The record-union., 1898-08-15
ONDER-TOW TOO STRONG.
AND THE SAND-CRABS WERE
OVERWHELMED.
"A Hot Game of Baseball Played on
q Sweltering Hot
Afternoon.
Score. Gilt Edge 8. Santa Cru /.


1t was a very presentable game, an
exceptionally presentable game, cohslu-
ering the messes heretofore dished up
for the lovers of the sport in this city
The few Spanish sympathizers VINO
viewed the contest through chartered
knotholes in the rear fence, went away
in disgust, having seen very little OF
the familiar, broad yellow streaks so
common in past games. The colors OF
Spain were not Haunted in the faces or
Americans at Snowflake Park yester-
day to any great extent, for when
blessing they ought to be truly thank
full
The Scores to Isn't exactly hand
some. and would not be likely to set
pessimist who was not present, into
raptm es. and even old-timers who per-
spired and sweltered on the bleachers,
We're cross. They wanted to see z
to / game, or, barring that, plenty OF
good strong stick work. and wild chases
into far corners.
AS a matter of fact there was very
little enthusiasm. 1t may have been
too hot to enthuse, but that as it may
be, the noise made by the crowd, and
it was a big one, would not make a
respectable patch on that of the game
played a week ago, when the FresnoS
We're downed to the tune of IL to ..
There were a few errors made yester-
day, but they were in nearly every in
stance eXcusable, and there were
number of lightning double plays which
We're we'll worth the price of admission.
That the Gilts rolled up eight runs
while their opponents from the village
by the sad, sad sea were gathering in
one, was due to their hard hitting
proclivities, and to their snappy team
play. The "Beachcombers" were just
little off color, and at times verged
very near the ragged, but they put up
a good, hard game, and with any other
team than the locals, might have
drawn out with a victory.
Silent" Harvey hurt his back early
in the game, and left his side partner,
Doyle, to finish his hand. And Doyle
was terribly effective. He far outdid
any previous effort made by him on the
local diamond, and kept the visitors
guessing.
Neither team did anything in the first
inning but stand around and pose, but
in the second the locals came in with
two runs, one more than the visitors
got all day Pony Walker hit to
Williams at short, and beat the ball to
first Pony by the way, is in prime
condition, having spent six months this
season in sprinting out of the way of
snowslides in Alaska. Then Shanahan,
"Old Hoss," flew out to Fitzgerald. and
Borland, he of the queer features,
played a waiting game, and walked on
called balls. Next "Old Silent" rolled
an easy one to Arrelanes at second, and
died a natural death at the initial, but
while he was doing it both runners
pegged a base. kid" Peoples covered
himself with glory and perspiration by
rolling hot one along second base for
life, and Walker and Borland scored.
In the fourth the locals added an
other button TO their string. Shana-
han lined one over third base for two
stations and Borland lined one to Will
liams, who, in fielding the ball, was
run down by Shanahan who was sprint
ing for third Williams contorted and
gasped for few moments and the UNI
pire called Shanahan safe. Then Har-
vey lined one to Williams, who tried
for Shanahan at the plate, and while
the play was exceedingly close, the UNI
pire gave the runner the benefit of the
doubt
1A' bAAN SONCi4NH iA4AAAAS Tic SLllS pIltQ
up five runs on their opponents most
of which resulted from good, hard hit
ting and steaming drives.
1t was in the seventh also that the
visitors scored their tally, and they did
it this way. Two men were out when
Arrelanes rolled one into the right
bleachers for two bases. McGrath re-
peated the performance and Arrelanes
crossed the plate Ed Daubenbiss end
ed the trouble by CHANGING one to Loch-
head.
Lochhead is a wonder, a regular stem
winder Of wonder, and has small bus
mess in minor league when big sal
aries are given to men of far less
ability in the effete East. He took ev-
cry one Of his ten chances without
skip and wanted more.
The work Of Umpire O'Connell might
easily have been improved, had he
known how to do it. He twice allowed
base runners to bump into players
while in the act of fielding the ball, and
so lost his head at one point in the
game that he could not have told
whether he was at ball game or a
wake. He is good enough for the kind.
but the kind is obsolete-good enough
in his way, but he don't weigh much.
Please give us Rube Levy or Charley
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