Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-21
BALL AND BAT.
The Atlas on Top-A Hot Day, Hot Game
and an Immense Crowd.

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Oakland, which was under engagement t.
play the Atlas yesterday, decided to come
up by steamer with their friends, and thu
T. D. Walker was engaged 10 bring them
The Oaklanders started from home at II
P. NJ. Saturday, but it was 8 A. II. before the
Walker left her landing in San Francisco
and she then had on board over 400 pas
sengers, including number of ladies. Sac
ramento was not reached until after P
NJ, and then the party repaired TO hotel
and had dinner, which made them late IN
their arrival at the park. During the fore
noon a large number Of people visited the
levee to witness the steamers arrival, but
as she was so late in making her appear
ance, there was not very large gathering
10 greet the excursionists. The game was
the great topic of conversation in the city,
and large amount of money was wagered,
as the clubs were looked upon as being
closely matched. AT first the Oakland
club was at even figures, but gradually the
Atlas gained ground and their friends gave
large odds, for the visitors were certainly at
disadvantage. Though they went to bed
early and stayed there late on the trip up,
some ofthem did not get much sleep, and,
in fact, none Of them were in as good con-
dition as they would have been had they
came up by rail the night before, or in yes
| terday's noon train. Then they were not
as well accustomed to the grounds as the
| Atlas, and could not stand the thermome-
| ter at 800 as well as the local club. These
facts were taken into consideration by the
men who bet their money coelly, and it
may be said here that they are also to be
| considered in view of the outcome of
| the game; but they were only factors lead
| ing to the result, for the visiting club was
outbatted and outplayed throughout the
game, and if its members had been
in the best of trim they could
not have carried off the honors against the
strong work the Atlas did upon the occasion.
The latter club cannot be said to play
! steadily. They have good days and off
| days-when they are good, like the girl we
read about, they are very, very good, and
when they are bad they are horrid." Yes
| terday the Atlas batted Van Haltren for
eleven base hits, including three two-bag-
gers, and fielded well as general thing
When they made errors they were not
costly The GREENWOOD & Morans really
should have been given the grand white
wash, but Barry was too careful as to
giving them opportunity for base hits, and
in the sixth inning two men, Gurnett and
Cusick, who had been given first base on
balls, succeeded in scoring, and that was
the extent of the visitors success. But to
go back to the beginning of the game
There was present the largest crowd ever
gathered to witness q baseball match in
Sacramento including two or three hun
bred ladies. Although additional seating
accommodations had been provided, there
was still a scarcity, and hundreds of
men stood up, while hundreds more
thought it pretty comfortable seated
upon the ground. Scores of vehicles,
containing ladies and gentlemen, filled out
the lines far into the field. The new stand
erected by the club for the use of the
scorers, reporters, members of the club and
invited guests, built directly over the back
stop and protected from the intrusion of
vicious foul balls by wire netting, is ex-
actly in the right place to enable the game
to be correctly scored, is cool and roomy,
and success in every respect. 1t was
o'clock before the visiting club was ready
to appear, but then hitch arose. They
had brought De Witt Van Court I'D with
them as umpire, and insisted upon MS act
ing. The Atlas announced that II. c.
Chapman was the Official scorer of the
League for this city, and he should act
Both sides were determined, but it was
compromised by the GREENWOOD & Morans
agreeing to play under protest, leaving Van
Court to supervise Chipman's work, and, if
he made any mistakes, they would claim
the benefit. The Atlas, not wishing their
opponents to have it all their own way,
appointed J. NJ. Sullivan to act as referee
with Van Court. The G. & Ms were
enthusiastically cheered when they marched
upon the ground, for the Sacramento pub
lie appreciate them as gentlemen, and
acknowledged their energy and skill, and
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game by their enterprise Game was not
called until 3.l5. The first part of it was
marked by very fine playing on both sides,
the men being put out in one, two, three
order for the first two innings. In the first
inning the visitors raised a j." kick against
Chipman's declaring Cusick out at second.
The referees were appealed to, and sus-
tanned Chapman, and that QUOTED the
&c kicking considerably. In fact, during
the game the referees did not decide against
the umpire. In the third inning Hannah
made a splendid one-hand catch of Hill
bert's strong hit to center field, and the
spectators, who were as impartial as could
be desired with their favorS, gave him pro-
longed applause. But directly afterwards.
when Meagher made rafting two-base hit
to left field, bringing in McLaughlin-th
first tally of the game-and going to Sec
ond himself, the applause was deafening.
Meagher, who was the successful man of
the day with the ash proceeded to steal
third, and then, there being two men out,
and the man at the bat having two strikes
against him, made desperate attempt to
steal home, and almost achieved it, losing
by about a foot. In the fourth
inning Hayes, Flint and Fisher
added to the Atlas score; in the
fifth, Mclaughlin and Hayes added
two more, and Meagher increased the num-
Der of runs to seven in the seventh, the
game closing with q score of to 2 in favor
of the Atlas, and an inning to spare They
should have had one more run Ahern fail
ing to run home from third when Hilbert
gave him chance by getting put out in
trying to steal second. During the game
Cusick received a severe hit on the arm
Mclaughlin got his customary blow on the
head. bringing the blood, and others had
minor hurts. A bottle of liniment brought
up by the manager of the G. & Ms was
very handy. The annexed score shows the
work done, though it may be added that
Mclaughlin has about recovered the full
use of his arm, and Hayes made neat
double play