Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-03
AROUND THE CITY.
The Home Team Defeats the
Oakland Club.
A WELL-PLAYED GAME OF BALL.
Cross Country Run-Rifle Practice
of the Seventh Regiment Boys.
Other News of Interest.
A WELL-PLAYED GAME OF BALL

By actual count, twenty-seven hundred
people passed through the gates of the
Athletic park yesterday afternoon, ex-
elusive of those who entered the grounds
n carriages. of which there were a
soodly number present. The grand
stand and bleachers were comfortably
packed with spectators, and more en-
.husiastic crowd it would be difficult to
imagine. The weather was delightfully."-
warm and pleasant, and as the game
proved to be exceptionally good from
start to finish, it was universally con-
ceded that most enjoyable afternoons
had been provided, and
the huge crowd went home with the COM
assurance that they had obtained
a good return upon the money invested.
In spite of the great reputation of the
Oakland team, and the fame of Knell as
a pitcher, the local boys retrieved their
fret defeat, sustained on Saturday, by
most brilliant victory, the score being
16 to in their favor.
The features of the game were the
twirling of Young, only four hits being
made off his delivery; the batting of
Breckenridge, Fogarty, Lohman
and Darby, for the Angelefios, and the
batting of O'Neill and the fielding of
DUNCAN for the Oaklands.
Umpire Conn called the game at 2 :32
o'clock, with the home team at the bat.
Knell, the left-handed pitcher, was in
the box, Brown being behind the stick.
In their first venture the local boys re-
tired in short order, not man reaching
first. The champions started out we'll,
O'Neill opening up with base hit, and
Brown making splendid two bsgger in
the vicinity of left field. O'Neill, how
ever, was put out while attempting to
steal second while Brown was at the bat,
with the assistance of Pete, "the
catcher" Eliff and Isaacson, failed to
reach frst, and honors were even.
The second attempt of the local boys
brought forth four tallies. Fogsrty led
off with base hit, and reached third on
an error by DUNCAN, and Breckenridge
followed with red-hot two-bagger,
which worked upon the feelings of the
crowd like magic, and let Fogarty in.
Holiday sacrificed and died on first.
Britain took his base on balls, and stole
second while Young was at the bat. The
latter was struck out, aud Darby sent an
easy fly to Ward, but the new man was
too confident and botched it, letting
Breckenridge and Britain in. Goldie hit
a scorching two. bagger, Darby reaching
home; and Swan made base hit, but
Lohman sacrificed and died on first.
Knell was the only man to reach first
for the visitors in their second venture,
and the crowd yelled itself hoarse as
Darby caught an almost impossible fly.
Two more tallies were added to the
home teams score in the third innings
Fogarty got his base on balls, and stole a
risky second, reaching third on Browns
error. Breckenridge was given his base
on dead ball. Holiday sacrificed and
died on first, Fogarty reaching home on
Wards error. Britain was struck out,
but in the meantime Breckenridge stole
to third and came in safely, Young sac
rifcing and dying on first. For the Wis
itors, Ward broke bat and died on first,
O'Neill flew to Swan, Brown took his
base on balls and stole second on
Goldie's error, but Elliff died on first ow-
ing to Fogarty's lightning ''pick-up."
The fourth innings resulted in two
more tallies for Los Angeles. Darby
made base hit, but Goldie was struck
out. Darby reached second on Swans
base hit, and stole third on a passed
ball. Lohmsn flow to DUNCAN. Swan
stole to second and third bases and
reached home on Fogarty's base hit,
Breckenridge dying on first. The Oak
land's retired in short order, not man
reaching Breckenridge.
DUNCAN went behind the bat at the be-.
ginning ofthe fifth innings, Brown going
out to center. The local boys failed to
tally, but the Oaklands scored twice and
the widest excitement prevailed. Cobb
opened up with base hit, and DUNCAN
with another, but the former
failed to reach second base. Goldie being
too quick for him. Ward flew to Swan,
and DUNCAN stole second, reaching third
base on O'Neill's base hit. Brown was
awarded his base on balls. DUNCAN
reached home on Elliff's base hit.
O'Neill followed suit on wild pitch, but
tipped a fly to Lohman.
In the sixth innings the Angeleao os
forged ahead with three more tallies.
Darby tipped foul fly which was secured
by Knell, but Goldie made safe hit,
and stole to second base on wild pitch.
Swan took his base on balls. and Goldie
reached third on passed ball. Lohman
made base hit, letting Goldie in, and
stole to second base. Fogarty was
struck out,"' but Breckenridge made a
pretty safe hit, and Ward muffej an easy
ball, which error was taken advantage of
by Swan and Lohman, both of whom
reached home. Holiday sacrificed, but
died on second. The Wis.
itors were again BANKED amid wild en-
thusiasm.
The "lucky" seventh was productive
Of two more tallies for the AngelefIos.
Britain took his base on dead ball, and
stole to second and third bases. Young
died on first, and Darby WAS awarded his
base on balls, and stole to second. Goldie
sacrificed, but reached first, Brecken.
ridge being put out on the home stretch.
Darby and Goldie stole to third and sec.
ond bases respectively, and both got
home on Fogsrty's safe hit. Lohman
few to Ward.
DUNCAN, for the Champions, reached
first by fuke, the ball being knocked
out of Breckenridge's hand, but that was
the extent of the Oaklands' efforts.
In the eighth innings, Breckenridge
added another tally, but the visitors
were again doomed to disappointment.
Two more runs were added to the home
teams score in the ninth, Darby and
Swan being the successful sprinters, but
DUNCAN was the only man to reach first
for the opponents, and the crowd yelled
itself hosrse as it rushed for the cars.
At the end OF the seventh innings Um-