San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-19
THE ALAMO CHAMPIONS.
They Defeat Ell Paso in Another
Fine Cana,


The Alamo city now enjoys the
distinction of havingthe champion
baseball team of Texas. This title,
until yesterday afternoon at 6
O'Clock belonged to Ell Paso, but
the Saints of the pious city of An
thony wrested the laurels from
the Border City boys in close
struggle, in the presence of 1000
spectators.
Never in the history of the Ala
mo city has the national game
created so much universal interest
as the San AntOnio-El PaSO series
of games. The FL Paso club
has played forty-twO games up to
date this season and lost five,
while the San Antonio team has
met defeat five times in twenty-one
games. Ell Paso defeated Waco
easily in three games at Waco,
while the Waco team rubbed it in
to San Antonio on the home
grounds three times. Therefore, it
would appear that the champion
ship still rested between San An
tonic and Waco.
The game yesterday afternoon
was 6 to in favor of San Antonio
in the last inning. The first to the
bat for the visitors was Edwards,
who was hit by a pitched ball.
Weber was next up and singled
past short. Page hit for one base
to right. Keefe drove a fly to
Hamilton in left, which was
attended to. Matthews struck.
There were three men on the bases.
and the good stickers were coming
to the bat for the visitors. "Sport"
McAllister, the pitcher who was
leading the visitors in stickwork
next stepped to the plate and was
received with cheers. He made a
home run in the third inning and
the home team would have pre-
ferred anyone but "SpOrt" at the
bat at that moment. Mac met the
ball squarely and drove it to Rose,
in right, who threw the ball to sec
Ond instead of throwing it home,
and Edwards and Weber scored,
making the score 6 to ). Whiting
drove the ball to Dewey, who
forced McAllister out at second and
all was over for FL PasO.
The news of the game was spread
over the city like wild-fire. The
game was discussed on the cars on
the way home; the subject was re-
newed at the supper table; it was
taken up at the club; then some
body in Joe COOley's wanted to
know how the game was played
and it had to be explained all over
again, while on the streets. "what
was the scOre?" was heard on all
sides. The slogan is still being
passed around today.
Payne pitched for San Antonio
and twelve hits were made off his
delivery, with a total of fifteen
bases. But eight hits were sec red
of McAllister for nine bases. The
locals made six errors and the
visitors only two.
MINOR MENTION.
Rose was hit by the ball on
the knee-cap in the sixth inning,
which disabled him for the bal
ance of the game and Hamilton
ran the bases for him. Rose, how
ever, continued to play in the field
and take his turn at bat, whence
he should have been relieved, as
he was unfit to do himself Justice.
Jack Phelan, the popular man.
ager, is deserving of credit for
defending San Antonio's baseball
honors in the manner he has
shown. He has secured Emmett
Rogers, the handsome catcher, and
it was through him that Old Dad
came to San Antonio to play ball.
But Mr.. Phelan should tolerate
nothing but clean, honest ball, as
1T will only speak we'll for the city
in general and the club and it's pop
ular manager in particular.
Lesterjette, the local twirler'
has showed that he can still put
the foOlers on the ball and has
pitched the best games thus far of
any pitcher who played here this
season. He is axious and will
ing to learn from old heads and
has followed Rogers instruc-
lions admirably well. Emmett is