The record-union., 1898-07-11
STILL PlLING up VICTORIES.
THE GILT EDGES DEFEAT THE
RELIANCE MEN.
It Was a Good Game, Before Big
Crowd, and the Score
Was 6 to 2.

ihSiC was SOOu pail ana a Dig cIUWu
at Snowflake Park yesterday afternoon
when the Gilt Edges tackled the Oak
land aggregation. 1t was interesting
all the way through, and was replete
with spectacular spurts, long drives and
shappy helding, such as has not been
seen here for many a weary day. 1t
was a manful struggle on the part OF
the boys from the Athens of the Pa
ciflc to dangle the scalp of the locals
from their lodge pole. and that they
We're scalped instead of scalpers is no
dascredit considering the stone wall
they lined up against.
Very few games played here this
season has showed a score which looked
better than 6 to ,, which is the tune to
which the GiltS lifted the hair of the
Oaklanders and the 400 patrons of
the game who squirmed around on the
hard benches, howled and cheered and
Kissed the umpire (whOSe decisions
were correct to a turn) and who after
ward played the game over on their
way down town.
And the Gilts had no walkover. They
We're 'up against a hard thing" and
they mustered their best braves to
meet the shock. The mighty Henesey,
who is to Sacramento what Kelly used
to be to Boston, donned his war paint,
though he had months ago forsworn
violent exercise, and sashaed around
the initial with all the ardor of the
days of long ago, and Tim Shanahan
Sauntered around the middle meadow
and got under some vicious swashes.
He also got the plaudits Of the crowd
and grinned audibly as he lifted his
cap to the dear people,
And Pop" Lochhead contorted
around where the short stop belongs,
and contorted to some account. With
out Pop" the Gilt Edges do not look
natural, and without the best short
stop in the State they do not play nat
ural.
Buck Hughes failed with his batting
eye as usual and easily made five outs
with five times up, and if he expects
to keep up his reputation-made last
season-of being the heaviest batter in
the State it is about time he started
in. 1t is sad to relate that he was about
the only local who failed TO ring up
safe hit on Russell, who did the bonn
bardment for the Oaklanders.
Head and shoulders above the ruck of
the Oaklanders, towers Schmeer. the
supple short stop, and if Pop Loch-
head in,agines he is out of sight. let
him beware. Schmeer is creased light
ming on a straight track. and has a cool
head and excellent judgment. He is
easily better than Karl Krugg and if
not already in Lochhead's class. prom
ises to be so by the end of the sea-
son.
Fred Lange put up grand game at
the third station and took every rea-
scnable chance
But errors were made in the ranks
of the visitors, and that which caused
the most. weeping, wailing, etc, was
made by the old Lacquer, Hardie. With
two men on bases Charlie Doyle drove
a long one into his territory. Hardie
was evidently surprised that Doyle
Should do such thing and by the time
he had recovered the ball had rolled
through his fingers to the southeast
corner and Doyle ran all the way
around To make matters worse two
runners We're on bases and they piloted
Doyle in. and, thus were made three
OF the six tallies chalked up to the
locals.
The Gifts We're first to the bat. and
Buck" Hughes opened up the trouble
by rolling one to Schmeer He died
easy death at first Then kid"
and found the walking good. Henesey
raped out a safe one over first. and
was safe, with the kid" on second.
Russell tried for Henesey at first and
the Kid made a sprint for third.
Donovan, the big first baseman, threw
low to Lange in an effort to shut the
Kid out and the latter scored, Hen
eSey on second. Doyle flew to Dean,
and Stanley hit safe over first, Henesey
scoring. Shanahan tried Schmeer and
the trouble was over.
Again in the second the locals pegged
another hole. Borland drove a safe one
to left field for a life, and Harvey poked
one into the right garden, and both
runners were safe. Buck" Hughes
was given free transportation and the
bases were full with nobody out.
Peoples drove a warm one to Schmeer
and Buck" died at second, but in the
rnix-up Borland crossed the plate. The
next two men up tried Schmeer's in
vulnerable amor and both quit at the
initial.
1t was not until the fourth inning
that the visitors drew blood and they
did it this way. Hardie sent a safe
one into the left meadow for base and
Sullivan followed with a drive along
the third cushion. scoring Hardie. Sui
lVan stole third a moment later and
got in on Schmeers out to Borland.
1t was in the sixth inning that
Hardie gave his exhibition of how not
to stop an easy one and at the same
time let in three runs. Persons who
solve the appended problem may pos
sibly get further information.