Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-06
A TH|RTEEN-|NN|AG SHUT0UI
The Finest Ball Came Ever
Played in California.
Twenty-four Goose Eggs Before the
Ice Was Broken.
w,even Innings Played without a Field
ing Error--The Phenomenal Game
of the Season and of
the League.
Two to nothing.

Two to nothing.
That was the score in yesterdays con-
test
1t was thirteen inning game and the
Angels won.
No such game was ever seen on a
California diamond.
1t was the best game played this year
in America, everything considered.
There was no let up from start to fin
ish, and every one of the eighteen men
played for "keeps."
Both teams were on their mettle and
tho struggle for supremacy was bril-
liant one.
The playing was sharp and clean, and
the players went after everything in
sight.
The suspense was awfully trying on
the nerves of the spectators.
Peanuts and soda water were in fair
demand, but nerve tonic would have
sold like fire crackers on Fourth of
July. .l
The spectators were kept on the anx-
'ious seat from the eighth to the thirteen
INNINGS.
1t was ladies' day. The grand stand
was filled with grace and beauty, the
bleachers with enthusiastic fans, and
each individually got $7.75 worth of
the national game.
1t was the prettiest shut-out baseball
that has ever been put up on the
diamond of the California league.
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run scored, and for eleven innings there
was not fielding error.
The blonde Adonis of the Angels
allowed three lonesome hits in thirteen
innings.
He was in his element, and he started
in to pitch ball at the very outset.
This peculiar delivery was as much a
mystery to the visitors as an Arabian
puzzle.
No less than nine of the boys in gray
uniform had three strikes called on
them.
The gentleman with the strawberry
blonde mustache was the most Elective,
at critical periods into the bargain.
His down shoots fooled the batters
Just as easily as the saffron colored
balloon fooled the rural scientist, Mr.
Woodard of Ventura.
Professor Tanning, one Of the twirlers
on the pay roll of the San Francisco
club, had his arm with him yesterday.
Jack, as he is familiarly called by all
who know him, had wonderful control
and pitched a superb game.
The hits made off him were kept
scattered throughout the thirteen in
nings, and his delivery was also irrest-
ible when swats were needed by his OPP
ponents.
1t was no fa ult of Tanning that victory
finally perched on the banner of the Los
club. He did his duty most nobly.
The kalsomining began in the first,
and the way it continued, kept every
body ON the qui vive.
In the second inning of the San Fran
cisco, the locals made a double play
which does not occur very often.
A hot drive was sent down to Pop Nc
Cauley, who doubled up the man going
to second.
The Angels had great chance to score
in the fourth, but they were unequal to
the occasion.
McCauley led off with beauty triple,
but the superb fielding of the visitors
kept your grandfather glued to the
third cushion.
1t took just four balls for the San
Francisco half, in the fifth.
Professor Tanning was presented with
bouquet from fair admirer in the
sixth. This did not prevent him from
striking out, and Jack Roach smiled.
The Angels kept getting their wings
clipped with regularity that was try
ing on the nerves of their staunch sup
'porters.
In the eighth the visitors were out in
.one, two, three order.
For half q moment it looked as if the
locals would put an end to the suspense
in the ninth, but with two men on
bases, Newman struck out. sl
Roach struck out the first two men
up in the ninth, and Stafford made a
great stop of what looked like base
hit, and threw the third man out at
first, Pop making one of his phenomenal
pickups.
"a ten-inniDg game" remarked quite
a number of the enthusiasts, as they
leaned back in their seats for sniff of
he breeze, to prepare themselves for the
struggle to finish.
Only three of the Angels came to the
bat in the tenth, and the half of San
Francisco furnished excitement enough
for the most passive Of all the specta-
tors.
Sweeney drove the sphere for what
everyone thought base hit. Glenalvin
made a, a,superhuman dive for the sphere,
and had it down to first as quick as
chain lightning. 1t was a wonderful
play, and the Los Angeles captain was
given a rally.
After second man had been retired,
Reitz sent high fly in the direction Of
the center field.
Everyone held their breath as they
watched Rasty go after it. The Los An
geles center fielder did not quite judge
It, and Reitz dashed around to third.
Nothing but Roach's thoroughness in
backing up third saved the game. 1t
was close call.
The next moment was an anxious one
for the crowd. Peoples swung his bat
at one of Roach's pet curves.
The ball landed against the bat and
went soaring in the air.
Glenalvin and Wright both went after
it, and the crowd watched the ball
descend with feverish anxiety.
A gloom came over the multitude
when they saw that Glenalvin could not
cutie reach it.
1t lasted for second or two only, as
pootv Wriohtl noroiuO IN, foat nanaped