Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-26
ONE MAKES LITTLE DIFFERENCE.
THE GALvEsToN's sPuRREp UP
AND WON YESTERDAY.
IT WAS A GOOD GAME DESPITE
THE RAIN-THEY TOOK ONE BUT
THEY CAN'T DO IT AGA1N-sHER-
MAN AND SHREVEPORT WON.
NO GAME AT DALLAS.

Caesar and Napoleon met with re-
verses occasionally. and there is moth
Ing phenomenal In the fact that the
proud Panthers went to defeat at the
park yesterday afternoon,
The Sand Crabs just simply played
better ball than several OF Richards
men. thereby cleaning the first ray OF
week. Men who were so humbied NJ
the Galvestons at Shreveport ought
to be allowed to barely get game once
week-else they might conclude that
they were not ball players and join n
charity circus or get ON the police force.
And then the day was unpropitious to
begin with. There were no pretty girls
present to cast shy glanees at MeFar-
land and make him swear he would
cause Galveston TO disturb air only;
hard hit on the back OF the head
knocked all the "guying' out OF Mack
ey. Reilly was not himself at the bat
to make a long story short and more
easily asslmilated fate was not so kind
as on the three preceding days and
Galveston won.
But 1t was a good game. despite the
mud and slush and disagreeable wealth
er. A crowd OF several hundred were
present, too. Several OF these were
ladies. showing the interest Fort Worth
takes in her, just at present. pride. a
defeat Of six 10 three is not 50 bad
after all. and the grim smile OF deter
mination that settled over the faces OF
Captain Elsey and his men at the close
Of the game did not at all bode well
for their victorious foes in today's
game, OF course. Elsey would rather
have taken all three games but the
cranks viii be satisfied with two. The
little hope the "Gallies" got out OF
their victory will make them play better
ball yet, anc the defeat Fort Worth
suffered has shown them what lies in
the path TO victory.
MVre than one thing conspired TO
affect the result of yesterday game.
In the first place, and for the first
time this season, Bristow pitched n
corklng good game. The Painters
couldn't lat least they didn't hit him
worth n cent. Even Reilly and Me-
Allister, the especial pride Of Richards
aggregation, fell out before the dew
drops &C the Galveston twirler. There
rs NO wy or guessing what made
Bristow pitch Gle ball--but discoveries
now wouldn't affect the result. All In
all little Stanley was the crowds hero.
When this young man fails 10 get a
ball the sightseers set 1t down right
straight That IL WAS an iinposslbility
confronting him. He made two catch
es yesterday that would have merlted.
and have received. applause on any
diamond In America. He is as modest
as ha Ia efficient and thundorous
cheer disconcerts him much quicker
than all the wild throws and hot balls
that have crossed the plate this sea-
son.
There was not an earned run made
yesterday. A foul error gave Calves
ton two runs that should have been
easily kept out, Both sides contested
every point and the game was clean
and well-fought. stoinhp~ the Pan
Their short stop. played e best game
he has put up since the clubs return
His sore hand IL getting much better,
and II the other eight do their duty
today as wen rs he did yesterday Gal
weston viii lose her chuckle. Nothing
was lost financially by the game--if II
was rainy afternoon. Manager Rich
ards receipts show n little profit. II
this afternoon ~ fair mn Immense
throng VIII occupy the grand stand.
No big score Is likely TO be made on
either side, but II Fort Worth doesn't
win all the prophets are widely at
fault. iEGi