The herald., 1893-05-05
WON AND LOST Twice OVER,
The Angels and Colonies Play
Great Ball.
The First Game of the Series Won
by the Home Team.
Both Pitchers hit Rather Frsely, but
Los Angeles Takes tho Long End.
Gossip About the Game
and Players.

In spite OF all unforeseen complics-
tions>and erroneous kilograms there was
a game Of baseball yesterday afternoon
at Athletic park between the Angels
and the Colonies, and it was rafting
good game-from the local point OF view.
1t was no pitchers battle. Hits were
frequent, the festive base on balls got in
its deadly work and the agile fielding
error would bob up just In time to keep
everybody guessing and stimulate the
excite ment.
The Angeles did rather better with
the stick than their opponents, but
seven of the visiting swatters walked to
first by reason of wildness, and one
Athenian collided with an in.shoot for
variety's sake.
Two new men were on probation be-
fore the fans yesterday. Hutchinson,
in left field, was not stranger, as he
covered the third bag for Oakland last
year. But Hughes, in that position for
the Angels, Ia new one, and ia Tabled
a phenom at that. He deserves it all,
for he handles himself we'll in the field,
and on the coaching line his voice indi-
Gates that he would cut wide swath
even in the Epworth league.
But this 10 not telling how the game
YVES played.
Both teams scored a run in the first
inning. Fer the Angels, Rasty walked
to first before Horner settled down 10
steady work. The next two men could
only pop the ball straight up, but Hutch~
inson made his debut beforea local audi
ence by knocking double to right field,
and Rasty scored.
Unhappy Joseph McGucken also
walked to first in Oakland's half, but
was thrown out at third for trying to
take two bases on Twins single to the
right garden. The latter took third on
a poor throw to head him off at second.
and scored when EarIwaa thrown out at
the same bag.
Lytle worked HorneY for walk in the
second inning and stole second. An
error by Irwin from Lohman's bat ad-
yanced Pop to third, and Nicops double
scored the runner. Collopy erred on
hard hit bounder by Wright and Hu.
lens two-bsgger to left Melted the side
three runs.
In the third inning the locals made
three more runs on as many base bits,
little daring base running and base
ON balls.
The visitors made one in their half
Horner and McGucken both hit safely,
and Irwin reached fret on force. Hor-
ner scored while the latter was being run
down between first and second.
Then the score was tied by the Colonels
in the fifth. A base on balls to O'Neill,
short hit by Hernon and tumble by
Lehman of little tap by Cody filed the
bases. Another base on balls to Horner
forced in run. McGucken hit safely,
scoring Hernon and Cody. Hines also
hit safely and scored Horner, but Hutch
inson by beautiful throw caught Nc.
Quicken at the plate. A hit by Earl
scored Irwin, netting Ave runs for the
inning.
Again lead of three was made by the
Angels in the seventh on four hits and a
convenient error, and again the Oaklands
tied the score by means of the deadly b.
on b., aided by one hit and two errors
But the game was beautifully won in
the ninth inning, and all By hard hit
ting after two hands were out. Horner
then let down little, and allowed both
Hulen and McCauley to find safe ones.
He also hit Hutchinson on the arm and
filed the bases. Then with twoetrikes
on Glenalvin straight ball was sent up
the broad isle, and Glen swung at it for
three bases, as many runs and the game.
The score: