The record-union., 1893-07-14
BRILLIANT BALL PLAYING.
Sacramento Defeated in a Great Ex-
hibition of the Game.
San Francisco's First Appearance-The
Game Was Lost in One Inning
Through Bad Luck.

Everyone of the several hundred base
ball enthusiasts who went to Snowflake
Park yesterday is delighted that he or
she did not miss the game.
1t was by long odds one of the prettiest
exhibitions of the national pastime that
was ever witnessed at the park. Some
more of such games will insure brilliant
success for the season.
1t was the first appearance of the San
francisco aggregation in this city. Man
ager Harris promise to introduce TO the
Capital City company of frst-class,
clean playing and gentlemanly players
was fulfilled even beyond expectation.
1t was quite a contrast to some of the
teams that have represented the metrop-
oils in former years.
The game was not a sensational one,
nor was there much opportunity for
bowling and applause. But for skillful
neldlng, clever stops, lightning plays and
daring basework the game could not be
exceiled. Everybody was delighted.
Sacramento lost, but it was only due to a
little bad luck in the first inning, and
was no disgrace to the team. That they
put up so strong game against such a
clever aggregation as the san Francisco
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the opening inning is greatly to their
credit.
The Sacramentos had on their new uni
forms Tor the first time, and that may
have constituted the 'hoodoo," said the
boys in the grand stand.
The first inning-the inning in which
the local team lost the gaIne-opened
with the Sacramentos at the bat. Six Of
them tried their willows against San
ranclsco'S new pitcher, clever
youngster named McGreevy, and while
they all hit the ball good and hard. The
clever heId work of the visitors pre-
vented run. Sweeney got around as
lar as third, and on a hit by McHale
made dash for home. He was put out
at the plate, though.
linen the visitors made their two lucky
runs. Sharp was first up, but went out
on sharp grounder over first base
winch 1'Si sweeney picked up in great style
Ihen Levy went to first on balls. Works
VINO was once faVorite Sacramento
payer and who was received with ap-
plause when he stepped up to the plate
Went out on a high fly TO Sweeney. Car
ron TOOK nrSt on balls, and then Nc
Gulre, san trancisco's shortstop, sent a
long one into the left garden, which
bounded over Roberts head and spun on
qoWh 10 the corner of the yard. Both
Levy and Carroll scored, Powers re-
tired the side by hitting to Klopf and
pelng thrown out at first by the clever
second baseman.
Both teams settled down to business in
the succeeding innings, and although
there was plenty Of hitting no more runs
were secured until the eighth inning
When each team captured one. And
there were no more runs after that. The
heId-Work OF both teams was 50 clover
That a player rarely reached third.
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Ior the Sacramentos and McGreevy for the
Nlsltors-dId some excellent work. each
allowing the opposing club but six hits
ana giving but few bases on balls
IN the seventh inning Pete Sweeney
executed one of the quickest double
plays, unassisted, on record. He was
standing close to first base and was keep
ing an eye on McGreevy. who had inst
reached the initial. Sharp was at the bat
and sent hard one directly at Sweeney.
me latter was staggered by the force OF
me ball, but he held it, and, quick as a
Iasn touched the base, thus shutting ont
AlcGreeVy. as well as retiring the batter.
Mchale distinguished himself bv his
hard hitting putting three Dagger and
tWo-bagger to his credit. In fact all the
members OF the team distinguished them
selves. The work of Umpire Mcdonald
was also faultless.
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