The San Francisco call., 1910-03-27
13 INNING CONTEST
GOES TO STANFORD
Traditional STANDARD of Extra
Frames Is ainfained in
Spectacular Struggle
By w. RUSSELL COLE

BY score of to z, resulting from
13 innings of exciting play, Stanford
yesterday wrested victory from the
game of the intercollegiate baseball
series
The traditional standard of hard
fought extra inning games between
the two great rivals. which reached its
climax last season in the II inning
struggle for supremacy, was worthily
adhered to. Lashed by a cold, numb
ing wind, exposed to an almost steady
drizzle of rain and handicapped by the
slippery turf diamond of Stanford
field, the two teams fought desperately
through four extra innings to break
the tie score that existed at the end
of the ninth. Then in the last half
of the thirteenth inning with the bases
full and no men out, McFadden of the
cardinal team sent a long, safe drive
into center field and the Stanford vic
tory was won.
AS an example of scientific baseball
yesterdays game was a sorry exhibit
ton. but as a thrilling. spectacular
contest it deserves to rank with any
of the great games ever played be-
tween the two universities. There was
not dull minute from the call OF
time until the very last of that fate
full thirteenth inning.
Both teams were about equally
guilty in the commission Of the long
series of inexcusable plumbers that
marred the play. but the Stanford nine
was the worse offender
On each side the pitchers acquitted
themselves most creditably. Harris
twirled IL good innings for California
and Smith. who succeeded him, held
his own in good shape. Gilhllan of
Stanford was one of the most consist
ent of the cardinal players. and with
good backing should have gained an
easy victory within the scheduled
course. 1t was Mickey" Reed. how
ever, who was called in from left field
to relieve Gilfillan in the ninth inning,
who proved to be the coolest and most
certain of the lot, and who, in fact,
was the real star of the game. He
pitched with precision. f1elded his po-
sition cleverly and raped out two good
hits that brought results.
The scoring started in Stanford's
half of the third after Ball had been
given free trip to first base. Reed
bunted and both Harris and O'Kelly.
who went after the ball, slipped and
fell on the wet turf, leaving the way
open for Reed to reach first and ad
vancing Ball to second. With three
balls, and two strikes on Obear, Harris
made a balk, on the penalty for which
balls. Now Mitchell was thrown out
at first on bunt and then McFadden.
with fine single to deep right. scored
Reed and Obear. Stanley Mitchell
flew out to O'Kelly, making the score,
Stanford 8, California 0.
California evened things up in the
fourth. stan" Mitchell, the crack
cardinal third baseman. for whose serv-
ices the Coast league has made a
tempting bid. was booked for the worst
kind of an off day, and his bungIing
began at this time. He threw wild to
first base on fielding an easy grounder
by Stoner, allowing the latter to reach
the station. Stoner went out at sec
ond however, on fielder's choice
and Lewis, who followed him, gained
second on a passed ball at first base.
Salisbury singled and Gay took a base
on balls. OKelly bunted and Lewis
was caught at the plate. With the
bases full, Greenlow sent an easy
grounder to Stan" Mitchell. and again
the latter threw wild to first, letting
in two runs. Two more scores were
added when Harris beat the ball to first
base. That ended the scoring for the
inning, leaving the tally, California, 4; !;
Stanford, 8.
Stanford scored one more in the sixth
on two good hits by Ganong and Reed,
tying the score. In the seventh, Cali
fornia added two more, and once more
the trouble began with a wild throw to
first by stan" Mitchell. Two hits and
a misjudged fielder's choice opened the
way for the double score. California,
6; Stanford, 4.
Singles by Cochrane and Ganong
while two men were on base again
tied the score Aliens two Dagger to
the right field fence in the eighth
brought in Harris and netted California
its last score. Stanford again tied this
in the ninth as a result of wild
throw and tumble, both by O'Kelly.
So the game stood until the last half
of the thirteenth, when the end came
suddenly
Childs of Stanford reached first on
pop fly into the infield, which O'Kelly
missed on hard try. Obear was given
base on balls, NJ Mitchell made
safe bunt toward third, filling the
bases, and then McFadden raped out
the winning hit over second base.
The score: