The record-union., 1897-11-26

Buck Hughes picked up two errors, and
kid" Peoples, who played third base
instead OF Lange, took another. Only
one error did the visitors make, and
that was when the left fielder, O'Brien,
missed long slanting fly, which in re-
ality ought to have been a base hit FOR
the Sacramentos.
The grounds, despite the recent heavy
rains, We're in excellent condition, and
over 1000 people-the largest crowd of
the season, watched the Gilt Edges
move up out of the obscure gloom to the
highest notch on the baseball ladder.
In the first inning neither side scored,
but when the Baltimores came to the
scratch in the second they bore them
selves with the hauteur of conquerors.
Jay gave O'Brien, the left fielder,
free pass to first. and he moved on
station on passed ball, and in at
tempting to throw him out he slid down
to third. Then Reitz hit against the
right field bleacher for two bases and
O'Brien came in.
AT this point Jay pitched his only wild
ball, and Reitz went to third Corbett
bunted and made first, and afterwards
took second and third while Peoples and
Stanley were attempting to scalp ReitZ
between third base and the home plate.
The scalping process was a success, and
| the trophy dangled at Stanley's belt
after the ball. Doyle hit over Lochhead,
and Corbett got in. Jennings flew to
Lochhead, and the agony was over-well
over, as it happened. for it was not until
the ninth inning that the men from
Baltimore got a man within hailing dis
tanee of the home square.
In their half of the second round the
Gilt Edge people started to win the
game. Stanley, who throughout the
game, played the catcher's position
| ahead of anything seen here this year..
started the trouble by rolling an easy
one down to third base, where Kelly
held the fort, and died on the way to
the first stop. Pony" Walker slashed
one into the crowd on the south bleach
ers and took two bases. Peoples hit to
Kelly and was out at first, Walker being
safe on third. Lochhead came uD and
| Walker crossed the plate on a passed
ball. Lochhead hit safe into the left
garden, and Harvey was given free
pass, but Shanahan spoiled the prospect
by sending a high one to Doyle, at first.
In their half of the fourth inning the
Gilt Edges tied the score, and the
crowd went wild. The tempers of the
men from Maryland We're tried by the
gibes and jeers of four thousand rooters
every person at the game was a rooter
but they smiled and said, Just waltz
The run that tied the score was made
thusly: Corbett had thrown up the
sponge, and Horton occupied the pitch
ers cage. He celebrated his advent by
retiring Pony Walker on three strikes.
Kid Peoples, old Lacquer that he is,
was more fortunate, and raped out
safe one into the center lot, which was
looked after by a horny-handed youth
named Griffin. The kid" stood upon
first until Lochhead. the Grand Old
Man." tried to knock a board off the
northeast corner Of the lot for two bags,
and then loped in, tieing the score. Har-
vey hit to short stop Jennings, and was
out on first, and Shanahan rolled one to
Kelly, and also went out az first.
Score-2 to 2.
1t was in the fifth inning that the
local people really won the game.
Buck" Hughes hit to Kelly and
stopped before he reached the first sta
ton. Then the mighty Henesey slashed
one along the left line for two bags, and
Jay Hughes, the redoubtable, took firm
hold on his favorite willow and sailed
one over the third cushion for a
bag, putting Henesey safe on third.
Then Stanley, the star catcher of Cal
ifornia, waited until four crooked balls
had been pitched and the bases were full
and the Baltimore crowd were on un-
easy seat.
s;rr17@ fA 1aa fny a G
Walkers turn at the bat. He didn't
| do thing but slash another wicked
winder into the south bleachers, and
| Henesey and Jay trotted in. The crowd
rose at Walker and yelled until the little
| fielder blushed a rosy red.
| Then Peoples flew out to Griffin, the
center pasture man, and he shot Stan
| ley out at third and the fun was over
| Score-Gilt Edges A, Baltimores z.
| The sixth, seventh and eighth in
| nings, while replete with brilliant plays,
were barren of tallies, and it was not
until the ninth that the clouds again
began to lower and chunks of gloom
| crept into the crowd. 1t all happened
after two Baltimore men We're out, and
| looked like this:
| Clark took Horizons place at the bat
and flew foul Wnlcn HeneSef soppieu
up Doyle tried fly to Shanahan, and
took a back seat. Then Jennings came
up and Jay sent hot one against his
short ribs, and little Reitz was sent
out to run for him. Griffin turned him.
self loose and rolled one to the far cor
ner in the left field for three BAGS, and
Reitz got home. Kelly sent one out to
Lochhead and was out at first, and the
giants of the National League were de-
feated by Sacramento's great team who
had still an inning to spare.
1t was a great game, and showed con-
clusively that the cracks of the Ma
tional League no more than California
League teams, can dosanything with the
rams horn twisters sent in by husky
Jay Hughes, whose only equal in Cali
fornia to-day is his side partner.
silent" Harvey.
When the dust had cleared the casual
ties were found to be as follows:
Gilt Edge. alb. r. b.h. s.b. p.o.a G.
f. Hughes. 2b. l 2
Henesey, 1b ........4 ! ~