The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-15
GALVESTON ?, HOUSTON 4.


Galveston, Texas. August ii Tho
Duke of York" who plays right fie d for
Galveston, gave the game to Houston 10
day. That is the tale told In n few words
III was a battle of the giants. and TN Il
the NTH neither SIDE scored. Both Roa h
ard Huston pitched splendid game. III
laher's work was particularly c. MN nd
able. He has a peculiar. quick delivery
that fooled the best of the Houston ba
crs. He slams the ball down Owe the
plate, and before the batter has tia
to recover from his asst ons hment another
and still another strike is cailed That q
the, way he fooled Shaffer. Rankin, R,acl
and Cote
.Sioinfedt broke the ice In the fir'h,
plunklng The first bah pitrhei Over eft
nell fence. Houston by Tho grace of TN
Duke, tied the score in the same inning
Rnankln g9 to second by N sludging his
ny way down in reight field rr.t ~
Then Roach nut a hot grourd4r past sec
The game rcmaintd tied during the two
succeeding innings. In the eish h. re
Duke again mlsjudg' a fly, "a d pc
faloes appreciated the weak spot, an
Shaffer drove anothe.' bal INTO light fc d
which the Duke was SO unfortunate a
breaking the tie. Brott caught the .l fer
ton and ran all the way from left II Id
after Goes fly into center. and h
dropped It. the men advancing to ihi d
ana second respectively. Nance mutIrd
Reeds ny to center. Cote went 10 thi
and shaifer went home Jacobs few on
TO Nance, and quick return headed
Cote off at the plate. Booker made a driv-
70 Hoover, Reed stared hom., bu.
Hoover chose Becker Tor MS meat threw
runs were made.
The game by innings:
Bammert opened for Galveston. being
thrown out from short to list ana Y5;k
foulad to third Huston put a hard one
to hrsi and mo, il in Shancr's hams. Fpr
III the ylsitors, Slagle went out frein c.n1
foul. Then he struck out. cote was pre-
sened , VIII i as and Reed sHSiea 10
Brott flew out 10 first. Nance TO Sc tond
and Weckbecker was thr3 wn out at iir,t
alter S,einielit had tina, base on b his
which Hoover dropped, but receive Ell in
time to throw Becker out~ Peck and Kan
kin were both put oti at first.
Hoover got to first on Skaters DIR p
of The throw from second. Belt hew O
| 10 left and Beckcrs qui k return he d
Hoover at first Bammert wor1icd Il nch
| with I'VE fouls aud then s,ruck I.
| Hoover stole second. Tork made a short
h,nn,., but failed 70 heat the ne ding
at first aud Shafrer n " out to .ef
Huston. Brot and Nance We're thrown
! out AT iirst Coe went out at f'si. Il eli
the fence for a homer Weckbrckcr vas
thrown out at first Hoover struck out
and Belt was thrown out a. tn mi a.
! bag. Becker Went oist from third e. mrs.
| Rankin went TO second on York 5 mis-
| Judgment of a fly to right and scored on
| Roach's hote ! ner past second for On
| bag Slagla was thrown cut at iir t
Bammert flew on; to second. York was
thrown out at first iiu ton made a ~,
| tiful hit through the midway T. tWec
second and third, BroM kn ckei the hli
to Clark, who dropped i, lett ng ~ I,
g to first then Shatfer dropped ne hali
| foul 10 Cote prevented the score. Sht er
walked to iirst, cote struck on and sal
Ter Went t., second on linstog's VI
| took third on the play. Weckbecker Tut
Jacobs out Al FIRST, without help
Stenfedt hunted The ball Tor one as
| TO FIRST Werkhecker flew nj t. ri 1T
and lfoover took a basc. on ba Is. but wa
caugh, mapping. Belt flew ont 10 ctmr
Nance pulled Hecker's high tyer down la
| deep center. Clark put me bah down IN
ne ~ deep right ncld ana got to Sc onu
| But Rankin STRUCK out ana Roach wa
| thrown cut at first.
The eighth was tho fireworks inning
Shafier put IIammcrt out without ass /
ancc. York went out on an easy liner TO
pitcher. Becker made long, hard ru"
ana robber catch of iirot's fly in con-
Ter field York mistudgei The FIRST ny
knocked by the ljuffdlors ~ the innniis
1t go, mixed up VII ne CROWD a. he
right field fence and slasle got 10 n. q.
Shaffer also sent the bal to rght' loik
dropped it ana Slagle crossed the plate
| Rrotr ran from left 10 cent,r for co )
ny and muileI It. Slagle going To hi d..
| Reeds fly to center was mufei BY Nane
Shaffer went home and cote y ,third
was caught ou by Nance and Il cN
return put Cote cut at tho nom la =;
Becker made II drive to Hoover, W o
threw the ball TO mrs., bu he threw VII .
aud Reed scored. York's rrrtIy catcA Of
Clarkos fly retired the sde ~. ..s
Brott put the ball hgi 70 hoicn ana
was thrown out. Nance hit into deep l'it
for three bags Stcnfeldt flew out 20
rght, and Nance romainad at I'm .
Wecklccker's fly was mlsludG -d -
ing. The agony ended by Hoover s'rlk ng
out.