SIX THOUSAND FANS ATTEND OPENING OF COAST LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON
Goldstein Captures
Jockey Cup
In the Money Five Times on
Getaway Day at Ax- *
.•• \- : cadia : \
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
' LOS ANGELES. April 4.— getaway
day at Santa Anita was marked by
nothing more startling or out of 4 the
ordinary save that the large crowd in
attendance cheered when the bugler
blew "taps" Just before the last race 8
of the season and the "«amboliers"
made a wild scramble in their efforts
to get a last shot at the boo&es.
-Only one. real good thing. Alice
George, went over during the after
noon, and as bait two favorites won
the chalk consumers had the better of
the argument.
* Colonel Bob was always first choice
at around even money for the Adios
handicap and never gave his backers
a second's uneasiness after getting
away in the lead. Botanist, which was
conceded the next best chance to the
favorite, was second, with Mary F
third. The time for the race, 1:05 3-5,
equaled the track recoVd for the five
and a half furlongs.
The cup for the jockeys riding here
during the last week of the meeting,
presented by Jack Bennett, was won
by Goldstein, who displayed all around
• superiority during the closing hours.
Musgrave was his closest competitor.
\u25a0with Martin third. The trophy was
-v-orth $100. Monte Preston, the little
'J>xas jockey, who was conceded a
; royal chance at winning earlier in the
week, dropped out of it when he
wrenched his shoulder blade and was
forced to retire.
. ' Clear; traeic feet.
TIEST BACE— Serea furloas*. parse |400, S
"yt-.ir old fillies, selling:
Odds. Ilorse and Jockey. Wt. St. Str. Fin.
. 7-3— L. CaTsnasft (Goldstein) 117 6 4H 1 "
ico-I— Artie Rlpey (Blair) m 3 2 1 2 Vt
1-1— Dally (Musgrare) ..IX7 : 3 15 33
Time— :12 3-5, :24 2-5. -.36. :4S 3-5. 1:011-5.
IJ4I-5, 1:26 4-5. Margie D, Albion H. Feb G.
CiiiKlied as named. Value to winner, $325. Win
ner T. A- Fulluni's b. 1., 3. by Hasticgs-Acrata.
Trained by Wllliaa Sheedy. Start good. Won
casilr. Second driven. Third easily. Caranash,
£-5 place. 1-4 &bow; Ripey, 12 place, 3 show;
Dally, out sbow. Caranagb rallied nicely a six
teenth out, and finishing fast won going away.
Hippy finished strongly next the rail. Dally,
outpaced all tie way, faltered a sixteenth out.
SECOND BACE— Four furlongs, pnrse $400, 2
3"e*r olds:
o<Jds. Hors* and Jockey. Wt. St. Str. Fin.
IC-s— Alice George (Mclntyre)lO3%l 111 5
11-s— Friexe (G01d5tein) ...... .107 761 23
•J-2—L. Bensealaer (T. 8ice).. 107 C & V, 3 1
Time— :i2 2-5, : 23 4-5. :35 2-6,' :47 8-C. Sir
Barry. Kl&g of the East, Fred Maler, Ollie
TVazd, Hazlet. Looise Reggd. Frank Clancy, fin
ished as named. Value to winner, $325. Win
ner B. Schrriber's br.f., 2, by^Saln-Tokohama.
Trained by 3. Powers. Start good. Won eaelly.
Second easily. Third handily. Scratched—Wild
wood Bertha, CorieU Traffic! Calera; Edithcur.
.Alice, G-5 place. 3-5 show; Friexe.\4-5 place, 2-3
thotr; Lady, 4-5 chow. Alice showed brilliant
tpeed throoghont, winning with ridiculous "ease.
Frieze finished vrltli a rush and was easily best
ttt " the others. Rentsalaer closed up ground
steadily In the final quarter. ""*'-'\u25a0
THIBD RACE— Six and a.balf furlongs, purse
'(400, mares 4 years old and upward, selling:. — '\u25a0
Odds.. Uors« and Jockey. St. : Str> .Fin.
8-I— M. Hlmyar (Goldstein) 1104 7 4 % .1%
CO-I— lxidy Kitty (E. Martin) 4o4- -2 2 h 2 h
3-li-P. and Salt fcallahan)..iO4 1 3 13 3
Tlnie— :7. " :18 2-5. :28 3-5. :42. #:54, . :1 :07 2-B.
1 :20 Daisy Frost, ' Beaerole, v Kirk V Belle,
Sllp}*ery, finished «s named.' Value to: winner,
$325.*. Winner W.V. Conran's b. ml/4/by Ben
Hollaflay-Hlmyaace. Trained \u25a0by owner. - Start
good, won easily. Second » driren. Third easily.
Scratched — Lady l.aujrht er. Hlmyar, 5-2 'place,
cren show; Mtty, 7 place. 5-2* show; 'Pepper,
3-5' -show. Himyar. coming through fait
In the center of -the track ' the final six
teenth, won going away. Kitty outstayed Pepper
la » shtrp last sixteenth drive. The latter
weakened only la the closing strides.
FOURTH BACE-^FiTe and a • half furlongs,
perse $700, JjAXos handicap, 3 year olds and
upward: i
Odd*. Horse and Jocker. Wt. St. Str. Fin.
1-I— Colonel Bob (T.. Taylor).. 114 ' 5 13 I*-I>4
3-I— Bbtanlst (Goldstein* . . .118 12 12 2
4-I— Mary F.(E. Martin) .... 98 4 8 8 3 1
Time— :6 4-5,\ :18. 29, 41, C 2 4-6. 1:05 3-5.
'ICerry. Port Mahoce. L« Cbata, finished \ as
(Mmed. - Value to winner, $550. Winner. E.
AlrrL's blk^ '_ c. 3. by C«sarlon-Foniolette,'
T«!n«d by G. C. Baker. Start good. Won
easily. Second . easily. Third handily.
Scratdjed— La Gloria, E. M. Fry. Bob, \u25a0 2-5
place, out show; Botanist. 7-10 place. 1-3 show:
"Ma r,v, out show. ' 'Bob, showing ' high tern of
tpeed throughout, always held opponents safe.
Botanist finished sturdily, but had no chance to
beat winner. Mary came through fast to •; the
final sixteenth.
FIFTH RACE— MiIe and three-sixteenths,
purse $400. 4 year olds and upward, selling: -
Odds. Horse and Jockey. Wt St Etrl : Fln/r
9-5— EUe (Musgrave) ... ... .108 Z 2V'l n»
6-I— Buapala (Goldstein) . . . . I>7 1 S 1 ' 2 >4'
4-l- : 7-Matador (Archibald) ....109 5; 4^-8 1'
( Time— Xfl, :19. :30 4-5. :43 4-6, .' :55 4-B,
l:0SI-5. 1:214-5. 1:34. 1:47, 1:54 S^J, 2:004-6. '.
Hi Caul Cap, .Esther 8. . Balnrida,- : Ormonde' •'
Bight, Playllt, Sink Spring,- finished -as named. ;
Value to winner, $325. Winner, T. A. Darlesft!
Co.'« eh." g., a., by St. Carlo-Jude. Trained " by
Thomas Hiatt. Sttrt good. Won driren. . Second
drlren. Third handily. Ell e, 4-6 ', place," 2-5
Bliovr; Huapala. 3 place. .0-5 show; Matador. 3-6
isbow. EUe held Hoapala safe 1 n closing , strides.
Latter closed up^ ground gradually^ laet Quarter,
flnjffhing strongly. • M.a tador" finished' with' a: be*
Uted rush. <' ; *i*>V '. . \
SIXTH BACE-^One naUe, purse" $400/ 3 year
olds end upward, ; selling: .
Oflds. _ Horse and Jockey.. . Wt. St. Str. Fin.
ll.s— Vesme *(MnsgraTe):....ie2 3 ;4h I*%
2-I— MontcUlr I (Goldstein) . . .' 94 2'; l' 1, 2 2
25-I— Friar of Elgin (Nelson). 00 • 5; 6 3 * 3 3,
Time— -:12 4-5, : :24 1 3-5, v : :36 M," : :48 4-5,
Continued .on Page 42, - Colantn > 1 : , '
The San Francisco Call.
"A Call "artist's idea ; of the appearance : of persons 'and events at yesterday's opening of tlie coast league ; baseball 'Season, > and -a photograph of one of the inci
dents of the game— Williams of San '' Franciscb'steaim^ -.4\ „. \u25a0>. \u25a0 f \u0084 ...
Stanford Takes First
Game 2 lot
Fast Playing Marks Opening
*of Intercollegiate Ball
oeason \u25a0 /.
By David H* Walker Jr
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April .'4.— [
In spite of faculty interference .and j
vaccination, the varsity baseball nine
of Stanford university defeated- ..the
players of the University of California
by the score of 2 to 1 In the first
game of the intercollegiate series held
at Palo Alto this afternoon. I.The.con
test from start to finish was intensely
exciting and not until the last blue
anfl gold uniformed player had been
retired by the first base route was
the outcome of the day fixed.
In^the pitching and hitting depart
ments the two nines appeared prac^
fically uppn a par. Both twirlers were
veterans," 'V Captain ._ /Jordan haying
Blabbed for the Berkeley men* for /the
last two seasons, while Theile was, the
mainstay of the cardinals last year
The work «, of these two men was 'a
feature. While * both . were hit the
same number of times Theile showed
to better advantage, and besides playr
inga good game In the box, fltlded
his position well. \u25a0 :;y: ;y : *
started, the game, in. the
second half of the first inning by
crossing the blue and gold -, plate for
a tally. " Scott, the first man . up tot-
Stanford, was hit by Jordan and passed
to first.- He stole to second son the
next ball and upon a sacrifice by Owen
was advanced to third. . Captain' Een
tqn followed Owen,, and laid down -a
beautiful *bun£ which scored the' Stan
ford runner with ease. *\u25a0 /•
With this run chalked, the score was
allowed to stand • unchanged until the
first of the •seventh; Inning, ;Vwhen on
an error a blue arid gold runner was
tallied. vv.ir>-*v v .ir>-* '\u0084 -i.;
This score was made when Al Mey-"
era of California came to bat and on!a
close _call_ to first, base turned a com
plete flip over First Baseman Bell 'of
Stanford, ; and in [ the mix reached the
bag '-, Butler followed and ad
vanced" him to second on a sacrifice
and he stole third on the next play/
•whenSSolinsky . struck "out, arid , the'
third; strike being dropped necessitated
a*, throw to first. ' Captain Jordan was
next on the list and knocked a' high
fly to short centerfield. Wirt df ; Stan
ford squeezed the' ball "/\u25a0'; and ' then
dropped it and Meyers came home": tyi
ing;, the -score. Stanford was unable
to f get a start . in the next inning and
California;, started ; with \u25a0 a vengeance
in, the 'to^. attempt; to score, the
wixininsr^run. '\u25a0' - - :. "»;"
In , this 6pasnv the. Stanford infielders
acquitted ' themselves Tin a \u25a0tyle"? befit
ting a /; professional* aggvegatiohl?^ All
three of ' the outs ; .were \ made ; by clever
throwing on' the sacks. Lewls^started
off , with a single,*, stole' secondhand was"
advanced to third by Reed, .who made
thelnltial- bag, duetto, an error. " '.>
With Lewis on • third, California at
tempted a f doubh) squeeze. Stanford
caught the signal and -Mitchell -threw
to Owen ; on . second/ who cariie in close
aridTf threw..;. home?. ln . time to - ; cut; off
Lewis *a*tV the- "plateJi^Reed; .next tried
to make third-i.nd'Mitcheli threw him
out i At; the' bag. ;>' Smith.; was; hit- by;
Theile r and« stole; secoitioVv: Meyers; fol
lowed arid r on : a * n^ard *\u25a0 hit * ball t to '{the
base line Scott in- the 'leather
arid "jumped back" 'and, tagged 'the
speeding blue arid : Vold runner, 'pulling
Theile^out.of^an ugly ; hole. \ -^ " ;,.f
\l Following this 4 ordeal^; .Stanford 'came
in for a : share, of theff unmaking. \u25a0 Scott
I came- to * bat .and [flew/out :\u25a0 "Oweir' f ol
ContlavcdjmPPaiii^S, .Middle CoL 7
SAST. SUNDM^ 1 41-rTO 48.
Seals Shut Cut Beavers in Pitchers* Battle and Maintain Record
of Scoring first Victory in Race for Pennant
By William J. Slattery
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
'\u25a0'\u25a0> ; ' : 'w^ - 1*: Vet.
San . Francisco. . . . . 1 O 1000
Los Angeles.. ..... 1 ' 0 # 1000
Oakland ........ ..."0 1: "000
Portland ... . . ..... O 1 000
*/; J : -~RESUi>TS- OF" GAMES ?; V "
San Francisco, 2}i Portland, 0.
• Los : Anereles, .4; /Oakland, 2." - -
True to. the time honored custom of
the last 10 yearar^the^San Franciscd'
baseball' team inaugurated the season
yesterday . afternoon ; by .' defeating /the
nine ; opposed ) to i t— ;the .Portland ' Bea-J
vers. . The score : was 2 \o- 0 and ;\u25a0 the
home team scoredlts runs ere ;tha game
was 10 rfninutes old, winning .^Trarm
spots for' the \u25a0 playerß in the hearts ; of
tW; 6,000,- fans .who : : crowded f the stand
and. bleachers; and^rooted with all [the
energy^ that had been worked" up '1"
their system after. five mouths of absti
nence' J from their, favorite \u25a0pastime.;\ .V,
• Every one agreed that the -eye ope'nK
Ing game iwas bne\ that" will* go \u25a0; down
in the pages of '•local baseball
as an event worthy to -be^placed in the
class with' the .record^ breakers. ' Noth
ing ' was - lacking ' to . make-Hlie r * curtain
raislng'struggle one . to be remembered.
First 'of all,' it was . a great, game!? and
when a' fan- sees this on' his". initial' trip
to-; the grounds^lie '.Js ; happy.- tTheri
there,'- was *a ' crowd ; of .6, 00<) l people,) a'
victory, for the' home team "and an ideal
San - Francisco fday./ " Truly, the J fates
showered ; an additional'^ quantity", of
good fortune 'on V the Pacific 'Coast
league, this time. ,\u25a0 " ~' f \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0' - "''
BOTH" TEAMS CHEERED ; '
"The crowd ;; proved? to ,be . the same
old baseball crowd .that only San , Frah-
clscb' knows-— an "aggregation •:\u25a0, of fans,'
young and- old^'rich- and poor,' large and
small, I . all jus£ : as \u25a0 willing to froot; for
.the"'- visiting^ team :.as.ffor . the •' native
tossers.' «* And •; as \u25a0-. t he i game progressed
and ' the Beavers" frbm? Portland ' played
better ball, jth'e^fahs-iremembered* them
with": their cheers.' ItV' is safeV to say
thatVhad . the j game /resulted in a. tie,
the 3 'assembled .multitude "would \< have
been* fully, as : much?. pleased. I\:*'
game provlded^pniy Jtwo:ne'roes— ;
. the vopposirig'*; pi tchers.V Jones Vaftdi'Gar
reii. ;-';',, Both^these^Vmen/'were i so^busy
gathering: fin^the'^on'orJßith'at'jtheir.team
mates never; had^. a r > chance : to spring
into , the^ifmeiigbft^, though . there Vwere
several *6n^ the .'.'job iwho; : did the; best
theyroould|andi it iwas riot. for. lack of
willingness^ that"; they ; >failed,\-;Dutl- : be-;
cause of : laQk;,o'f^6pportunity.>;'-. "v' ; -rV.;
• , From .^ Se^moment j;ihat *^hi ( g ~ "Jack
'o;CorineiWsald;^P^
retired the; Portland . side >ln ithe "ninth
inning, ?th'e*sHvai ! ,pitch"ersVwere> tossing
as "; two; slab's ters^never^ tossed , before
In ?; ari*i opening^ game > in i : any -\ league.
Jones > wori'f,^is^game, t to /the
great 5 work of *liis team behind \ hini.
Garretts pitched -even* better^'ball,*>s but
\u25a0, the i unfortua<ite? error j that arways'hap-"
pens in ball -games occurred in- the
very- first j inning,X_andi gave;, the J Seals
the |p^r^of|^n X BTtnli3p^v^^i^pl^Tto
>reak^p^^^JCTc; '
\u25a0 A roar, of applause and welcome
greeted little Georgie Hlldebrand,- the
first Seal up In the initial Inning. " Hlldhe
looked defiant as Garrett wound -up; '.'but
his expression was shortly changed to
one of - sorrow when the Texas slabster
quickly 'struck him out. •/ .
Larry Piper came next" and Quickly
dispatched a hot grounder to Shortstop
Cooney. ' 'The little fellow flelded ; the
ball- nice and 1 cleanly, but got a sudden
kink in his throwing' arm and heaved
wide to first, giving, Piper a life. There
were shouts- of glee as .Williams came
along, and ; the big blonde first baseman
repaid ; : his \ admirers with , a healthy
bingle into left -field.
•- Melchoir followed with a ; grounder
to \u25a0 second.. He was fielded out,' but ad-"
vanced both runners on the paths. With
two out of the .way Zelder, contributed
a grounder to "Johnson. Like Cooney,
Johnson grabbed '.the ball, nicely' afld
also pegged it away, wide at flrst.ba.se.
Both Piper^ and 'Williams saw • their
chance and started for the. plate. Both
arrived with .time "to; spare, -Such ' Is
the, story of the first two runs of the
season. \u25a0 "
Though the Beavers came - back fight;
Ing. - ; in ".their half of the second ginning
they r could not do any good f or thVm-'
selves. Cap McCredie picked out a'. hit
arid; so did Johnson,- but the others who
had ' chances fell down,- and there; was
not' even a lookin waiting the base'run
ners. .-\u25a0 '\u25a0' ' \u25a0•'-" " • *\u25a0' , '-
SHERIFF OPENS THE GAME i% '
After the nervousness had worn off
the Portland infielders got togetheriand
played class A baseball. .But .one more
error, arid! that T a hard chance, Vwas com
niitted^by! the visitors"; during" the ;bai- !
arice of i the game. -Their . team work \
was I equal'.;, ip\ that "of the Seals; ;In j
fact, 'they could do most anything, but
hit^.and this 'shortcoming helped';lose
•the battle; for them.'
