The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-11
POUNDED THE BALL OVER THE FIELD
Though Many Fielding Error, A..
charged IN Against the Locals.
several Incidents.
THEY PLAY TO-DAY:
Galveston at Houston.
Dal.as at Fort Worth,
Austin at San Antonio.

Wv largest crowds ever assembled
at Learuc park witnessed the game between
lioustor and Galveston. hy which tho Texns
n,.i. season was virtually opened. 1t is
csumHteu that there were fully 2s00 uCu,,l,,
on we Grounds, nary of whom Ncre from ii,
Island City. Every bit of space In INC grand
s still vas occupied. While tho bleachers over.
n ,,,ns ana the unfortrnates unabie~-eo Sc
uure seals there were compelled TO accom-
n,ooate themselves With places along the
feaces. 's ''N
The interest displayed in tho game MAS
more trar gratifying to the promoters Of
thc sport In Houston. who regard the opening
II M,n eein 1sa, Of very suspicious character.
followed every rcint of interest closely.
Inc game was won by Houston BY score
o, , 70 = The team was crippled in the third
inning by Umpire Stcinhon' sending Reed Ia
tho bench because he oheeted 10 n decisinn
az second base, which Raed was covering al
the time. Becker who was onirst at
tempted TO steal and iiadger LOST no time
in getting the bali 10 Reed To thoss IN '' ti,e
grand stand 1t appeared that The runner naa
Leon nut out. but Stcinhoh called him safe
and when Reed entered II protest he was
er.e,cd off the diamond by the umpire.
After considerable delay play was resumed
Mckenzie having rcpla ed Reed Koefc sent
to left field and Selby to right Considerable
feeling against Umpire steinhoh was mani
tested and when nc went near the grand
stand for tho first time after ruling heed
of nc was greeted by storm Of icers and
Kisses.
Later in the game Turner questioned a,
decision of the umpire ana play vas sus.
pended while the Jaw went on. The Galveston
CAPTAIN. however, returned to his place with
ont ahy disastrous yesIlt, attending nis
tcueity.
The game was characterized b, clever
snaply Playing throughout, although num-
Der OF errors were made by each team, as the
score viii show.
Morfar's delivery proved puzzle to tli,
Visitors, but tic Buffaloes landed on Nc
Donald for twelve safe ones. and by punching
their hits ran tho score up TO the winning
isurc. At no time during the game were
the Sane Crabs given chance 10 win out.
The home team tepan its run getting carly
i'll the inst inning. tie irst score being made
By Badger, who got the first errors by
Iurre, ara. Martin. stole serund and crossed
toe rubber on Kenmer's home run. after
Griffin and keofe had gone cut on foul flies.
Then, ii, the second Spencer added another
run. ami keofe and Spencer each scored in
the third. In the fourth Morgan tailed an
other.
Gayeeton's first score was made by Turner
on jamoscns two-hagger IN the fifth. Show
L JEc was on thiiG when Bowman caught a
ay from Roeber's bat after a hard run, thus
the side.
selby, who had been put in the game when
Reed was ruled out, came TO bat for tho
FIRST time in the fifth and made hit to
center. but it awaited noihirg. as two men
were already out and Morgan died at first.
Galveston scored another in the seventh
on two errors and passed hall badger
recovered the sphere and threw to Morgan.
who covered the plate, but, although the play
was more than close, Steinboh called the
runner safe. Two more runs were scored by |
The visitors in the eighth. but after that there
was nothing doing. Badger scored for lious- |
Ton In the ninth.
The score: