The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20
Texas League
National League
Houston :. Galveston a.


baseball season in this city yesterday after.
noon at League park under most suspicious
circumstances Besides having the weather
on its side, the management was favored with
crowd OF about 700 people and in addition 10
tbs the home team won the first game played
on the local grounds by scroo Of : TO G.
AS to the game itself, It was fne exhibi-
tion of the National game, and Houston won
OF merit.
| sparger, who pitched such a good game
agsinst Houston last Sunday in Galveston.
started in the box for the visitors, but the
bGneloes were on TO his curves aud made IL
SO hot for him that he was forced TO retire
al the END OF the fourth inning MIR, Der
ilcdy. the manager OF the Galveston club had
iaid great stress on the fact that he had sten-
! Cd Sparger after considerable trouble aud that
he would be the fnd" OF the season. Judg-
ling from spargers work yesterday. the man
sBer of tho sand Crabs has only succeeded IN
hnding gold brick Sparger may be q
good pitcher, but "thcro are others" in the
iHague, and there Is even one in hts own team
who seems to be capable OF doing better work
than the man touted to be such a wonder
and seven runs during the game, and eight
OF these hits and SIX OF the TALES were mark
ed up during the four innings Mr.. Spargcr oc-
cupied the box, while only three hits and ono
iun were made on Davis.
Big Bill staples was on the slab for the
Bunaloes Biz Bill may bn clumsy looking.
I
yesterday and fine control--not man was
gwen free pass TO first base by him. while
! sLorger gave four aud Davis two men four
tails In succession. Staples played steady
! GENE. and several critical points in the game
, werc passed over safely by him
houston and Galveston both made tho same
number of hits but Galveston made more
errors than the home boys The only mispay
made by the Buftoloes was by Hurlpurt and
: that was an excusahle one, while the Sand
, Grabs had nve ctRlked up against them. Ilurl-
burt put M the best game for the locals, hotr
in the field and at tho bat llouston's center
fielder made six rut-outs and several OF HE
catches were of sensational order lie wac
~ bat Eve times and made three singles ana
| a two-hagger. His work was the feature OF
:, the game
. stevens is hrst-cass shortstop 10 every
particular, but he had little chance To dis
tngulsh himself yesterday. lie only haI
thiet chances but they were accepted IN
>, satisfactory manner He Is very graceful ans
? throws with steady hand and with perfec
d ease. with Just enough speed to throw tbs
o runner out, which is all that IS necessary
Brownrgg did some excellent work in lef
field, as did Nipper behind the bat
- The local team played with much snap an'
s vigor. The only thing with which fault coul'
n 10 found was In several cases Of poor has
= running or bad coaching IL was hard to tel
= whore the fault lay Yesterday
a Other features OF the game we're tho douhl
II plays participated in by Murray Npper an
stevens, ana Brownrigg and Dunn. whcl
slowed that the Buffaloes are capable of fas
. work If necessity requires.
For the visitors Davis pitched good gam
q while he was in the box, but liouts did abou
e the best all around playing for that side
v The center fielder for Dermodys team is
+, hard hitter and made three long drives yes
II terday--two two-base hits and a three bias
II hit None of the other members Of the losn
side especially distinguished Themselves
Galveston went TO the bat first Rnd mad
two runs to start Oft with. Houston made on
l. in her half OF the first inning, and four OF tn
. ibrys in blue crossed the plate IN the socon
j. and one In the fourth This score of six wa
tied by Galveston IN tho sixth inning. lious
g, tin made the seventh and winning run in th
~ eighth which Galveston WIS unable 10 nice
II or overcome though, when, after two me
r we're out IN the ninth. Bruckway, who had nc
= succeeded IN locating tho ball safely all dni
= ing the rest of the game, put u out into dec
lhi field for thrco bases every one was ef
cited, but they were soon quieted down, ana
'V strong cheer went up for Houston as paw
e proved to be an easy out and tho bunalof
had won
The game was a clean one throughout, IN
Al only dieagreeahlc feature occurring IN ~
- second inning Mackoy decided that Murra
Ie was safe on close decision at first bns
h This decision was disputed by Captain P'
10 auinney of tho visitors IN strong lanEuag
~ and as It Is against the rules to talk back
~ tho umpire Mackey ordered tho captain-thir
~ haseman to leave the game, which was uon
~ though not without considerable wrangin
q between tho principals OF the analr, VINO
Was entirely uncalled for. Holland went
ttird base and Jamisou took his place In rlgl
field and the game went on.