The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-25

Eighteen hundred people saw Houston
win tn" last and third game of the series
with pen'son ut League Park yesterday
afternoon eighteen hundred OF whom were
enthusiasts and rcJolcoi In the victory OF
me home tenn. but w.rc uuse.iish enough
TO applaud the good plays OF the visitors.
Inc homo team yesterday was In better
condition than on the dny previous the
hcaNy mtIors being In better condition,
ui'H me place at short supplied Win Al new
man. Brownie Hcckcr was in lrft whrre
ne * inmiliar figure. and Shaflcr covered
hrsi as usual The game opened With an
error 10y tie"iN. who Lot Slallo yot ilrs,
"ud the iiilc tlcot-footcd ccufor ficli,r
scored Immediately on a thIS,-hucr,r hv
SN"ii"f. Cot" inado At hit and brought fin
> 'fler, the only scores h.in, ma,i, In thnt
mrinS hrlng the two mentioned. Iious ION
t"iNn 10 more until tho seventh a snfn
MT was made IN the f.urth and thu. nIh
nut tleN dtd no material good, the sid, he
ing retired almost Immediately thereafter.
Two men wrrN out whop Shgl" won't 10
the ha, IN the seventh. He rot first on
'td pnes ami SnAffcr brought HIM Ia on n
c'Npu mt, Shnfcr had stolen his way to
second but Cote flew out 10 len aud re-
lr,d tho side Th" ninth inning gave
llousioh another run. Slarle, ShAffer and
scored
AHison's runs were mnie IN the ecvou,h
i.'H>nn h"ld the visitors down to seven
li-' tll tlipuFn Tue game ami handled the
HDach oif1c,'i IN u ma~trrly manner. hits
werc punched on him. however in tho
sc'rhih aud two men crossed the marble
nab '.ark wns first up and Iut Nee
one In S'nglr's niis Greedy hii Aaf.
0niag hit iNr hHll drhoilS ., ore Tho
plate aud was thrown ont ~ iirHt. and
linehes followed with Il safe hit to lrfi
a 9Nan'inl Greedy In hrldnr the bail
tcel"cr threw w!.i md Greedy scoroJ.
Hughes going to second kohnic hit sar,
ior 4 dnuhl, und Hughes triur In The,
iaNor 81 rcd again. That wus the last hit
they E"t.
Leeson pitched u good samc aud was
well supported by the tenn. the only crror
s'orel against the iiunaloea being the
VIII ihro~ of llociscr IN the seventh. Du-
Vie tine nuw shoristop. pinych his frsi
Hame. He took aduuntaec Of every OPP
pariunity aud p,y.d very utc He was
weak with the slick, but his ncidlng Was
Very good, "spucinlly y hen It can -" ip-
posed II" was nervous on n"rouui OF II
beng his lrAt appearance IN iiouHtpn, and
he realized ih0t every on. was expecting
q great dinl ii; his imnds. UuEe held the
home team Iowa very we'll They hit him
snf" On nlnn occasions only one of them
being good for NOR, than the initial bag.
Tho support lie received was good not
wiihsinndinY The nN" crfors credited TO
ihe visitors.
Ii Captain O'Connor woud take n little
more Interest In the game n would have u
Lrtt"r enc on hia mffi and there Womb
he moro ginger team could not be- bet
I}ulalors as they hnN" hecu coached by
captain Shnner. lie hGs them in such
condition That ~" slightest movement of n
payer rs ua m1Nsrion If what viii iol-
low Tam work wins. nud Fort Wnrih
Will fecl the .fivci Of good organization
when they moot The l|unnloes This after
noon.
Jacobs Will prolnblv he on thir! this
al ernoou. Although iinnkln hna iillrd the
ppstion TO ia. aaiisfnctlnn of all durlns
The absence Of ,lucobs, ihr aud''uce *
poets Mike in mat position. The gomc
lhis nftuguoon VIII be tho first between
Houston aud Fort Worth IN South TcNns.
Tho onihuHiastg IA lhe city irive neyor
seon the Panthors play ana az The two
teams arc close contestants for frat place
In the percentage table the result WIN be
awaited with Interest. Houston SIN lc0ds
Tho first plncc rs the property Of tho liuf-
folocs 10y merit aud they viii "ndohvof 10
play snch bait this afternoon that VIII
la lg JOY to the hort of every ian nnd
shower upon ia" visitors complete de-
feat Ladies are invited 10 ntt"nd the
game This nf'ornoon win Nc courtesy or
the management Thore Will be- no admis-
sion charged for ladies either at the gate
or grand s'and.