The record-union., 1898-11-14
A PITCHERS BATTLE ROYAL.
AND WAS CALAMITY WON BY
THE GILT EDGES.
One of the Finest Games Of the
Season Between the Gilts
and Athletics.

That was good baseball at Snowflake
Park yesterday-strong, fast, snappy
gingery baseball-that warmed the
cookies in the heart of even the pessi-
mist and gave the enthusiast some
thing to talk about for week Il was
also a we'll managed affair, and the
plot was kept in the background until
| toward the last. When it was finally
unrolled the Gilts forged ahead and
avon easily from the San Francisco
Athletics by a score of 5 to 1.
1t was pitchers battle, and a. royal
one, and until the seventh inning Fitz-
patrick, the stalky youth who fingered
the horsehide sphere for the visitors
held his own against Charlie Doyle.
But the Demon" was made of sterner
stuff than his clever opponent, and his
iron arm never lost it's cunning. He
drove hot shot over the plate with the
regularity and precision of a machine
gun, and was as strong at the finish
as when he started in.
1t was different with Fitzpatrick. He
| tired in the seventh inning, and was
plainly in distress, though he staid with
his ship until it went down. He fig
| ured for time, and was slow with his
delivery. 1t was the pace that killed
and the first half dozen rounds used
up his supply of steam. He accord
ingly slowed down and was then a
shining mark. The husky locals met
| his swings with hooks, right and left
and In the eighth Pony Walker land
ed an uppercut and went all around the
circle, rounding up Stanley, who was
! taking his ease at station No. 3
| There were phenomenal plays in
plenty, and McHale, who since his re-
turn from the East had been slightly
off color, showed the fans how to play
the game according to st. Hoyle Pete
Lohman, the old Lacquer, was behind
the plate for the Athletics. and his
stentorian tones encouraged his com
rades, even. after the battle had been
| lost. Lohman, by the way, threw wild
| ly to catch Shanahan at second base
thereby letting in the 'Old Hoss" and
Silent" Harvey.
Lochhead who, by the way, has sign
ed with the st. Louis team for next sea
son and viii wear a Browns uniform
made a number of lightning stops that
caught the crowd, and Stulz was not
one whit behind him, but to Shanahar
fell the honors, as they did two weeks
ago. "Old Hoss" is developing won
derful batting powers, and his long
| drives did much toward inducing the
bird of victory to perch upon the Gilt
Edge ridge pole.
In the sixth inning, with one man
out, Hildebrand hit over Walkers head
for three bases and scored on Stulz's
| tWo-base drive to center field. the only
run raked in by the visitors
In the seventh the locals took sweet
| revenge. Lochhead sent one over the
center fielder's head for three bases
Walker was given free Transportation
to first on called balls. Harvey bunted
and Lochhead was caught at the plate
Then Shanahan poked one into the
south bleachers for two bags. and
Walker crossed the stone. Lohmau
tried for Shanahan's scalp, but the ball
went twenty feet over Blocker Han
ley's head, and Harvey loped in, Shan
ahan on third. Borland flew to Meany
and Shanahan scored on the out
In the eighth PONY Walker. who
had succeeded in getting the Alaska
snow out of his eyes, gave an imita-
ton of what he used to do Stanley
had been presented with a base on
balls. Lochhead struck out, and Stan
ley stole second. Then Walker spat ir
his palm and connected with the ball
which rolled into the northeast corne,
OF the pen and he ran all the way
around, bringing in Stanley, and the
score, which follows, was s to /