The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-08-12
The BASEBALL GAMES.
Series Between Brentwood and San
Angelo Last Week. Four
Games Played.


The baseball enthusiasts have
had no occasion to complain dur
ing the past week five games hav-
ing been provided for their amuse-
ment, all of which were, to say
the least, very interesting in their
nature.
Brentwood came over Wednes-
day for u series of three games,
the first of which was played that
afternoon, resulting in victory
for the visitors by score of Is
to 10.
The result was reversed at
Thursdays contest, and the home
team was the winner by the fol-
lowing score: San Angelo II,
Brentwood 5.
The third game of the series
was played Friday afternoon and
was an interesting contest, not
withstanding the number OF runs
made 10y both teams. Each side
played ball with all the enthusi-
asm that could be injected into
the game and the uncertainty of
the result after each succeeding
inning added largely to the en-
thusiasm manifested by both
players and visitors. At the con-
clusion of the eighth inning the
score was 18 to II, and in the
first half of the ninth Brentwood
added another score, giving them
a total of II. San Angelo then
came to the bat for final effort
and Dwight Hunter hit safe and
landed at 1st. Beanland fol-
lowed with safe hit, which adj
vanced Hunter and gave him
LIST, Rives went to the bat and
Hunter made run for Bird and
Beanland advanced to 2nd. An
effort was made to retire Hunter
on his run to Bird; but the UNI
pire called him safe, and here is
where the trouble came. 1t looked
mighty good to San Angelo with
q man on Bird, another on 2nd no
one out and the best batters to
follow, and it is generally thought
that they could have easily won,
But Brentwood refused to finish
and the umpire awarded the game
to San Angelo.
Thus ended the series; but the
players were not satisfied with
the results, the public was eager
for another round, and another
game was arranged for Saturday
afternoon. This proved to be the
best game of the season, and was
noted for its many excellent fea-
tures. Not an error was made in
the out field and but few we're
made during thu game. In the
third inning Brownwood secured
three scores on errors, and in the
seventh they made = runs on bad
plays, giving them 5 scores on
errors. This with | score in the
sixth and / in the ninth was all
they could make. At the begin
ming of the ninth inning it looked
very much like San Angelo was
going to be treated to n series of
8 "goose-eggs," and to add to this
uncomfortable feeling William
son and Holland, the first two to
pick up the timber, were retired
before reaching 1st base. But
Hunter got first on balls and was
followed by Franks with a two
Dagger. This placed Hunter on
Bird and Franks on 2nd, and Rob-
ertson swiped the ball by End and
away out in the field, bringing in
the two scores and saving San
Angelo from the fate that seemed
almost inevitable at the beginning
of the inning. ..'.'
The game was exciting through
out and the San Angelo boys may
be proud of their work, even
though defeated. The boys, with
three exceptions, played an err
orless game, and especial mention
is due the fielders, who were al
ways at the right place at the
right time. Haltom pitched an
excellent game, and Baker did
good work behind the home plate. |
The lineup for the last three
games was the same except for the
change in pitchers and Bird base.
men and the substituting Franks
for Brundridge on 1st after the
latter got his finger broken.
Hunter did splendid work in
the box Thursday, and scattered |
the hits of the visitors in most |
puzzling manner.
The lineup Saturday was as