The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-11

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befs gathered at tbe--Capltol Hotel and
| rode down Main street behind their colors
red, old gold and white.
TIE blue Norfolk jackets ordered for
ire Bnffaloes some time ago are expected
10 arrive today.
! Some of Reeds training In team work
was made apparent during the time he was
in the game
The local team showed up In remark
| apie me shane in every particular While
| the total OF the error column was rather
! large 1t must be remembered that the sea-
son is Just beginning and that the new
ness will soon wear eff when the team
| gets down to hard work
a feature of the game was Afforded by
! the presence of something like lao Gal
weston newsboys. They were taken from
the depot TO the park in two special cars
ana enjoyed themselves immensely d1rng
the game. One lad had provided himself
| with eornet, from which such tunes as
| Ttore1l be Hot Time" etc, were
ground out as the cars passed down Main
! street. The boys are all employed by King
| Wilhelm and they conducted themselves
| like perfect little gentlemen throughout
the day.
King Wilhelm was at the park carly in
the afternoon, but neither he nor his fol-
lowers did a great deal of roofing He
realized early that the day was lost and
I relieved his feelings by holsting white
| Tag Of truce during the third inning. The
KING handled his people in good shape
displaying good genoralship.
Just before being ruled out. Reed stop
ped hot one from Turner's bat He failed
to get his hands on the ball but recovered
Immediately and guarded the bag in good
shape.
The visitors showed lack OF team work
in the third inning as Badger might have
been put out at second had not the in
field become ratified.
Morgan fields his position we'll. He
don't always held a batted ball but he
invariably stops it and gets It to first be.
fore the runner.
An amusing incident occurred in tho
fourth inning when Morgan refused TO
take second on block ball. although re-
peatedy urged to do so by his fellow
players. until Stienhoff told him to do So
Shewbridec made clever catch of
Keefe's foul fly in the first.
Martin was the first Sand Crab struck
out. He tried hard TO land on Morgan's
delivery. but three strikes were called
on him before he realized what had hap
pened
keefe will be in the box at todays
game. which begins at Ais. Ladies will
be admitted free both at the gate and to
the grandstand.
A large number of wheelmen attended
the game, their bicycles being cared for
at the stand in charge of NJ. Messenger.
large number of straw hats and Easter
suits were in evidence in the grand stand.
The branches of the trees south and
east of the park were filled with
,utn hot 4
stand the strain at the box office.
The umpire called McDonald's first de-
livery a ball. whereat the bleachers waxed
exceedingly joyful.
Mckenzie and Jameson were each cheat
ed out of n home run by the ball being
blown into foul territory BIZ the strong
wind.
shewbridge, Galveston's catcher, stands
so close 10 the plate al times as to place
himself in danger of injury from the bat
ter's stick.
Griffin's high throw to Kemmer in the
fifth gained first base for Martin. who was |
afterwards put out at third by Spencer, |
assisted by Kemmer.
The sky was filled with threatening |
clouds all during the afternoon but TIE |
crowd was too intent on the game to no.
lice the fact.
steinhoff loses a great deal OF time In |
changing his position from behind the
oitcber 10 the territory in the rear of the
plate.
Mnrean stopped liner from McDonald's
,at in tho fifth which was highly impreg-
mated with calcorfic substances. When the
,all landed in the pitchers hands u made
n noise which was heard all over the
grounds.
Martin made a pretty running catch OF
iriffn's fly in the sixth
steinhoff showed bad judgment on balls
nd strikes in several instances. Once he
his decision.
snencer. Houston's third baseman. is I
.robnnv on the spot" when there's work
o be done.