The record-union., 1898-09-19
A REALLY GOOD BALL GAME.
ANTICIPATIONS WE'RE REALIZ.
ED FOR ONCE.
The Gilt Edges Put It On the Lads
Who Hail From San
Jose.


The people who visited Snowflake
Park yesterday (and there were al
least 800 of them) were treated tc
one of the finest exhibitions played mere
this season. 1t was a case of give ano
take, to the bitter end, and when ths
crowd had succeeded in wiping the dla-
mond dust from it's suffering optics' Ii
was found that the Gilt Edges had won
from the San Jose team by score VI
3 to 1.
And the dust and sand and grit OF the
diamond was something awful. IL set
tied on the knickerbockerS OF the sHldi
boy, on the creases of the trousers Vi
the dude, on the new fall hat Of the re-
male enthusiast, and into the eye OF the
man who saw the game through a pre-
empted knothole in the side fence. IL
was no respecter of persons and settleu
on the just and on the unjust without
fear or favor. 1t came before the gen
tie southern zephyr in sWarms ana III
clouds. The grit got into the mouth OF
the rooter who wanted to howl and into
the eyes of the man who wanted 10 see,
and staked off homesteads in the ears
of everybody who had ears. A sprlnk-
ling wagon with fire pressure would
have been a blessing in disguise, but
blessings seldom happen in the base
ball world
Charlie Doyle and Thomas fought
their battle as coOlly as regulars, and
both We're terribly effective. Doyle won
his game, however, by his wonderful
batting ability rather than by his eff
fective curves. He batted out a home
run, bringing in Hutchinson and there
by winning the game. But Thomas was
not one whit behind him. He, too,
thumped the ball against the Battle
of Manila" scenery for a home run,
but unfortunately, or fortunately, no
San Jose Indians We're capering around
the bases at the time.
But the umpire! Oh, the umpire! He
was something usually seen only in a
nightmare. He was unable to distin-
guish between a strike and a State
fair. He could not tell a ball from a
haystack, and his conception of the
points of the game We're about as lucid
as that of the girl who came to show
her tailor-made gown and bore her es-
cOrt with a string of questions 1t is
best he knew how, still unprejudiced
people would wonder how it happened
that he ever gave the local people the
best of the deal. Regardless of his ef-
forts to the contrary, however, the
game was of a high order, and was
played as follows:
In the first innings Peoples and
Hutchinson each took a pase on balls
and Doyle bunted and was safe, but
the kid" was caught at the third
cushion. Stanley struck out and Loeb
head drove a hot one to Brockoff, at
third, forcing Hutchinson out
In the visitors half of the first,
Brockoff waited till the balls passed by
and walked. Hanley came to the bat
and BrOckoff slid down to the second
station Hanley hit to Hutchinson and
was out at the initial, but Brockoff was
on third. Pyne fouled to Stanley and
McGucken hit to Hutchinson and died
at first, leaving Brockoff on third, and
the inning broke even.
In the second inning Pony" Walker
hit to shortstop Pyne and died at first
and Tim Shanahan took free transpor-
tation on called balls. Borland, he of
the funny features, hit to Eagan at
second who retired Shanahan and
doubling up at first, caught Borland,
and the chance for tally had passed.
In the San JOse's half of the inning
Hanlon flew out to Lochhead and
Eagan rolled one to Shanahan and died
easy Foley ended matters by tanning
the wind three times. and his side went
out in the field TO do the Juggling act
In the third Harvey took a base on
balls and made second on Peoples sac
rifice. Hutchinson hit to Pyne and
Harvey was out on third Then Charlie
Doyle belted a ball through the scenery
of the defunct Battle of Manila .
which enlivened the landscape along
the back fence, and came in for a
home run, bringing in Hutchinson.
Stanley ended the run getting by strik-
ing three times and out, and the bell
in the scorers stand tangled twice for
the Gilts.
In the San Jose's half of the inning
Kent flew a foul which Peoples cap
tured and Thomas rolled one to Hutch
and was out at the initial Brockoff
hit a clean one to center field for a
base and moment later purloined the
second station 'Blockers' Hanley
the inning was over.
In the fourth. Lochhead rolled an
easy one to Eagan and quit at first.
Walker sent one to Foley in right field.
who promptly dropped it, and the bats
man was safe. Shanahan fouled out
to Hanlon and Pony" stole second.
BorIand hit to Brockcff who threw low
to Hanlon and Borland was safe-Wal-
ker on third. Borland stole second an
instant later but Harvey ended the
agony by flying out to McGucken.
Pyne hit a safe one to center field.
McGucken flew to Walker. and Pyne
took second on Hutchnsons error.
Hanlon took first on hot grounder 10
Peoples and stole second an instant
later. Eagan fouled to Stanley and
Foley took a base on balls, filing the
bases Kent, however. sacrificed the
chance of his life by sailing one out to
Shanahan, allowing his compatriots to
die horrid deaths al the way stations.
In the fifth Peoples hit to Thomas