The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-05
A FAIR BASEBALL GAME.
The Buffaloes Showed Up Well Yes
terday.
AT FORT WORTH AND AUSTIN ALSO
League Teams Played Arniu,t ANN
tcArs-Sknt Congress In scs-
sion ut Drcnham.

The game at the park yesterday was
very good one In It's way. The Amer
leans seemed bit bluffed ana somewhat
out of practice, but they made a good
showing. everything considered. No one
went to see professional bali gana, and
got better than they expected, for the
amateurs are Il scrappy lot and good bali
players whan not outclassed.
The regulars showed up well and there
is no disappointed fan who saw them yes
torday to predict Disaster
Hardy did exceedingly well in the box.
and. while not exorting himself. PLAYED
his position in good share. OF course.
1t was not TO be expected that n pitcher
wouh put the same effort into such q
game that he would In n champ. onship
contest but Hardy's baseball enthusiasm
was very apparent. While the number OF
hits against him seems appalling, any one
who saw the game knows they are no
criterion TO judge his play.
kimmcrcr WIS Ia the Don for only four
innings being hit for TWO singles ana a
triple. the latter 10y Hardy. lie had his
batting clothes on however, and turned
out som"th-ng every time up. making Il
clean single and double. lie had no
chances IN right fed, but mis- record
proves him II good fielder.
Reed was presented with beautiful
inning.
McGann made a sensational play in the
sixth inning. getting a grounder and de-
ayer.ng, it TO FIRST base while stll run
ming, the ball going straight and true
aud spelling what looked Ike "A hit for
Fogariy. He drove out TWO singles and
double.
Becker was right in the game from the
start and made two long running catches
besides tapping out four ms IN six tines
at bat and stealing three bases TIE
tnIbN llit - AuIullerS ALWAYS
rs PLAYING ball every time he gets ON tbs
diamond.
Turner made a triple and stretched 1t
MO home run. He also got n a donbie
aad couple of singles. He covered hrs;
In good style. handling everything that
came his way.
Devoney throws to first in good STYLE.
Tie was stu weak from his recent sick
ness and did not 10 himself Justice. He
T. good man aud small fault win he
found win HIM when he gets in condition
Knox arrived on the i:2o International
aitcr being four days aud nights aboard
a ran having been waterbound east of
stances, no. judgment could have been
passed ii he had done poorly; but he
didu't. He made four hits. three singles
and n double, and Is credited with two
steals.
cote was bchiad the bat and It was good
for The eyes of the fans 20 look at him
throwing arm isn't what ii will be with a
ti.- bases in time TO catch runners. His
base running ability Is sim with him; ne
got In four runs on three singles.
Myers work as backstop Tor the Amer
leans was all rght BE hit the bail every
time, but didn't place them we'll and only
scored once. He throws to second we'll
Waties was in the box for the profess
SIGNALS the last four innings and did very
good indeed after his first inning in the
box, the NTH. In that inning he was
bit Wild and five runs and three HITS wer"
made on him. After that lie was strictly
in IT,
McGann and pevcney. in the seventh
and Reed and Turner In tn. eighth.
doubled up on putouts. Foglrty aud
Miles also scored u double play for the
Americans.
Umpire Clark's work was very salts
factory, and in keeping with his rcputl-
ton
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