Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-19
HARPER GAY.
THE YOUNG MAN PITCHES ANOTHER
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
The Heavy Hitting San Franciscos Fan
Before Him Oakland Wins
at the Bay.

The Heavy Hitting San Franchises FAN
Before Him Oakland Wins
at the Bay.
George Harper, Esq, pitched for the Sac
ramento Baseball Club yesterday in the
game against San Francisco.
That's why Sacramento won.
at least, that was the principal why"
Of course if the rest of the Senators had not
played championship game behind him
the result might have been different, for
the San Franciscos were playing winning
ball, too.
But Harper carried off the honors of the
day, and proved once more that California
climate develops great twirlers. He pitched
magnificent game from start to finish and
had wonderful control of the ball. At ex.
citing stages of the game-and there were
several of them-he was as cool as the pro-
verbal cucumber. Seven scattering hits
were what the heavy hitting team from the
Bay managed to get OF Of his delivery,
some of which were of the scratch order.
He gave but two of them first base on balls,
and struck out eleven batters. 1t was com.
lcal to see San Franciscos heaviest batters
come up, one after the other, and pound
the air with their bats, in their vain en-.
beavers to straighten out his tantalizing
curves, and the audience showed its appre-
citation of his work by applauding him
wildly throughout the game. Two errors
appear against him in the score, which
were for two bad throws to bases. They
were not of a serious nature, however.
Daley was on the sick-list and Zeigler
took his place at short. The pitcher
manager appeared to be q little nervous
and uncomfortable in the position-which
is quite natural for player who is unac-
customed to filling such difficult place
but, probably fortunately, he did not have
much to do, and got off with one error.
HOW THE RUNS WERE MADE.
San Francisco started the game with one
run, while the Sacramentos were unable to
score. There was not a great deal of en-
thusiasm in the grand stand. In the sec.
ond inning, however, the Senators turned
the tables. After Cedar had struck out,
Reitz hit safely into left field end stole sec
ond. They tried to catch him at second,
but Reilz only took another base from
thCbl tucli Dn6d HAVING
dropped the ball. Roberts struck out
McHale was hit by the ball and presented
with first. He Immediately raced down
for second, but was headed off by an accu-
rate throw by Speer, the San Francisco
catcher. McHale however, knows how to
play ball, and, instead of running into the
second baseman's arms, turned and started
back for first. Shea gave chase, and while
this was going on ReitZ crossed the home
plate-just what McHale was PLAYING for.
and there was even more luck in store for
McHale than he had anticipated. Shea.
after he had overtaken the Sacramentan.
dropped the ball, and McHale landed safely
on second. On passed ball he reached
home. Harper reached first on balls, but
was subsequently put out at third while
inning San Francisco scored nothing.
In the third inning one more run was
tailed for the Capital City nine. Cedar
was the young man who made the circuit.
He went to first on short infield hit, and
by great sprinting reached home on Reitz's
left-feld hit, which proved too hot for
Levy to intercept.
Tue fourth and fifth innings netted
nothing for either team.
In the sixth the Sacramentos spurted
again, and the result was two more runs to
their credit. Reitz went to first on Young's
inability to put the ball over the plate, and
followed this up with a magnificent slide
to second. Roberts then welded his bat.
and the ball went ricocheting through left
field. Reitz headed for home, but the ball
was close behind him. The little fellow
doubled his speed and made desperate
plunge for the plate. Pitcher Young of
the San Franchises was in the way and re-
ceived the force of Rei,z's plunge on the
fingers of his left hand. The pitcher was
badly hurt, but after time was able to re-
sumo the game. Roberts in the meantime
was sitting complacently on cushion No. 3.
When the game was resumed McHale took
up his bat and raped out full-grown
base-hit over first base, bringing in Rob-
erts. McHale tried to steal second but was
put out. Harper was hit by the ball and
Bowman hit safely. Zeigler ended the
inning, however, by hitting an easy one to
Young, which the latter fielded handily to
first. San Francisco made nothing in this
inning.
In the seventh the Bay team added one
more run-iust to keep the little lonely
one, which had been patiently resting on
the black board since the first inning, COM
pany. Stevens hit safely, and Harper, in
trying to catch him mapping, over-threw
the ball to such an extent that it rolled
down under the Kindergarten Before il
could be recovered Stevens was home.
Buchan hit to Stapleton, and Young fouled
out.
AN EXCITING HALF-INNING.
Neither side scored in the eighth OF
nlnth-but Sacramento had an awful scare
in the San Francisco's half of the ninth
inning. The San Franciscos have ALWAYS
been noted for their don't -giye.up-the.
ShinD mr. nd ,cf, sroS.
they won game in the last inning, when
it was all but lost.
1t looked very much as though they
were going to do il again yesterday.
Levy hit 10 Zeigler, and was thrown out
Speer then raped one along the ground
between Stspleton and Reitz. Reitz. as
usual, went after it: bnt in his anxiety he
fell over the ball and Speer was safe. On
passed ball Speer went to second. Stevens
took first on balls. Buchan raped out a
long fly, which Goodenough captured,
Young then hit to right field and was safe
The bases were now full, and Shea, one
OF the hardest hitters of the San Francisco
team, was next 10 bat.
There was no cheering or wild enthusi.
asm now. A good hit would clear the
bases and tie the score, while a home run
which Shea now and then INDUCES in
would give the game 10 the visitors
The spectators gazed with cyaned necks
and bated breath at Harper.
The handsome young pitcher realized
his position. He steadied himself for a
moment and then sent in the bali like 8
rocket. Shea made desperate lunge at it
but the curve deceived him He managed
to touch the succeeding three balls, tai
they were fouls. Then another strike
Still no enthusiasm. Harper steadied him
self again and then-whew how those
people did yell-struck Shea out.
Despite the sprinkling OF errors through
out the game il was at all times interestin.
and frequently exciting. 1t was Just tn,
sort of game the average spectator likes
good pitching, splendid hitting and base
running, and close and exciting finish.
Donahue gave general satisfaction a
umpire.
Following is the official score
SACRAMENTO. T.B. r. BHsB 70 A.
Goodenough, C. f........ 8 o
Bowman, c................ l IL l
Zeigler, s. s-... .-............
Stapleton, list b.....-.... 0
Cedar Sd b.-.........-..-.... 0 ,
Reitz. I'd b.....--.....- 2 2 2
Roberts, |. f.-.....-...-. 0 o o
McHaip r