Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-30
SACRAMENTO GETS THERE.
THE SENATORS NOW AT THE FRONT IN
THE LEAGUE RACE.
A Great Crowd witnesses Game that
Was Prolific of Features" as the
Scores Will Show.

Fully $500 people saw the Sacramentos
take the lead from the San Franchises yes
terday in the race for the California League
pennant. The grand and special stands
were damned with spectators, and the
usual number of enthusiasts hung on the
fence. A band of music was present to
help enthuse the crowd before play was
called The weather was pleasant for the
audience but somewhat warm for the play
ers. The people were expecting to see
sort Of tug of war between the two teams,
and were ready to yell at the slightest PROV
ocation.
"You make me sick" said Captain
Ebright of the San Franciscos to Stapleton,
when the latter made him change his bat
ting order so that it would conform to the
one he previously announced
Yes, we'll make you sick before we get
through with you to-day" was the Sacra-
mento Captains reply.
Contrary to expectation, Young was in the
box for the San Franchises. They wanted
to win, and although he pitched in Satur-
days game they considered Young a better
man to puzzle the Sacramentos than Look
abaugh. Whether or not he succeeded was
developed as the game progressed.
Goodenough, the wiry center garden
man of the Sacramento Club, was first to
bat. There was subdued cheer as he
walked to the batters' box. 1t was prob
ably intended as an intimation on the
peoples part that they would appreciate
his services if he would only reach first.
A couple of balls were pitched, and then
well, there was sharp whack, and the
ball was seen sailing out past second base.
He had made clean base hit, and the first
yell burst forth from the grand stand.
Another followed when the fieet.footed
fielder stole second base.
Daily couldn't dodge one of Young's
crooked curves, and got hit with the ball.
DAILY probably cared, but the audience
didn't. They wanted to see runners on
bases, no matter how they got there.
Cedar hit a sharp grounder to Shea, who
blocked it all right but in his hurry to get
the ball to second he made middle of it,
and the bags were full.
No outs, three men on bases, Young
getting wild, and Stapleton to the bat, what
was to happen?
The San Francisco man could not throw
the ball over the plate, and little catcher
Speer was getting mad. Four balls were
called, and Stapleton went to first base,
forcing Goodenough over the plate, and
making run number one.
Bowman then came to bat. He drove
hot one to Buchan, who neatly fielded it
and shot it straight to Speer at the home
plate to catch Daily. 1t looked exceedingly
dubious for the runner, but no! the ball
bounced out of Speer's hands, as though it
had struck a brick wall, and number two
was scored.
Young kept getting wilder at every
pitch. Roberts waited patiently and was
sent to first base on balls and Cedar was
forced in. Reitz let the bad ones 60 by,
and it was not long before four more were
counted, and he, too. took his base making
it necessary for Stapleton to cross the
plate.
McHale wanted to clear the bases with a
long drive, and braced himself accordingly
He hit the ball all right enough, but Levy
unfortunately put a stop to its career by
catching it. He ielded it in so quickly
that Bowman didn't dare to attempt to
reach home.
Harper hit long fly to Hanley and after
the latter had caught it Bowman started
for home, and got there all right This
-.as run number five, and Goodenough,
although quite willing to make another,
went out on short hit to Ebright
This made the three outs, and was rather
good beginning for the Sacramentos.
The audience thought so. too and when
the San Franciscos went out in one, two
and three order, it was simply fine-just as
they wanted it.
This inning virtually settled the game
The San Franciscos were mot in it" for
moment afterwards. Manager Finn heaved
sigh and suddenly found that in the
shuttle his cigar had gone out Ebright
wouldn't dare to look at Stapleton. for the
latter was waiting for chance to tell him,
II told you so"
Seven mora rups uara y;Iod nm h., ~
Sacramentos in the third inning, and the
visitors were convinced that they were out
OF the game. However, they pulled to-
gether in the same inning and ratified Har-
per SO badly that he didn't know where he
was throwing the ball. Young hit safely,
as did Shea, and then Sweeney waited for
his base ana got 1t. Hanley hit to DAILY,
who threw low to home. and Young scored
Ebright got hit with the ball and forced
Shea home. Levy stood in the box until
harper had pitched four bad ones. Then
he went to first base. and Sweeney was
forced in. a bunt by Stevens and a long
fly by Buchan made two more runs. This
was all, however, for Young retired the side
by striking out.
The remainder of the game was exceed
ingly dreary and wearisome Both sides
made more runs, till at the end of the ninth
inning the score stood 10 to 10, with the
first figures for the Sacramentos
During the contest Sweeney was SUBJ
stituted tor Young, and Stevens took Speer's
place behind the bat. But this change did
not affect the batting of the Sacramentos nor
the error-making Of their opponents.
The game, as a whole, could best be
termed slogging and error-making con-
test Cedar, Stapleton, Reitz, Goodenough
and McHale did some lively hitting, while
Shea and Young were the only ones who
could hit Harper safely more than once.
Donohue umpired, and on base decisions
was invariably correct. He made the
pitchers throw the ball directly over the
plate before he would call strike, and for
this reason some of his judgments on balls
and strikes were disputed.
The score given below tells how each one
played: