The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-12-31
AT MILPRAS.
"Squink" Reports a Christmas Game
of Baseball.
He Gets Things Considerably Mixed,
But Make Very Readable Re-
port of the Game.
M1Lp1ras Christmas. 1901.


EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN: / was swindled
on the horse L got at Fossiltown and it
took till Christmas to get here. Had to
tie his tail round his neck and roll him
to get him down hill. Going up carried
him. On level ground he had blind
staggers and all the veterinary diseases on
file. [ don't see how he acquired so
many accomplishments to perfection in
so small town.
l got here just in time to witness the
national game between the Howlers and
Squealers for the Milpitas pennant.
Both teams were in their usual condition,
but the ground was slippery and the
weather murky.
The Howlers claim the game by one
lun and the Squealers say its a draw.
The umpire said they both lied, but they
made him take it back and own up that
if they did he couldn't help it. He died
trying TO decide the game gratuitously.
Following is synopsis OF the entertain
ment
The first inning resulted in a white
wash for both sides. Judkins of the
Howlers made third and would have
scored, but Sweeney threw sand in his
eyes.
In the second Biffens of the Howlers hit
to McGarigle in lett. McGarigle caught
it, but let IL get away and Bitfens ran for
a ringer, but Galley knocked him down
with board and the umpire called him
in. The SQuealerS claimed run, but
didn't make it stick
In the third both teams braced up.
Mcfugle got onto iiofienpopper's curve,
hit to short-stOp knocked hum down and
made nrst. Coot followed with daisy
stfA ella 10, ~.
jaw, and went into the hole in Sweeney'S
lace. Sweeney was coacher for the Howl
ers. Hohenpopper sprung the Portland
tomato OH Biffens with the new ball
Bitfens lodged, but got his wing broke.
SlOdenhemer would have scored. but
had too much ballast in his feet. In this
inning Maloney threw from center and
hiC Galley OF second base iii the bowels.
The fourth was whitewash for both
sides. Simpson, in trying TO find one OF
HoHenpopper'S Shin-scraperS, struck
catcher Bowlims on the face and broke
the bat. Bowlims was relieved, and
probably died.
In the fifth the Squealers came up
smiling, and knocked Burglars tamales
right and left. Casey made second, but
was telescoped. The umpire pat three
men out. Maloney's neck was broken
by Eung-starter, bat they kept him Tor
"A stake to mark the LETT tOul line, using
his face for d red nag.
SiXth-Neither size scored. Blowkins
made a neat throw from left and hit the
short-stop on his solar plexus. F'rac-
tured the ball.
Seventh Both teams attended strictly
to business, and got in some fine work.
In turning handspring to make second,
SIOtfenheimer feet struck DOOly'S dia-
phragm. This spread Dooly OUT like u
map but Slohenheimer fell at third by a
wild throw from the box, which killed
him. McGarigle recovered the ball, put
it in hot to first, where Mcfugle let go OF
it, and it went through him and broke a
spectator leg.
ShaIer, i'll an effort to reach second,
collided with q SWinger from CaIkins,
which put him to sleep. Brooks got a
tirecracker from center and made hot
double OH watermelon from ckowler.
| Skowler got back at him, when the
Squealers got in and sent Il stem winder
with chain-shot on it, which put CAT
tey's eye out and was stopped by the UNI
pire's vocabulary.
The cries of RATS 81 Greens ~ Bring
him here on a platter - etc., from the
| grand stand were leveled at the umpire
who was unpopular.
! Coot came to the bag in good form and
| fractured his record with sky-scraper.
! He skipped like a whitehead for second,
! but Judkins kicked him under the belt
and the umpire chirped.
At the close Of the seventh the score
was tie.
The eighth inning virtually ended the
game. Binger, a new man, opened with
a screamer TO the left, and was followed
by Skowler, who tanned, and the umpire
ki-yied again. Bitter got on his auricle
and hit to Maloney. who let it pass and
stayed where he was. Kelley struck a
graceful attitude and the catcher with
his bat, and retired. Gaffey came on
with his eye in his vest pocket, and hit to
the cow pasture. Kerr sent her in with
hornets on her, and Shorty got 'em on
his radials. McCorkle got ratified, and
slid into first on his forehead, but got
| goozzeled.
Here the umpire threw up the reticu-
lated tissue, whooped ''Gamer' and ran
for the fence, but both sides mobbed him.
Events became confused, and all [ could
get away with was the score and an over
coat.
Score by innings
Howlers.. o 0 o o 90
Squealers. o 0 o o o o 90
Result Trouble. Both teams are
scooped for the season. Time of game,
three hours; time Of trouble, still run
ming; time now, supper time.