The San Francisco call., 1897-12-13
THAT AWFUL
NINTH INNING
It Was Then That Mos
kiman Was Found for
Nine Hits.
ZIP to That Fateful Time It
Looked All Reliance's
Way.
A Holly Contested Game of Ball,
Full of Interes ting
Features.

Moskiman for Reliance, twiried great
bail up to the first half of the ninth
inning, and it looked very strongly as If
the aggregation from across the bay would
win-in fact, a conservative man would
have wagered a claim on the klondi6e
against s. plugged dollar when Harvey
went TO the bat that Reliance would be
the victor. There was something about
Harvey's appearance that disconnected
Moskiman. WHAT it was no one in the
grand stand was able to ascertain. Moski-
man became as wild as plains hare
when pursued by dogs at Merced. Harvey
walked to his base and Nethercott came
to the plate. He, too, trotted to first, be-
ing given a base on balls. E. Hughes hit
TO second and Nethercott was forced at
that bag, two men being out, Walker, the
first man up, having flown to Mcintyre.
Now, just at this stage of the proceed
inGs kid" Peoples commenced the fusil-
lade and the ball was sent to all parts of
the grounds. Peoples caught the sphere
on The trade mark for u two bacger, il
going into the righ garden, Harvey eros
ing the plate and tying the score. There
was nothing mild charitab BILE about
what followed. 1t was as unlike the truce
between Chief of Police Lees and Judge
day sun OF the tropics. Stanley dupli-
Gated Peoples feat, planting the bail in
center field. J. Hugh eS, not to be out
done, damned two bagger in 10 left gar
den. Locke lad whanged out .ngle to
left and Shanahan sent a low, SIZZLING
grounder into Van Haltren's territory for
a base. Walker, Harvey and NetherCO.t
also made singles. E. Hughes enGed the
cannonading by drivin0 one at Lange and
was retired at first. Eight runs and nine
! base hits were the record OF the slaughter.
The contest between Reliance and Gilt
! Edge yesterday afternoon at Recreation
| Park until the awful ninth recorded was q
| great exhibition OF the national game. l.
was full OF brilliant plays. Gilt Il ge had
| a strong team in the field. The elongated
! Hennessey at first, familiar figure and
great player, was missing, Shanahan hold
ing down the initial cushion for the visit
| oTs.
J. Hughes, Sacramento's great twlrler,
brought down from the Capital City a
choice lot OF puzzling deliveries. and he
| Kept the men from across the bay guess
ing. Hughes struck out seven men. and
was only found for three base hits. STAN
ley received his delivery, and as usual
caught great game, being credited with
ten putouts. one assist and one error.
Peoples played third for G 1t Edge and
carried off the honors of the day at the
bat. Five times up he made three base
hits, two of which were two baggers.
Lanee, third baseman for Reliance put
up his usually excellent game. In the
first half of the sixth inning he made a
phenom nal catch. stopping a scorcheI
from Lcckhead's bat with one hand and
relieving the runner at first.
Borland, who in the opinion of THE
CALL equals Van Halren as a fielder, put
up great game on the left garden. In
the first half of the third he made a re-
markable running catch of ball from j q
Hughes bat, which was loudly appIauded.
In the last half of the eighth as pretty
q double as ever was seen on the grounds
was made. Van Haltren was given a base
on balls. Riley hit to center for a cushion
Van Haitren scoring on the play and
Riiev going TO third on Harvey's error.
Lange hit 10 Shanahan, who quickly sent
the bal to Stanley, retiring Riley at the
plate. Stanley threw the bali TO Shana
han. heading off Lange.
A remarkable thing happened in the
first half of the eighth inning. Mos
kiman sent three balls over the plate, re-
tlring three batters. J. Hughes hit the
first ball and died at first on an assist by
Lange. The second bail was struck by
Lockhead, who flew to Borland and Shan.
aban hit the third and was out at first or
an assist by Lange.
The following is the score: