Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-18
A SPLENDID GAME.
Another Intere sting Game Between ths
Cievelands and Atlas,

Cfevelands and Atlas.
| Thc largest crowd that yet congre. ated al
Snowflake Park this season, witnessed the
game between the Clevelands and Atlas
yesterday. a large number were in the
special stand and the grand stand was
| damned TO within few feet on the south
end. All went because of the great game
two weeks ago and expected to see good
bail playing. In this they were not disap-
pointed, for such game as was played yes
terday is seldom seen here. 1t was marked
by brilliant plays all around, and the fact
that but bve errors were made shows that
there was not much bad work. The Cleve-
| lands really work together better than any
club in the League, (tbe Atlas not ex-
cepted). They all play ball for the love of
the game and their only weak point is in
the catcher. He is very good excepting
when men get on bases and then his bad
qualities begin to show up He is probably
too light TO hold Nolan if the latter were to
" let out and he is tribe too nervous at
critical stages.
Nolan's pitching is marked by graceful
ness and ease and his base Watching
is far above that of the average
pitcher. He uses good judgment and has
wonderful confidence in all Of his PLAYERS.
He has one peculiar ball, which puzzled
those who sat directly back of the home
plate in the special stand. 1t first takes an
inner shoot and then comes around over
the plate, while the batter wonders WHY he
didn't strike at it. Though eight base hits
are scored against him, it is generally con-
ceded that he could have considerably
lessened the number had he good catcher
to receive him. Nelson at first PLAYED
good game and caught one remarkable
liner away to the right and over his
head. The Stultz brothers and Kitchen
proved their ability TO guard the infield,
while the outfielders Flynn, Spencer and
Roberts fielded the ball well whenever it
came their way. Roberts is undoubtedly
the best left-felder in the League; his PLAY
ing and catching being marked by the
greatest eXactness and ease ONLY two
errors were scored against the visitors.
The Atlas also played good ball. and
Barry was given excellent support. Indeed,
two grounders were taken in charge of by
Sayers which would undoubtedly have
been base hits had some other man been
playing at short. Mclaughlin, Savers and
Barry each made an error, the only ones
the Atlas received. Barry could not field
an easy grounder, while Mclaughlin and
Sayers both missed fly balls Robertson
played well at second, but was unluck, in
pa'tinS' hanlett, at thlrd, accepted three
chances without an error, but his batting
was very poor. He struck out four times
in succession. Warren played well in left
fed, while Ahern, Biiwell and Fisher as
sisted in winning the game for the Atlas
Fisher knocked the ball into pile of lum-
Der near the score board and succeeded in
getting around all four bases before the
right fielder could find it.
}; II. Crone, once popular ball player
IN this city, umpired, and though one OF
his decisions at second base was disputed
by the audience, he was right, as Robert
son 50 covered the base by his body that
the runner could not possibly have touched
it.
The game up to the seventh inning stood
to in favor of the Clevelands, but after
that the Atlas got men on bases and scored
on passed balls. Five to one was the score,
which is given below: