Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-24
RAFTING BASEBALL.
SACRAMENTO NOW OCCUPIES SECOND
PLACE IN THE RACE.
A Hard and Stubbornly- Fought Game
With Stockton Yesterday-Twelye
Innings Played.

The OLD baseball axiom, ''Neyer quit till
the last mans out" proved in yesterday s
game that such policy often wins victo-
ries. a club should never consider itself
out OF the contest because its opponents are
leading, even though the margin seems inn
possible to overcome. The San Franciscos
are and always have been noted for their
staying qualities, and the club which has
been chosen to represent Sacramento in the
race for the pennant this year seems to be
composed of mtn who think little OF clos
ing gap of several runs when they are be-
hind in a contest.
The Sacramentos had an uphill game
all the way through yesterday, and the
manner in which they STAYED with their
opponents, and finally got the better of
them, is deserving OF the highest credit. Ii
took twelve innings to decide the contest.
and, thanks to the steady team work and
opportune hitting the game resulted in
victory for the SacFamentos by a score of Is
to 13
The crowd was not a large one, but none
more enthusiastic ever witnessed game at
exciting after the third inning. and from
that time on Until the end there
was a cheer for almost every play.
The Stocktons started in on the
jump, and had four runs scored up 10
the third inning. The home nine, which
up to that time had been badly puzzled by
Perrotts sharp out-curves. suddenly
changed the complexion of things by
smashing the sphere right and left, and
amid the bowling of the audience and the
error-making of the visitors nine men
landed safely across the plate. Every man
in the club made run.
The Stocktons were not to be outdone,
however ana when they came to bat in
their half of the inning each man seemed
TO know from whence the ball was coming,
and the way they drove out Harper's
curves and shoots was enough to strike
terror into home nine enthusiasts. They
batted until six runs were made, and this
squirt set them one ahead They again
gained run in the seventh inning, and
two more in the eighth, while the Senators
were unable to send man around the
bases. Stockton was four runs ahead at
the end of the eighth, and every one on
the outside concluded that Perrott had
settled down and was too much for the
SacTamento's hard-hitters.
The latter, however, did not seem to en-
terrain that view of matters, and when
Cedar came to the bat he lined pretty
single into right field. Reitz banged one
into the air, and Holiday and Fogarty COL
liding, the ball was muffed, aud there were
two men on bases. Amid the widest en-.
thusiasm Roberts knocked force hit, Nc
Hale smashed out neat drive to center,
Harper got first on the pitchers error, and
Goodenough drove out another hit.
When the excitement was nver aO6 III O
shouts had ceased, the score had been tied.
and II remained for the visitors to settle the
contest If they could, in their half of the
inning. Perrott famed however, De-
pangher was thrown out at the initial by
Harper, and Swan was SO foolish as to
knock the bali near Reitz, and of course
his career was cut short.
In the tenth the Sacramentos tried to
score, but couldn't. The Stocktons made
a good attempt but failed, and another
inning was commenced. The home nine
tried to score, but without success, and the
Stocktons were just as bad off, Daily and
Stapleton retiring the side.
The audience could have sat until dark
and watched such playing. 1t was all
quick work, and both pitchers were hold
ing out well, but the twelfth inning de-
cided th game.
AftefBowmsn had famed, Daily made
nit and went tothlrd base on wild throw.
Stapleton, for the first time, found the ball
safely, and his hit was a rafting smack
into left field. DAILY trotted home and
Stspleton easily made the circuit of the
bases, scoring home.run. The Stocktons
We're not able to tie the score, and the
crowd yelled with delight as they left the
grounds for the stree. cars, after witnessing
for two hours and half splendid game.
Both pitchers were batted hard, and
Harper was somewhat wild. IF his nine
had not batted as they did the game
would have resulted differently.
Roberts missed his first fly this season,
and was very weak at the bat. Both he
and Daily were under the weather"
McHale's timely hits played an import
ant part in the run-getting for the Senators,
and Reitz' batting and fielding was the
same as ever-simply perfect. Too high
compliment as a fielder cannot be paid 10
the little guardeI of the center bag. Ten
chances-and hard ones, too-he accepted
without an error, and four times he hit
safely. He was fielding in the region of
short stop half the time, and beside looking
out for hot ones between first and second,
he was catching flies out in center field.
Bowman and Depapgher caught splen-
didly.
Fogarty was uncertain at second base,
Wilson did but fairly we'll at third, though
he made some good stops Selma played
first base without an error, and so did
Stapleton. Both got twelve put.
Following is the score