The record-union., 1899-06-12
GOOD AMATEUR BALL GAME.
SAN FRANCIsCANs DOWN THE
LOCAL ATHLETES.
The Latter Handicapped by One
Sore Armed and One Sick
Player.

A good camel" was the unanimous
expression of the 800 spectators at the
baseball game at Oak Park yesterday
AFTERNOON between the Lash Bitters
club of San Francisco and the Sacra-
mento Athletic Clubs team. And it
was good game, far better than many
professional contest that has been
played in Sacramento this year.
The visitors won, but they had to
play ball to do so. For seven innings
II was nip and tuck, the score at the
close of that inning being to i In
FAVOR of the visitors. But in the eighth,
after two men had been retired, the
locals went to pieces, and the score
stood to- L at the close of that inning.
There were numerous brilliant indi-
vidual plays in the game, the stop and
throw of D. Bodie in the seventh
inning being of the sensational order.
Taylor also made two great one-hand-
ed stops of hard-hit balls, and fly
catches by Harmon, Collins and Perine
won well-deserved applause.
The visitors proved themselves ball
players, and put up a fast snappy
game, and it is extremely doubtful if
them yesterday They defeated the
Oakland league team this season, and
played a fourteen-inning game with
the Watsonvilles.
The home beam was weak at short
stop, Halsey Smiths arm being SO sore
that it was almost impossible for him
to throw. Wiseman, the left fielder,
was taken suddenly i'll before the
game, and it was Impossible to get a
man to take Smiths place. as the extra
man was played in the field.
Shields pitched good ball throughout
the game, seven of the twelve hits off
him being made after chances had been
given to retire the side. He struck
out six batsmen, and gave but one base
on balls.
Taylor also pitched a fine game.
keeping the hits we'll scattered. He
has peculiar side-arm delivery that
is very deceptive He received grand
support, but one error being made be .
mind him.
In the first inning Collins was given
his base on balls, and travelled to third
base on Shields poor throw of D..
Bodies easy hit, and scored when
Pope dropped Smiths throw Of
Scheble's grounder.
In the third inning the locals tied
the score on lannon's long drive to left
center for three bases and Merrill's
error of judgment.
The visitors added another to their
string in the fourth, when Scheble hit
safely, went to second on a wild pitch,
and scored on singles by Brockoff and
Merrill.
No more runs were made by either
side until the seventh inning. Taylor
was safe on Smiths error, was sacri-
feed to second by Collins, and scored
on D. Bodies single.
In the eighth Scheble struck out, and
]. Bodie hit along the third base line
for two bases. A great many thought
the hit was a foul, but Umpire Griffin,
who was in the best position to see,
called it fair. Egar hit to Smith, who
gracefully let it pass through his legs.
Harmon secured the ball and threw
Bodie out at third. w. Newbert then
: threw the ball into right field in an
endeavor to catch Egar at second, and
the latter was safe at third. Then
Brockoff, Taylor and Collins hit for
two bases each, and Merrill contributed
a single. which, with Motifs wild throw
to third, gave the Bitters men four
runs and the game.
In the ninth. after two men had been
retired, Smith hit for base, and Han
non was given first on balls, and both
scored on w. Newbert's long drive to
right field. Newbert was called out
at third on a close play, and the game
was over
Frank Griffin umpired the game in
his usual clever manner, and although
he had many close decisions to make,
no fault was found with his work. By
winning the game yesterday the Lash
Bitters won the amateur champion
ship of the State. The score is as
follows:
Athletic CIuh ah - hh CHI no a O