Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-08
ELECTRICITY IN FRONT.
THE GREAT GAME OF BALL THAT
WAS PLAYED YESTERDAY.
The Electric Battery Too Much for the
Gripmen, But Only by the Small
Margin OF One Run.

The baseball game yesterday after
noon at Athletic park, between nine Of
the cable boys and team selected from
the electric boys, was provocative of q
whole lot of fun, and the friends of the
participants enjoyed the game. 1t
proved to be q close contest with grand
stand finish. The shouters OF both mines
were out in force.
The show began at 2 o'clock. 1t was
a single ring exhibition, with plenty of
fireworks on both sides. Mr.. Adams
was ringmaster, and with the exception
of calling foul a fair ball, and which
let in two runs for the electricity ex-
perts, did well.
The cable athletes captured the crowd
at the start and looked to be sure win
ners, but they went to pieces in the
fifth, the rope having given out. They
could not catch the grip until six tallies
confronted them.
The electrica were whitewashed in the
first and second. They eked out one in
the third and two in the fourth. Then
came the big six which kind OF non
plused the cable boys. The score at
the end OF the fifth stood 8 to = in favor
of the handlers of electricity. Then it
was seesaw until the end of the game.
The cable pitcher got shock of cleo
tricity in the eighth and q new twirler
was substituted. He proved to be faster
than lightning, and electric current
could not reach within half q second Of
his delivery, and the motorneers famed
the gentle zephyrs. When the cable
men came up for the last of the ninth,
the score stood IL to 8 against them.
They came up to do or die, and the
audience held it's breath. Two men
Tailed, bringing the score within one OF
their opponents. A clever running
catch Of q foul by the third baseman
ended the contest and electricity went
home smiling, while the cable contin-
gent retired in disgust and cursing their
hard luck in getting licked by the elec-
trio boys.
The most amusing play of the day oc-
Cured when Dyer got caught between
the bases. The fun was fast and furious.
The whole nine had Dyer hemmed in.
The base runner was full of ginger and
he led his adversaries merry dance.
They toyed with the boy and threw to
one another, but Dyer was like q fish
out of water. The cable man moved
his arms as if he wanted to jump into
Niagara falls, and finally when Dyer got
safely back to second, the crowd shouted
till they became hoarse. There we're
number of ludicious attempts made at
judging high flies, but good catches were
also made by several of the players.
Both catchers did we'll. The boys had a
whole lot of fun but it will be several
days before they will timber up well
enough to attend to their duties.
The mines were made up as follows:
Cable-Ross, c.; Coulster, b.; Dyer,
9. 8. Brown, |. f.. Muldoon, c. f.; Gill
lespie, 8 b.; SOLVER, p.; Hewston, l b. /;
Connoyer, r. T.
Electrics-Stephenson, c.; Barnum,
p.; Cornell. l b.; Rich, 2 b.; McGrath,
8 b.; Dixon, 8. 8. Longstratt, r. f.; F..
Stephenson, c. +. higgins, l. +.
Mention should be made Of Browns
attitude at the bat. It is the personi-
fication of grace, except that the front
knee is bent little too much. Two or
three lessons in dancing would doubt
less remedy this slight defect. Itshould
also be stated that Brown made regu-
lar Tredway catch in the left garden.