San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-15

There was a joyous beWilderment or
basehits at San Pedro park yesterday
afternoon, which made Old Cy Mulkey
wonder who we are. The Fort Worth
Painters. Wards Wonders, the herald
ed Champions, made their debut
against the real Champs. Nine hun
bred San AntOnians' were there. 1t
was Ladies Day" and the east wing
of the grand stand resmmbled a MILL
merry show window, on dress parade.
The game? Oh, it was a corker! And
if you didn't see it you missed some of
of the fastest work ever seen on a San
Antonio ball field. Well, the score was
IA to and the eighteen innings were
over in one hour and twenty minutes,
and if that amt fast work, George
Keefe can't hit a lick. The BrOnchos
gave an exhibition of their hitting pow
ers in the first inning and knocked all
kinds of musical notes out of the bat.
it was rich, and if you didn't see it
you missed it. Is Fort Worth in it?
Wonder where Bill Ward got that
gang? They are the fastest lot of feel
ders that has ever been in San Antonio
with no exception. If yesterday was
one of their usual games the Fort
Worth fans certainly have reason to
feel proud over their boys. They are
all youngsters, ambitious, and only
play to win. The way the Bronchos
started at them would would have ia
ken the ginger out of any team. But
those youngsters of Fort Worth, under
the leadership of Jack WOlover, only
steadied down after that and put up
an exhibition that made people wonder
how it is done. And can you wonder?
Only three runs after that lombard
ment in the first inning. CUTTERS?
Not Wards Wonders. If that's the
way the Greeks fight the Turks wont
be in it 1-2-17.
But this is no foreign question.
Can the Bronchos hit? Hit! Well,
that's no pipe dream either Another
remarkable record of nine earned runs
out of sixteen hits. No, those 'dubs"
can't hit little bit, but they field just
good enough to hold their own. There
were hits of all descriptions, singles,
doubles, triples and quadruples. Yes,
even a triple the first of the season,
and Mike O'COnnOr got that. George
Keefe came in for his usual home run,
md Charley Weber got one too. Dou-
bles were divided by Kohnle, Weber
and Charley Bailey, the latter getting
two.
Only two more games at home and
the rooters will be lonesome for two
weeks. Tomorrow closes the series of
eighteen games. OF this number we
have so far won IA out of 16 played,
which record has not yet been equal
ed by any club in the country this
season. When the Bronchos opened at
home for the long stretch, they had
just returned from a disastrous trip to
Galveston and Houston, where they
were beaten four out of six games.
The directors of the local association
became discouraged and threw up the
sponge. Trouble began between the
club owners and the players on the sal
airy question. O. COnnor was released
and Weber was about to go. The out
look was blue for San Antonio. A deal
was contaminated later, however,
whereby Messrs. O'ConnOr and Weber
became the owners of the club in con-
sideratiOn of a note for $3.50. The club
will be on it's feet again. Perfect har-
mony prevails among the players and
the boys are playing championship
ball in its true form. The attendances
are good, which it is hoped will con-
tinue, for the club deserves it. Now,
if the boys happen to lose a few games
on the road, don't quit them and say
they are throwing the games" That's
not right and it's not baseball. Re-
member that every club is playing on
it's merits and playing to win.