The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-14
THlRTY.FOuR RUNS MADE AT AUSTIN
81 These Gnlveston Only MANAGED 10
Get Thirtccn-Eort Worth Has
Won game.
Thcy Play Today.
! Dallas nj Houston. y
! Galveston at Austin. +
Fort Worth at San Antouio.

81 A
The ground was really too slippery for
cnll PIANO yesterday afternoon, and the fat
that the folders could not get- over the grount
fast accounts for several Of the hits the bat
tiers OF both teams placing the ball out OF th'
reach of fclders which could easily have beer
handled ordinarily.
steinhof was away on In the second and
NTH innings when he called Spencer and
Hodge out. The tailwns hit down by .hc
plate and rolled a foot outside The foul limo
each time. Mcnctee picked 1t up and nred 1t
TO first. tile men being called out when they
should have continued batting. Everybody
81 the grand stand could sec that they were
fouls, and that Mr.. s,clnhoil could not shows
t.a. he was not looking very closely. In the
z sixth Mayer made exactly the same kind of
1: play, but the foul was allowed. 4 foul by
Mayer was called bali and In the first part
OF the game he was very ragged on balls
and strikes, though he improved materially
in this respect. II is not meant to be under
stopd that hc did this purposcly; he was
rattlec aud seemed to lack ability to make
qrItn and accurate decisions.
One Of the points In which the BuHaloes
seem to be deficient Is coaching Especially
. ''''' 'ftS 'ffRaA'ub Tue seventh inning,
Wien Hodge was on third and Rcefe ran off
hfst w'th tho idea OF giving them a chase.
hodSc was permitted to stay supiucly on
thru with never an effort to get home, ana
OIL roursc keefc was put out. never having
intehded to really try to steal the base. In
faer, tho loss OF the game can be attributed
tn suwptss and lack OF riosc attention TO the
fpe points of the game. This vas apparent
III he;ily every inning, A hit OF intcrGcr-
entt IN the seventh really cost nothing bur
II looked lad. Griffin Spencer and Mci<otl
xia all started FOR NY Speuter tnr1ed back
10 time Ia cover third. Du, the ether t,yo men
stopped and let tho ball droI between them
\ innhtr was forced oat al third and so the
olmh PAY cost nothing, bat II shouldn't have
orsuitsd Hodge itrh,l good game but
uidh GET pFoper support either In the htd
Sr at the bat, t'iouty Of ltlinr was done to
naSe won inc game. but & WASH, timely.
:. sirichlc,t pitched good game aso and cot
too support he deserved. the consequence be.
lns ilat tho weaker club Won the game.
Stiteslett is n good fielding pitcher and
c1fers a lot of ground In soing after every
thaaF- lie went In the air In the sikh, how
even. aud McCloskey began to ,sc all the
rirRs OF tho trade 10 get hun rested up and
on ms feet once more, II was tough on
ktnner to wait With two men ON tho bases
~. nst oS iouiinR all the good ones and letting
IN tns oa1 , ones 80 ~ he ,rnaly nlcl tho bases
ny NaiKlhs' Mckenzie wasn't ahlr To do
mere than iittlt one to tho pitcher. when
EaNo an opportunity for douhlc plpV I;porc
( s.a 49,. AZ melne and Mekcfio nj nrst Then
onepo't fot wagon tongue md dropned n
ear one IN loft. on which Rndgor scored and
lAsaintE went to third Spenccr mad, n
.ipv,f ftoai or second hnt Strleklet; made n
GOOD stop 81 Reeds liner and tho lnu,n,, nn,v
eldee two runs, though nyo men Ind naSsoi
rrst and thep' really seemed n vrrv hun
chance TO win the game. INV