Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-22
Special to the Gazette.


AUSTIN, TEX, May 21.-The Fort
Worth Base Ball Club played the Austins
to-day, resulting in Austin. s; Fort
Worth, 2. The boys played beautiful
game. and the great Elret WAS invincible,
on]y one hit wss made of him and that
was a miserable little thing ten
feet from the plate. But for
wild throw and wild pitch he
would have played isultless game. But
ne pitched suoerbly, striking out eleven
men, and Weaver supported him magnih-
Gently. There were but few errors made,
the Austins though being very damsglng
1t was az exciting game from start TO
finish, as it was in doubt till the lsss man
was out in the ninth inning. The Fort
Worth club have greatly strengthened
since they were here l;st, and our boys
have to put their best foot front TO Gown
them, Following Is the score hy innings
and the official record:
First innine-Austin at the bat. RsY-
mond made hit OF first ball pltcned.
He stole second and got third on a Wild
mitch. Weaver got base on five balls and
stole second. McClosky hit to third ana
was retired on first. Sherry struck to
pitcher and went out st first. Bright
struck out, leaving two men on bases ana
no runs scored.
For Fort Worth-Lillie struck out;
Sunday hit to second and WAS put out at
first. Joyce struck out, No runs.
Second Inning-Ehret struck to short
and went out at first. Ukotter struck to
third and went out at first. Tobias msae
base hit. Hoffman struck to third and
49,, rotirod AT first No runs.
For Fort Worth-Rsdemakert TOOK oase
nm Ave balls, and took second on Firle's
ont. and third on a wild pitch, snd home
ON a wild pitch. O'Connor went out on
nigh foul fly which Weaver, after long
run, beautifully caught. Rogers went
ont on a foul fY to third. One run WAS
SEQ ed.
Third inning-Rsymopd struck to short
and went out al fcst. Weaver struck to
short and was thrown out at first. NC
Closky hit q fig to second and was caught
out. No runs.
Fudger hit high fly to second ano was
caught out. Lille struck out. NO runs.
Fourth inning-Sherry hit to centre
sald and was out. Bright hit high fly
to second end wss out. Enret nlt 10 lnlo
and wss retired at first.
For Fort Worth-Sundsy his 20 brlsnt
who fumbled the ball, snc the oatter Wss
safe. Joyce hit to Sherry who fumoleo,
and the batter was safe. Rsdemaker MT
to pitcher and was thown out 81 htst
Firle hit high one to Raymond ana was
out. O'Connor made 8 scrlfce nit ano
WAS safe at first. Rodgers hit q ny to
RAYMOND, who made oeautliul run
backwards and caught the ball with one
hand. This left thEee men on bases ano
no runs scored.
WAS retired at first. Tobias hit to thlro
and went out at first. Hoffman strucS
out.
WAS put out at first. Fudger hit tc
! Tobias and was caught out. Lilies
third strike went through Weaver ant
the batter was safe. Sunday hit h7 Il
Tobias and was out. No runs.
sixth Ioning-Rsymond made 3 bss'
hit ot the first pitch. Weaver made
base hit. McClosky hit to short stop ant
went cut at first. Sherry hit to secont
and WAS out; Bright to third and wa
ont. No runs, with two men on bases.
For Fort Worth-Joyce struck out
Rsdemaker hit to second and went out q
first. Firle struck out. No runs.
Seventh Inning-Eoret hit to short ami
went out at first. Ukot.er took base OF
Ave balls. Tobias made base hit. Hof
man sent fly to center and WAS caugn
ont. RAYMOND made hit and Ukotte
and Tobias scored. Weaver hit to shor
and went out at first. Two runs and tn
Austins were ahead.
Fer Fort Worth, O'Conner hit lon
! fiV to Tobias and wss out. Rodgers hl
10 Ehret who threw high to first and tn
: rnnner wentlto third. Kittle struck Gu
hut the ball was dropped by Weaver an
Rodgers came in while Kittle was bein
mt ont. Fudger hit to short and wei
ont At first. One run and the score wa
tied.
Eighth innipg-McC loskey hit to pitche
and was out at first. Sherry had thre
: strikes, but got first safely. Brigl
struck q foul fly to third .end was on
Ehre, made q hit to third, who did M
handle it, and Sherry scored. Ukol
ter struck out. One run.
Fort Worth-Lillle took base on nv
halls. Sunday WAS sent to base on hS
Z balls. joyce hit foul fly to Ukotter an
was out, R.demaker hit fly to sho
and was cut, while Firle WI
at the bat. Weaver caught II
two runners between first and secon
and between second and third. He ran ono
to first and held the man of first, ran hi
t toward second and then q ickly tire
; to third, and caught the runner: II W.
y beautiful headwork and playing for whis
! weaver cannot be too highly praised. n
e runs. TIT,
j sNinth inning-Tobias struck out. H.
e man at uck out. Raymond struck out.
!. splendid work for Fudger.
a Fort Worth-Firle hit foul ny to ha
4 mond and was out. O'Connor struck on
g Rodgers struck out, and the game cee'
q tifui one, was over, and Austin WAS vi
d to,ious by Q score Of 8 to Q.
a SCORE BY INNINGS:
80 5 81 9
!: Au..,n o 0 l O.
q Fo1t worth. ! y
I. Summary: Famed Iuns-Austtn.Y Il II
= worth. o. Struck out-By Ehret, IL fudg
ID Rase on balls-By Ehret 8; by Fudger
?. Wild pitches-Ehret, l; Fudger, L.