\u25a0 v Nick Williams; was the' only "man on
the ", home lineup who could punch* .'out
more than one hit. After making good
the' "first time up 'Nick ; repeated with fa
two r sacker < 'against ' thej high • field fence
! in the^eighth/ 'lie had a;good"chance';to
register : the "run. -but Catcher:: Madden
doubled him; up |as^ he, tore: into third
base, 1 - after , Melchoir' had fanned. 4! 'f^
Sheria.LarryVDolanjhad the honor of
tossing ; the' .first ball.^ Larry l. used ob
possess i some 'control when, he played
ball on the sand lot where the city 'jhalf
stands now. ; but; it forsook - himCwhen
he 'heaved the < horsehlde : at^ the 'platen
The {toss "was so =tiigh- that, even old
"Doc", could not getra'lirie on it. \ v .,'
i Before the game the players climbed
I into, waiting 'automobiles arid; ,f were"
.wn'irVed^roun'd^tho^principal^stifeets}
Heading -\the ' procession was i'a '.'.-.* brass
band^^All /along/ the; linV,*6f Vmarchj
thousands . of people > lined up ; along] the
sidewalks : and': gave) the ! boys VV a '; great
'hand.
$', This morning ;Hhe'; Reason : Will be
\u25a0t-r,'-v,-» -\u25a0v.-~t.»-- \u25a0 -i-.;.-.-, .-•--i----'. i.-'jr-.-. ....•--\u25a0...,— ~i^^_
opened by.,the same*teams;onvthe;Oak
land grounds. Willis, will do the pitch
inglf 6rithe|Seals I and? opposed I tofhlm
will ?\u25a0 be * Groom. \ In 'the j afternoon! at
2:30 "Slivers" Henley, will match . his
skill in the box against ' Rube Klnsella.
The score: ': . .'
, * PORTLAND / '" ,
:./..;," AB. R.;BH. SB. l'O. A. | E.
Casey, 2b......:.....- 3^o 01 10
Cooney, ss. . . i 7.V. ... 4 1 0 ' 3 31
Raferty. c.^fav.'... 1 . 4 '0. MMM M 1 il 3 1 ' \u25a0\u25a0. 0
McCredie, >. t, '...... ;.. 4.; 0 10 0 0 0
Danzig, 1b.. ( ... ...... 3 0 0 0. 7 0 1
Johnson, 3b. \..i..'... 4 0 1 0 2 .11
Bassey, 1. ; f . . . ...... 4: 0 0 0 0 0 0
Madden, c. ..;.;...... 3. 0.0 0 10 -',1; ..^O
Garrett,' p. .:;.". . .'. .'. : 12 0 ;'. 1 0 0 M3".Vi 0
•;\u25a0. . \ '"__\u25a0;\u25a0__\u25a0\u25a0'• '__ J_ 'i_ '-* "'
T0ta1...:. ::!.'...-.•. 31* 0 . r. 1. 24 10 3
' SAN ' FRANCISCO .-. .
: AB. R. BH. SB. PO. A. E.
Hlldebrand, 1. f. . .. . . 4 f 0 0;; 0 1 0 ".0
Piper, ' c. ' f . ,;.\ ..... 4 . 1 1 ; 1 3 , 0" ' .0
Williams, Tib . . r.". : .' 3;" l' 2 '0. "C 0 1
Melchoir, r. f. *..!;.. - } 4 0 0 "0 l; ;Q 0
Zelder, 55 ..... .'. >;v. • 3 o. ' 0 . : '_' 3•i 3 \u25a0 0
Mohler/* 5b...;.^,;!.. "3-; 0•" i 0 '.6-, l\ 1
McArdl'e, 3b.... ;.".... 3" 0 1 6 ' 1 'l, 0
Berry, c.........;.^:. J !3^;OV 0 0 .6 I^o
Jones, p............. 2" ; 0 0 '"0 I';' 4 :-0: -0
Total... ...;::;29 2/5 3 27 10 2
RUNS AND HITS BY INNINGS ?" v
Portland ......... 0 0 0 O;-o' o^o ,0 0— 0
Basehlts'-.'....; ; 0' 2 1 :'O : 0^"0'« 1 1 0— 5
San : Francisco. :V.": 2 ;0.~0; 0 ,0 'o. ; 0 : 0 .X - 2
i' Basehlts ...VT: 2 OlVliO; 0 I0 1 : 0 l.'x— 5
SUMMARY \u25a0 ;";;/; "- ; '
Two base . hit— Wllllamsl'-. Sacrifice hits—Wil
liams, - Danzig. "First c base~_on called \u25a0 balls— Off
Garrett 1, off Jones 2 .^Struck jout-^-By Oarrett 9,
by Jones 5. Hit by. pitched ball— Garrett?; Zelder.
