The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-04
A SETBACK FOR GILT EDGES.
BUT 1T WAS A DEFEAT NOT TO
BE ASHAMED OF.
The San Franeiscos Beat Them Two
Runs-First-C1ass Ball
Playing.

It was a gallant struggle that at
Snowflake Park yesterday afternoon
and from the first spluttering fire on
the skirnish line down to the last boom
of heavy guns, the locals put UP
strong, game fight in the presence or
about two thousand spectators.
But it was a clear case Of too much
Johnson, mixed with poor and decrerlt
judgment on the part Of few OF the
local people, who imagined they were
getting a little too much Doyle, that
turned the tide against Sacramento'5
pets and allowed the bird Of victory to
perch over the headquarters Of the men
from San Francisco.
Score-San Francisco 9, Gilt Edges =.
The Gilt Edges were up against
hard game. and it did not take many
rounds to apprise them of the fact.
They struck a batch of heavy sticlIers.
10 whom the cQrkscrew curves of Doyle
We're ducks, and they lit onto him like
flies on 4 molasses barrel.
Still Doyle did very good work, and
would probably have won out for his
team had not Ir. Henesey, in the midst
of the eight inning, when the score was
ted. come to the conclusion that Isl
lent Harvey was the only chance Of
salvation Therein Henesey erred. and
while to err is human, it is not base
ball. and the San Franchises die moth
ing in particular except to take bases
on balls and win the game.
But the game was a good one, and was
full to crowding with snappy individual
and team plays Johnson, the pitcher
for the visitors. was a whole show, and
while he was touched UP for dozen
hits, played his position like a veteran
and won hosts Of friends.
But among the visitors little DleWs
was head and shoulders above them
all. lie repeatedly shot runners out at
the second station, and did phenomenal
work with the bat. He was good for
a base hit at any stage of the game.
and in the third inning. when his team
needed one tally 10 tie the score, picked
u, one of Doyle's curves and shunted
if far over Shanahan's head for home
run.
The Gilt. Edge people also did good
work. I.ochhead made a grand-stand
left-hand stop of a hot one, and good
individual plays were the rule Hene-
sev did mis- usual good work at first,
errors. while Kid Peoples put up
fauItless game at third base, as was
to be expected.
The Gilt Edges went to the bat. anu
"Buck" Hughes faced the music and
hit past Stultz at short for base
Fenesey tipped a foul which Drews got
under. and Buck" was shot out while
irving to break into jail by stealing
l.; - G,.cr for
station, and Peoples did likewise,
making Stanley a fixture on third, and
things looked easy.
Peoples started for second and Mr.
johnson allowed Stanley to believe he
was after the scalp of the aforesaid
Peoples. Stanley took the bait and
started home, but he failed to connect
with the plate and the chance was lost
Then the visitors took a try and
Nertes allowed Doyle to throw wide
ones and then walked TO the initial. He
stole second an instant later after
which Josh Riley lined long one be-
tween Henesey and Hughes, and only
stopped at third because he failed to
catch his second wind In the mean
time Mertes crossed the plate. Wal
trous hit to Buck" and died at first
and Levy rolled one to Henesey and
also sat on the bench, but while he was
doing so Riley saw his chance and
crossed the plate. Mcintyre got 20 first
or Peoples tumble and Stulz SHE'D one
at Lochhead, and Mcintyre was out at
second.
When the first inning ended the Gifts
had three hits and no runs, and the
visitors one hit and two runs.
The locals rolled out another goose
egg in their half of the second. While
the visitors made two. like this:
Koeean hit to Peoples and was out
at first. Drews hammered out safe
one between Lochhead and Peoples and
stood on Henesey's corner. Then M.
Johnson sailed one into the right
bleachers for two bags and Drews was
On third. Mertes cut a hot grounder
between the kid" and Lochhead and
Drews and Mr.. Johnson tailed Riley
hit for q base and Waltrous took base
on balls, and with the bases full Doyle
famed out Levy and Mcintyre.
But in the third the Gifts took sweet
revenge. and five runs were the result
Harvey got free transportation and
Hughes did likewise Henesey drove
one past second base and Harvey
crossed the plate. Hughes tried for
third. but in the razzle-dazzle which
followed proved an easy mark
Stanley hit over left field for two
bags. and Henesey was on third. Pee
pies swiped one over the second station.
and Henesey and Stanley Hoped in.
Doyle pol1ed one over second for three
bags and Peoples got in. Lochhead
flew to Mcintyre and Doyle came in on
the out Shanahan flew out to McIn-
tyre.
In the San Franciscos' half of the
inning little Drews made his home run
and gained the applause of the 1000
people who witnessed the game.
In the fourth inning neither side
scored while in the fifth the Gilt Edges
made an expiring effort and forged
ahead. and when they stopped they had
ADDED two runs to their string. They did
il this way: Stanley hit into the left pas