The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-30
COLTS DID GOOD WORK.
Defeated the Home Team BY Pretty
Heavy Score.
THE KENTUCKY DERBY CANDIDATES.
Several Eycrcisod in me Mud-Auotton
posis Mt Louisville on New Orleans
md Little Rock Races.

Houston was again defeated by the
Colts yesterday. McCormick's very poor
work In the first three innings being
largely responsible for IT and lack OF team
work fling In the balance. Lesson
pitched the last five innings, and while
his work might have zen improved on
he did exceedingly we'll.
Tho Colts played better ball than the
regulars. and that's one reason why the
score wasn't larger on llouston's side
Dcnahue throws TO second in a way to
rank him with tho best in the country, and
to steal a bag on him is something very
hard to do Friend pitched a great game
for the visitors and the home team had
hard work finding the bail.
In the first inning Mcbride made a
catch that was something wonderful
Shaffer drove out a long fly into center,
ana Mcbride started FOR 1t running in the
same direction the ball was going, but
taking an oblique course, catching it
with one hand. slagle Knocked out two
Dagger In the first and scored on Re DIS
safe hit. Il clean-earnod run which is all
Houston got until tho eighth inning.
Slagle made a great catch in tho FIRST,
ANA Becker two others in the fourth and
SANLll. Nhtn HlthltE A1ifts iAA4' ~ - N+'
Cote gathered In a straisht-up fly in the
fourth and Il foul In the second. In the
NTH Riley flaw out TO Short. who caught
Donahue MT second, making the only
double play.
In tho eighth Lesson flew out to Nc
Bride, Slagle made safe drive to lett,
but was forced out at second 10y Shatter.
who a. Id first ON rry's error; Cote
smashed n three baCEer to extreme right
and ShYffHr scored and mt later
Reed put Il three hagrer into center. send
ing Cote home. Reed was left at third
whom Jacobs Went out al first.
Mccormick started out wild ana gave
| two men first base. advanced one man
from second to third on u wild pitch
was biz for three bases by Griffith, the
inning netting three runs to the Colts.
lie was hit hard in the second and the
score was increased by two.
In the third Griffith struck out; Par
rott hist over first and Shanor fumhled but
threw to Mccormick. who dropped the
ban ana Parrot was safe dying on a
throw uy Cote in an att mpt TO steal sec
oud, Parker was given first on balls.
Friend hit safe to center, going to second.
Terry scoring; Parker scorad on a wild
pitch aud Friend on Donahue's safe hit,
! VINO scoisd on Rleys drive TO center.
Mcbride dew out TO Becker and tircd.
Friend scored m the fifth, making safe
| MT on Lceson. going to second on a pass
| ~ ball and scoring on DonNhue's two
/ Dagger. Friend again scored in the sew
tnth on bad team work
/ IN the eighth Griffin struck out; Farrott
| MT for base ANA went to third on Ter
! rvs two-haCger. both scoring on Par
kers hard drive 10 right; Parker was
called out at third trying TO make his hi
/ q thr &. Dagger though 1t looked safe.
Mr.. Anson might do well to take his
/ Colts home and farm out the regulars
| The Colts heat them twice In Galveston
1 last week, and the noble captain is said
/ 70 have taken Donahuc off the coachine
/ line. where he Is great in gaining the at
| tenuon Of the oleachers. Maybe the
! regulars didn't try. but in the games
| played in Houston the Colts did the bes