Double; play-^- MaUden : to" Johnson.' -.Wild *'pltch--^
Garrett. Ti^je;ofgaine^-1 .hour, and 40 minutes.
Umplre-i-O'Connell." v* vj ' ' \4>~ '• ','\u25a0' ' :\: \ vi-i ; /v*. .?.
Mayor and Jeffries
First ßattery
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO; THE .CALL
-LOS ANGELES, April 4.^With Mayor
Harper. and big Jim Jeffries as the first
battery "': f or-» Lbs '•' Angeles,- the
coast ; league", seasonjopened here^.thls
afternoon, I Los Angeles - and o Oakland
getting,down to real - work'-ih,, a ; game
of ; pretty, plays and fairly . good? batting,
with the local, team winning 4tto-2. !^^*
\u25a0 '-\u25a0\u25a0=. It ..started -with \u25a0 'the "usual j yearly
parade; through the; streets, B so Cautos;;
1 jim Jeff ries,-a band ; and , several £ other'
attraction^ beingr.^in .Una 'with ;Jtiie^twb
teams.' C, ; There .'were* 3;500! fans* "at \the
paVk. *-"*__" \*' /-" v '~-\.J>
> l When Mayor, Harper went' into * tile
box 5 ; to ;: pitch* j the 'first ;ball i there'jwere
loud [criest fort Captain ' Van Haltren^of
Oakland (to > come £to A bat; and : ; smash ? it
'over' the' f ence/.b'ut Van held back ; • then
the lmaybr*. tossed t~e ball/.twice/in the
"directlont of t Jeff r i es^behind ' the bat and
theiganiecwras'on^^-^-c:-.;-^ .' \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0' : ';\u0094] \u25a0 :.<\u25a0
: jDelmai^of >Los ,-^Angeles , , did '\ \ some
beautiful : fielding- and T there' was j a swat'
by*i HfippV-f Hogari- to?- thijdvbase^ that
'scbr^dltwo runs. ;i This • remarkable- hit
came In the -sixth ; inning; and^was^due'
; largely.Uo- the 'fact Uhat\Altman,f Oak
land*• third^ basertan,^ tried > to .stand " on
'nia^noiiet toTcatchfal fly/f^While'hefwas
making ;'stab?at^ It ' • two ' runs
scored/ '. *
iV^Ho'splfoVTtbs-^AngeleVjitruckloutjslx'
s meli^aiidFhitTdnetwitb^^
was^rappedFfor^ninetswatsvtojsixjthat
, the locals naade t off.VWright : of .Oakland^
Contlnaed on Pace 43, Middle Col. 3
Spectacular Game at
Fresno
Home Run and Double Plays
• '-.': Mark San Francisco's
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
.FRESNO, April 4—ln4 — In the most spec
tacular game In many moons, which
was marked by home runs, numbers of
double • plays \u25a0 and as exciting; , a finish
as < one might wish to see, \u25a0 Fresno de
feated San Francisco this afternoon at
Recreation park by a score of 4 to 3 In
the third game of the. state league sea-
son played in this. city The locals came
up at the beginning of the ninth with
the. score 3 to 2 against them and with
what was . thought to be a shade the
weaker • line of batters - up, but .every
body hit and the crucial run : was
brought across by a fielder's choice,
when the'reiWere^pßen still to.gofdown
before the game closed.- Miller was" hit
hard.ibut all of theJhlttlng of the San
Franciscan's did not ido the mthe good
that the bunching which Fresno did in
the' ninth netted them The gameLwas
slower: than the others have been, but
for. excitement., wild eyed and blatant,
oh the , part of the' stand it .'took- the
cake. - The score: ' 'i '|-"»
- ! ./-?^'j;' -'' SAN FRANCISCO
AB. R. BH. SB. PO. A. E.
Conrad, c .......... 4 0 1.0 0 2 0
Knell.*; 2b. . . . .:/. .... 4 . 0 11 2 80
F. Bodle, p.- * 12 0 1 4 1
Bond, i1b;..V; :...:... 4 ; 0 0 ,0 12 20
Bailey,. 3b. :.•:.'. V 0001 1 .0
Erlln, c. ; t.y 4 0 2 0 0 0 0
Kennedy, 55.... 4 1 2 0 4 4,0
MuU«r, r, f. ; . ..:... -3 . 1 2 1200
p." Bodie, i.*f. ::..:. r 4-' 0 0 0 2 o :. 0
Totals ..85 ,3 10 2 24 13; 1
. : FRESXO \u25a0 V.* ;! ..,
. " .v: . - AB. RTBH. SB. PO. A.:E-
Moore, 55.^.^. ;..... 4 , 0 0 1 3 ; 5 \'O
Kellj. 2b............ 4 0 0 0 3 1,0
Blankenship, e....^.i.2. 2HI 16 Q ! r'O
Crou* i-'if, 1 ."': ;;.'.:.;. "!s^o . v 0 .2 to ! 0
E^Kennedyr 1b...'. .*S :0: 0 '2 0* © ''tf 0
uotirj & 1.-.:.'....:... 4- -i : 10 2 2 0
Smith, c. f......... 4 1 0 "0 2 - 4 0 ; 0
Brooks,; r.f. ........ 3 .0 ,3 0 0, JO ' 0
Miller, -.pi. *.'..;'.'.."•.. 2 0 0..0 -0 ,I '.\ 0
Totals ';:;:; ilV.^v". .29* : ,4 V:! 8: 2 .27. 27 9.0
": RUNS ; AND 'HITS. BT INNINGS .{
San; Francisco... .:'% 01; 0 0 1 0 1 0^- 3
: ; Basehltj .....*.O 1 2.1 110 ,3 II— 10
Fresno . . . . ...'., . 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 Z^-4
"Basehlts r...i. 0 1 1"!" 1/1 "\u25a0 0 1 2-|- S
\u25a0 Vi-L I ?.^- SUMSIABT y "01 v
. ."Home" run— F. : Bodle: f Double "play s— Kennedy
to \u25a0 Knell ' to . Bond ; ', Knell 1 to . Kennedy . to ' Bond :
Mott r .to Kelly" to Kennedy. '"Sacrifice hits—-Mul
ler,'Crbli,;E.;'Kennedy. 1 '\u25a0_ Base on balls— Off, 80-."
die- 1^ Struck out— By Miller. 5. Left on bases
S,^ San Francisco 8. Hit by . pitcher —
Croll. Miller. 1 Tloae of ; game-^-l hour and ; 40
minutes."^ Umpire— Smith. . ., ; ; s' > '
STOCKTON* 3, -AL.UIEOA 3
•aLAMEDA; -April' 4.— -Stockton "de
feated the . home team \u25a0 this afternoon . in
the opening game of the state -league
season at Recreation park, the; score
Tesultlng S ."to ; 2.*\*Umplre. Hodson*,' ex
ercised 'the -expelling power vested , in
him 1 and chased : Shay "of the Slough
City nine from J the : game in the flr3t
inning. ; Later the umpire retired Hart* : '
man of the Alamedas " to a ; seat \on
the bench. Both of ; the players talked
to Hodson in s a manner J that " displeased
"hlrnl*-.""-*t.V-" " ; ;" '.'— ' "'\u25a0'. \u25a0.'\u25a0. '-'"". f * .:
" The game was-vwitnessed . by a large
Saturday^ crowd and , was /close - enough
all the .way.' through" to^ prove interest
ing % to \u25a0'\u25a0] the • fans, c Henderson ; twisted
thei^ sphere' for.; the Stocktons. He 'was
hit six {times and • fanned nine batsmen.
Nelson' was {on the* slab, for ;»the* home
aggregation : and "was~ r found \u25a0 for^slx
safeties. \u25a0 r He • benched" a- 1 half ! dozen ?bat
wielders ! by . the ; atmosphere , route. .The
same) teams': will 1 play'' tomorrow ; after
Contiiined[«lsiPiiiiT*a>\C»husui a
Book Makers Pocket
* Public's Coin^
\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0
CemmelVs Performance Only
Bright Spot in Day of
Disaster
YESTERDAY'S WXXXERS
— Best
- Hone.* Jockey . Odds
FesST CXeal. . Sandy. .30-1
Lord X tlton . . . Butrrell ...... 11-1
Gemmell . . TV. Miller ... . T-20
Johnny Lyons. ll ay e» ........ 8-1
Henry 0.. Harris ........ 20-1
Markie Mayer. Dearborn .....20-1
EMERYVILLE RESTJLTS
- ... . v > ..--v ..Racesj
-, C t ,_ ; «i&> TVim.'. . i Pet.
