The herald., 1898-08-01
A FIGHT AT FRESNO
SUNDAY BASEBALL GAME ENDS
IN A ROW
The Umpire Slugs Instead Of Being
lugged-Games at Other
Places-The Scores

FRESNO. July Clone of the most even
ly contested games of the season was played
here this afternoon between Santa Clara
and Fresno.
The umpiring of Charles Sweeney was
very unjust to the home team and caused
much dissatisfaction. Borchers and Ba.z
pitched superb ball. Score:
Santa Cruz 2. hits 8. Fresno 1, hits 8.
Summary: Three-base hit-Devereaux.
Two-base hit-Frauk. Sacrifice hits
Hays, Thomas Gilbert. First base on err
rors-Fresno 8. Santa Cruz /. First basa
on called balls-Fresno 8, Santa Cruz 3.
Left on bases-Fresno 6, Santa Cruz &.
Struck out-By Borchers 6, by BALI 1.
Double plays-Arrelanes to Fitzgerald.
Williams to Fitzgerald, Courtney to Nc
Cue. Time of game, 40. Umpire-Sweeney..
Official scorer-Sunderland
AS a result of the dissatisfaction growing
out of the decisions of Umpire Sweeney
In todays game of ball, Sweeney slapped
Catcher Mangerina In the face this evening
for alleged slander this afternoon. Sweeney
was promptly arrested, and Recorder
Clark held him under $3.50 bonds. Not be-
ing able to furnish the amount, he was sent
to jail to spend the night. Sweeney's case
will come up at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.-The Gilt
Edges of Sacramento were beaten today by
the Athletic baseball team of this city,
after an exciting contest, the score standing
5 TO at the close of the ninth inning. There
was wrangling over the decisions of Um-
pire Smith, which disinterested spectators
declare were correct. Score: Sacramento
A. Athletics 8.
Summary: Two-base hit-Stanley Sac
rifice hits-Hutchinson, Johnston. Bases
on nerrors-Sacramento T. Athletics g. Bases
on balls-Sacramento 4, Athletics 6. Left
on bases-Sacramento 10, Athletics I.
Struck out-By Harvey 7, by Fitzpatrick 2.
Hit by pitcher-Ftzpatrick. Double plays
Peoples to Stanley to Hutchinson, Ford
to Reilly. Passed ball-Peters. Umpire
Smith Official scorer-Stapleton.
STOCKTON, July 31.-Oakland was an
easy victor today over the Stockton team
by score of 12 to 4. The feature of the game,
| and one which will cost managers many
dollar If it is continued was the dirty
playing of Lange at third base for Oak
land. He thrice interfered with base rum
ners, and once deliberately tripped Heisin-
ger, as he was starting from third with
certainty of crossing the plate had he NOT
been interfered with. The score: i,
Stockton 4, hits 7. Oakland II, hits 16.
Two-base hits-Muller, Billings. sacr!-
fee hits-Smith Muller. Seine, Rice. Three-
base hit-Whalen. Responsible for runs
Whalen 10, Russell 2. Double plays-Mul
er to Smith, White to Smith. Hit by pitcha
er-smith. Left on bases-stockton $
Oakland 7. Bases on balls-Whalen /. RUS
sell 1. Struck out-By Whalen 1. by Rus
sell 4. First base on errors-stockton :,
aokland 8. Umpire Creamer. Scorer-A.
II. Harlan. Time, 1:47.
CHICAGO, July 31-Score;
Chicago I, Washington 4.
Batteries-Kiiroy and Donohue, Weyhins
and Farrell.
| CINCINNATI, July 31.-Score:
| Cincinnati Q, Brooklyn s.
Batteries-Dwyer and Peitz, Kennedy and
| Ryan.
| LOUISVILLE, KY. Score:
New York T. Louisville 8.
Batteries-Gettig and Grady, Cunnine
ham and Kittredge.