Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-07

The Atlas Defeat the Tribunes In an
Exciting Game.
The ball game at Snowflake Park yester-
day between the Tribunes and Atlas was
an exceedingly interesting one, and the lat
ter had to play good hard ball to defeat
their opponents. a feature was the man.
ner in which both clubs were escorted on
the diamond. Headed by the Hussar
band, the two mines (the Tribunes LAST
started from the dressing-room in single
file. They marched around the field and
bases and as each man got opposite his
fielding position he left the line and took
his station. This was continued until
every man of the visiting nine had left the
line, the catcher and pitcher stopping at
the home plate to do the batting in the
preliminaries. The Atlas marched to their
bench. The practicing of both clubs was
but fair. although several fine plays were
made.
The Atlas were sent to the bat first and
scored in the first, third and sixth inning,
making in all four runs. The TrIbunes
managed by punched hits to make three
runs in the third and seventh innings.
The Tribunes have several fine PLAYERS
among their number, but Smalley, their
third baseman. did not do as good work as
was expected of him. His manager states,
however that a shattered finger is the cause
of the third baseman's errors HYDE did
fair work, and he may prove puzzler after
little practice. He has plenty of speed
and some good curves but he ought to have
some pity on his catcher, whom he evidently
considers board fence. Wilds, the catcher.
Is colored man, perhaps the first of his
race who has ever played before an audience
this ~ o ic cold IN ba hot
but was unfortunate in his hits, yesterday.
StultZ, the first baseman, is recorded with
fourteen put-outs and no errors. He has q
neat way of catching the ball, and he made
one OF the most remarkable catches ever
seen on diamond. One of the Atlas men
was on first base, and the next batter
knocked to the pitcher. who threw to Van
Haltren on second and forced out one man.
Van Haltren then threw to first in order to
make double play. He threw wide OF
his mark, but Stultz gathered it in with
one hand, and succeeded in making the
double. The crowd recognized the fine
catch by prolonged applause.
Van Haltren played good game in the
field but he is very weak at the bat Out
of three times at the bat he waited" twice.
He is quick in the field, and has several
characteristics of his brother. The fielders
of the visiting nine did not do very well,
with the exception of Grinnell, who made
one remarkable catch of fly. He is very
small and slightly built, and does not APP
pear to have passed his teens" Every
time he came to the bat he was greeted
with applause. He is said 10 be terrible
Kicker" however.
For the Atlas Mclaughlin and Barry did
splendid work, the visiting nine getting
out five hits off the latter Ahern, Robert
son, Sayers and Warren played good ball
but the latter made a bad throw in the
third inning which virtually gave the Tri.
Dunes two OF their runs. Neither of the
Atlas felders had much work. 1t must be
said of Fisher that he is a good, honest
player, and plays ball for all there is in
him.
The game was, on the whole, intensely
int 7asting, and ended in a score of 4 to
ID -.@r of the Atlas. Following is the
score: