The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-05
CItlns' prNcENTAGE.

Well Tho Post remarked yesterday
morning that Houston might have an OF
day and the Senators crawl up u notch.
but 1t didn't.
The same old heavy hitters started the
ball to rolling otter they had got fairly
warmed to the work, and tho result was
another defeat for Austen.
Eleven to four tells thu tnic
In the seventh inning the homo team
only scored seven runs--hut then they are
liable To strik" II gait like that almost
any time. whether they need the runs or
not.
Captain blackburn had the good judy
mcnt after that to see that lie was not
the man To stop the heavy iiunalocs when
they came at hu with head down ana
paving tho earth in that fashion, so ne
gracefully retired from the box to lett
ilcld ana allowed Chnrd 10 meet the
charge. which he did for the remainder
OF the game fur moro effectively than
the doughty captain had been able TO dc
Icrson pitched "A good game again tor
the locals. while the individual aud team
work of the HON, boys were. with one or
two exceptions, In The usual good form,
The Senators, as mattcra stand. are
sinpi, ont,lAssed when compared sigainst
the houston team. And Vet they may go
In today. play strong game, hold tue
Bunaloes down to n few has. and. favored
by an error or two 10y Houston. win out
You cant most always sometimes tell
about ,Nsc ban.
There were no strikingly brilliant plays
yesterday although there was good
ground for Hurry of excitement al Soy
c}'al stages of the Ennlr. In the "isNtn,
for instance. with two men ont Austin
had the hnscs fun whcn Chnri. who made
II good two bna. hi' sunday, went 10 tho
hat ana the hloarhrrS aud grand sihni
held their nroatha--untN chnrd wen, ont
on s,rikos. Austin had The l<tsca inll
again In the ninth through Ind rlnN al
Jacobs. who picked NJ i no; sroundcr ana
ought to have touched his basr and made
a double. possibly a triple play He got
ratified, however. and threw poorly to see
ond without touching his own hnSe, ana
On thu next hit, made by llcYdoil. TWO
Senators scored.
After todny's game the Southern clubs
70 to North Texns. leaving tonight, whore
Houston opens n: Dcnson Thursday. Cal
vcsion al Fort Worth. Austn at sherman
and san Antonio nj pailas
The boys have played such good BAH
they ought to be gwen II roustng send-oil
today. There ought to be a big crowd
out. Tho Houston team play ball nli the
time and this ~ what the public Hikes to
see So long ms they plny the game 'hey
can play, whether hey win or io '.,,,r uhe
The homo enthusiasts would rhth": 80"
them win than los. II IL rotten paying
INA, d,sgus,s the pnl'c Fortunately
Houston has not rot any hpll players TINS
y,ar of the rotten kind, There has be- u
IL weakness ut short but II III understood
n very fast mtn WIZ meet IN" c'ih al
Denison. and If that point is covered prop
erly we oun oh expect To hear good news
from North T"Nls,
Reed the popular second hasrmdn, ia
crippled IN his throwing arm l,y a Tor,
and stiffness. and tli' may work AGAINST
the trn:n on lts tiHp unless u" arm g+ta
better souu Hnt with Reed Ia good friin
and tho lnnold strengthened as suggest
.d the Indians aud the Stui"nts QUO thc
lnrthors AMI the Navgntots VIII ie'r'i
something new nhout the great NAiIol,h'
game before they get ihrough WIN IN"
Iulaloos rom RundluVllr. Carson gays
he lntends NJ least To break cNcn on thn
trip. ana II he does no Kick VIII be com
ing to Houston ana the boys VIII be given
q royal reception on their rfturn
Following Is the official score yrAtcrdly.