The record-union., 1897-12-06
GILT EDGES MEET DEFEAT.
THEY FELL BEFORE THE ALL.
AMERICAS.
But the Eastern Cracks Were
Kept Hustling All
the Time.

~.s~OSA~AN6 ee~e
the Time.
1t took the very best in the world
to do it, 1t was no scrub nine that the
Gilt Edges went up against at Snow
flake Parke yesterday, and though de-
feated. they died hard and made the
pick and choice of America sweat blood.
Every man who lined up against the
Gilt Edges yesterday has a reputation
unsurpassed by any in the world, and
in order to carry back those same<rep-
utations unsullied they played the game
from start to finish 1t was a defeat,
but a sweet defeat. The sting was not
in it. The great Baltimores could not
do it, and in order to down Sacrament
tos burly boys the East was scraped
with a fine-too comb for the best
the very best-and they had their hands
full.
Six runs were what the AllAmeri-
cas- did to the Gilt Edges, and while
they were doing it the local people bat
ted out two tallies and in the fourth
inning tied the score. But that squirt
ended it. The heavy men from all over
the country, realizing that they had
their work cut out for them, played
the game and kept the home people
guessing.
And such a game! There were plays
never before heard of here, much less
seen. and the way the strangers stole
bases brought tears to the admirers of
the Gilt Edges. Then. again, their
fielding was perfection itself, and every
ri, M
ones-merely added extra feathers to
the caps covering the pick of the coun-
try's balltosserS.
But the local men also played ball,
and while Lange, the Reliance third
baseman, picked up three errors, the
only ones made, the crowd felt kindly
toward him. and knew him well enough
to understand that it was his off
day.
The All-Americas put up a swift,
snappy game, and the locals were
slow-toC slow to win. In fact, the
company they kept was too speedy for
them.
Old "Silent" Harvey pitched good.
strong ball. retiring five men on strikes,
and giving but one man a base on balls.
He was, however, touched up for elev
en- base hits, which was really an ex-
cellent showing against the heavy men
he was called on to face.
Rhnes, the Cincinnati twirler, also
pitched a great game, but for all that.
the Gilt Edges took nine hits from his
delivery, and he gave two men bases
on balls, while he succeeded in tanning
out but three men.
In the first inning neither side scored,
and the crowd went wild when the
visitors went out in one two-three or
der, without getting in sight Of the first
station.
But oh! what a difference in the sec
ond! Stahl, the bunchy right fielder,
hit out a safe one into right field for an
anchorage at first, but a second later
slipped his cable and slid to second. In
the meantime Collins, who did the third
base act, raped one over Lange's head
for a life, and Stahl was at the third
| cushion. Tebeau fouled one, which
was swallowed by Jay Hughes, who, by
the way, put up an elegant game at
first base.
Then Mr.. Smith (of the Smith family
got in the way of the ball. had a rib
loosened, and limped down to first, and
Chicago backstop, came to the plate,
and during efforts to throw several men
out at first, second and third bases
all IF which ended in dismal failures
Stahl crossed the plate. Then Dona-
hue hit to Lange, who promptly lost
his head, threw the batsman out at
first, and allowed Collins to get home
with the second tally. Rhines ended
the trouble for the time by striking
three times without making connec-
tionS
1t was in their half of the third
| round that the Gilt Edges first drew
blood, and that was when Harvey hit
over the south fence for home run
when there was nobody on bases.
Again in the fourth the locals scored
and die it like this: Jay Hughes swiped
the first ball pitched into the northeast
corner for three bases. Stanley hit safe
over third, and Jay trotted home
Lochhead and Harvey struck out. and
Walker fouled to Donahue.
In the fifth inning the visitors won
the game. Donahue hit over Lochhead
for bag, and Rhines hit to Lange.
who threw Donahue out at second.
Burket hit to Lochhead and died at
first. With two men out, Lang hit to
left field for two cushions, and Rhines
got home. Dahlen hit to left pasture
for two bags and Lang scored. Stahl
flew to Lochhead.
In the sixth, and again in the ninth.
the visitors scored but it is useless
agony to recount how it was done. One
thing remains, and that is that it took
the best aggregation of ball players In
the world to down the Gilt Edges. and
they needed all the margin they had.
When the last shot had been fired.
the field looked like this: