The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-12
ELlcANs LOST THE DAY
buston's Team Won Their First
Game Of the Season.
:NTRAL TEXAS RACING CIRCUIT.
ices 1t Nom hls--,Sset,ns OF Turf Men,
( Playsfs RsIssssd by Austin-ful
0mctAi Score.

MEverythirg consioereo, IL was eoS''
&lsnc OF ball put up by Houston and New
Sllcans az the Travis street park yestor-
~. 1t resulted In a victory for the home
Mhm by q score of IL TO 8 hut the visit
8 were hardly In condition and their do
Fat was due TO that more Nlan TO any
AIns else.
EIhe Houston players showed the result
n careful practice aud the team work was
hAtter than ever befor. While Carl the
fSaw Orleans pitcher, was badly MT *
Bust rot be concluded that he IS
Inc ,.k.' for he was the leading pitcher OF
Ne Southern league last year. Roach,
&Sho pitched she entire nine innings Tor
sae ioaal team. played his usla! good
Emo. Sandy Mccowcn played right Held
tsld played 1T well. Ho nit and ran well
kbd accepted every chance that was OF
ktred.
RsThe game was called at O'Clock by TIM
IRE Sid Proctor. The trst inaing was
Mayed without either team scoring ;. run.
iAit In the second Jacobs ANA A.el,o~ea
Y ach circIcd the diamond, the former on
VI Wild throw from Carl to bowman after
G2e Houston man had got his bass on
Hills. Mctfowcu made Il tWo-hpEgcr, weui
N, third on CarIs wild thiOw 10 second
u hen nobody MAS there, and scored On
4 i,ort's sacrliics.
HsIn The next inning the Houstons had
sslingS all their oSA way, four InS be
Tig marked to their crud.t shanrr lei
vi by making beautiful three oAgger
e.trcctly over Third base eisi sco.ei when
y sote went TO second o. al error OF
Harris Wild pitch when Reed came TO bat
Ind scorea on the batteg"s hit TO right
sinid- Then Jacobs got 10 tbs initial bag
I'm an error or powit,.-wh.ie Reed al
ssnnced to second and scored on AsckeT $
~, To center. Mcliowcn got lis rase ON
1 al,s and Jacobs scored when Short dew
.,nt TO left field. Roach his TO nrsl-
III IN the fourth inning The home team got
Il goose csG. while Powe4 scored the iirst
;All FOR tho visitors.
The sifth inning was played without
J srSt by Gonding. Slagle hit safe to left
!. enter and advanced 10 third when Shat
er made the initial bag on Wicoxs er-
;tpr. Cote hit safe to right ard S.assc
cored. Then Cote and Snaifer each ad-
'iiiFnced a bag on Yorks throw to powie
ND the fun began Ia earnest. Reed came
nsf bat ana hit TO third. SHnEcr started
,Spr home, but Gcndins anil Dowie got
II ifn between them and ne finally 40, safe
IN back to third after some hard runniu x
4 Ind lodging. In the confusion Cote who
ta1i been on second, ran home thinking
&pancr had been caught, but WAS declared
,gelt by Umpire Proctor Tor going ahead
M the base runner preceding him, Powell
sy-ored FOR tho visitors IN tals ,nuirg nlok-
'i.ig tho score 2 10 .
Win the seventh Houston scored and
ssFey Orleans !. and after thsl. the nome
aE.arn had n awlkovcr. Cote started the
~ ghth inning OF BY being thrown out A,
9Erst by Huston. Reed hit safe 20 right
Weld md scored on Jacobs beautiful three
3Ragger. Becker hit safe 10 left and Jacobs
fHrored. Becker btole second when Me
ktowen came to bat and scored wher
iaandy Went TO FIRST OH Hustons error
itfilcoS went 10 sleep and McGowen mad,
u second and went TO third on koach's hi
10 right after Short struck out Slarlt
Iit safe TO left and McGowen ecored
&ssoach advancing 70 second. sharel
Caught beautiful thrcc-baegrr right OF
She end of HIS stick and Slas,le and RoacA
9Icorcd. This performance pleased ths
s22s1oters immensely and they were loud IN
SssiSheir demons tratiors ~ appreciation
IN In the last inning The visitors SORE
Is3wicc. Dowie made q twn-hapA MT mr.
Z tiol;seman followed with, q inree.-barynr
+ lowte scoring. Gontirg flow on. ,o GA.
lie. Housnman scoring on the throw i~
Wilcox went to FIRST or Jacobs error
! 'ari hit to center ard s'ae'a fai~f :.
Match y on account OF Shorts i-tarf.-.
81 nee YORK HIT TO Jacobs who fnmhie.i
IStnd didn't get the lall - second jr tim.
% catch the runner. W.lcox ATTEMPTED ~
tEsore. but wns thrown o'st It Home ,,
SihaTer. while Carl was nm DOWN D..
Tween second and third by cote ani ~
ss;k,bs.