The record-union., 1899-06-25
ANOTHER FOR The gifts.
WHITEWAsH THE WATSON
WILLIE BALL TossERS.
The Tail-Enders Seem to Have Set
Their Eyes on the
Pennant.

About two hundred case hardened
cranks shivered and shouted through
the baseball game ait the Oak Park dia-
mond- And there was cause for both
the shiVering and shouting The beau
uful rain came down during the first
Two innings, tempered by an Alaska
breeze, hence the shivering, and the
game was head and shoulders above
anything seen on the local diamond this
season.
1t was the game the cranks have
oeen waiting for, and those whose skins
We're too thin to breast the storm,
missed one of the finest exhibitions ever
seen on a local diamond
Gilt Edge 3, jacksonville o.
One earned run was what the GIFTS
did to tthe Watsonvilles, and Hayes,
the left fielder for the visitors. assisted
by some stupid throwing of others OF
the aggregation, did the rest.
1t was a pitchers battle and it was
a battle royal Kid Whalen proved his
metal and showed that he was top
notcher in his tug with Doyle. But
Doyle was great. The Alaska breeze
agreed with him. Twelve of the babes
went down before his strong right fin,
and he was touched for three lonesome
hits, one of which is in the doubtful
column. He was terribly effective and
at no time did he need steadying down.
He is simply man of iron, and his
curves yesterday were the most re-
markable set ever turned loose in this
city. 1t is to be regretted, but from
present appearances the locals will
have to get another wonder next sea-
son. for if Doyle does not go East, some
manager will overlook his hand.
And young Wha1en pitched the game
of his life. Regardless of the cold driz-
zle he plunked the sphere over the plate
with the regularity of a machine gun.
and just about as speedily His whip
was like steel and it was only by a
happy combination of lucky hits and
some bunglesome work on the part of
the visitors that the locals We're per-
mitted to win from him. He retired
five locals on strikes, and but four base
hits were made off his delivery.
The weather may have been response
bic for the excellence of the game, and.
If SO. cold days ought to be kept on
tap for Sacramento, or the series be
shifted and a mid-winter series inaugu-
rated Weather or no weather, the
game fairly overlooked with ginger, and
the, aforesaid casehardened cranks
realizing that the hour had come, en-
joyed it to the full.
Uncle Reuben Levy officiated as UNI
pire, and while a few of his decisions
on balls and strikes were inclined to be
questionable, he was such an improve
ment over the string which preceded
him that general satisfaction was eX-
pressed all along the line. Rube learned
the game when it was young and he
has staid with it ever since, and what
he don't know about it wouldn't make
much of news item.
And the game was fast. The innings
were reeled off with startling rapidity.
Itswas one, two, three and another set
at the bat until even seasoned score
keepers were kept guessing. But the
batting was, compared with games
dished up earlier in the season. a minus
Quantity fans merely failed TO
connect For six innings scarcely a
man on either side anchored at the ini-
tial, and it looked like nine innings and
no runs, but it wasn't.
Two of the four hits made off of
Whalen We're ranked up in the seventh
and netted a run. With two men out
Stanley spun a safe one into left field
for a base, and "Old Hoss'' Shanahan.
who always has it in him to do Won
ders when necessity drives, soaked one
into the right garden for three bags.
scoring Stanley. 1t was an earned run
and the first run of the game and the
small crowd went wild.
In the eighth the locals, clinched mat
tiers. Stulz died at first and Sheehan
poked one to Hayes in left field. Hayes
han stopped at the second station.
Dewey Dennie obliged by striking out
and Harvey sent a safe one to left field
sSheehan sprinted for the plate and
Hayes outdid all previous efforts and
hurled the ball over Catcher Morrow s
head into the grandstand. Somebody,
said to be Sergeant of Police Dolan, ar
rested the ball and sent it back to the
diamond, but under the rules, Whalen,
who was at the plate had to be in the
pitchers box before the ball could be
handled. Whalen got the ball at the
plate, but realizing the futility of the
play threw the ball on the ground, gave
vent to a string of expletives which
would not sound well in a drawing
room. and Harvey scored.
The visitors pegged up goose egg
after goose egg, and at the end of 1t
all Demon Doyle had shut out to
his credit.
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