San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-30
THEY HIT HARD.
The Missionaries Outbat the Sand
Crabs and Yet Lose the Game.

Crabs aud Yet Lose the Game.
George Dean nearly set over 800
people crazy at San Pedro park
yesterday afternoon, when he
drove the ball over left field fence
with two men on the bases. 1t
was a great game the tallenders
put up against the leaders. The
Miss onaries outbatted the Sand
Crabs and earned five Of their eight
runs while only two OF Galveston's
IA runs were earned. Therefore, IL
can be readily seen that San Anto-
MO lost the game on errors, having
made seven costly ones, Of which
three are credited to Abbott at
third. The Missionaries also eX-
celled in hitting, making twelve
hits to the Sand Crabs ten.
Steve Butler was on the slab to
pitch, and considering that it was
the first game he pitched in two
years, he did very well. or course,
he didn't have control Of the ball
and sent eight men to first on called
balls.
The visitors made quartette OF
runs in the second inning. Chiles
drove the ball to center for two
bases. This seemed to make But
Ter a little nervous, and the next
two batters up took a walk. There
were three men on the bases when
Watkins smote the spheroid for a
heimlaub, und allie sind helm ge-
laufen.
In the third inning Steve didn't
do thing but repeat the above
performance. He presented Farmer
Bill Work, with four beautiful
balls to walk on. Bill was adj
vanced two bases on Chiles' hit to
left and Kings error. Page then
hit to short stop and Farmer
Work tried to come home, but
Reese threw to Dean, and that was
the end of Bill. Then Feehan got
another base on balls and Watkins
drove one to center, which got
away from Rivas, and brace of
three came in.
In the fifth the Missionaries tai
lied twice on Rivas' hit too short,
Graney's single past short, Reese's
single between third and short and
Chiles' error.
The Sand Crabs scored in the
fifth on Pages single, base on
balls and Blakely's single.
The Missionaries scored again in
the sixth on RuckePs hit and great
slide into second, making a two
Dagger, Phelan's sacrifice and But.
ler's single.
In the visitors sixth Abbott
made a holy show of himself,
Bristow drove one down to Abbott
which he fumbled. Gates walked
Chiles singled over second. Page
gave Abbott an opportunity to
make another error, and he readily
accepted it. Feehan flew out to
Ruckel, who threw to ABBOTT to
catch Page, but the ball got away
from Abbott. The latter then made
a wild throw to Phelan. All Of
this cost the Missionaries foul
runs.
The Missionaries scored two
earned runs in the seventh. Graney
hit for two bases, Reese hit tt
third, and Graney was put out
trying to steal third, while the
man had the ball. Dean hit t
first and both were brought in OF
hits by King and Ruckel.
DIAMOND DOTS,
Hey there, Abbott! Play ball
Oh, Dean! But you're daisy.
Graney is playing hot ball. H,
accepted number Of Difficult
chances yesterday and was all owe
the lot.
Big John Payne pitches today.
Fort Worth is surprising the ma
tives with the game the Panther
are playing.
Austin, Shreveport and Sherman
are only one game ahead OF Sal
Antonio.
1t is now guess which section
of the league is the strOnger-th'
northern or southern. Dallas, For
Worth, Sherman and Shreveport
are anxious about the other club
and vice versa.
The scores of yesterday were a
follows: Houston 7, Austin =
Fort Worth "a, Sherman 20; Dalla