Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-29
BORIHERS DID IT.
TEE WILLOW SACRAMENTO TWIRLER
SAVES THE sTocKToNs.
A Close and Exciting Game of Ball Yes.
terday-Sacramento Defeated
by One Run.

The Stocktons made the Sacram entos the
tail-enders in the League race yesterday
afternoon by defeating them in a hotly.
contested and well-played game, the score
at the end of the battle standing to 4 Fol
Friday game there was large attend.
ance, and although the management ex-
pected to make expenses, the receipts
amounted TO considerably more. If most
OF the seasons games should be as well
played as that of yesterday they will surely
draw large crowds to see them.
While Sacramento lost, little fault could
be found with the clubs playing, and the
belief still exists that the local team has
the best players in the League
Borchers twirled during the nine in
nings with excellent control of the ball :
the visitors fielded better than their oppo-
nents, making one error less and having
more plays 10 their credit, and they made
one nit more than the Sacram entos. These.
with timely punching of the hits, gave
them the game by a small margin.
Stockton has good club, but all mines
have their weak spots. Dallas, who guards
the third corner, appears TO have 8 bad
arm, and is not safe thrower, but he did
not err on the one fielding chance he got.
Even If the rest of the club u ere weak
with Borchers in the box, pitching as he is
capable of doing, they stand an excellent
chance of winning. Borchers' work YES
terday is deserving Of the highest praise
and cheers from the grand stand showed
that he has many admirers yet among Sac
ramentans. He has changed his batting
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Fairhurst supported him well, and they
will make a formidable battery if Borchers
keeps up his work.
Stockton's three out-felders-Kelly Hol-
liday and Swan-had little work to do, but
from appearances are well able to take care
OF their positions. Holiday is a brother
Of Bug" Holiday, the famous center
fielder of the Cincinnati Club
Fogarty is a good ond-baseman, and,
if report be true, is a brother of the crack
Eastern second baseman so Stockton has
strain OF baseball blood, if nothing else,
in her team.
The home team played the game with
two errors, both being charged TO DAILY.
One was for miss of high ball in the
first inning. Ii would, however, have been
an excellent catch had he held the ball. The
other error was given for his failing 10
handle ground bail. Daily redeemed
himself, however, by hitting two. Dagger.
and be retired the Stocktons in the sixth
inning By catching sky-balls from the bats
OF Dallas, Borchers and Fairhurst.
Zalgler pitched good, steady game, and
but five hits were secured off his delivery.
de had considerable speed, and Borchers'
WORK was not very far superior. Five hits
were made by the Stocktons and four by
the Sacramentos. Zeigler struck out six
men and Borchers eight, so that one had
little the better of the other Borchers
chances to assist, outside of box work
made his work more noticeable than that
of Zeigler. but no fault could be found
with the Sacramento pitcher. Bowman
gave him the very best of support, and Sac
ramento has surely secured a gem in her
oackstop. His batting has been unlucky
so far but be will surprise the public when
| he does commence hitting the ball. Foul
tips have caused the bail to strike him
more times than any other catcher thus
far, but he shows his nerve by not letting
wheck on the arm or on the neck bother
him.
Stapleton, Reitz and Cedar played their
positions about the three bases in fault
less manner, and, with DAILY, make the
Sacramento infield one Of the stone-wall
order. Reitz's neat fielding is becoming to
be particularly noticeable.
Roberts, Goodenough and McHale all
had chances to distinguish themselves,
and did not let the opportunities 90 by.
Sheridan umpired the game in a mas
terly manner. Sheridan's uniform is of a
light blue, but is built on the same plan as
that displayed by Donahue last Sunday.
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