Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-20
SPORT on THE DIAMOND.
The Atlas Get More than Even With tn


baseball 5 CeVOteeS NeTe Out III A~o
number yesterday afternoon at Agricultural
Park to witness the game between th'
Atlas and Pioneers, Notwithstanding th'
two weeks of State Fair had almost sur
feited people with amusements. The Agrl
cultural Society had agreed, in considera
ton of the Atlas allowing the use OF then
seats during fair time, to return them &c
the borders Of the diamond IN good season
for the game, but the spectators found only
about two-thirds in position, and they were
without the usual canvas covering, which
was very inconyenient, the weather being
exceedingly warm. Besides, the home
plate and pitchers box had disappeared. A
piece of board was substituted tor the
former, and the location of the latter was
marked by a scratch on the ground: After
the crowd began to arrive an effort was
made to put up more seats, but those
erected were occupied before they had been
properly braced, and fell, but no one was
hurt.
THE GAM BEGAN
Rather late, owing to difficulty in securing
an umpire. H. C.. Chapman declined to
serve, and finally Romeo Barry, though a
member of the Atlas, was cGmplimented
by a call to fill the position. During the
game he made an occasional error, but the
visiting club could not complain of i~ll-treat-
ment at his hands. The Atlas went to the
bat first, and from the name in which
McMullin struck out the first two men.
Sweeney and Meagher, it was augured that
the home nine had a hard job on hand.
Robertson, next to take up the ash, got his
base on balls, stole second and made rush
for third Carroll overthrow to that base,
l H. I'LL won't into fhA RFQNC1 and VOC
picked up by some ex%tra-officlouS Specta-
tor and handed to third baseman, who
sent it home before Robertson got there,
but on d claim of blocked ball his run
counted. McLaughlin's hit to second, who
froze to it. When the Pioneers came up,
Cavenev famed" Taylor tapped the ball
for a few feet, and managed to get TO first.
Gagus struck to second, and found the ball
at first when he arrived. Hayes sent a
fine thTee-bagger 10 center field, bringing
in TAYLOR with the credit of an earned run.
Buckley's skyscraper to left field was Sc
cured by Fisher, who during the game re-
deemed his bad error of the week before
by grasping everythingthat came nearhim.
In the Atlas second inning Fisher knocked
the sphere into center field for three bags,
and scored an earned run on Ahern's safe
hit to left field. The Pioneers in that
inning went out in one, two, three order.
"MoPPED THE GROUND WITH THEM
The third inning was bitter for the WIS.,
itors. Sweeney hit safely TO third, Meagher
to right field, and Robertson to center field,
bringing Sweeney in. Mclaughlin punted
the ball a few yards, and Hayes and Gagus
both ran for it. Prior to this they had been
having a little g back talk between them
selves relative to mistakes they had made
in the game, and when they reached the
ball, almost simultaneously, each waited
for the other to take it, and meanwhile
! Meagher ran home. Short-stop and third
base continuing to look at each other and
then at the ball, Robertson thought he had
better start for the plate, and got there.
About the time Mclaughlin reached sec
ond base, the neglected ball was picked up.
Flint's good one to center field gave Nc
Laughlin a chance to tally, while Flint
iourneyed to second. Fisher struck out.
Ahern's effort went to shCrt-stop, who
mufed, and Flint ran home. Newbert
raised one to left field, but getting ambi-
tiouS, he was put out at second. Borchers
drove his 10 Ishort-stop safely. Sweeney
took his turn at the bat for the second time
in the inning, and his hit to center-field
was caught, but meanwhile Borchers scored
on a passed ball. With seven runs in one
inning against them, and two made previ-
ously, the Pioneers were disheartened and
they failed to score when their men came
up. Neither side scored in the fourth
inning.
THEY BOTH SCORE.
In the fifth inning Flint got first on balls.
Fisher struck TO left field, advancing Flint,
who got home on an overthrow of CarrCll's,
to third, but Fisher was put out. Ahern
hit safely to short. Newbert meant well,
but Buckley suppressed him. Borchers
hit to center field, Sweeney to right field,
| and Meagher, fOlloWingSweeney's example,
gave Ahern a tally. While Robertson was
| striking out, having found a bat with q
hole in it, Borchers got home on a passed
ball.
Power, for the Pioneers, got his base on
balls. Carroll tapped q little one, but
Sweeney was after it like q fash, and put
him out at first. McMullin brought Power
upon which, Borchers falling to stop it, he
made third base. Caveney brought Nc
Mullin it. Taylor sent the bail to left field,
and Fisher made a splendid running catch.
Gagus played sky ball, and Newbert re-
ceiyed much applause for his fine work in
catching after a brisk run. In the sixth
inning Perrier tailed for the Pioneers,
making their fourth and last.
KEEPING IT Up.
In the seventh inning Sweeney brought
Newbert safely over the home plate. In the
eighth Mclaughlin did a like kindly &c:
for Meagher. Ia the ninth Fisher and
Ahern hit safely to third, and Newbert TO
right field. Borchers found the ball where
he wanted it, and before the center-ielder
could send it back into the diamond Fisher
and Ahern were catching their wind smil-
ingly on the safe side of the catcher. Swee-
ney hit to short stop and was put out, and
Borchers was shut off at second at the same
time by a double play.
The result of the game was q great sur
prise to all. The Atlas batted McMullin
freely, securing fourteen base hits, while
there were but six made off of Sweeney's
pitching. The latter, in the closing half of
the game, pitched scarcely anything but
straight balls, with change of pace now and
then and an occasional " shoot" This gave
the Pioneers opportunity to find the bal,
and made the game more interesting to the
spectators, who like to see the fielders at
work. He was evidently in good trim, aud
his quick movements in getting a ball
knocked but q few yards from the batter
and sending it to first base were almost
marvellous. All the members of the nine
PLAYED " good ball. and only three errors
were made, but those making them COM
pensated by good service at other stages of
the game. On the part of the Pioneers the
neatest work was done by Power. McMul-
lin struck out eight of his opponents, and
had eleven assists, but the Atlas had q got
onto his pitching, and he couldn't fool
them as on the occasion of the Alameda
game. Carroll was " Off and did not do
himself credit. Buckley, though he did
make an error, was strong at second, and
TAYLOR and Perrier did all that they had u
chance to. Following is the
OFFICIAL SCORE:
Atlas. T.B. P. BIZ. BIS. 20. a. F.
Meagher, ID b.~.~..... 5 . > 0 o 2 {
Robertson. I'd b....m.-. 1 . l . 5 {
Mclaughlin, c....--... > l . l 5 D q
Flint c. f---.--..---. 1 . . !
Fisher, |. f-----.-. > : . J D I
Ahern, LIST b..--...-. . ) . IA :
Newbert. 5. s---.-.-..-- . l U . 4
BorcherS, 7. f...~-.-.- . : U U U -
rotals.m........ A 10 II q
PIONEERS. r.B. r. BIZ. BIS. 20. a. F
Cayeny, r. f...~.-...... 4
: Taylor, /. f....-.---.
4, Hayes, Sd b.~~~.~~-~ 3 0 / Q 2
: RIckiey ID -. 1 l 0 6 5
Perrier. C. f-mm. 0 l 0 0
Power, LIST b .----. 3 ~
: Carroll, c-..-...-.-.,. 4 U
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