The San Francisco call., 1897-11-11
SCIENTIFIC
BALL-PLAY
A Great Exhibition Game
at the Recreation Park
Grounds.
All America Defeats Balti-
more in a Score of
8 to 2.
Popular Bill Lange Was Not For
gotten, Not Even by Little
Eva"
1t was a great game.

II was d great game.
1t was a great game; game in which
all the scientific points were brought out.
All-America defeated Baltimore by
score of 3 to 2. Stahl, the great right.
field find for Boston and who Is playing
that position for All-America, as in last
Sundays game, particularly distinguished
himself at the bat. Four times up, he is
credited with three base hHs-one three
bagger, one for two bases and one for one
base. He is rapid man on the base lines.
In the last half of the fourth inning he
smashed out hit to lett field. which was
a two-base crack, but owing to his great
speed he stretched out to three base hit,
landing on the third cushion, brushing
his knees and bowling to he grand stand,
while the audience applauded.
Horton was in the box for BaltIm ore.
h was partic ularly effective, striking out
our men. hastings occupied the same
position for All-America and sent the
sphere over the hoE eplate, relying on his
outfield to do the work. AS the score
shows, Baltimore is credi ted with six
base hits ami Allan erica nine.
Collins, the great third baseman of the
Bostons, who is considered speed ier man
than Jerry Denny, was stationed at the
third cushion. Collins. like Jerry, is the
third baseman for the Bostons. In the
score yesterday he is credited with one
stolen base, three putouts and seven as
ssts The one error that he made was
excusable.
Lange, the popular California player,
did some pid work, not only In the field,
but a the bat. Four times al the bat he
damned out two base hits, one of which
in the last half OF the third inning placed
him on the second cushion. His apid
Loo l.
ciated. With Collins of the same team he
stole second, landing ahead of the ball,
which Donahue threw to Reitz, and which,
considering the throw, was expeditiously
felded.
''Handsome" jennings, the great short
stop for Baltimore, did some very clever
work IN his position. He is credited with
three very good putouts and one assist.
In the last half OF the first inning Burke tt
went to first on called balls. Lange, the
center field for ALL America, was the next
man up. He smashed the bail to Jen-
nings, and it was a hot one. Jennings
took it in with the Idity with which he
would swallow pie at lunch counter,
ran to second, touched the bag and re-
tired Burkett. and then with cannon-ba
rapidly he sent the sphere to first and
Lange went back to the bench a sadly dis
appointed man.
The fielding of the two mines was some
thing worth seeing. The most brilliant,
rapid and striking plays were made by
the clever men in the outgarden. In the
last half OF the fourth Collins, the great
third baseman, caught the ball on the
nose, and it went sailing and sailing
through the circuma m bient air. 1t
whizZed; sparks flew from it as il went
sailing along, ana 1t looked as If it would
drop cOmpIacently into the ocean and be
swallowed by the voracious seal ever ready
to devour the innocent. But Donovan,
saw the ball coming and commenced |
gathering himself.
Never has there been greater exhibit
lion on the outtield of rapid and speedy |
running in California than the captain of |
the Pittsburg team exhibited. With up !
raised hands and with eyes turned toward |
the sun he went back, and back against |
the fence, pulled the ball down, fell in the |
rapldity of his motion, but held tena-
ciously to the sphere. II was great play. |
and of the 2500 people present all roundly |
applauded.
In the last half of the fourth Donahue, |
the catcher for Baltimore, smashed a not |
on e TO Dahlen. The ball burned the ground |
and came to the great >hortstop as if it |
were from cannon. Dahlen reached |
d own and, while his hands were burning |
from the contact, sent it with rapid speed |
to Tebeau, and with a melancholy ex-
preston on his face Donahue walked to |
the bench and was lost Tor many minutes
in meditation.
In the usually lucky seventh for Balti-
more Horton smashed an easy one to Te-
bean, Has ings went TO first and on 4 |
throw from Tebeau to the clever pitcher
II orton died at the wayside. Doyle then
came to the bat, smashed one 10 Nash, a |
ra pid sizzling ball, and died a first. Jen-
nings, the next man up, put out a beauty |
to Lange. Lauge, notwithstanding his |
fondness for the gentle sex, was onto his |
job and pulled it down.
In the last half OF the fourth Nash, the |
peedy second baseman of Al-America, |
lined out a smash which looked as if it !
would be a two-base hit, but Griffin got |
onto the ball, stopped it gong over the |
fence and Nash removed his nat in rec
gonition of the play. The score follows: