Evening journal., 1890-04-04
EXHIBITION GAME.
Errcrs in the First Two Innings Give the
Athletics the Contest.

Athletics the Contest.
The exhibition game was called bv
Umpire Campbell Of Philadelphia at
o'clock, just few minutes after the
dedication Of the grounds. The home
club went to bat.
The game was interesting, and al
though the home club was defeated. its
work after the first two innings was
very good The team had never PLAYED Z
game of ball before while its opponents
have had great deal of practice and
several matches. The battery. Lawson
and Williams, had never been together
in any game, yet their work was almost
perfect. The condition of the diamond
interfered with sharp playing, but some
of the actions were brilliant. The game
was won in the first two innings on
errors.
First inning-Hasney struck the
second ball pitched and made base hit.
Speidel was hit by pitched ball and Has.
ney went to second. Rigby and Kienzle
struck ont. Sullivan reached first on
Green's tumble and Hssney scored.
Speidel was thrown out at the home
plate. For the Athletics, Welch went to
first on being hit; Purcell made base
wild throw and Welch scored O'Brien
Knocked an easy grounder to Lawson
who threw very wildly to first; SO wildly
that Purcell and Lyons scored. Seward
went to first on balls; Fitzgerald made a
single on which O'Brien scored, and
Seward was caught at second Collins
tiied out to left field and Byrne went out
to first base. Score, Al.
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struck out and Lawson was thrown out
py Lyons to Q Brien. Green opened for
the Athletics with a single, and by a
passed 1ball and double by Lyons.
scored. Welch was hit by pitched bali
and scored on the same hit. Purcell
hied out to Speidel. Lyons made the
two.bagger; OBTien and Seward reached
hrst, respectively, on a passed ball and an
error, but all three were left on bases by
Lawson's clean work in striking ont
Fitzgerald and Collins. Score, ell
This ended the run getting until the
sixth inning when Rigby earned run
on base hit, stolen base, and single
by Sullivan, score, 6-2. In the next inn
ing the local team had a chance to tie
the score. With three men on bases and
only one out, little hit would have done
great things; but one batter struck out
and the others hot grounder was stopped
In time to put out the batter.
Lawson pitched great game after the
second inning, and was cool and self
possessed.
kid" Williams's support excited ad-
miration. Byrne and Collins did great
work for the Athletics, striking ont
twelve of the opponents and allowing
them but four hits. This seemed to he
the weakest part of the home club. The
fielders played a clean game, and the
errors made should be credited to the
conditionof the ground.
Three brilliant double plays were
made, two of them by the home club. In
the first inning after Lawson's wild
throw, two men were on bases. Byrne
hit an easy one which Lawson sent to
first and first threw it home. cutting off
Seward In the eighth inning, Byrne
was on FIRST, when Green knocked high
fly into centre Byrne thought it was
safe. but found too late that Kienzle had
covered it. In the third inning the
Athletics made a singular double play,
Fitzgerald capturing fy from HasDey's
bat and throwing Williams out at first.
The detailed score follows:
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