Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-23
II WAS ALMOST A WHlTEWASR.
THE PANTHERs ARE SOME LITTLE
PUMPKINS" YET
THEY powNED AUSTIN IN GREAT
FORM YESTERDAY AND MEAN
TO WALK UP CLOSE TO THE
STEERS BEFORE Two MORE
wEEKs-oTHER GAMES.

Confidence In the ability OF Manager
Richards Panthers to hold their own
with even the Steera was strengthened
greatly In the minds of those who saw
the Senators almost shut out al the
new park yesterday. The home team
seemed to feel the inspiration being on
ones native heather gives and up TO
the seventh inning the Senators were
like fish out OF water. The cheers
from the grand stand and the guys
OF the small boys were as loud as usual
and just as provoking 10 the Senators.
a crowd of several hundred occupied
seats In the grand stand and as many
more ranged along the wall behind tho
home plate. Everybody expected Fort
Worth to win, but nobody anticipated
such n fall as the Austin team got.
II took all the wind out OF their sails
and made them mighty sick entirely.
Manager Richards has strengthened
his team considerably. Their weak
point used to lay In the fielding Nc
Allister, woo6cocko and MAckey showed
up In fine form, and stelnnom, the
new short stop, did fine work. Me-
Farland's pitching was a little wild
and he gave nine men bases ON balls,
but the Senators did not profit by II.
as the score plainly shows. Austin
got two runs in the seventh inning
barely escaping a shut-out--a whlte-
MASlt as II utth " w AhAAaAs aNNANtANA
OF these were earned and We're due
more to bad playing among the Pam
Tiers than to any skill shown by Aus
Tin. Reilly at the bat is simply im-
mcnse. His record II climbing up, too,
and he may lead in the batting record
of the league before the season Is over,
stanley hasn't met his superior behind
the bat in any OF the clubs peregrina-
| lions
Ine grounds are as good as can be
found in the state. The grand stand
| has been extended around behind the
| plate and n wire netting put up to
| keep out the passed balls II Is amus-
| ing TO watch the uulnitlated dodge
| under scat when a ball strikes tho
wire. To-day the Painters say they
mean to take another game, In fact.
they will play for six games In sue
cessiou. Nobody has accused san An
tonic OF taking a game, aud with three
| from Austin and three more from san
| Antonio, Richards kids Will be nying'
But Austin win In all probability wake
up to-day, and II the home club wants
to get twelve more scores than they
they will have to play like II was An
| sons colts opposing them. Anyhow,
to-day's game Will be interesting and u
big crowd IL expected.
A good feature OF the game yester-
day was kempen's fair and Impartial
umpirlng. Bailey might get two or
three lessons In good sense from the
Austin umpire and then be lacking In
fairness. A'ackey was the only ono
who found fault with The decisions rem
dered and everybody applauded when
Kempen ordered him to go TO his seat,
1t shows neither good sense nor good
breeding to be continually "ro0ating
the umpire. and the sooner some OF
the Fort Worth team find this out the
sooner will the public be entirely
pleased. II Kempen does as well IN
every game as he did yesterday no one
who knows "A home run from the ccnteI
fielder will gainsay the fact that he
il an immeasurable Improvement oven
Bailey.