The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
BALqIMORE'S
TERRIFIC WORK
A Slogging Game of Ball
Witnessed at Recre-
alton Park.
Patsy Donovan's Speedy Work
on the Bases and His
Fine Showing.
Billy Lange, for a Second Time, Ham
mered the Ball Outside
the Fence.

Base hits were 8 frequent yesterday
afternoon in the game between All-Amer-
ica and Baltimore as the superscription "a.
J. W." in the yellow supplem ent of the yell
low journal. But ALL America and Balti-
more brought their bats with them as
they entered the grounds, and as the
game proceeded they unfolded job
lot of base hits.
In the sIogging exhibition Griffin, Dono-
van, O'Brien and Reitz carried off the
honors for Baltimore and Lange for ALL
America. AS in the former game. the
popular Californian fielder made home
run. 1t happened in the first half OF the
sixth inning, and netted two runs. Pow
ell struck out, and Burkett went to first
on a dank yellow error OF Griffin, who
dropped an easy fly, it popping out of his
hand like corn from pepper. Lange
came to the bat and made a slashing hit
to right.
Mr.. Patsy Donovan, the accomplished
right-fielder of AL America, ran with the
ball, thinking that he might pull it down.
Donovan ana the bail sailed on like
Andree's balloon when it was first in
fated and turned loose. Mr.. Donovan
l. as fee pair of legs. He overlook the
right garden fence as sphere, whirling
through the air. went owe: 1t.
When the game was ca led in the seventh
| inning the score stood is TO 10 in favor of
Baltimore. But 1t was not such one
sided game as the score would indicate.
Several times it looked as if Ali-America
would overhaul the great lead acquired by
Baltimore in the last half of the third in
ming when they dropped onto Hastings
curves, smashing out seven base hits and
making eight runs. A wild throw by
81. :.
cannonading and his retirement from The
box in the fifth inning in favor OF Powell.
Doyle made first cushion on a single to
right garden; Jennings went out, short to
first, and Mike. stick in hand, went to the
plate. He sent d hot one TO Hastings,
which was quickly captured. Hastings
then threw low to frs. and the bal evaded
Tebeau like death warrant does Durrant,
and when Griffin got through going he
was on the third base, blowing like ferry
boat n a fog.
Kelley flew to Lange. Donovan sent a
low one into the lett garden, which szzled
ami sputtered like a rocket for q base.
0 Brien was struck by the ball. Reilz
sent the ball down the third base line.
Donahue drove one into the center gar
den, and Horton dropped a beauty over
second for two bags. Griffin duplicated
Horizons efforts, only the ball was sent
humming into Burkett's territory. Kel-
ley was hit by the pitcher. Donovan hit
to Nash, and by the greatest OF sprinting
bea. the ball to first. Kelley retired the
side by an unsuccessful attempt to steal a
base. Prior to his retirement eight men
wearing the gray had crossed the plate.
Donovan particularly d ringuish h inn
self. Four times al the bat ne made tn rec
base hits, one bunt IN the first inning,
which by rapid running he beat to first
He caught four flies, two of which were of
phenomenal order, while his wonderful
throwing elected admiration.
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