Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-11
LOUISVILLE VS.. LOS ANGELES.
Lively and Interssting Base-
Bail Match.

were up TO the average. Foutz. the great
twirler for the worlds champions, the 81.
Louis Brown Stockings, held down the box
for the Louisvilles and Raymond, the pride
OF Los Angeles base-ballists, did likewise
| for the home team. Cook faced FoutZ be-
hind the bat aud Raymond made target OF
Monroe's liver.pad. George and Hellman
covered the initial bag for the home and
visiting clubs respectively, and each did
excellent work. Wood, the wonder, played
his usual faultless game at center, and
Graves, lately of the st. LOUIS Browns,
played the same position for the Louisvilles
Clapp played right for Los Angeles and did
| hrst-cass service.
Los Angeles went first to the bat and
Turner first faced the frisky Foutz. At the
second attempt he succeeded in reaching
the ball and sent slow grounder to second.
His legs were not long, enough to carry him
to first however, and he was easily thrown
out at that bag by Mack.
Descomb was the next man, but before he
| got himself into shape one of Foutz's curv-
| ers caught him in the short ribs, producing
| e-a-a dull thud and sendin the hapless
| bait er to first on dead ball.
Monroe next welded the willow. and at
| the first good chance swiped the sphere to
| right for bag, sending Dascomb To- second.
Raymond hit hard past thir1 gaining first,
Monroe going to second and Dascomb man
aging to get to third by a hair.
| Swami next came to the bat, and at the
first pitch Raymond made rush for sec
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comb scored the first run of the game.
Swami retired on high fiy to the right.
Collins was the first of the visitors at the
bat, and after waiting patiently was award
| a base on balls.
| werrick was foolish enough to lift fl in
TO Woods neighborhood, and OF course
| came to grief. Collins stole second and
Raymond had the satisfaction of seeing the
| famous Foutz fan away at his coyk-sc
curves three separate times without getting
any where near the ball. He managed to
| scratch to first, however, after his third
| strike, Monroe fumbling the ball and not
throwing it in reach of the baseman.
While White, the next batter, was waiting
| for high ball. Foutz and Collins each stole
no base. The batter then tipped up lit
tie fly to Raymond, which Was gracefully
gathered in.
| Mack was the next batter and, before ne
got his work in, Monroe let bali go by and
Collins crossed the plate, Foutz going to
third. Mack got to first on balls.
Cook hit a hot one past Solano for bag
and Foutz came home.
Mack got funny and tried to make sue
| cessful sneak on second, but was caught in
| the act and, after an exciting chase up and
down the path. met his fate at the hands of
| Turner.
| SECOND INNING.
| Selano struck out; George hit over third
| for one bag and Wood dew out to left. On
| a wild throw to double George out at first,
| he slid in at second.
| Clapp got base on sharp hit tc short
and Turner re ired the side on an easy
| grounder in the same direction.
| Raccius opened the second inning for
| Louisville with a soft hit to Raymond which
| was mnffed at first, allowing the runner an
| unearned bag.
A moment later Raccius tried to steal sec
ond but failed TO connect, Monroe heading
him off easily.
Graves was thrown out at first on his third
strike and Helmans grounder to Turner
closed the inning.
THIRD INNING.
| Dascomb fouled out, Monroe hit sharp to
| second for bag. Raymond was caught on
a tip by Cook and Swami finished the side
| by foul fly to first.
Collins opened the visitors half by a long
| hit TO extreme left. 1t was not as good
he was nailed at second by close play.
| Merrick earned a bag by sharp grounder
| to second. and stole the next base.
Foutz got to first on liner to Raymond,
| which was too hot for that gentleman to hold,
Merrick and Foutz moving up point each.
| White lifted one into the clouds aud retired
in disgust as he beheld Wood waiting for 1t
| to drop. 1t dropped. So did White. Mer-
and crossed the plate, Fou,z doing the same
| at second and going to third. Mack was
| thrown out at first on his third strike, Foutz
| dying on third
FOURTH INNING.
The fourth was shor. and sweet for the
| home team. SolanO 81 pped up on an cay
| tip up to first, George hit to rigat short and
| was easily put out, and Wood quit on a
| soft one to Foutz.
For the Louisvilles. Cook went to first on
| a smart hit to rig hit short, and stole second
| easily, while Raccius was waiting to get a
| base ON balls. The latter pot there and
Graves was called out on strikes. Hellman
| ca,,t harA int fa Cook
| scored, the batter going TO first. On this
| play Raccius rather overdld himself, run
ming over third and being "downed" for his
pains. Hellman went to second on a passed
| ball, and Collins raised one iuto left center
which Solano captured after long run.
His difficult catch was one of the finest ever
| made on these grounds and was loudly ap-
plauded. This retired the side
FIFTH INNING.
Clapp went to the bat in the first half OF
the fifth and on his third strike which was
muffed by Cook he started to walk to first
The rule demands that the player shall run
to his base and on this technicality he was
declared out. This decision was greeted
| with dismal roar from an outraged public.
Turner hit to near left for one base and
stole second on fumbled ball. Dascomb
went out on high foul back OF the plate
and Monroe was caught at first on his hot
liner to third.
Merrick drove a daisy cutter to Solano.
which the latter scooped aud gotto George
in time to do the runner up at first. Foutz
hit to near left and, on bad throw to stop
him at first, gained the second bag. " hite
| basted the ball hard to far center fer two
bags and Fou'z crossed the plate. White
stole third while Mack was striking out,
and Cook succumbed to Clapp at right.
SIXTH INNING.
In the sixth Raymond was caught at first
on an easy hit to third, Swami gained bag
by a sharp grounder to left, Solano iiew out
to center and Georges foul fly was captured
at first.
Raccius began the trouble in the Louis
ville's half of the sixth by high twister to
moved up to second on Graves second
strike and the latter was thr own out at first
on his third fruitless effort to reach the
ball. Raccius got around to third by ways
and means known only to himself, and
came in on Hellman's base hit to left II
was close play aud on the throw home to
catch Raccius, Hellman scratched in at
second.
Collins struck out and Merrick flew out
to Raymond, retiring the side.
SEVENTH INNING.
In the seventh Wood fell at the hands of
Mack. Clapp struck thrice without effect.
Turner hit past second for bag and Das-
comb quit on foul tip to Cook.
Foutz had forgotten about Wood and lifted
one to center, which cooked his goose.
White struck out and Mack hit grounder
to Turner, which finished him.
EIGHTH INNING
Monroe batted through the line to the
center fence, but only got to first. Raymond
was caught out on a fly TO left, Monroe
touching his bag and going to second. Swan
hit to second. but couldn't reach first; on
the play, however, the "old man moved up
to third. Solano next went to the bat, and
while he waited Monroe became tangled
up" between third and home, and finally
managed to touch the plate on bad throw,
scoring the second and last run for the home
club ut Is but fair to add that Dascomb
did Monroes running for him from Iirst to
home. 1t viii thus be seen that Dascomb
| was the only man who succeeded in reach
ing the plate for the Los Angeles club, he
making both their runs)
In the last half Of the eighth Cook went