The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-06

Twenty seven hits, including three
three hagecrs and two two-bagger,. was
the terrific batting record of the Houston
team in tho concluding gafnc of the pres
en-, series with Austin yesterday.
In the refrain OF the rootcr, "liouston
plays bail and never gets enough
Seven runs were piled mp IN the first In
ming. In the eighth ano'her batting squirt
Was induigcd aud houston scored ilvc
runs. Th. total score OF eighteen WAS the
result both of this heavy stick work, fast
base running and the kindly assistance OF
costly errors on the part OF Tie Senators.
the game was too ons-siioa to prove In
tercsting. Houston made some costly cr-
rors also In the eighth and Austin cu,
down the lead OF the locals to the extent
OF three runs, giving them Il total III
seven
Aside from the batting by the home
team the game WAS IN nowise distinguish
ed. Becker aud Slaglc both made long
running catches and Blackburn nluhc one
of the prettiost catches that has been
seen ON the hoino grounds but this about
comprised tho sensational features of the
game
MclIcnry for Houston pitched an cx
cellent bail up 10 the ninth inning, hut
was then relieved by Mccormick. tip TO
the sixth but four hits had been made OF
Mcilcnry- three singles and u triple. sta
pies was wild Mt tunes, and as the score
shows hit unmcroifully. Lawrence ~
lieycd him In tho eighth. but II WAS too
lntc, the slaughter was complete.
Austin was outcnsscd both at Calves
ton and Houston, and star,s North 10 try
her luck aEain ON other diamonds what
she Chiefly lacks Is team wnri AMI closer
field management In these two pnr'icu-
lars Ia. houston bogs az unhpproach
able by any ninc so FAR anen Ola the home
diamond. ulways excepting old Aiisos
men.
iiui Austin should not conclude from
these temporary revorses nlnt II has not
got good team. It IS away a'cau OF
the former average teams OF thr 'rrNns
league. There Ia come ont Ia Bl1ckburr -
men as soon Ms they get down to better
team work and play the game OF which
they are capable The same rs to n GER
tain extent true Of san Antonio. Both
Austin and san Antonio ar. weaker
.hn ba, than the ANTAGONISTS they have
met IN Houston ana Galveston but thny
may prove Formidable in North Ie>ns
Good judges who have seen all the lcaEuc
clubs say that Galveston and Houston nra
as strong as anything that win be EN-
countered III the northern part OF the
State.
The South Texas clubs went north last
night and open today in North Texas. l'y
slip OF tho pen Tho Post yesterday
morning stated that the Northern series
would open Thursday. hut IL should have
been W.dncsdny Houston GOES to lDeni-
san Antonio to Fort worth and Galveston
to Dallas. Changing again, Houston VIII
then 20 TO sherman for three games, t'lcu
to Fort Worth for thrice ana then to 1bai-
las for three maliing twelve games tho
homo team VIII play on this trip. Umpire
McGinnis goes to Fort Worth for the
opening s"rirs with san Antonio and Nc
Lnughlin VIII be in beisom, If We get
fair shake I'm these twelve games 1lln
Houston boys poet to win two-thirdH 81
them, and ihcy nope al the worst To
break even and retain their lend
rho following Is Yesterdays official