The San Francisco call., 1897-11-15
LANGE'S GREAT
Stick WORK
1t Was Particularly De-
structive of DR.. Ponds
Deceptive Curves.
A Brilliant Game of Ball Played
Between the Crack
Men.
Five Double Plays and Some of Them
of the Phenomenal
Order.

Like the public-spirted citizen who
erects drinking fountain on great thor
oughfare to commemorate a memorable
event i'll the history of his native State
and neglects to supply an outlet for sur
plus water, Baltimore, in the first half of
the ninth inning yesterday afternoon,
failed to tie the score in the game with
All-America. At this juncture the score
stood: All-America 7, Baltimore 4.
Kelley was The first man up for the
Orioles. He was hit by the pitcher, and
took first. Donovan came to the plate,
and lined one out TO center. sending hel-
ley to third. O'Brien, next in turn,
damned the sphere into the right garden
for single cushion, scoring Kelley.
Reitz went out on a fly to left, and
Donahue sent hot one to short, which
was tielded to first. Donahue retired 10
the bench, but Donovan scored. Pond
struck bounder to Tebeau and died at
the initial cushion.
Baltimore's chances, like Rusty Colds
at the interstate coursing match at Mer-
ced, were gone.
There was big crowd OF spectators to
witness the game at Recreation Park.
1t was a contest full of br illiant plays
The errors happened at inopportune
times and were costly.
Some idea of the rapid fielding NAV b e
acquired in studying the score. Five
double plays were made, some OF them
being of the most difficult character.
Stahl in this regard particularly d's-
tinguished himself 1t happened in the
first half OF the eighth. Griffin was
al the bat for Baltimore. He caught the
ball square on the nose and it went sailing
out toward the extreme corner OF left
field. 1t looked like a two bagger al least.
Stahl saw it coming and commenced
gathering himself. He reached the ball
Just as 1t was about to touch the ground
and chung 10 1t. Recovering rapidly he
made a cannon-ball throw TO Smith at the
home plate, and Doyle was retired in an
attemp to steal in from third. 1t was
phenomena! work.
The playing of Lange at center field
elected admiration. Little Eva" who
vas in the grand stanu, felt prouder of
the big and popular player than ever.
Lange, four times at the bal, is credited
with homo run, a two-base hit and two
singles. In the first inning he planted a
beauty in the outer garden; in tho second
he sent the ball over the center-ield
fence and made the circuit of the
cushions; in the third he bunted the ball
down the third base line and beat it out
to first, and in the SIKH he drove a daisy
into the right garden.
BUTT was not alone at the bat that Billy
exceiled. In the first half OF the fourth,
Kelley the mighty hitter for Baltimore
the Lavigne striker of the nine-caught
The ball square on the face and it salied
through the air like bullet from a gun.
Lange, watching the fast-coming sphere
ran about 12O feet and pulled 1t down
against the center-t field fence.
Kelley, the third baseman for Balti-
more, made the greatest hit ever seen on
the grounds. 1t happened in the first
half of the first inning. He drove the
ball over the center field fence and it
struck in the midst Of a crowd viewing
the game on a housetop on Ringold
street.
Both Jennings and Dahlen played a
great game at short. In the first half of
the seventh Dahien made great pick up
of hot grounder from Donahue's bat, re-
firing the runner at first.
Jennings made five putouts and is cred
tied with four assists,
Donovan, captain of Pit; sburg and who