous wild
and free passes had everything to do
with the two TALES that can be charg-
ed against him.
1t was an Oakland crowd that was
roofing all the way, and the result
was just what they wanted. For four
innings, Carnes didn't allow a single
hit and for the five that followed, he
was chary of bestowing his favors,
holding the Longites down to a couple
for the game. Indeed, mighty few of
his balls were batted out of the dia-
mond and the one chance that San
Francisco had of scoring, was nipped
in the bud by double play.
The Oaklanders scored their first run
in the initial inning. With Jimmy
Smith down, Van Haltren waited for
four balls and walked. He stole sec
ond, and although Heitmuller flew to
Spencer, Eagan hit to right. A better
throw would have caught Van at the
plate, but Shaughnessy was shy a few
when it came to tossing the leather to
the catcher.
The second and final tally of the day
was far more disgraceful. 1t came in
the fifth inning, when the kanaka had
two safely slowed away and thought
he was up against something easy.
Then Brick" Devereaux hit to center
field for three bases. 1t ratified Bar
ney so that he walked Carnes, Smith
and Van Haltren in rapid succession
and forced in a score.
Danny Long, who was enjoying the
game from behind the wire netting,
called on Eddie Quick to warm up,
but Joy steadied down and was left
alone for the balance of the game.
An error by Smith in failing to
catch ball that was batted into his
territory by Shaughnessy, almost gave
the Seals a run. The long-legged out
feeders, made first and stole second.
He went to third on Wheeler's drive to
left, but Hildebrand hit into a double
and there was no more chance re-
naming. July 81.
The hired men that Danny Long has
on his pay roll must have been asham-
ed of the way they played Thursday
afternoon, for yesterday the Seals put
up an article of baseball that was well
worth seeing and when they closed the
game with fast double play were on
the long end of 2-1 score. The Ha-
waiian beauty, F. Barney Joy, did slab
duty for the Seals, and he twirled as
good game as has been seen here
abouts for some time, and he also
figured strongly in the hit column, get
ting two slashing bingles off the de-
livery of William Reidy, who was on
the hill for the men from over the
bay.
San Francisco hit the ball early and
often, but the fielding of the Oakland
ers was of big league caliber and the
Seals did just manage to squeeze out
in front. Shaughnessy was switched
back to his old station in right and the
change worked we'll for the team.
Oakland's only tally came in the sec
ond inning. Bigbee was passed and
Haley slammed one out over Spencer
head that brought him safe to third.
Bill Devereaux tried to work the
squeeze play, but big Barney was wise
and as usual the play was made to
look very foolish. That was the best
they could do in the run line there
after, for hits were scarce and the ka-
naka was pitching great ball.
san Francisco found place on the
score board in the fourth inning, MAX
ing the runs one apiece. Charley Irwin
ripped one down the left foul line that
netted him two bases and he reached
third when st. Nicholas Williams sac
rificed. A neatly placed single over
short by Spencer put the third sacker
over the plate. Thus ran things until
the eighth, when George Wheeler jam
med one against the fence in right
and crossed the pan after Hildebrand
flew out to Van, on a hard drive past
third by Irwin. Oakland looked dam
gerous in the fifth when Bigbee walk
ed, stole second and reached third on
passed ball. Bill Reidy drove one
toward right center at mile-a-min-
ute gait and it easily looked good for
three bases, but Spencer speeded across
the green, made a leap and nabbed the
ball, making most remarkable catch.
90 .
Joy deserved his victory yesterday,
for he pitched in first-class style from
start to finish. His control was of the