The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-08
satIonai League
Southern League
Houston 3. Galveston ..

About 1000 people saw the first Sunday game
n the season with Galveston at League park
yesterday. With the score tie in the ninth
inning, both sides having made run apiece
&p to that time, Galveston got eight men
,ioss the plate, while Houston could only
a tore two in her half of the last inning. The
pme yesterday afternoon, UP to the last in
bling was one of the prettiest exhibitions of
baseball ever seen on the home grounds. For
leht innings these two teams fought hard.
knd by a series of brilliant plays on botu
ides no club had gained any advantage OF
+ne other wnen the ninth inning was COM
knenCed All kinds OF sensational plays
were made by the members Oh each clue,
Rtough the Houston players exceld in this
EicsEeot. The opposing pitchers were staples
8anQ Sparger and 1t was a battle between
&tnese men Tor eight innings Houston mad
*ony succeeded in getting three safe hits OF
&ths speedy southpaw OF the Galveston club,
Sand Galveston had only Knocked out four
<safe ones off Staples. one of these however,
Twas clearly a foul, and another should not
{laye been hit. Both Staples and Sparger
! were in the finest kind OF condition ana both
3fac plenty OF speed. The Sand CRABS were
Ia long time catching to Staples curves,
hut when they did solve them they made
fmere than enough runs to win the game. In
[lho ninth. when the slaughter of the But
faioes occurred Maggie. the nrst man up was
presented with his base on four bad balls the
4 INST one Staples had given during the after
OOn. Inc little lett nelder was advanced to
1thrd on Hollands two-bagger to left and
both men scored on Pequinney's two-nase nit
down the third base line. Pequnney came
home on Brockway's safe hit to right field
4 the latter scoring on Spargers three dagger
to center Loman Went to first on four pad
bells Page bit a fast one to Dawkins, who
4 feeed It clean to Stevens, who had covered
second base, TO force Loman at that base, bur
Stevens dropped the ball, and, instead Of max
ing double. which was possible both men
we're safe, Sparger scoring on the play. With
these TWO men on bases. Houtz plunked the
ball into the far corner of the center field
fence for home run. bringing them in
Three men were then gotten out without any
mere runs being made. The Sand Craos GER
trinly pounded Staples all over the lot, and
when the side was retired eight men had
crossed the plate.
Houston tried to do as well as Galveston in
tAfsnlnth, but couldn't make IL, two runs be-
ing all they could possibly get Dawkins was
given his base on balls and went to second
on McDvitts hit toward first base, which
vas entirely too hot for Bill Kemmer to
hardle; Hurlburt hit to the shortstop, forcing
MoDivitt out at second. and a double play
would have been made but for the wild throw
Play and after Dunn was an easy out from
the pitcher to first Murray landed on the ball
Tor three bases bringing in Hurlburt Nip
per made the last man out by tanning.
Houston first run was made in the third
inning. After Sheldon aad Staples had heen
rul out, stevens made clean single to center
field and Dawkins and McDvitt were given
pied and Hurlburt was next up. "Specks'
hld been hitting the ball very hard for some
time back. and much was expected of him.
4 The first ball Sparger threw to him was clear
ly foot over his head but Mason yelled
| One strike. Hurlburt said, whats the
matter? Get EN- down . Thereupon Mason
ordered Houston's center fielder out Of the
zane Mason was not only not justified by
the facts in ordering him out of the game,
/ considering that other players had said worse
things to and at him without being put out,
but he went contrary to the rule. There was
considerable wransling by both sides and the
spectators bitterly denounced Mason. Man
agel Crowell Of the locals alr; Secretary FL
| senielGer of the Galveston club directed the
attention OF the umpire to rule 81. which says
ttat for questioning the umpire's decision a
player Is TO be fined SIS the first time, and for
the second offense is to be put out of the
same, so Hurlburt was allowed to continue.
Wien Hurlburt resumed his place at the plate
| nc hit hot one toward second bare. which
vas stopped in its progress by hitting the
Umpire. Stevens came home. but Dawkins
Vas put out trying to come in also.
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