Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-25
OUT OF THE JAWS OF DEFEAT,
FORT WORTH sNATcHED A GAME
YESTERDAY.
HOUSTON BEAT AUSTIN. CALVES
TON SAN ANTONIO. AND DALLAS
sHBRMAN-GAMEs OF THE MA
TIcNAL LEAGUE CLUBS AT ALL
POINTS.

The cranks witnessed another good
and intensely interesting game of base
BAH at sportsman's park yesterday
| evening. The attendance was not as
large as the merits of the game GER
talnly warranted, though those present
were highly entertained from the first
TO the end OF the ninth inning.
The grounds were in pretty bad con-
dition from the effects OF last nights
rain, which. to a considerable extent.
Handicapped the players.
Up to the eighth inning the score
stood 8 to in favor of the Shreveport
team. when 1t did look very much as
though the home club would certainly
meet defeat. Such was not the case,
however. for In the eighth inning the
Painters pulled themselves together in
fine shape and pounded the ball just at
the right time. Three men were on
bases for Fort Worth in the eighth
with nobody gone" when Lucas
smashed long two-base hit TO left
field. over this incident the cranks
went wild almost and shouted until the
jail was III tHe pltuneT nAnus Tehuy
for another delivery.
There were several excellent plays
made by members of both teams. such
as running catches, lightning-like
stops, with swift and remarkably ac-
curate throwing to bases, etc.
Mace pitched the first seven or eight
innings for Fort Worth when Meal
lister went into the box. The formers
work was good, holding the visitors
down to very few hits. McAllisters
speed mystlhed the suisiana boys,
who failed to hit him effectively.
Umpire Bailey was very correct In
his decisions, and he watches the game
closely as it proceeds. Mr. Bailey is a
little lacking In one particular, however,
and that is in allowing the players to
contend with or even object to any OF
his decisions. He is the sole custodian
OF the intrlcacles OF the game, his word
Is law and those OF the players who
are not aware of this fact should be
posted In no uncertain manner.
Fort Worth and Shreveport arc pretty
evenly matched. The latter plays good
ball. the former just little better ball.
II Is pretty generally believed that Fort
Worth has pennant winning team.
They have made a fne showing SO far.
and Manager Richards says his boys
are positively winners.
Today's game will be called at
o'clock sharp 1t is expected the visit
ors win put their best efforts forward
10 win one game out of the series, and
the Painters are equally determined to
turn them down, SO another Interesting
contest Will be the result. The PLAYERS
OF both teams put their whole souls
Into the game. and play as though their
lives depended upon the result. This
Is what the spectators admire and IL
such honest and faithful playing IL con-
tuucd the season viii not be one-thlrd
over before many new converts OF the
excellent sport win be made and who
VIII show their appreciation by regular
attendance Besides this, all of the old
lovers OF the national game will be
there, but when they 80 they want TO
see good and honest ball. This is what
can be depended upon by all classes OF
patrons, as the games thus far played
VIII testify. Manager Richards IL tak-
ing great pains with HIS team and in
speaking OF his boys this evening to n
reporter said: You can toll the people
that the Fort Worth club ia all right.
and intend TO keep the team In that
condition. We are going to do our best
TO snow the Shreveport aggregation
under FOR three straights, and this even
Ing will tell the tale. The game this
evening Will be hotly contested and L
would Ike TO see at least two thousand
or the Fort Worth cranks ON hand"
THE SCORE.