The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-05
PITTSBURG WINS ANOTHER
ATime When the Home Club Had Lead
and Should Have Been Victorious.
New York Defeats Philadelphia in a Fine
Game-ChieagO Beaten by the Champions
-BOstOns Win from Washington.

The Pittsburgs won easily from indianapolis
yesterday. outfslding, outbatting. outrunning
and outeeneraing them. The home players did
about everything that was not expected of them
NO one expected them to earn four runs of
Calvin, one OF the best pitchers in the League;
they are not paid salaries with the expectation
that they will do such things. But they were
expected to hold the visitors down to . close
score. for they had in their best battery, and
the PIttsburgs are not as strong bs,ters as the
majority of the League teams. The Hoosier
club, however. in its characteristic manner,
turned around and did all the things that were
not expected of II. strange record these men
make. A few days ago Boyle faced the Chi
Cages and held them down TO one run. At the
same time the home club, although facing a
pitcher far inferior to Calvin. could not even
bat one run out Of him. Yesterday the home
club surprised everybody by earning
two runs of the veteran in the very
first inning, which was enough to make victory
almost a certainty; but Boyle, whom the Chicago
singers could not touch when it would have
done no injury had they batsed him for . hun
drsd runs. was knocked all over the field by the
Pittsburgs. of ordinary batting talent. II is no
wonder the home patrons become disgrsted at
such an exhibition. Why does not the local
team take advantage Of opportunities a. other
teams dol 1t seems that a good chance
to win makes defeat a certainty.
-Four ont Of FIVE Of its victories this
year have been achieved when its friends had no
expectation OF Its winning, and would not have
been disappointed 20 see it lose. 1t Is discourae-
ing, however. for it TO lose game after
game which IL flaar!V 0uQht to win.
notwithstanding the manner in which Boyle
was batted the visitors would not have won the
game but for fielding errors. as the visitors were
not lucky in punching their hits. Glasscock,
Denny and Burdick contributed errors which
were vital. Burdick took the place OF Hines.
who sprained his ankle In sliding into the plate.
The team, however. WAS demoraiized somewha
In the field by the absence of Bassett
The Indianapolis club is clinging to one very
bad custom which Lss been discarded by nearly
every other club-thst is, sending the visitors
70 the held at the ousset of the game. In a
very close game it is a decided advantage to
have the last time.at bat, especially 80 in the
case of q club as nervous as is the local one ia a
critical place. In yesterdays game it started
ont on Calvin in a way that must have fairly
taken bis breath away. Hines and Denny made
baeger to the fence, which sent
both the preceding batsmen home.
The next three batters wers retired, leaving the
locals with q lead Of two runs. The Pittsburgs
kOt aoWn 10 WOrk ana Lleo tho score IN the Qr6L
two innings. After two outs in the first, Smith
hit for q base and stole second. He came home
on Beckleys drive over Illness head for three
bases The ball would have been good for TWO
home runs on many grounda In the second in
ming Maui reached first base on IN error by
Denny. He started for second, but would have
been put out easily By Glssscock had not the
latter dropped Mysrs's throw. Glasscock then
let Galvin's eroundsr get away from him. and
Maui scored while the twelve hundred spec
tators fairly CRASHED tnsir teeth. The visitors
then eased up until th3 local team made
some more runs, vaish occurred in the
nth Boyle. the nrst batter made a
single, and Hines sent him in with
Dennys ny TO center, and then did one OF the
most daring bits of bass-FunninR that be ever
did In his life Seery sent q difficult fly to
Smith, and Hines came home after the ball was
caught Smith stood paralyzed for q moment
as be saw the center fielder running in, but then
threw the bali Hines made o hard slide and
got home In safety, bat sprained his leg so that
he had to retire IN the next inoing. The Smoky
Cities went in in the last half Of the inning and
tied the score with as much ease as IL they bad
been playing against amateurs. Calvin made a
hit past first, which Shoeneck should have made
a greater effort to get. Miller drove a beauti-
full hit into right field, but McGsachy, the star
player Of the home team when il comes to q
critical stage. threw the ball on a line to third
base, and Gavin was out IL was one of the
best plays Of the year, but ID was wasted on the
oLs SOACulan ndl0 q pEcJty sAuEloi uLo
right, sending home Miller, who had reached
second on the play by which Calvin had been
thrown out at third A passed ball and wild
pitch put Coleman on third, and he trotted home
on Bsckleyis base hit down the left foul line.
In the seventh inning the Pittsburgs settled
tse contest Beckley, after two outs, made an
other hit down the foul line. He got a big
start in stealing to second, and Myers threw
about ten feet over Denny's head Burdick ran
in, presumably with the intention Of stopping
the ball. but he didn't do it, aud Beckley walked
home with the winning run. The home club
had q great show for runs in the ninth inning,
but the weak spots in the teams batting pre-
vented the acceptance of the chance. Glass
cock led of by q base on Smiths error, and
McGeachy, always on hand in a tight place, hit
for q single. Big Schoeneck, however, popped
MP q fly Myers ht the ball hard. but Smith
got 1t, touched McGeaehy and made q double
play, ending the game. McGeachy made a mis-
take in not stopping when he saw that Smith
had the ball. He declares. however, that the
fielder did not touch him. Score: