Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-09-28
BASE BAIL.
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Street Park, on Sunday afternoon. be-
tween the "CalIfornians" Of San Fran
cisco aud the Los Angeles club, resulted
In a victory for the latter to the tune oi
eleven TO nine.
Something over a thousand spectators
we're on the ground, and the athletic ex.
hibition was perhaps the finest ever Civ.
en- In Los Angeles.
The playing ON both sides was good.
the large number OF tallies scored being
attributed 10 a few errors made just at
times when the bases were crowded with
runners. Had 1t not been for two wild
throws on each side the score Of neither
nine would have reached over five runs.
The clubs arc very evenly matched and
loyerB of basc ball look forward to the
coming meetings between them with ex.
pectations Of closely contested games.
The next match viii be played ON Thurs
day afternoon and the third game on
Sunday.
Tho players, IN their batting order
and positions, were as follows
San Francisco. -McCord, .. s.; Can.
non, b.; Reeder, p.; Conn, G. &;
O'Day, b.; Cooney, b.; Buiford, l.
f.; De Panger, c.; Mcclure, r. +.
Los Angeles. Turner, b.; Dascuin,
r. f.; Solano, >. T.; Walbridge, J.; Mon
roe, c.; Raymond, b.; Wood. !. Fl;
George, | b., Kelley, G. (.
The detail Of the play Is as follows;
FIRST iNSISe.
San Francisco, winning the toss, took
the field and Turner OF the home team
faced the pitcher. After short wait
he got q good bail and drove daisy
cutter into the in.feld. The Frisco
pitcher headed it off, however, making
neat scoop, and Turner was thrown out
at first. Dascum hit hard 10 left aud
made bag. Solano next came to the
bat and on muff by the catcher Das.
cum attempted to steal second. De-
Panger was too quick for him and he
was caught by hairs breadth. The
play was a close ono but the umpire de-
clared the runner out amid the mingled
cheers and groans OF the spectators
Solano was retired on foal tip to the
catcher.
McCord was the first OF the visitors to
come to the bat. He pounded wind
three times and quit. Cannon made
run for first on o fumbled third strike
but was nipped ere he reached the goal.
Reeder made three Intellectual attempts
to strike the sphere and retired dis.
gusted.
SECOND INNING.
Walbridge hit hard to right short and
scrambled to first by hard work. Mon.
roe tipped up an easy fly TO first which
Cooney gathered in and doubled both
players out. Raymond was too slow to
get to the coveted bag on his light hit to
short stop.
Conn pounded the ball for all he was
worth and got TO first in good shape.
However, after running over the bag
aud returning to II he forgot himself and
turned the wrong way ito the left in
stead Of the right and was declared out.
This was unfortunate, though perfectly
Just, as the runner himself admitted.
D Day struck out and Cooney got base
on balls. Builord went to the bat and
Cooney made beadlong dive for sec.
ond In an attempt TO head him oil the
ball went over that baseman's head
and the runner dashed on to third aud
came home like q streak OF lightning,
scoring the first run Of the game amid
the widest cheers. Buiford hit hard to
second and was thrown out at first.
THIRD INNING.
Wood struck out, George hit soft to
pitcher and was nailed in the path and
Kelley made the third out by high ilyto
center field.
DePanger "hew" out to pitcher, Mo.
CURE was thrown ont on his third
strike and McCord was caught at first
on short hit to Reeder.
FOURTH INNING.
The fourth inning for Los Angeles was
exciting.
Turner hit an easy grounder barely
inside the line to third. He would have
been shut out at first, but FOR Cannons'
wild throw over the baseman's head.
Turner taking advantage of this made
second. Dascum then took the bat and
Turner began to tantalize the visiting
pitcher by stealing off his base. Finally
the latter's patience became exhausted,
(iust what Turner was bidding for) and,
he drove the ball to second
far out Of O'Day's reach. whereupon the
festive Turner came home ''like a thou
sand Of brick scoring the first run for
the home team and covering himself
with glory--and dust.
Dascum got base on balls and went
10 second on Solano's drive to left, the
after making bag.
Walbridge drove hot liner past
hird, going to second, sending Solano
% third and bringing Dascum home.
This remarkable performance was
greeted with the widest cheering. On
lonroe's light hit to short Solano made
/ bold break for home and became ''tied
Up" between the plate and third, where
ie was chased back and forth by base.
nan and catcher TO the intense excite.
nent of players and spectators alike.
lie finally became exhausted aud was
un down and touched out.
Raymond hit to short and Wal.
ridge was "downed" at third on the
orced run, Wood struck out, retiring
he side--Monroe and Raymond being
eft on bases.
In Frisco's fourth Cannon hit to left
md was thrown out at first. Reeder
md Conn pounded the air and the side
'etred.
FIFTH INNING.
George made bag on his liner to
pitcher and went to third on Kelley's
short hit and Reeder's wild throw over
traits head. Turner "beefed" long fly
70 right, going to second, sending kel.
ey to third and bringing George home.
X kelley tried to sneak in on Dascum's
srounder to Short Stop, but failed to
make connection. Dascum got his base
Turing the scramble over Kelley. So.
amos hit to left brought Turner in and
,ent Dascum to third. 1t was barely
.wo bagger and in the effort to shut the
'unner out Dascum rushed in. Solano
on Walbridge's drive to center
ield. The latter earned bag but was
orced out at second by Monroe's short
nit to that base. Raymond forced Mon.
zoe ont and the side let go.
0'Day sent liner to pitcher aud was
hl lliob' SoobN1 NJ "a DooO oH
,alled balls and went to second on a
passed ball. Bufford hit strong to short
,ut couldn't get TO first, Cooney going
% third. George collared DE Panger's
ligh fly and Cooney was left on THIRD.
SIXTH INNING.
Wood struck out tas usuaD. George
made first after his third strike, on
,ad throw, and went to second on kel.
ey's hot liner over shorts head. Turn.
II lifted sky.fyer to left and BuiIord
made a magnificent running catch and
Kelley out at second, thus Civ
ng the home team their fourth goose
gg."
Mcclure sent liner down the path
o first and was corralled by George
'leCord secured base ON his long hit
o left, stole second, and came home on
lannon's drive through the line to cen.
er, the latter going to first. Reeder
AIMED the air, Conn got base on balls
nd O'Day retired the side by a high fly
o George.
SEVENTH INNING,