The record-union., 1897-08-16
SCORE TWELVE TO THREE.
GILT EDGES EASILY DEFEAT
THE MARKETS.
A Large Crowd at Snowflake Park
Yesterday to Witness
the Game.

Viewed through Sacramento smoked
glasses the tournament game of base
ball played at Snowflake Park yester-
lday afternoon was great Viewed
through any other kind of glasses, it
was a lop-sided affair in which the hits
and runs fell to the Gilt Edges and the
errors and fan-outs TO the California
Market team of San Francisco.
There was, however, some fine ball
played and the 1000 persons who as
sembled to see the game howled them
selves hoarse with delight when they
found that Jimmy Hughes arm was in
tit condition to cut crooked streaks
through the air with the ball, and in
duce the San Francisco people to make
wicked swipes when the ball was not
within telephone distance.
AT no time after the first inning was
the game in doubt, and those who had
banked on the California Markets threw
up the sponge early and paid strict at
tention to the returns from the games
at the Bay, which were bulletined by
innings.
The visitors were first at the bat and
Monahan opened the game with one of
the half-doZen base hits allowed his
team. Murphy popped an easy one and
went out at first, Monahan moving up
a bag. Hearty famed out, and while
he was doing so Monahan stole one of
the three bases scored up to the boys
from the Bay, and came home on the
only ball which Farrell, the Vallejo boy,
allowed to pass him. Goslinsky was an
easy mark for Hughes and retired his
side by striking out.
Dennie,, for the Gilt Edges, walked to
first, after Iberg had thrown four balls
wide of the plate. Hennessy sent a fly
out to Bodie, who dropped it, Dennie
moving up to the second gunnysack.
Hughes lined a hard one out to the cen
ter pasture, scoring Dennie, and Shan
ahan and Lochhead We're thrown out at
first, and at the end of the inning it
was an even break to !.
In the first half of the second. X. Krug
went out on fly to Rice, H. Krug was
thrown out at first and Bodie quit after
striking three times and connecting
with nothing in particular.
Farrell, the Gilt Edge catcher, was hit
and walked down. Rice hit hard to H.
Krug, and made first, Farrell moving
down to the second cushion. Walker
Stop Krug who caught Farrell at third
Hennessy lined out a long fly into the
left garden for two bases, scoring Den
nie and Rice. Hughes hit to center for
base, bringing in Hennessy, and Shan
; ahan spun out long sailer over the
head OF the center fielder, scoring
Hughes, while he himself was thrown
out at the home plate while trying for d
home run.
In the first half of the third, Iberg
popped out safe one into center field
and stole second while Peters was strik-
, ling out Monahan bunted a ball, kicked
it before him down to first base. and
was promptly called out by Sacrament
tos Captain of Police, who was render
) ing judgment behind the bat. Iberg
t put in his time by stealing third, and
Alu-rhy lined redhot grounder down to
Locnhead who covered himself with
glory by throwing the ball over Hennes-
, sys head, scoring Iberg and putting
Murphy safe at second. Hearty settled
things by tanning out
; For the Gilt Edges Lochhead flew out
, to short, and Nethercott hit for base
and took second on Goslinsky's tumble.
Farrell hit safe to left field advancing
Nethercott to third. Rice found the
ball for three bases, bringing in Neither
: colt and Farrell. Walker popped up a
fly which Iberg dropped. Dennie and
f Hennessy flew out, and Hughes hit a
long fly, advancing Walker and bring
ing in Rice. Shanahan hit out a liner
for second, but a second later was
caught mapping between first and sec
ond, and retired his side.
In the first half of the fourth, Goslin-
! sky was thrown out at third. K. Krug
/. hit a safe one to center field, and his
+ brother, H Krug, did likewise. Bodie
+ hit to second base and x. Krug was
2 caught between second and third by
.. Lochhead. who then made another phe-
1 nomenal throw over Hennessy's head,
letting in H. Krug. which, as it turned
out. was the last chance the California
Markets had to trample the home plate.
In the last half of the fourth. Hughes
= hit to Murphy, who played with the
ball and finally dropped it. Shanahan
g. hit to H Krug, who threw Hughes out
: at second, Shanahan taking second on
b | Monahan's wild throw to Goslinsky.
iLochhead flew out and Shanahan scored
on Nethercotts long drive to center,
Farrell flew out and at the end of the
fourth inning the score stood 10 to > in
] favor OF the Gilt Edges.
2 In the sixth and eighth the Gilt Edges
scored one run each, but the California
= Markets made home no more.
| In the seventh inning Hearty made a
l hard run for first and ninety-nine out
of every 100 persons in the stand called
him safe Umpire Mcdonald said
otherwise, and was Missed long and
loudly for his bad break. Manager Fa-
! ,1o1 4 +l,p
game should not proceed until McDon-
aid rectified his apparent mistake. Nc
Donald however, evidently thought he
was right, and Fagan finally consented
to let his team play out the game.
I'll, tlall Ia Z