The herald., 1896-11-04

connection with the Geil-propelled ball.
and Mr.. Neidermark wasn't half as slow
nor a quarter as Dutch as his name in
getting to the end of his journey. Black
brought Cell in with two-bagger, just
to keep the catcher from getting frosted
by his own name while loafing around
second:
Cant we ever get 'em out?" moaned
Los Angeles.
Ray took pity on their pain. Thrice
mangled the mist and went to the
bench looking for the rent in his wagon
tongue. But Van Norden of the "Swins"
lit on the ball for hit that would have
been going when the new city hall Is fin
ished if the grounds had been big
enough. Black cantered across the plate
for the seventh run of the inning. Oliver
hit the ball so hard that the bat broke.
But the wondrous Mr.. Farrell out in left
threw it to third instead of home. letting
Van Norden score. Mr.. Farrell is an es-
timable young man. At tiddlewinks he
is champion of Santa Monica and AZusa.
But in left field-all the prayers of all
the angels could not blot his errors out.
His shortcomings were so manifest that
the sizeable Mr.. Ferguson was sent over
into his territory to relieve him. while
he was given a less-eXacting assignment
in the center garden.
Substitute Busby thrice wounded the
wailing air and sat him down to think.
Schmeer hit to short and was safe on
Franck's muff But First Baseman
Strohn passed the ball along to the plate
in time to let little Mangerina cut short
the career in the full flush of its glory
and the agony was over. Wallah, but
that catcher can play ball!
Now here was the score IL to against
Los Angeles. Veterans began to stretch
themselves in the sun and to talk of 60
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shouting of victory was about due to
arrive. And when Los Angeles went out
without anything bearing the most dis
tant relationship to tally, there was
enough pity wasted on those seemingly
misguided men from the south to have
won them places in the home for the
feeble minded.
But you don't know those Los Ange-
lenos. They had been ratified like peas
in a collander. Their souls were sad
within them. But each turned around
thrice, spat, hitched his trousers. wink
ed the left eye and said rarum- -scarum-
skee. Among the Los Angeles Indians
that is warranted to scare away field
full of the devils of i'll luck. And then
those sun kissed youngliugs braced.
They shut out the Monograms in the
third. though Neidermark got to third
and Black to second. Then they plucked
two runs themselves on Strohn's double.
a h6t single by Franck and Farrelrs
two bagger into the crowd. But Mr..
Farrell in his eager activity, neglected
the simple but necessary duty of touch
ing first and was called out. The active
Schmeer had already disposed of Tufts
and made a glorious catch of Tyler's
fly. which for a time seemed perfectly
safe.
This made the score II to g. and so it
remained during the fourth inning.
which was not noted for anything except
Substitute Busby's persistence in his un-
fortunate habit of striking out.
The northerners gathered in another
in their part of the fifth. Riviera who
was settling into his work, struck out
Parrott and Neidermark and had two
out two bagger and came home when
Black treated the ball with the same
rude disrespect Ray ceased to shine
when Tufts tossed his streak O. light
over to first ahead of him.
Just here Los Angeles made another
gain. Neidermark made the Portlands
second error when he dropped Strohn's
long fly Franck hit to short. and the
inimitable Schmeer went to his knees in
stopping it. Then he threw wide to sec
ond, and Strohn got to third and Franctl
to second before the ball was corralled
again. Farrell, as if to make up for his
manifold shortcomings in the field
stildSHeu tIdt Ddil as II MS grievances
against it had all accumulated In one
mighty swat. When he rested on second
both Strohn and Franck had scored
Tyler's line fly to Black doubled UP Far
rell and the score was ~ to 5, with four
innings to play.
The webfeet were again shut out In the
sixth. Franck making a beautiful throw
of Van Norden's daisy cutter" while
Tufts stop of divers drive down sec
ond base way was one of the events OF
the game. Here. again Substitute Bus
by found on three consecutive occasions
that the free air was wider than the
ball.
As for the Los Angeles lads they made
more work of getting run than one of
their real estate papas would of selling
ranch full of corner lots. Cummings
and Mangerna poked easv ones at
Black. who studiously fumbled both
Ferguson's drive at short was also fum-
bled, and the bases were full.
Now, then. The people were on edge
The coacher's tongue was fairly creak-
ing with heat at the hinges. all Los An
geles was waiting al the bulletin boards
and Riviera was at the bat. He popped
up two measly fouls. one of which was
misjudged by the catcher. but the second
one was salted away for winter by the
agile Mr. Parrott. Then came stroha.
Strike one" the umpire said
Mr.. Strohn's eye was full of fire and his
Soul of purpose. He dosed the next bail
at Schmeer, who bobbled lust long
enough to let Cummings home and Man
gerina to third. But Strohn died at first,
his duty done. Franck also had trv,
but he tried so hard he nearly burst his
belt and only made wide gaps in the eva
sive sunshine. Twelve to g. and three
innings to play.
The seventh of tine Monograms was
notable for a soul-stirring double play
by Cummings, Tufts and the great
Strohn How the crowd roared and
screamed and rooted They were the
under dog-the Southrons, who were
making the uphill fight of a lifetime.
The Monograms didn't score. and the
Tufts-Lyons lads just made it to Il
to arouse little more interest and en-
thusiasm. Tufts popped a foul to the
catcher. Farrell, feeble in the field but
giant at the bat, bundled out a two
bagger. Tyler got a base on balls.
Ray was evidently weakening. Cum
mings, the mighty, smote for two cush-
ions, Farrell scoring. Mangerina's sac
rifice to short scored Tyler and advanced
Cummings, and Biviera's high fly to
Oliver closed the inning.
Here those Monograms put on a lit
tie squirt. In their eighth inning Cell
and Van Norden scored, while Black
and Ray hit the ball hard. But Ray hurt
his hand, either in hitting or sliding
and possibly lost the game by it. Poor
Busby struck twice ineffectively and
was dsgraced by being taken from the