The San Francisco call., 1909-05-23
CITY AND COUNTY
GAME IS GREAT
JOKE
Decidedly Original Plays Made
in Contest Played by
Oakland Men
BY BOB SHAND

OAKLAND, May 22.-The lads who
draw their pay checks from the county
put the crusher on the baseball ambi-
tions of the boys from the city hall in
an extremely near baseball game mis-
played at Freeman's park this after
noon. There is some doubt as to the
final result but that the county en-
ployes won there IS not the shadow of
a doubt. According to q number of
original official scorers the outcome
was something resembling to 3, that
is, that was the average compilation.
Twenty husky braves. encased in as
many different colored uniforms.
crowded the county bench before the
game and Manager Andrew Jackson
ing the nine which was to uphold the
honor of lower Broadway. The city
manager had no such difficulty, his
nine originally selected being on hand.
The third base bleachers We're crowd
ed with the county rooters, and Mayor
Frank X. Mott led the shouting for
the city boys in the right bleachers.
The big noise emanated from the city
side of the field. but that apparently
did not help even a little bit.
Dave Walthour led the batting order
OF the city team and had the honor of
receiving the first ball, pitched by the
center, and Walthour swung his head
off trying TO make connections with IT
There were insistent cries for the
mayor to remain in the box. but he eX-
plained that he was not in condition.
J. Rotund Wilkinson took his place
in the pitchers box. He would un-
doubtedly have won his game had not
a certain Robert Jordan been twirling
them for the other side. Jordan had
the city lads buffaloed from the start,
and the atmosphere was badly abused
hH~ slsN-
Mott
The most sensational play of the
day was pulled off by Earle Beatie,
who stabbed mile minute fly with
famed most numerically before he
brought off this stunt and it was a
case of do or die to redeem himself.
Wilkinson made a spectacular slide,
or rather roll, into third in the fourth
inning and covered himself with dust
and glory. The pitcher is of Taftish
dimensions and when the crowd shout
ed for him to slide he became bewild-
cred. Then a happy thought struck
him and he rolled in.
The city lads claimed that their
big leaguers" Wa1thour Kennedy and
Poulter threw them down, and truth
to tell it was the humble quill drivers
from the treasurer's office who did the
deeds of glory.
Park Wilson. known the country
over as one of the best catchers in
the business ,donned the mask for the
county team, and a lad with the cog
nomen of Diekes. hitherto unknown to
the city boys, lined up with the other
side and was the best man on the
field Diekes found things so easy
that he took up the role of pitcher in
the sixth inning. and when not twirl-
ing he was busy slamming three bag
gers The city boys claimed he was
ringer. but the aforementioned Andrew
Jackson Johnson produced the youths
credentials showing he was employed
n N-fns.' off Tnh s,u
supposed to be in the game himself
but he announced that he had a com
plicated case of housemaid's knee, and
would be pnable to take part
The following near-players performed
during the afternoon:
County-Hughes, Wilson. Jordan,
Emerson. Diekes, Rue, Silva Hedde-
mark. Hart. Heaney and Rogers.
City-Walthour Kennedy. Poulter
A. Wilkinson, Reiser. Beatie, Wade.
Mayor and W. Wilkinson.