The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-01
Houston 3, snn Antonio q.

About 1000 people saw San Antonio take the
third game of the series with Hsuston at
League Park Yesterday afternoon by the score
of to 8. Houston lost the game largely
on account of inability to hit the bali at
times when hits were needed to win the game.
and needed badly. The locals had plenty of
chances to win out at the bat but failed to
take advantage of the opportunities. Eleven
men in all were left ON bases during the game.
The locals made q good start and 1t looked
very much as If they would land on Cole
man. who OBLIGATED In the box for San An
tonic. in great shape, stephens led off with
three-base hit to right field and scored on
Dawkihs' safe ono in left the latter going to
second on the throw-in and scored on Me
Divitts hit. which was too hot for the pitcher
to handle. McDivtt was advanced to second
on Reynolds tumble of Hurlbert's grounder.
This picnic was abruptly brought to a clio So
by Dunn forcing Hurlbert out at second aud
Murray and Nipper striking out in vain
endeavor to hit the ball. and two men were
left on bases Houston other run in the
game was made in the seventh in
mig. Dawkins made a safe hit out
of the reach OF the snortstop was advan @
TO second when McDiyitt was given his pase
or balls stole third and came homo on dumb
,heldirE of Hurlberts hit ball. McDivitt ga
ing TO third on the same play. turloerl stole
second. With the two last mon on bases ard
no enc ont the Buftaloes again had chance
to score. but Dunn Murray and Isiptc. wsre
easy outs aud McDIvitt ana Hurloert we
left there. In the third inning Houston had
three men on bases one man out hut failed
to reach home before the side was retired. In
the NTH inning man was left on base aud
there was man on third in the sixth in
ning before any one was out who failed to
score. Another man was advanaeu no further
than nTst base in the eighth
Houston PLAYED a wretched game in tbs
field too. and even this failure to iespo d
outfield when they were ne essary to make
scores the locals would have won II tLe{
had put up an errorless game. To prove this
assertion. II is only necessary to say that
out Of the six runs which are credited to
San Antonio not one OF them was earned
Staples was in the box for Houston and with
proper support at the bat and in the field
would have carried Off the game.
Staples had COON control only giving one
man a free pass to hrst, but made wi
throw to second trying TO catch Mulaney
who was PLAYING off the base, which was elm
ply awful, the ball going out in deep center
ard two men scoring.
San Antonio PLAYED an excellent game both
in the feld and at the bat. and are entitled
TO much credit for successfully landing the
game after 1t seemed as II they ware In
the very Jaws of defeat more than few
times. Coleman held the Buffaloes down t.
three hits. He has cool head and displayed
great presence of mind at critical points in
the game
San Antonio made three runs in the sec
ond inning. Mulaney hit hot liner towards
third base. which Sheldon did well to knock
down. and scored on Sheldon's Wild throw
of Schaezlers ground ball. the latter going
to second on the play and to third on SAN
tleben's safe hit to right field. Schaezler
came home and Santleben went 10 second OIL
q neat double steal. After Voltz hld foultd
out Ssntlehen was brought In home on Clark
safe hit to right field. Clark was forced out
at second bv Isaacs. who was put out trying
to steal second. In the nth inning. after two
men had been called out, Stephens fumbled
grounder and Coleman brought
him In on a safe hit TO right assisted by
Murray's bad fielding Of the samo. Null
laney retired the side by going out from third
to first. The story Of how Sar Anton mae
the other two runs on Stsrles wild throw
to second base has ALREADY been told above.
The official score Ia as follows: