Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-24

rest OF INC hillll NAghhH
we don't want any OF the high grade
article, for the kind we've been treated
TO this afternoon Is good enough for
any mans money" And his sentiments
wero heartily Endorsed by everybody
within range of his voice,
There has not been. within the memo
nv OF even the Oldest inhabitant, bet
tor game put up here than the eleven
inning contest which was fought yes
terday between the Partners ana the
Shreveport and was won by MANAGER
Richards boys by n score OF TO D.
IL was a regular old-tlme pitchers
battle. with Mont Mcfarland having
several shades the best OF the nrsu.
ment, and both deceivers got almost
perfect support, The only mis ~.
pretty fast grounder get away from
him. In the eleventh inning. kemmer'
when there was man on first, was 100
anxious to scoop up Pop Mathews,
measly grounder for n double play ana
thus fumhled It. II was disastrous but
no one felt more hurt ever II than ala
Kemmer, who put up really nne game
at his bag. That cost the game now
ever.
The Fort Worth youngsters played
like lot Of acknowledgements
veterans, and their work was sharp.
clean and steady Not the slightest
shadow OF an error could be charged
up to them. II was not because they
did not try, for they got up In front
OF drives that were enough 20 tenr on
their limbs and circus catches were a
drug on the market
For an opening day the crowd was
very small one. not more than 800
spectators being out, but week days
are poor for attendance anyhow and the
bad location Of the grounds makes It
even worse
Though stlll mushy the grounds were
On fairly respectable condition, but
A. was hardly thought good enough FOR
my Kind OF an excellent exhibition.
Promptly to the minute Umpire
Bailey. WHO. by The way, 10 q very
clever and palnstaknE official, even II
he does come from Dallas, called time
ut 4 o'clock The game was 40 well
fought the following detail VIII be OF
interest:
First InuinE-Fort Worth: McAllister
went out from short TO first Riley
popped to short Nance struck out.
Shreveport! Bummert struck out, Kcete
sent fly to left and Weckbecler
popped up to pitcher
Second Innlng-lort WORTH Tom
Flanagan and Mcfarland struck out,
but Mathews went to first on balls and
was forced Mt second by Stanley'A
grounder Shreveport; Kemmer died
on Rlley's sharp throw or his grounder,
Myers struck out, Cook sent liner to
right for two bases and Weber
fouled out
Third IunlnE-Fort Worth: II. Fianu-
gan shot up bali to short Lucas hit
ball past third and was forced at
second ON a groundcr by McAlllstcr.
who crossed the plate on ltlley's two
bagger to left. Tom Flanagan retired
side on his grounder to short
Shreveport; sullivan Mccoy aud Bnm-
mort went out at FIRST on successive
Erounders to third, second and short
Fort Worth 1,
Fourth InninF-Vort Worth; Tom
Flanagan drew n base on balls and Nc
Earlund and Matthews followed with
singles, filling the bases; Kemmer then
throy all three men out Mt plate on
Eroundera to his corner by stanley.
il, Flanagan and Lucas, Shreveport
Kcefe's gNuuder TO first retired him,
Weckhecl,er hit down TO Tom Flana-
gan IN the same fashion and Kemmcr
struck out.
Fifth Inning-Tort Worth McAIlIs-
ter singled but was doubled M on
Rlley's bounder TO pitcher. Nance
struck out Shreveport: Meyers and
Cook raised iiy balls 10 center aud
pitcher and Wchber was cut by a
speedy throw from short
Sixth lnnlng-Fort Worth; Tom
Flanngan's fast grOundor got away
from Wcckbeclier ana went out tc
right, Mcfarland struck out and
Matthews flew out 20 first; Flanagan
scored from second on stanley's aingl,
TO loft and as the little baclSstop tries
20 take two bases on II Flnnagan'i
hit to left he was nipped ut third
shreveport. After sullivan hat
dropped long fly In McAuister's NIT
Mccoy was hit by pitched bait; BAN
inert New out TO center, keofc sooret
Mccoy on n hard smash to right fol
two bags and tailed himself ON Week
beckcra hit, Kemmer went out to left
Fort Worth ., Shreveport 9.
Seventh lnning-F'ort Worth: Nc
Alllster struck out and Lucas aut
Riley's grounders wern attended TO b,
Bammcrt. Shreveport: Meyers wen
OUT from short. Cook from pitcher ant
Weber to Matthews on fly.
Eighth Innlng-Nance famed thu
wind. Tom Flanagan's groundcr 4
pitcher put him out and Mcfarland pu
up high foul TO l<emmer Shreve
port: sullivan popped up TO Tom Plana
gan and Mccoy foulcd to Stanley, ,
single and q base on balls put BAN
NEST and Keefe on base, but thor
they stayed by Kemmcr's ny to loft.
N'utN lN09r-N ptituwg Nev d
G atee, ata..l1y f0med out and ii
Flanagan struck out Shreveport
kemmer got single but was caugh
mapping at first by Stanley's prett,
throw. and Meyers and Cook struei
out.
Tenth lnning-Fort Worth, Mcco,
took In Lucas fly near the plate, an,
NcAllisters two-bagger awaited hir
nothing as Riley flew out to Kemme
and Nance sent an easy Erounder dow
10 nrnt base. Shreveport. Weber an
Mccoy few out to center and sulliyal
struck out.
Eleventh Inning: Fort Worth: Tor
Flanagan hit TO center. and after Aic
Fnrlnnd had raised a fly TO LED
Matthews easy grounder was FUN
bled by Kemmer, Stanley tore loose a
an outourve and sent Il travelling 10
two bases way down the left foul lin,
Flanagan and Matthews reaching IN
plate in time ahead OF the throw IL
which was 5olted out OF Cooks hand,
~. Flanagan aud Lucas were out fror
the pitcher. Shreveport: Bammes
got 10 FIRST on balls, Keefe sent up a Il
10 Tom Flanagan, and Wecltbecixer'
pacriiice put Bammert on Reooud. froi
NAioh point he scored on Kemmer'
UT TO left. Kemmer tried to 20 Z
second on Nances throw I'm but Star
ley got the ball down TO Tom llanaga
ahead OF him and all WIS over. For
Worth A, Shreveport 3.
The spectators went wild over IN
brilliant finish and had hearty prais
for the players OF both tenms.
The outneld OF tho panthera al
F. heroic work and Tho tnfht, mo. !, ....,,,