Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-10
LOCAL EVENTS.
The Home Team Gains An.
other Victory.
A HOTLY CONTESTED BALL GAME
The Citrus Fair, and Other Items OF
More Than Ordinary Lo-
cal Interest.

cal Interest.
Yesterday afternoon the Olkland and
Los Angeles baseball teams played the
seventh of their series of games at the
Athletic park, and once again was the
pennant of the league champions low
cred in favor of the home team, after
one Of the greatest and most exciting
games ever witnessed in this city.
Though cocl breeze blew up during the
afternoon, making it decidedly chilly for
those sitting in the shade of the grand
stand, the 5000 spectators who crowded
the structure and its attendant bleach
ers, forgot this discomfort entirely in the
excitement caused by the brilliant play
of both teams, and yelled themselves
hoarse before the game was decided in
the tenth inning. 1t was evident from
the start that the Oaklands were deter
mined to maintain their reputation as
ball players; but in spite of the general
opinion that they would win the game,
it was universally conceded after their
defeat, that the home team was phenom-
email, and that great victory had been
achieved.
Knell, of the "Phillies," and Brown,
of the ''Giants," formed the battery for
the Oaklands, Young and Lohman
filling the same positions for the An
gelefios, and all four did yeomen's SER
vice for their respective teams. The fea-
lures of the game was the fielding OF
Goldie at short stop, to whose celebrity in
picking up the ball at several critical
moments the victory was unquestionably
due; the pitching of the rival twirlers
and the batting of Goldie, Breckenridge,
Britain, Young, O'Neill, DUNCAN, Nc
Donald and Knell.
The gong rang for "game" at 2 40
O'Clock, and the home team went to the
bat, but retired in exceedingly short
order, Goldie going out on foul fly and
Swan and Lohman being struck out. The
Oaklands. on the other hand, made their
first and only tally in this innings.
O'Neill led off with we'll placed two
bagger in the territory of right field, and
reaching third on Browns safe hit, got
home amid loud and continued applause
on Goldie's error. Duncan sent fly to
Goldie, who dropped it, but Immediately
retrieved his error by quick throw to
second base, which successfully disposed
of Brown. Hill flew to Swan, and Nc
Donald died on first on a hot return to
Young. Score: to nil.
The home team again retired quickly
Fogarty going ont on fly to Mcdonald
Breckenridge and Holiday being struck
out by the left-handed twirler. The
visitors Jared no better, however, Isaac
son being struck out, Cobb dying on first
| by a sensational stop on the part of
Goldie, which brought down the house.
Knell reached first on Brittain's q error,
but the latter almost Immediately re-
trieved his mistake by catching Ward
out on difficult fly.
In the third innings the Angeleaos got
on even terms with their opponents, and
the widest excitement prevailed. Brit
tain sent an easy fly to Cobb, but the
| third baseman was over-confident and
mufed it, and stealing second while
Young was at the bat, Britain reached
third base on Young's sacrifice. Darby
was struck out, but Goldie made very
pretty safe hit over McDonald's head,
and Britain came home, the crowd
cheering continuously for several min
utes. Goldie stole to second base, but
Swan was again struck out. The Oak
lands failed to tally.
Neither team tailed in the fourth
innings. Lohman died on first, and Fo.
garty was awarded his base on balls,
stealing to second on Breckenridge's fly
TO Isaacson, which was accepted, and
Holiday flew to Hill. For the visitors,
Mcdonald and Isascson died on first, and
Cobb was struck out.
The fifth innings was equally unpro-
ductive for both teams. Britain was
caught out very prettily by Hill, Young
was struck out, and Darby died on first.
Young made two remarkable stops and
succeaded in killing both Knell and
Ward on first, amid much excite.
ment. O'Neill made base hit, but
died on second base, owing to Goldie's
clever fielding of scorcher from Browns
bat.
The sixth was an exciting innings for
the home team, although no addition to
the score was made by either side. Col
die opened up by pretty safe hit to
right field and stole to second base on a
wild pitch. Swan was struck out for the
third time, and Lohman followed suit,
| Goldie stealing to third in the meantime,
but before an opportunity occurred to let
him in, Fogarty was struck out. Dun
gan, for the Oaklands, died on first,
owing to Young's stop, Hill was struck
out, Mcdonald placed the ball past Col
die and reached first, but Isaacson was
struck out, and the score still stood one
all.
The ''lucky" seventh failed to change
the situation, although even money bets
were freely offered ON the chances of the
home team scoring. Breckenridge, the
"pride" of the Angelefos. was struck
out, but "King" Holiday hit to McDon-
aid and reached first on the fielder's wild
throw, being put out, however, while at
tempting risky steal to second base.
Britain made nice safe hit, stealing to
second and third while Young was at the
bat. Young took his base on balls, and
the excitement grew intense as he stole
to second while Darby was at the bat,
and after the latter had made two strikes.
The audience held it's breath as Darby
tipped a foul, and Knell pitched two
"balls" in succession. Then came an
other foul and Darby was struck out with
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