Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-04-21
BY ONE rem.
sACRAMENT0's CRIPPLED NINE PLAYS
WELL, BUT Is DEFEATED.
1t Was Splendid Exhibition of the Ma
tional Game-some of the
Features.


has ever been seen here. To the audience,
however, there was redeeming feature
lacking, namely, the fact that the Sacra-
mentos could not win it. The San Fran
clscos were victorious and deserved to win,
although the same could be said of the
way. 1t is getting to be a sort of "chest-
nut" to still shout "hard luck" when the
home nine is beaten, and to give the true
cause of the Sacramentos' defeat yesterday,
it must be acknowledged that the San
Franciscos were too much for their oppo-
nents. They batted harder and could say
with as much propriety as the Sacramentos
that it was hard luck on their part that
they did not win the game by a greater
margin than one point. The score was to
2, which is the best of evidence that the
game must have been close and exciting
throughout. The Sacramentos PLAYED q
stronger game than it was generally sup.
poseo they would without either Bowman
or Stapleton in their ranks. Even if the
latter members had played, the fielding
could not have been improved upon, but il
hit column would have been swelled, and
this was the only reason the Sacramentos
did not win the contest. 1t is very seldom
that club making but two hits in nine in.
nings is victorious, and the rule was not
excepted yesterday. Young and Speer are
a magnificent battery, and the former
pitched remarkably steady game through
out. His curves are very deceptive, and it
is very doubtful if Borchers can best him
Tor speed. He has perfect control of the
ball, and in Speer he has a backstop in
whom great deal of confidence can be
placed. McHale and Goodenough were
the only ones who could hit the ball safely
on the part of the Sacramentos, and the
singles OF both were scratches. The rest of
the nine could do nothing with Young's
delivery, and had to content themselves
IN knocking easy chances to the infielders
or striking out
Harper did not pitch with much effect
iveness at first, and when four hits were
made off him in the second inning, it was
thought that towards the close of the game
there would be but few spots on the field
that the ball did not touch. After this
inning, however, and until the ninth, he
did not allow run to be made. He
seemed to use more spped than before, and
even Sweeney, who is regarded as the best
batter in the San Francisco nine, struck
out three times. The box work of both
pitchers waa so effective and the fielding of
both mines so exact and neat, that after two
innings had been played the score, which
was then to 2, remained so until the last
half of the last inning. Then it was that
after two of San Franchises men had
been struck out by Haper, Hanley drove
out into left field two. Dagger, which
allowed Young, who was about to wither
on second base, to score the winning run.
The utmost excitement prevailed during
the last seven innings, and in the majority
OF instances the batters were retired in one,
two and three order. Nobody made mis-
plays, excepting DAILY, Sweeney and
Ebright, anG these were of little conse-
quence.
McHale's catching could not have been
improved upon, and it is not very often
that catcher has a score of points oppo-
site his name, as has the clever Sacramento
boy. Twelve chances were given him and
he never missed an opportunity. Pop"
SWEET could not have pulled down fouls
better than did McHale yesterday. One of
his catches of foul tip deserved and re-
ceived prolonged applause. Speer tipped
the ball and it came sailing back about a
foot above the ground and to the left of the
catcher. He dropped over on his left side
and just did succeed in placing the large
grove OF the lett hand between the ball and
ground. The other hand came to the as
sistance of the left. and the ball was
caught. The effort was deserving of sue
cess.
Reitz and McHale and Cedar made a
triple play in the second inning. 1t
counted only as double, however, as one
man was out before the play was made.
Sweeney hit sky ball to Reitz. and after
the latter had caught it, Buchan, who was
on third, made dash for home Reitz
threw him out at the plate and McHale
forwarded the ball to Cedar in time for the
latter to touch out Young, who was run
ming from second to third base.
Goodenough made another of his won
dertul catches yesterday. Levy hit high
fly into right field, and almost everybody
thought the ball would land on the out
side of the park. Goodenough ran for it
and caught the sphere about foot from
the fence. In response to prolonged APP
plause he DOTTED his cap.
Donohue umpired we'll. but the audience
were against him, and when he appeared
on the grounds there was considerable
kissing. 1t might be good plan to eject
from the grounds few of the noisy spec
tators who hang On the fence in front OF
the grand stand and pass insulting and
uncailed-for remarks. A foul tip in the
first inning struck the umpire in the eye OF
the mask, and the ball stuck there Nc
damage was done.
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