San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-15
AFTER TWELVE INNINGS.
The Missionaries Lost Hard Fought
Game Yesterday.


The Missionaries Lost Hard Fought
Game Yesterday.
The most stubborn ball game
ever played in San Antonio was
witnessed by about 300 root9rs at
San Pedro park yesterday after
noon. 1t took twelve innings to
decide the game, which was finally
won by Fort Worth by score Of
6 to 5.
Fort Worth scored the first two
runs in the first inning, both OF
which were earned. In the second
the visitors scored again on errors
by Ruckel and Rivas and safe hit.
Fernandez was on the slab for
the visitors and the locals failed to
do anything with him until the
third inning, when they sized him
up for four hits. They also
made four runs, leading the visitors
by a score of 4 to 3. In the wis.,
tors eighth Reese made two errors,
and this coupled with two sacrifices
and two.bagger gave Fort Worth
two rune, making the score 8 to 4
for the Panthers.
The Missionaries tied the score
in the ninth by Abbott on a single
and stolen base and Reese's sim
gle to the left field fence. The
score remained this way until the
visitors twelfth inning, when after
two were out Mackey was brought
in on a drive to left field by RELY.
DIAMOND DOTS.
A great game!
Brownie" Chamberlain caught
the crowd with his phenomenal all
round playing.
The Missionaries need a captain.
Either one Of Graney, Hughes or
Chamberlain would fill the bill.
These three are the brainiest play
ers on the team.
San Antonio needs two more
pitchers. Smiling John" Ruckel
and Brownie" Chamberlain now
have all the work to do, and when
they are not pitching, they are
pay ing IhO
"Smiling John" Ruckel was put
on second yesterday when he was
in no condition to play, and was
not even given a glove. Everybody
knows that Ruckel is hard worker
and will play ball if he is treated
right.
George Dean is catching for
Shreveport.
Umpire Jack Brennan takes
charge Of the Austin team today.
Texas.Southern league cham
pionship games yesterday resulted
as follows: At Austin-Dallas IL,
Austin 10; at Galveston-Galves-
ton 9, Shreveport Z; at Houston
Sherman 4, Houston 3.
The Sherman Orphans open for
three games with the Missionaries
this afternoon. Shreveport follows.
A new pitcher will be on the slab
for San Antonio.
There seems to be petty jealousy
existing among the players OF the
local team. Ruckel did not act
natural yesterday.
Fernando pitched for Fort
Worth yesterday and surprised
every body but himself. He only
sent four to base on balls and made
ten Of the "heavy-hitting" Mission
aries saw the atmosphere.
The Missionaries were retired
twice yesterday by striking out
with men on the bases, when a hit
meant a run.
In last Sundays game, when
Austin was defeated 2S to 3 by Dal-
las, the Senators piled up ~ errors,
Of which the shortstop made eight.
Harrison, "new man." was tried
yesterday. He went to bat four
times and struck out four times,
once retiring the side with two men
on the bases.
Galveston is leading the league
in batting and Dallas in fielding
San Antonio is last in fielding. Up
to May 10 San Antonio played l9
games, and out OF $50 chances
made 40 errors. San Antonio is
also last in hitting. Out Of 692
times at bat in - games played
the team made l40 runs and ISG