Favorites . . . . ........ .ZOO ; . 8©
Second choices .../.. .181 . ". 21
Outsiders .!»«...^v.'lsiia - 40
'-*\u25a0'. >.*" ' v ••
Total 702 100
By J. R. Jefferv
Fifty thousand dollars is a conserva
tive estimate of the amount that .the
local racegoing public contributed to
the coffers of the book makers at
Emeryville yesterday. From a form
standpoint the results of the afrfer
noon's racing were about as disastrous
as could be imagined. Horses of which
much was expected performed miser
ably, and others that could be given
little consideration, on past perform
ances came to Ifte with startling sud
denness. The upsest began with the
opening race, and Gemmell, at the pro
hibitive odds of 1 to 3, alone saved the
day. from being one of complete rout
for the form players. With the excep
tion of J. W. O'Neill, all" the other fa
vorites finished out of the moneys "Wai
ter Miller rode three of the four public
choices that made a bad showing, and
the manner in which he handled them
left much, to be desired, ililler's sud
den slump was in marked -contrast to
the clever form he had been showing
In the saddle during the preceding few
days.
THREE AT IO.VG PRICES
The winners whose victories "were
unexpected included Peggy O'Neal.
Henry O and Markie Mayer, all as good
as 20 to 1 in the betting: Lord Nelson,
against whom the books laid as high
as 11 to 1, and Johnny Lyons, who won
the valuable Family Club handicap, with
8 to , 1 quoted about him. The out
come in all five of these races was
stunning to the public, as in every case
the victors had been running so poorly
that none but those In close touch with
their stable connections were able to
profit by the somersaults which these
five horses performed! Cabin, which
finished second in the handicap, also
improved in startling fashion. . The
horses that failed to run anywhere
near expectations included Phil Igoe,
Yada, Andrew B. Cook. Salvage, Rubric,
Downpatrick, ' Boloman, Paladlnl * and
Lassen. It. is supposed that on Monday
the stewards will have their hands full
looking Into the reversals that cost the
public so dearly. ,
A : large delegation from the Family
club. /the. San Francisco social organi
zation in whose honor the stake feature
of the card had been named, was among
the 8,000 or more spectators who-wit
nessed-the decision of the program,
and the presentation of a magnificent
silver cup, on behalf of the club, to
M. J. 'Hayes, : following the victory of
his horse, Johnny Lyons, in the handi
cap, was a pleasing .feature of ' 'the
day. The, presentation- .was made* by
President Seth Mann,- who admonished
the recipient of the cup to ) follow out
one of : the precepts of .the Family club
by remaining young indefinitely. Among
the. club members .who- were grouped
about President Mann while the pres
entation, was proceeding were: \u25a0' ; ;
• Vice , ' president,' * L. - *W. Harris; \u25a0 secre
tary, B:-H. Eyre; .treasurtr," H. D. Hawks;
Leeon ' Sloss,'. Louis Sloss, E. B. Dimocii.
H. W. Dlmond. O.P. riller. X H.Parrlsh,
tl. Eatotti C. R^WaM. J. 8." Miller. :B. G.
Lathrop. J. H. Xoyes, Dr. C. D.McGettlsan, W.
W. Kaufman, jt. ' *. C. 7 Ffledlander. . Frank 1*
.Mathlen, *IL ' 11.* Haldeman; Bush iFlnnell. Hals
Patlgfan.'John J. Walter. % A. C. Thornton, M. 11.
Esberg, Joseph Sloss. F. 'St. D. Skinner, -. U. ]..
Crocker. W. H. Avery. Charles Dunphy, A. J.
Vogelsang.E. M. Wolf.M.S. TopUtx, W. H.
Merrimaa. L. . E. Foster. ' S. L." M. ' Starr/ P. ' D.
Ksha. H. H. CosgrtS and Carl Weatetteld.
SPEED HOLDS OUT -,
Johnny^ Lyons' victory . m. the handi
cap, which netted his owner , $2,33o.'' was''
accompirshed P. uit e easily: -In the' May
field handicap^ last Tuesday Johnny
Lyons stopped,, badly and , finished ab
solutely last . after showing \. speed
enough ito \ lead his field : for *a -. mile.
Yesterday" he had the same brand of
speed and was. able to f o a mile and
an eighth without. weakening^the least
bit: VAII four -^horses that had easily
beaten him Tuesday '.finished far
behind > hlin yesterday! f Except during
the first 'four of ' the race,
when Sugarmald 'was j In front, Johnny
Lyons showed, his 'field the 'way and he
flashed by the Judges a length 'In front
of Cabin. J which"tookfsecond money, an
equal distance in advance of Cloyne.
The fatter Juat nosed Sugarmald out^oi
the , money. 'Rubric. , the favorite, fin
ished fifth. Considering that she was