The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-03
SOME CERTAINLY BASE BALL,
The California and Concordia
Clubs at the Bat.
The Concordias Victorious After q
Long Fight.
a Score OF II to 1B-The Features
of the Game - An Exciting
and Holly Contested
Game.

OF all baseball playing ever seen on
the Los Angeles diamond, the most en-
tertaining game was played at Athletic
park yesterday afternoon. TWAS played
for charity, and the California and the
Concordia clubs contested for supremacy.
Just imagine Is young men-some OF
whom never saw q baseball--prancing
around the diamond and yelling "Slide,
Kelly, Slide" and other equally COM
manding remarks as the game pro-
crossed.
The attendance was large, and many
ladies were present to see the clubs do
or die for charitable purpose.
The small boy with his cowpell
was there, and the older boy
with his tishhorn was there, and
the sisters, cousins and aunts OF the
contestants were also there. When
player would make an arentiy me
play-and display his Ignorance OF pase
ball-the favorites OF the other side
would set up din and roar that would
lay Gabriel's blast in the shade. But,
taking the game as a whole. there were
remarkably few errors. Most OF the
bows had seen active. though amateur,
service on the diamond, while one or
two old-time professionals took part.
One of the features OF the game was
the umpiring OF Jonn Brink and H.. I.
Anderson. Their decisions were final IN
every instance and gave perfect satisIac-
ton.
The game was commenced at 2:S0
o'clock by Hicks of the California club
taking the bat. He was put out; Will
lam Edwards brought yells from the
bleachers by scoring; Leland and Gaty
Pallen were put out, retiring the side
with but little excitement.
The Concordias were ushered into
the battle by Edwards grasping the
stick Ia "Rasty" Wright. He scored I;
Stockwell was put out; Goucher and
Fleiehman scored and Jacob and Coll
mer went out.
In the first half OF the second inning
Ed Tufts went to bat. His avordupois
on Jacoby's wild pitching took him to
first, when f. Harmon, the jolly fat boy,
took the willow. On a passed ball
TUFTS went to second, Harmon struck for
the third, the catcher dropped the ball
and Harmon rolled to first Tufts scored
Gu General Maxwell's right field fly,
Harmon going to second.
Charles Last struck out as though he
was batting for exercise, and w. Cartan
attempted to smash the sphere by
knocking it to third, forcing Harmon
out. This put Maxwell on second, Car
tan on first. Hicks again went to bat
and went out OF first, retiring the side.
In the last half of the second, New.
mark took the stick and hit wind three
times. Roth made safe hit, which
was questioned severely by those FORM
ins H.. eide ua mont tn ird on a had
throw, while Woolner famed. Edwards
made safe hit, and on pitchers wild
throw to first, made second, Roth scor-
ing. Stockwell knocked a fly into a
fielder's hand, who dropped it, and upon
the pitchers wild throw, Stock we'll
scored. Gouchers made two Dagger
and stole third. Jscoby hit atmosphere
for the second time, retiring the side
with three scores.
Billy Edwards went smiling to the
bat in the first half of the third. but
went out at first. Leland, former pet
of the Texas league, hit a left field fly,
gaining first. Gaty Fallen started in to
do great things, but succeeded only by
being given first on balls, Leland steal
ing second meanwhile, and going to
third on catcher's failure to hold the
ball at the right time. Tufts, with the
ease OF . Coxeyite, took the stick Gaty
went to second and in attempting third
was put out, Leland scoring With
clear bases Tufts took base on balls. fol-
lowed by Harmon, who hit safe to
first, Tufts going to third. Gene Max
well went to first on balls, scoring Tufts
and sending Harmon to third. Last
didn't even have time to hit wind and
Umpire Brink called him out.
In the last half of the third Fleieh-
man made safe hit. stealing second.
Gollmer made first, Fleishman going