The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-23
The Chicago Regulars Again Defeated
the Home Team.
IT WAS A GOOD GAME ALL THROUGH.
A Few Errors Were Costly To Roth
sidcs-Houston Tut Up Grcnt Rail-
In tho Ninth Inning.
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without a doubt.
Houston has fine team and II tho
promise becomes reality they Will easily
take the load and keep It throughout the
seasson Some regrettablc errors proved
costly. but there were many chances and
reasons why errors should have been
much more numerous. Taking 1t all the
way through. the team acquitted them
selves we'll aud played good, hard ball
from first TO last.
The wind was not SO lad az Saturday,
but interforcd with the bail. both ba;ted
and thrown. several times when the re-
suit might have been different hod the
ball gone true.
FIRST INNING.
II was s4h when Umpire Proctor called
play Becker was the first man up ana
made n fly of the second ball pitched ny
Briggs 1t going straight into Dc s'i
hands Slngle rolled out a short gr2unoer
and got f.rs. safely. hut tried TO steal see
ond and went out. the decision bolng "
very close one and not to the taste OF me
rooters. Reed flew out to McBride III CEN
ter :, 4. :,
Everett Just touched tho hall aud 1t fell
on the plate; Leeson made quick run
hut slipped and Everett reaS Sn rro ncS, a.
magniflcon; throw In to FIRST wnele Sna, !,
fer caught Everett, who had run down 70
second Ryan knocked groun no f,rs 70
Short. who made q. pretty throw 10 iuS''
SECOND INNING.
Shaffer sent n groundor to Dahlen and
died at first, Cote did the Same thing ON
a grounder to Everett and Jacobs followed
suit when he sent the ball to TRULY.
Anson got n slow bah and sent 4 liner
into Jacobs hands. Mcbride made ~
short hit and l4ecson ran down NM NM
touched him out though the ball should
have zone to Shaffer TRULY got first on
called balls. but was forced OUT ut secpnn
by Decker on n grounder TO Short. One
man left ON base.
THIRD INNING.
Carson struck out. Short made safe
hit to center, the wind interfering with
tho ball and preventing the fieider get'ihs
it. Lesson was caught out by Ryan on II
lone drive into extreme right. Becker sent
a hot liner to Everett, who threw him out
at first, lea wing Short on second.
Briggs struck out and the crowd for the
first time yelled. l<ittridge drove three
hanger into right center, but by VuiVh
work SlArle prevented II being home
rum Everett hunted and went to second
while I.eeson. Cote and Jacobs were run
ming down KittrcdRe on the tniru base
line Cote putting him out. Dahlen drove
n long fly into deep center and Siagir
made a magnificent running cH lte,th, t ~,
crowd expressing their commentator by
loud and long cheering. Everett ieit on
second. .,o
FOURTH lNNlNb'
slagle sent the bah over second ana
DahIen missed it, Slagle Went down to
second on Reeds sacrifice bunt. Shaffer
dropped a fly into DeclSer's traps. slagle
kept things lively ON second, PLAYING OF
well and getting Briggs worked up to nit
tin cote with the bail, giving him first.
Jacobs was struck out, however, and Sla-
gle and Cote were lief, on bases.
Ryan sent half Il dozen fouls over TO the
al In fNfHL1
some of the 'blackbirds" clustered thick
ly thereon but he didn't succeed; he won't
out on a short hit TO Jacobs 10 smarter.
Arson went to first on low throw by
Jacobs TO Shaffcr. Mcbride put n two
hargcr into right which looked Ike
homer. but Carson ficldod well and the
hall gsl I'm on time to make Arson hug
third closely. Arson and Mcbride scored
on a drive by TRULY into left, TRULY scot-
ing on hot two Dagger to center by
Decker Briggs sent an easy one TO Lee.
con. but shaifer fniled to hold II aud
Briggs was safe AZ first, while Decker
went to third. Briggs tried to steal second
and Reed ran him down, but fell Just as
he touched and Decker scored. klttrcd,,e
took first on balls, going TO second on ~
hit to center by Everest Dahlen knocked
n pretty one to Short who threw well to
first but Shaffer again failed to hold H..
aud then all the bnscs were occupied by
White Stockings. with Ryan at INC bat
but that was all for Ieeson struck out
that sure hitter and left them on tho
bases. y
Carson surprised himself, evidently, by
hitting the ball. for he didn't run ana let
It beat him to first even after Everett
had fumbed It. Short sent an easy
erounder 20 Aneon at first and Lceson
fixed Il the same way.
Roach went In the box and when Arson
made little bunt threw him out at first
He then struck out Mcbride. Truhy gavn
Short n chance but his sore arm caused
hinl Ia tumble and II WAS SirNg mt Cote