The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-05
DEMON DOYLE At HIS BEST.
HARRIS MEN COULD DO MOTH
ING WITHsHI1G.
A Big Crowd Sees the swaspss Go
Down to the. Time ef
Eleven to One.

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game between the local Gilt Edges and
the men hired by Henry Harris. The
crowd was the largest of the season
and surprising number of ladies were
in attendance. The crowd was out to
enjoy everything that came along, and
yelled like a lot of Comanche Indians
whenever good or bad play was
made. People who had not attended
game in years were out yesterday
and showed that they had lost none of
their old time roofing" propensities.
The Gifts played good, fast, gingery
ball throughout and if they keep up
their present lick they will soon be in
the much-coveted first place.
From the first until the sixth inning
the game had regular inning
tone to 1t, and many of the "cranks"
were heard to remark that they were
sorry they had not taken along their
blankets. The Frisco aggregation
found Gentleman Charlie Doyle
about as hard to solve as the proverb-
ial Chinese puzzle, and they played in
the biggest kind of luck when they
escaped shut out The gentlemanly
pitcher has never appeared to better
speed. control and curves were simply
marvellous. Doyle is easily and with
out doubt the premier pitcher of the
league. His work in the last couple of
months has stamped him as. one Of the
greatest pitchers California has ever
seen. His ability to hit and play any
position ranks him as the most versa
tile player in the State. Chesterfield"
not only pitched the game of his life,
but he also batted like fiend-making
four safe hits out of five times up, one
of which was three-b Dagger which
practically won the game for himself.
"Old Hoss" Shanahan has evidently
regained his confidence, and is playing,
the initial bag in regular championship
style. His work with the willow is
very clever and his hits are exceeding
ly timely. Little Tommie Sheehan
gave the greatest exhibition of how to
play the third, and most difficult cor
ner, that has been seen here in many
a day. Some of his stops and throws
were exceedingly sensational. He had
more confidence in himself and was not
always fearful lest some 'knocker''
would discourage him. The knockers
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The whole team played in excellent
form, but the bright stars were Shee-
han, Mclaughlin, Doyle, Eagan and
Stulz. Stulz's home run drive over the
fence in the eighth was the signal for
the fireworks to commence.
Ham" Iberg, or II Hamberg,"
pitched great game for five innings,
only three hits and no runs being made
off his delivery, but from then on he
had his troubles and was hit for
total of fifteen additional hits, which
netted the locals eleven runs. No less
than eight hits were made off his deliv-
cry in the eighth.
Krug, Sullivan and O'Neil gave
clever exhibitions of ball playing. The
Wasps were lucky to score a single
run, for had it not been for Krugs at
tempt to hit wild pitch on his third
strike, San. Francisco would have taken
home nine large and juicy goose eggs.
- Umpire O'Connell, though little off
on balls and strikes, was very salts
factory. He is the squarest umpire on
the staff
San Francisco scored their only run
on an error and a double by Sullivan,
which Mclaughlin, the Gifts clever left
fielder, would have captured had it not
been for the fence. The Gifts runs
were nearly all secured on hits, only
two being due to misplay of any sort.
Next Saturday the locals go up
against Fred LANCE and his combina
ton of 'misfit dudes.' A couple of
good games should be the result for
Oakland has always given the Gifts a
hard tussle.
The following shows just how all the
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