The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-06
Los Angeles Baseball Champions
in San Francisco
ANOTHER BIG VICTORY
Severe Wslloping Administered to the
WebfOot Wonders
A Supposed "Phenom" Comes to an I'm
timely End-Literally Knocked
Out of the Box.

champions are carrying everything De-
fore them in the northern part of the
state, and on Tuesday gave the Oregon
MOnograms another severe drubbing.
The San Francisco Call of Wednesday
gives the following account of the game:
Fennimore, the boy wonder of the
Webfoot state, is an exploded phenom.
Heralded as a world heater the Mono
gram twirler stepped into the box at the
Folsom street grounds yesterday after
noon. Fifteen minutes later he doomed
up an East st. Louis Hindoo in subur-
ban handicap. Hopelessly beaten his
team was fioundering along, eleven runs
to the bad, with the lads from the citrus
belt bowling along under double wrap.
Fennimore may be wonder at Hoop
pole county fair, but when he gets in a
fast class he has got as much chance to
win as has a one-legged man to corral
first money in footrace.
The Tufts-Lyons representatives got
all the best of the start. Although Port
land entries made two tallies in the
opening dash the southerners in their
half got on their stride and galloped
around the bases until their tongues
hung out. When they finally quit from
sheer exhaustion eight notches had been
cut IN their side OF the stick and their
opponents had slipped their weight-pad
IN order to have chance to get within
mailing distance. The only result of the
endeaVor was to cause the orange eaters
TO pull the bat in the second heat and
hammer out a lead of five additional
lengths After that they pulled up and
finally won in walk by a score of 16
to 4.
The Oregon boys were first to the post,
and Mr.. Harvey, who engineered the
battery work of the tough-lions, took his
place in fear and trembling. So agita-
ted was he that when Schmeer sent a
warm grounder at him he fell in a heap,
and before he recovered there was
Schmeer on the initial bag. Mr.. PARROT,
VINO was next in order, sought to obtain
a cracker, but for some unexplained
reason failed, and after making three
vigorous stabs at the elusive pigSkin
retired to the bench. Hammond. the lit
tie backstop of the Alameda Alerts who
was pressed into service to assist Mr..
Phenomenal Fennimore, replaced Par
rott at the bat. He selected a large, bal
loon-like ball and swatted it toward Mr..
heavyweight Cummings, who officiated
as tender of the three-quarter bag for
the lions. 'Gran'pa," as the small boys
called him. was evidently thinking of
the vote he lost by not being at home,
Hammond reached first safely and
Schmeer, who in the meantime had
sprinted to the half pole. making new
record for the distance, got to third on
the play. Fennimore, the great then
faced his opponents. He sent a slow
grounder to Tufts. who did not want
to shame gran pa" by appearing to eX-
eel the old gentleman, and so also gave
an exhibition Of butter fingers" at
work Enn riT11nra erot b,1c I;,,o
the bases. Schmeer, however, thought
he saw chance to complete his jour
ney during the excitement attending
Tufts error and set sail for home. AL
though he pulled the whip on himself
as he neared the finish, Franck, who had
secured the ball. threw it to Henry, who
nipped Schmeer out by a nose at the
plate. Giles then lined out a safe one
and Hammond and, Fennimore scored.
Giles stole second and tried to get home
on Henry's overthrow to catch him and
was also eXtinguished at the rubber.
Then came the rupture of F'ennimore's
reputation. He started out well enough,
Franck being retired on an easy ground
err. Tufts, who was next in order, was
presented with base on balls. Harvey
hit safely as did Tyler, filling the bases.
The wonder was not equal to the strain,
and instead of striking out the next man
gave him a base on balls, forcing in
Tufts. Henry then sent an easy one to
Schmeer, who allowed it to escape him.
and Harvey and Tyler scored. Farrell
hit the ball right in the eye and brought
Henry home, he having purloined sec
| ond. Fergie also made connections and
| made a safe hit. The fusilade had dis
| concerted Fenimore, and he made a wild
| pitch. advancing both the runners pam
| ell. Wolfskill broke down at first, and
| F'ranck, coming to bat for the second
| time, placed one beyond reach of the
! fielders. scoring Farrell. Tufts also culled
| hit, and Fergie and Franck got home
| Harvey ended the agony by sending q
| slow one to the pitcher, who threw him
| out at first. Fenrimore pulled up lame
| The Monograms got two more men
around the bases in the third event on
two hits and two bases on balls. while
| the citrus belters added five to their to-
| tai in the second on five safe drives, with
total of seven bases. Schmeer assisted
in the work by aiding another error tc
his collection.
After the fourth heat the sport quoted
down, and there was little to interest
the big crowd which was in attendance
Following is the score by innings:
| Monograms .........2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 o.
Tufts-Lyons ........S 5 l 2 0 0 0 0 0-1t
Earned runs-Monogram 2, Tufts.
Lyons 6. Two-base hits-Cummings
Franck Harvey. Double piays-Har-
vey to Fergie. Bases on balls-Mono-
grams 5, Tufts-Lyons 4. Struck out
BY Fennimore 2. by Harvey 10. Passed
balls-Hammond g Wild pitches-Fen-
nimore l. Umpire-McDonald.
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