The record-union., 1897-08-30
THE SCORE WAS IS TO G.
AND THE GILT EDGES WERE AT
THE LONG END.
Three Thousand People Witness
Their Victory Over the Union
1ronworks Team.

san francisco IOuShC nODly at SNOW
flake Park yesterday afternoon, but
the fates We're unpropitious. They put
up good, clean baseball from start to
finish, but it was all of no avail, and
the victorious Gilt Edge nine hung an
other scalp to it's belt.
Fully 5000 persons assembled at the
park to see the Gilt Edges move up
notch at the expense of the Union
IronwOrks, and while the crowd was
with the local team, brilliant plays by
individual members of the visiting
nine won bursts Of hearty applause.
De Costa was in the box for the Gilt
Edges, and literally turned himself
loose to show the crowd what he could
do. He proved a ring puzzle for the
visitors, and succeeded in retiring
thirteen of them on strikes-really
wonderful work for a youngster. The
visitors fished out nine hits from his
delivery, but as a rule they were scat
tered.
Zan, the Union Ironworks' catcher,
put up league ball. and made a num-
ber of phenomenal stops and throws,
and HOrr, the nimble third baseman.
took every chance, and was roundly
applauded for his clever work. Whalen,
IDENTIFY overawed by the reported Prov
ess of the Gilt Edge boys, and grew
somewhat erratic when cool head and
nerves of steel were required.
But it was really the superior batting
of the local team that landed the vic
tory. They raised on their toes and
belted the life out of the ball when
ever it came within reach, and long
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plentiful as Shoshones at hop-picking
time. Each side rolled up three er-
rors, and a run for each club was the
result thereof.
Jay Hughes, who took care of the
flies the visitors sent out to the right
pasture. covered himself with glory
and perspiration by rolling a ball
against the fence over the center field
er's head and making the circuit of
the bases-the only home run made
during the game.
The Union Ironworks went to the bat.
and Pyne began the trouble by flying
out to Shanahan. Hanley followed by
popping up a fly, which Dennie cap
tured at second base Then Horr step
ped up and raped out safe hit into
Walkers territory. He took possession
Sandman pol1ed long fly over Shana-
hans head for three bags, when he
came home, an easy winner. Zan flew
out to Hughes, retiring the side, leav-
ing Sandman with his regrets on third
base.
Dennie, for the local team, took his
time and walked to first on called balls.
Hennessy hit a hot one to Pitcher
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former safe at first, while Dennie
leaned up against the second bolster
and watched the game. Then Zan, the
visitors backstop let his only ball of
the game go by, and both Dennie and
Hennessy advanced a bag. Hughes
flew out to Hanley in center field, and
Dennie came in. Shanahan hit a safe
one to short center. and Lochhead
smashed the leather far out into left
field bringing in Hennessy and Shana-
han. Lochhead swung around to third.
but forgot to touch the second bag,
and the umpire caught him at the
trick The inning was over Score
Union Ironworks 1, Gilt Edges ,.
In the second inning nobody was
hurt, both sides going out in regulation
order
In the third, Pyne, for the visitors,
flew out to Walker; Hanley sent a
grounder to Lochhead and stopped be-
fore he got to first, and Horn flew an
easy one over to Hughes.
Dennie for the home team walked to
first as usual, on called balls. Hen
messy hit to Horr forcing Dennie at
second. Then it was that Jay Hughes
picked up his favored bat, rubbed his
southpaw in the dust, spat in the palm
of the other and swiped the bali against
the rear fence for home run. and at
the same time bringing in Hennessy.
Lochhead hit out a sailer into the left
garden for three bags, but died there
when Nethercott went out at first. Six
to / was the score at the end Of the
third with the local team on the long
end.
IN the first half Of the fourth. Sand
man went down to first on called balls.
Zan famed out, though Umpire Nc
Donald received the hoarse groan for
the rankness of his decisions While
the groaning was going on Sandman
stole second. Pfeiffer famed out, and
F. Delmas lined out a hot one over
third base. scoring Sandman. p Del
mas famed out. retiring the side
For. the Gilt Edges, Farrell hit to
Pyne. who dropped it. Walker flew out
to Horr. De Costa hit to Sandman,
who played with the ball long enough
to put both Farrell and De Costa safe
Dennie walked on called balls. and the
bases were full. Hennessy flew out
TO Hanley and Farrell loped in Hughes
walked on called balls and once more
the bases were full. Shanahan hit to
short. bringing in De Costa and adj
vancing everybody Lochhead shot one
into the right fielder's territory, bring
ing in Dennie and Hughes. Nethercott
sent an ugly one out into center field
and Shanahan and Lochhead came in
and Farrell retired the side by pop
ping up a fly which P Delmas cap
tured.
The fifth and sixth innings did not
change the score, but in the seventh the
visitors spurted and things began to
look interesting. F. Delmas walked on
called balls. and his brother, P. Delmas,
exhibited great tanning propensities
and sat down. Whalen hit safe over
Hennessy's head, and Pyle cut out a
long drive for two bags, bringing in F..
Delmas. Hanley ripped out a three
bagger, bringing in Pyne and Whalen
Horr hit for a base, scoring Hanley,
and Sandman did the honors by fam
ming out.
But it was the expiring effort. The
Ironworks had shot off their big gun.
They had spurted and Iost-fired and
fell back. True, the home team made
a goose egg in their half of the inning
but even that did not grease the wheels