The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-18
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HOUSTON .. PARIS /.

ON, 1T was n corkcr.
The game was one of the best that has
been seen in Texas. 1t was "A quality Of
sport that NJ IL hard 10 beat and those VINO
did not attend because they thought Paris
would he food for the Bunalocs missed
Il good thing. The Texas Millands were
a match for tho locals at almost every
point. except ,hnt they could no, hit Nc
Cornick. From the time tn. game opened
untr the last man went out. every one
WIS on the tip-toe of expectation. rhey
wanted 10 500 Houston score one r,n ~,
least and every man that went to the bat
was watched W IN eagcrness. After Paris
mad. u run, tho enthusiasts wanted two
for The ISutfaloes. md never lost hope until
Kline was thrown nut ut first in the last
inning.
Tho. gam" did not drag nt al !, was
played with considerable ginger. They ran
bases in n hurry because they had TO-
they tried TO hit the ball hard because
hits were needed and they went after the
bail IN tho field with agility because good
holding was above par.
Mccormick pitched good game. lie
Won hts part OF II. and deserves credit for
wha' he did He lrold them down to
four hits and eight of the Midlands struck
ont. only four hnlis GATED by the visit
tors We're caught in the ouiiiald Reed
got courle al second and the balance
of tho putonts went 10 Shaff.r This Is
a good pitching record. lie deserved a VIC
tory for the work he did hu, small
error lost the game 1t Is the first game
lost on the home diamond with Mccormick
N tho box. They hit Crowell. hut they
could not hit li'in safe. There were only
nine of them which weclt sBio. an average
oil one each inning. and they got them
one AT time. cXcept IN the second n" hen
thcN made two. and TO even matters up
made none In the fourth He only sent
one Gown on bad ones. and str,i X ont
only one. He pitched good game.
The mo f,,r ,,f
man on the Houston team was nciiva, ana
was in the game from the start. 'rncy
were !ttle slow In base running III the
hrst inning. hut after that they got down
10 business They stole siN bass in the
GENE. while Paris only got half that mum
per. and the Paris boys do nat seem 10
be Mt nj backward on base stealing, shat.
fer mad. a pretty double q. lrst hold ng
y line hit Rankin caught u couple in
right and Slag'r two in center. The as
S,ists w"re divided between Cote aud
lt"ed. That throw to second by Cote being
inst the thing. Reed got everything thai,
came his way. and sent the bail to first
always Just In time.
spencer al short and Crowell in the hox
for the visitors Spencer IS a great hoy
at short He is quick as he can be- nan
dies ball Wei, throws 10 first true. and
IN Yesterday game accepted fourteen
caught what came to them. except thai In
on Instance, Cathey might have lotten
NY If lie had run fiLster. but as ne did
not. IT was safe hit. Jantzrn AT nrst
seemed TO be II barrier beyond which the
sphoie could not pass. He held All ,hcy
put TO HIM.
The game WAS all right from start to
finish. and although Houston los; there is
satisfaction In knowing that II was 4. good
game and not poor playing. The only
run scored was by Me. In the tifih IN
ming he hit To Kline, who had TOO much
confidence In himself and iumhlca. Ne
got 10 the initial, and as luck would have
IT spencer made TWO Dagger. He put
tho sphere way back against the fonco
and while Jimmie aud Rankin wcrc tun-
ming after II, Me came home II WAS 4
Costly error and lucky hit. II Was the
second hit the Wis tors made and was one
of four. bu; II came ut the right time and
IN he right place. II won tue game.
The official score.