The record-union., 1898-08-29
ANOTHER JUG-HANDLE GAME
WALK-OvER FOR THE GILT
EDGES YESTERDAY.
San Francisco Athletics Were No
Match for the League
a. Leaders.


lore an immense throng of people, and
plays Verging on the phenomenal, and
stupendous blunders verging on rank
ness, followed one another with such
startling rapidity that the big crowd
was Kept guessing what would happen
next
NINE TO three! 1t was the same old
story. There seems to be a hoodoo
on the Old town, and games full of snap
and ginger-games with a score of to
or L to q, are things that the Sacra-
mento public read about but never see.
Close, doubtful, interesting games are
not down on the Sacramento schedule,
though, If press accounts are to be be-
lieved, they crop up with monotonous
regularity in every other baseball town
in the State.
Where doubt as to the result of a
game is eliminated the interest is CEN
tered with the uninitiated few, and
while the crowd bowls with delight
when a long drive brings in two runs
for the local club, it emits growls and
swear words on its way down town
after the game is over.
The inability of the Athletics to con-
meet with the Harveyized curves dished
up luSlll. dlld Tic plOIlpllANSS eliN
avidity with which shortstop Stultz
and secOnd-baseman Riley (old Josh
Riley, at that dropped everything that
came along, were pitiful sights. 1t
was intimated that Riley reached the
city by the cocktail route, but the in
situation was unworthy of belief, and
as he was a delegate to the late Repub-
lican State Convention, it is more gem
tlant 1n 10 NO
fully recovered.
But the mistakes were not all with
the visitors. Borland batted out
home run and muffed a fly out in the
left bayfield, (the first of the season.;
Lochhead made some wonderful pick
ups. and then threw either too low, too
high, or too far TO one side of the mi
tial to catch the runner; Harvey gave
a number of men bases on balls, and
then famed the rest out, just for spite;
Stanley, in returning the ball to the
pitcher. hit Fitzpatrick Che Athletics
pitcher) back of the ear and Knocked
him silly. and Fitzpatrick evened up
matters by betting Stanley every time
thereafter that he faced the music.
But there were features that took
with the crowd. and long slides, which
raised CLOUDS O1 uuSis NClN eeN
as errors. Charley Sweeney did great
work as umpire, and none OF ms oeciS-
ions were questioned.
The Gifts were first up, and the hrst
ball pitched hit something. hlo
PeenIes who was at the bat, claimed
II landed on him. and as he ought to
know, and nobody else claimed the nom
or he was given a free pass to the 1ni-
HIT oh
regulation three times without connect
ing with anything in particular, ana
Peoples took the edge off the agony by
stealing second. Doyle flew out to
Ford and Stanley rolled one to Stultz
who promptly fumbled II. oldhleS
safe, Peoples on third
Lockhead came up, and Stanley ala
,he grand slide act to second. Then
..Pon" Lochhead smashed the leather
into the left lot for three stations, ard
Peoples and Stanley romped home
PONY" Walker ended the trouble by
going out at first, via Riley.
Then again, in the third the local men
neqeed one. Hutchinson rolled one to
Pyne at frst-Pyne with the silky
curls-and died without a struggle.
Doyle poked one over to the left IN
nel0 anu was Sd1C OlA NiiS NN>-
stanley also tried one TO Stultz, and
was safe. Lochhead tried short, but
Dovle was caught at the plate. Walker
sent a warm one TO ces.terheld, ana
Stanley crossed the plate. Borland
tried Mclaughlin, and the fun ceased.
II was not until the fourth inning
that the visitors took tally. Josh
Ri1ev walked to first because Harvey
ho1
He retrieved himself by retiring Nc
Laughlin on strikes, and then Stahiey
tried for Josh" who was attempting
TO purloin the second cushion. otahley
threw high. and Josh" considering the
moment propitious, kept up the lick
and stole third as well as second. Har-
yey got mad, and streak or WlldnesS
pot mixed in with his anger, and Riley
crossed the plate.
In the fifth the Gifts gave the VISITORS
a hip-lock and crushed all interest out
of the remaining innings. After stan
lev had died at first, through the EFFORT
of Mr.. johnson. Lochhead was safe on
another tumble by Stultz. walker
rolled one TO Pyne, and was out OF the
game. but not until Lochhead had got
to the second station. Shanahan new
a safe one to the center garden, ana
Iochhead scored. Then Borland rap
ned one out to the northeast corner Tor
three bases, and ran in on the poor
tbrov-in. following close on the heels
of Shanahan.
In the seventh the Gifts rolled up
two more rurs. and in the ninth added
another button TO their string, while IN
the eighth the Athletics snatched up
two TALES on Lochhead's high throw
TO first and Borland's mum or Riiey $
long drive.
Further information may possibly De
derived by solving the annexed puzzIe:
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