The record-union., 1893-08-07
THEY WERE NOT IN IT.
The San Francisco Typos Given a
Surprise Party.
Sacramento Comps Are Quite Speedy
in the National Game-Lots OF
Fun for the Spectators,
Wow! Wow !

Wow! Wowi
Who said those Frisco typos could play
ball?
But, then, such is baseball luck, and
maybe the next time the great typo
graphical teams meet the result might
not cause so much growing and rejoicing
in the Capital City. The first great bat
tie is over just the same and victory is
perched upon the Sacramento banner.
There was a good-sized crowd and a
good-natured one at Snowflake Park yes
terday to see the home talent wipe up the
earth with the visiting typo baseball team.
Nobody went out with the expectation of
seeing a star fielding game, but all looked
for lots of fun and they got it. Still it
was not bad game at all. Many regu-
lar league team has put up worse ball
right here in Sacramento than did either
OF the mines who contested yesterday.
The visitorsiswere not in it from the
start, however, and the boys contributed
from the RECORD UNION, Bee and NeiCS
offices and the State Printing Office bad
walk-over, although things looked a little
shaky for them in the third inning.
y detailed description of the entire
game would take up too much space.
The history of the first inning, however,
viii give TtdueIS SOul6lDluB OF an luea
how the boys who set type played the
national game. The Sacramentans went
IN to bat first, and leit-handed Boyne was
hrst up. It did not take him long to find
out that O'Donnell, the San Franciscans'
pitcher, couldn't see the plate, so he just
waited and was sent to nrst on balls. a
moment later he startled the spectators
by a sensational slide to second. Charley
Alvord was not as foxy as Boyne, and
struck at the ball. He could hit nothing
but the atmosphere and was sent back to
the bench. Then Pee wee'' karcher
walked up and gave an exhibition of pa
tience, with the result that he went to first
without having to exert himself. He
skated down to second and nobody saw
him-too small, probably. He went to
third on passed ball and Boyne scored.
Dodson went to first on balls.
Immediately there was another passed
ball, and karcher and Dodson scored.
Nobody had hit the ball as yet. Hughes
went to first on balls, and Fennessey
struck out. 'Kid' Brown was given
first as a recompense for being hit by the
ball. Then there was a wild pitch on
which Hughes scored. There was a series
OF Juggles by the visiting fielders and
Brown advanced a base. Five runs and
nobody had touched the ball with a bat.
Devine, who was next up, had the honor
OF being the first to connect with the ball
He raped out safe little hit. Not to be
Outdone. Captain Ed Sheehan followed
with 'corker" to center, bringing in
Devine ami Brown. Boyne struck out,
retiring the side.
The visitors were goose-egged in this
inning. Cullen was the first to face
Pitcher Hughes (Will Noung's "phe-
nom"), and he succeeded in hitting the
ball. But it was then that the bows from
the Bay learned that there were some ball
players among the Sacramento type
sticlers. Second baseman Sheehan lust
ghded gracefully across the path OF Cul-
lens ball, picked it up as he went and
gently tossed it over to first. Cullen went
back to the seLtee.
Wainwright, the next batter, was hit
by the bali, but he got funny and tried To
steal second. Here it was demonstrated
tnat Catcher Devine could throw ball.
as he shot II down TO second in time to let
oheehan take a. nap before wainwright ar
rived Aluerti hit hard one to second
but was tielded out handily.
Alter the nrst inning the san Francis
cans played somewhat better in the field.
They couldn't hit Hughes to amount to
anything, however so the home team.
Just To show their generosity, took
hughes out of the box and put Ed. Shee-
han IN his place. They intended to give
The visitors chance to do some batting.
But the change did not benefit the san
trauclscahs whole lot, for Sheehan is
something oI pitcher himself. True. he
started in by filling the bases and forcing
IN one run through his wildness; but lust
when the visitors We're cackling with
glee in anticipation OF winning the game
then and there, he steadied down, and
struck the side out in one-two-three
order. There was no more joy in the in
vaders' camp alter that.
In the fourth inning the visitors
changed batteries, Cullen going into the
III
behind the bat. kid" Brown initiated
the new pitcher by Strengthening out one
OF his curves for home run.
Inc visitors woke up in the fifth inning
and ''slugged" the ball for three runs
They made runs right along after that.
out the Sacramentans took the starch out
OF them III the seventh inning by piling
up seven runs. This was adding insult
to injury, but then everything goes in
baseball, you know. There was no hone
Tor the Metropolitans, and the prediction
OF the Sacramentans that the enemy
should bite the dust came 10 pass.
subs" Will be in demand to-day both
here and in San Francisco, Judging from
the number of skinned shins, twisted
digits, barked elbows, sore joints, lame
backs and other ailments that were
counted up after the Oall was over. There
Is liable to be run on the liniment sup
plies at the drug stores, too.
Last night the typo baseballists con-
gregated at Federation Hall and the visit
ors were given spread" by the Sacra-
mentans. There was a wealth of eatables
and drinkables, and of songs and
speeches. Everybody had a Jolly GOOD
time. and the visitors declared that thew
would take defeat any time if it were to
be followed by "racket'' like the one
they had last night.
Those who desire more information as
to how the Sacramentans polished Oft the
visitors in yesterdays great battle NAV
glance over this: