The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-22
'TlS THIRTEEN TO ONE.
~ Game, But With No Exciting
: Plays.
. qMyTON TEAM DID VERY WELL,
!. "a Find With the Way They
Aid Themselves In Theic
First Game.

M, they have had no time for prac-
.vsn TO properly condition them
I, was plainly apparent that the
, ,ssm are ball players and that the
Mas lacking is practice together, SO
m,lr team work may be as good as
| Individual work.
-, the general opinion that the
"a good ono and there was no
to be found.
tsrs gotten line on each other in
avs game, there is no doubt they
4 good work this afternoon.
men are all right
..,r,ay afternoon the Travis street
Grand stand and bleachers were com
I.uv filed with the fans. and there
| many ladies' out, The wind was
and not comfortable, put was not
,bough to cause any great discom-
sough IT interfered materially with
,,ll several times during the game.
AZ o'clock Umpire sid Proctor
"A IN black sweater and red cap
for a batter and Becker raped the
time or two and then for the
tine In a long while ball was
m over the plate at the Travis street
twas a strike which Mr.. Thornton
rcago scored against Mr.. Becker
Ia struck at the next two and tried
Va, the ball to first, but kittredse
rred in time to shut him off and
o. no avail good slide.
Vi. popped M short one, the wind
.nting it getting very far which
=, took in easy. Reed started the
N the ground toward center. but
got the ball to Arson and the
Frsa team took the field without get
70 first.
IA was In the box and the first ball
4 strike, the next two were balls
4 bunt and Leeson threw him out
list Dahleu sent the second ball
M down the line and reached first,
second and on error of Reed sent
hid. scoring on Ryan's sacrifice. Lee
seemed a bit ratified for q moment
u started his first ball skyward, hut
Wind blew it over the foul line; he
III McRride nonned i'm a hirh foul
Isrobs got it. Arson left on third.
SECOND INNING.
infer went out at first on a grouuder
a by TRULY. Cote got his first base
csh Thornton not being able TO put
over the plate Shafrer went 10 the
hing lines and gave announcement
Coie, but in gentle way. Jacobs
lied good one to the right field ana
vent to second, but got too am
W and was ptit out trying to make
Jacobs made a dandy slide to sec
but he didn't have any time to snare.
Failed him nothing, however, for Gar
rned out.
b Chicago TRULY nut a grounder
srh Shorts hands and went to first.
h. tried TO do tho same thing. hut
cot Il and Trubv was forced out
F@nd: Short threw the ball. but II
rt true AMI Shaffer couldn't handle
asOn hit Thornton with the ban and
ytnt 70 first. advancing Decker 10
ID Kittrodge knocked n groundcr.
4 threw wild and Decker scored. Kit
b going to first and Thornton to
|M Everett sent nv TO Short ana
In sent one up in the air. which
s9t and two men were loft OH bases
TurpD rA-~rNc
'ii'''' i.'-Ni4>''
NJ made safe hit over the second
esas head. Lesson sent n straight
azn toward FIRST hosa s,d st.rt,s
SUR NJ hplh stopped anoul the
Tine, but Lesson STAYED on first,
The hail tried IN catch short n,
r,v >, - -.
~ second when II olun 90
" Ned a hunt and Chicago made 4
shen Proctor chilled I, n foul, An
rsyed his RIGHT hand nroIinJ In n
10 indicate ,.eveunt omnes" IN his
q followers and made gentle kick.
s ~ un nlpi stuck to it, Becker tried
= two slrikes. the third one nassNd
: sSge, who i it 20 first Just in time
~ n ,S on Becker, Short, and Leeesoa
slp lntG la ana second siagle got four
but Short scored and Inc oth.r two
sent up a iase The wind Nas very
ind prevented Kittredge's throw 20
reaching il i'm time to head off
\ who was we'll off the base. Snatfer
Asd low bah TO Thornton and went
\ hrst, leaving two men on the bases.
ssso. Ryan took his hsse On halls
IL
ader between Grst and second. Nc
hunted but Quick action bV Leo
~ the bail TO 6rst in front of him.
lined out good one no center. and
70 second, RYAN scored and Arson
70 third. Decker made a short buni
vent to firs, I.aeeon cutting Arson
home There we're some fimbline
sSs and TRULY scored, Decker going
iumblasa1 o p,,4 sent the ban 70 III R.ed
'saching first ' eeson s Sov K,ttrstr y,
~ on balls Everett hit the first bal
.yo a nan was ;elded out at first, leav-
roTp, r''SoS'
h r,, -i'lIi lNNiNf'
1hfoWn out at first by kit
Jacobs popped up flv and Big
sa N, No. put OUT 70 nus c'' N''
d.. little one to Thornton anl
-'oWn out at FIRST.
s;h the left bs,,5oa ,.ts, .ortts,ron