San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-14
Yesterdays RESULTS.


YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
At San Antonio-San Antonio 10,
Dallas 8.
At Observation-Disclosures s. Paris :.
At Austin-Fort Worth :, Austin G.
At Houston-First game: Denison-
Sherman 5, Houston 2. Second game:
Houston 3, DenisOn-Sherman ,.
| To think that a man who has pitch
ed ball to such expert wielders of the
ash as Johnnie Ward, Fred Pfeffer, Ar
| lie Latham, Roger Common, TOmmie
| Tucker, Billy Hallman or Delehanty-
who has made monkeys of such talent
at $4,000 a year-to come to Texas and
| see himself knocked out. Nearly all
of the boys that went against him yes
terday can recall the days when they
used to cut holes in ball parks to
see Old Gus weighing perform in the
bOX-for that was before the days of
the slab. And those very boys are
the ones that the eX-National Lacquer
had to pitch to yesterday. The only
time he felt natural was when George
Keefe faced him, for George and Gus
used to trot in the same class-about
ten years ago-and reminiscent smile
played on the ex-famous twirlers
countenance as Keefe stepped to the
plate. But a man can't always stay
in the big league, and when he gets
too slow up that way he is not fast
enough for the Texas teams.
weighing started in yesterday as il
he was going to make trouble for the
BrOnchOs. Bill Kohnle went to first
on balls, and O'Connor thought he
would try Tub Welch's arm so he
told Bill to go down. But teh ex-COl-
Onel of Kentucky fooled him. He
nailed the little Bronchos at second
with a suddenness that nearly caused
Mike to faint. NO cut glass in that
arm" he was heard to eXclaim after
the play was over. Then Count We
Der went to first on balls. He didn't
go to second. He stayed there.
Keefe drove one to left, which Mike
Hobright handled like a soubrette
would a pretty dude. Here's where
weighing got first blood. The mighty
Michael went to the bat and We
Der was dying for di-
vorce from first base. The best that
Mike could do was to strike out, and
he didn't have to strike either. So
it was until the third inning. With
two hands out, Keefe singled to right,
advancing Weber, who forced Kohnle
at second on a hit to third. Then
| Mike drove the ball down to third and
reached first on Halls error, and We
Der and Keefe scored. 1t was the
opening, and when the inning closed
we had four runs. McCloskey didn't
come in from the field that inning, but
lonely sat at the right field fence,
thinking about Old Hard Luck. Di-
rectly there was a crash. The Texas
Napoleon looked up with solemn
mien. It was a violent collision of
Halls bat with the little ball. The
ball sailed eastward through the air,
over Bill Kohnle's head, and over the
boundary line. 1t was a home run,
| just as the day before. The preced-
| ing inning of the Bronchos was too Sc
we're, however, and more than a home
run was needed to revive McClOskey's
hopes. The Defenders failed to score
again until the last inning, when they
got two runs.
The BrOnchOs had just opened up and
I. when they finished the score was 10 to
3.
While OConnor was at the bat in
the fourth inning he questioned UNI
pire Clark's decision on ball. He had
called O'Connor out on strikes before,
and Mike stood on the plate and quer-
led: Il beg your, pardon, Mr.. Clark,
but what did you call that?" "A
strike!" was the answer. Then O'COn-
nor's jaws moved very rapidly. Mike
walked up to the umpire and then
went to the bench. That interview
cost him IS and he was put out of the
game. Red Herbert took Mikes place
and put the first ball over the fence.
McClOskeys team is at present in a
badly crippled condition. He uses all
his pitchers in every game during the
absence of Shortstop Peoples and the
illness of First Baseman Mullaney.
But admitting that his team is crippled
in the field that is no reason that the
Defenders are handicapped at the bat
1t should not deteriorate their hitting
qualities in the least. Kid Peoples is
not such a slugger that his hitting is
materially missed; on the contrary, he
is a weak hitter. The real hitters OF
the Dallas team are supposed to be
Tub Welch, Hobright, Peppers, Black
burn, Quigg, Hall and McCloskey
But none of these men have hit inSar
! Antonio. which is only that much ia,
vOr of our pitchers.
The Bronchos need have no fear Of
McCloskeys threats, Wait till we ge
you to ballast" The Defenders will no
be bit more dangerous there thar
here, only that they are on their HON,
grounds, but this ought not to affec
biffars nrrr hove