San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-12
A DAY OF HARD LUCK.
THE BRONOHOS' CRACK TWIRLER
CRIPPLED YESTERDAY.
Pitcher George Fitzpatrick May Not B
Able To Play In The OPEN g
10. League Games

Yesterday was a bad day for the
BroncnOs, and a few more games like
that would soon make them fit sub
jccts for a well regulated hospital
in the eighth inning. Harlow was
cracked back of the head with ball
while stealing second base and fell
like log. Then Gilpatr.ck split his
right hand while fielding a ball and il
is feared that our star twirler will be
unable to play in the Austin series
a low throw of Shortstop Knau to
OCOnnOr made the latter squirm, but
he resumed play in a few seconds.
without any apparent serious injury.
y foul tip caught popular little Matt
Stanley on the right wrist, and every
| body craned their necks to see how
| badly he was hurt, but Matt never
lets little thing like that bother him
| and kept right on. occasionally rub
bling the wrist with his mitt George
Keefe, who relieved Fitzpatrick on the
slab, was struck on the finger of the
right hand while reaching for ball
but it was only benumbed for awhile.
and did not interfere with his work.
The most serious accident is to Gil
patrick, and it is hoped that his injury
will mend nicely. for Gil is too valua-
bic man to be kept out of the game
long.
There were about 800 people at the
park and there was not enough eX-
citement to raise a fight But every
body was pleased with what they saw.
at least nobody has any kick coming.
They saw how the BrOnchOs play ball.
and that's worth the price of admis-
sion alone. There are Il few. howey-
err, who kicked because the same price
of admission has been charged to the
exhibition games as to the league
games. They must remember that it
takes a great deal of ready cash to
start ball team out, and now that
we have got one, which we may not
have again for several years, they
ought 10 be good. They must also re-
member that there are several others
who advanced the cash to start the
team off, which amounts to FL little
more than the paltry admission fee.
over which such hard kicks have been
made.
O'COnnOrs boys put up a game yes
terday that would win nine times out
of ten. Their hitting could not have
been more timely, their work on the
bases was of first class order. and ON
the field they played National League
ball. In one inning with the bases
full and none out. the BrOnchoS retir-
ed the La Grange team without run.
In this inning O'COnnOr and Stanley
worked neat little trick. which will
L., .,f
ners of the league in trance this
summer.
The La Grange team started out as
if they would take the game in a
storm. Harlow began to suspect he
was uD against, it when Umpire Al.
Jack. the first man up, hOisted one
over the left field fence for a trip
around the bases. 1t was AIS only
trip. and the next line he stepped to
the plate he gracefully struck out.
Besides Mr.. Jack-fOr that will be his
title after the 17th-Only two Grang-
ers made safe connections, and they
were Longley and MLckey. he of
BrOncho fame.
Second Baseman John White. of the
visitors. made a hot catch and ii was
not the only one he ever made. for he
was at one time sheriff of Fayette
county. but yesterdays catch was I'M
d0ubtedly one of the warmest Of his
born days. II was direct from the bat
and served him for a neat double play.
which was loudly appln uded.
The final score was: San Antonio,
1S runs, 81 hits. = errors; La Grange
| run. 3 hits. 3 errors. Batteries: Har-
low. Fitzpatrick. Keefe and Stanley for
San Antonio; Mckinney and Rives for
La Grange.