The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-07
SACRAMENTO'S STILL SLIDE
BUT YESTERDAYS GAME WAS.
A GOOD ONE.
Oaklands Beat the Gilt Edges by
One Run in Ten-Inning
Game.

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real thing again yesterday afternoon.
Ten innings. Oaklands 10, Sacrament
tos 8.
1t was the seventh straight game
dropped by the local people, and as
result they stand further down the per-
centage list than ever. -
But the small crowd which saw yes
terday's game went away satisfied.
Particularly is that SO of the old-t time
patron who talks about the good old
time when base hits and home runs
fell thick and fast and the bell was
kept jingling-.
1t was clear case of slog from start
to finish. Everybody connected with
the ball. and smoky grounders and
nasty flies were in order at every stage
of the game. Stultz for the locals, and
Hardie for the Oakland Filipinos, each
spun the leather over the left field
fence for home runs, and two and
three baggers were SO thick as to pass
without mention
Mclaughlin, the new acquisition, put
up wonderful game at third, and took
everything that came along. He is
safe batsman, sure thrower, and
crack-a-jack at base running. He won
favor with the cranks. Kid Peoples,
who was booked to play right field, de-
clined to play anywhere except at third,
and therefore viewed the struggle from
the bleachers. Ed Reitz was sent TO
the right meadow, but after demon
strating how easy it is to drop high
flies, he was recalled, and Dewey"
Denny took his place. And well and
truly did the Admiral play his part. He
took every chance, and at the bat did
wonders. Three local warriors were
brought in from the debatable territory
as a result of his safe drives, and Denny
won the plaudits of the crowd. He was
easily the favorite of the day.
And Silent" Harvey was in the
game. He raped out safe hits,
| sprained his ankle and waved his red
sweater along the coaching line and
howled and the crowd howled with
him.
Shea was an easy mark for the local
people, and along towards the close of
the game he took a back seat and al
lowed Moskiman. the general utility
man, to gather up a victory from the
ruins he had scattered broadcast.
But if Shea and Moskiman were hit
hard, Doyle was in the same box. The
Oakland Indians didn't do a thing to
him. In the Hateful sixth inning they
pounded out seven hits and gathered in
six runs. But Doyle refused to wilt
and from that time on steadied down
ard fired hot shot until the close.
There were just enough errors to
liven up the game, which was a
good one, and though the Gifts
lost they have at length got together a
set of good ones. Shanahan, Stultz,
Egan and Mclaughlin come near to the
stone wall proposition, and the outfield
is in good hands. With such players
the local people can safely tackle the
best of them, and before many moons
they will begin to climb. The season is
young yet.
The gifts took one run in the first
inning, two in the third, five in the
sixth and one in the eighth, while the
tOaklands' gathered in one in the first,
two in the second, six in the sixth and
one in the tenth.
The ninth inning saw the teams tied
nine TALES each. The Gifts in their
half Of the decisive inning failed TO land
Stulz, who was on third when Egan
popped fly to Hardie, but the visitors
had better success. Schmeer took a base
on balls and went to second on Lange's
sacrifice. Then w Hammond poked
one into right field, Schmeer crossed the
RubicOn and the Gifts had lost.
The Gifts touched the Oakland gum
ners for eleven hits, and succeeded in
making seven errors, two by StultZ,
while Doyle. Egan, Shanahan, Sheehan
and Reitz took one each
The Oaklands took fourteen hits from
Doyle and managed to stack up three
errors, one each for Schmeer, Dun
leavy and l. Hammond
Russell will do the pitching for the
Oaklands to-day, and Harvey will per-
form like service for the locals. The
game will be called at 2:30 sharp
The score of yesterdays game fol-
lows: