The record-union., 1898-04-17
SACRAMENTO STRICTLY INIT
The RELIANCE TEAMDEFEATED
AT OAK PARK.
k1rst-Class Ball PIaying-Gil'
Edges end OakIands To-Day
at Snowflake Park.

Head and shoulders above any base
ball played here this season was the
game between the Sacramento and the
oakland Reliance teams at Oak Park
yesterday afternoon. It was a great
fight from start to finish, and the 2,0UO
persons present, many of whom were
school children, appreciated the breezy
snappy plays that followed one an
other with the regularity of clock
work
The local boys were up against a
hard game, but they played ball, and
with luck their way managed to pull
out one run ahead of their anniversaries
score, > to f.
The game throughout was flecked
with grand-stand chances, and double
plays fell thick and fast. Very few
men got free transportation to the ini-
tial, as both Overmeyer, who pitched
for the home team, and Shea, who
twisted the sphere for the visitors
were in excellent form and pitched
championship ball.
1t was a pitchers battle all through
and base hits We're as scarce as angels
visits. 1t was such ball as the cranks
and rooters have been signing for. and
they howled and cheered and went
wild over the phenomenal work done
by both teams.
1t was uphill work for the local men,
for in the first inning, owing partly to
the unsteadiness of Overmeyer, and
partly to couple of costly errors, the
visitors got two men over the plate
But after that everybody settled
down, and it was not until the fourth
inning that the next knocK-down Oc-
CURED, and it was Sacramento that
tailed. Again in the fifth inning the
locals scratched out another run. and
from then until the eighth nothing in
particular was made except 3ig round
ciphers. Then came the tug of war.
AMI as heretofore stated the local neo-
pie won out. The runs of the game
We're made this way:
The visitors faced the music of the
sphere first, and Donovan, the little
first baseman, poked a warm one to
Ridley, who fumbled it, and the rum
ner was safe. He moved on to sec
ond on wild pitch by Overmeyer.
Moskiman favored the locals by flying
out to Sullivan.
fumbled, and he was safe on first Then
Overmeyer sent in another wild ball,
and both base-runners scored. Schmeer
few to Ridley, and Hardie hit to
Ridley and was out at first, and the
visitors had two runs.
In the fourth round the Sacrament
tos scored their first triumph and did
it this way:
McHale took a base on balls. and
when Edwards came up Bobby" made
q long, hot grounder for second and
got in on time. Peters throw to cut
him out at the middle station went
crooked, and he kept on until he rest
ed on the third cushion.
Then Edwards hit safe into the ter
ritOry guarded by Hardie, and McHale
walked home. Caverly flew to Dean,
who caught Edwards at first, and
Hoagland ended the chance by strik-
ing out.
In the fifth another local man crossed
the plate, and his name was Newbert
Newbert got hit on the funny bone
and contorted himself down to first
and stole second in a hot rally, during
which he was kept lodging between
first and second for a long long time
Sullivan sacrificed and Newberu WIS
safe on third.
Then Ridley hit out to Shortstor
Schmeer. and the latter tried for New
bert, who was making a last chance
dive for the plate. Schmeer threw a
bit high, and .'Billy's" effort was rune
up. Overmeyer flew to Schmeer. and
Reitz hit to Dean, who caught Ridley
at second.
Away over on the eighth page, when
the score stood , to ,, Shea went to
pieces for about two and one-half min
utes. That period of time proved am
ply sufficient. and while he was doing
the act the local men won the game
Overmeyer slashed out a safe one into
centerfield for a base, and ReitZ hunted
safe and landed on first-Overmeyer
on second. McHale drove hot liner &c
Shea. who stopped it and dropped l.
and the bases were full.
Overmeyer was gyrating around the
third station = playing horse, the
bleachers said-and Peters made "A try
for his scalp. Peters did not allow
enough for windage, and Overmeye1
crossed the plate, and a second later
Reitz and McHale made preconcert-
ed move and each advanced n base
the prettiest steal of the season.
Then Edwards added variety by
striking out, and Caverly flew to Don
ovan. Next, Hoagland struck three
times without connecting, but Peters
dropped the last one, and the Kid
made a wild run for first and in the
mix-up beat the ball, and Reitz scored
Then Shea threw another wild one
and McHale got in. Newbert put the
quietus on affairs by striking out
In their half of the ninth the visit
ors made a great play for even. but fell
down on the last tally. Moskiln2n
drove one into centerfeld for TWO cush-
ions. Lange hit to Reitz and died at
first-Moskiman on third. Schmeer
drove one into short centerfield and
Moskiman scored Hardie hit an easy
one to Reitz who made bad tumble,