Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-01
GOT THE WORST OF IT.
The Home Team Fails to Win One Of
the Two.
A THIRTEEN-INNING TIE GAME.
Staley Raped Hard and Calvin Relieves
Sowders With Bad Results.
BOSTON AND NEW YORK PLAY A TIE
General Baseball News Of the Day-Results Of Associa
tion Games.

There were two games between the home
team and the Chicagos yesterday. The Wis.,
itors won one, and the other, which lasted
| 13 innings, was tie. New York and Bos-
ton also played tie. Columbus again beat
St. Louis, which puts Brooklyn almost even
with the Association champions
The $500 people who went to Recreation
Park yesterday afternoon certainly had
their moneys worth as far as good supply
of ball playing. Had the twilight not in
terfered the argument between old man
Anson's delegation and the home talent
might have been going on yet. About five
hours of solid playing is without doubt
sufficient return for even the high prices OF
the League. No cranks OF any degree can
well kick at that. Well, that's whatthere
was yesterday afternoon, and one of the en-
counters had to be declared draw at that.
Beside the quantity there was lots OF fun,
but the latter was somewhat marred by the
| fact that the first game was easily won by
| the visitors, and they tied the second when
the odds were at least 5 or to against them.
the game fully convinced that the home play
ers would take both games, and it sounded like
treason to venture the opinion that they would
| get none. However, not a game was won.
Many people came away from the grounds
| thinking it lucky that both had not been lost.
| There may be a little In the fact that the re-
| suits were not as bad as they might have been.
But really the home team should have won
one game. of course there was no show
at all to get the first, as Staley was just the
kind of gentleman the Chicagos were looking
| for. The second game, however, was like one
of those things that one thinks he has safely
locked in his bureau and it gets through the
| keyhole The game certainly looked as safe as
wh eat in the mill even at the last inning; but,
| alasl the unexpected turned up and cheers
were suddenly transformed into moans The
| causes of not winning the second game will be
recorded later on.
TOO oNE-SIDED.
|. The first contest was almost entirely devoid
of interest. Not cheer was heard, and
laughter seemed to be at premium. The WIS.,
itors took such big lead at the Offset that the
balance of the game was too one-sded to be
worth looking at. Staley was thumped all
over the lot, while little Dwyer proved quite
tough customer for the home players They
could do little or nothing with him. The rec
ords show that Hanlon made a three-bagger off
his delivery, but it was very seedy three
Dagger indeed. The sun was sending its rays
strongly into right field, and any flies that
were knocked there were almost as good as
safe hits. Arson, in the first inning, made a
two-bagger because of this condition of
things. Miller couldn't see the ball, and
Hanlon's fly was one of the easiest to
catch that anybody could wish. But Duffy
couldn't see the ball, and it dropped in front OF
him. Dwyer pitched a strong and effective
game, and he was one cause of defeat and
Staley's ineffective pitching the other
In the first inning, after Ryan was out, Van
Haltren got his base on balls but was forced
out at second by Duffy's short grounder.
Duffy stole second aided by Carrolrs wild
throw. Anson's two-bagger then sent Duffy
home. After two men were out in the second
inning Burns made single and stole second
on passed ball. Dwyer then made a scratch
hit, and RyaDs single sent Burns home. Three
singles in rapid succession by Van Haltren,
Duffy and Anson in the third, a sacrifice by
Pfeffer, and passed ball and Burns sacrifice
sent in three more runs in the third
In hefourth Staley was battered hard. Ryan
led off with a two-bagger to left and scored on
Van Haltren's single. The latter stole second
and scored on Duffy's triple. Ansons sacrifice
sent Duffy across the plate. Staley now settled
down and pitched in his best form until the
eighth inning, when Ryan hit him for three
bases afler two men were out Van Haltren
made single and Ryan scored.
The only run of the home players was earned
in the second inning Carroll led off with a
single to center and scored on the Deacon's
long two-bagger over Ryan's head.
THE DRAWN BATTLE.
The second game was one of the singular
kind, and doubtless hundreds of spectators are
of opinion that change of pitchers was the
cause of the home team not winning it. 1t is
true that Sowders was taken out of the box at
a time when nobody had expected it. He
pitched to the close Of the sixth inning, and the
score then was to S in favor of the home team.
Only six hits had been made off his delivery.
But in the sixth inning he gave the two first
men at bat their bases on balls and made a
wild pitch. Both men scored, and this may
have led Manager Hanlon to believe that he
was becoming unsteady. At any rate, Calvin
was put in, and the change resulted in the WIS.,
itors scoring twice in the seventh inning and
four times in the ninth. Thus six runs were
made off Calvin in three innings, while only
five were made off Sowders in six. The general
opinion seemed to be that Sowders ought to
have remained in the box.
The game, however, was lively one and old
man Anson once or twice got down to some real
earnest kicking. At times there was some
merry slugging, which kept up the spirits of
the lovers of old time ball playing. Miller was
also fined s. during the game for the perform
ance of a trick that fooled Mr.. Pfeffer. Calvin
was on third and HanloD ON first. Miller was
coaching Calvin. and when Hanlon started to
steal second Miller started to run toward the
plate. Pfeffer thought it was Calvin and let
trick before he threw the ball, but Hanlon was
safe. "rIl fine you S." yelled Umpire Lynch
"Pll pay that q nne." shouted gentleman from
private box
TWAS sTUNNER.
The first inning was a sumner for the home
players. They started out as if they were going
to knock long John Tener completely out of
the park. The ball was kept flying in all direc-
tions. Hanlon started off with double down
the left foul line. Rowe made single to CEN
ter, Beckley and Carroll each another to right
and Fields banged another to center. All this
hitting combined with tumble by Duffy and a
passed ball sent in four runs. A sacrifice hit
Then Kuehne knocked the ball into deep GEN.
ter for two bases. Willie tried to make three
on it. but was nabbed. This was cheering. and
everybody rubbed their hands and laughed.
In the third inning the visitors scored two
runs base on balls, a itwo-base hit sacrifice
and single. In the next inning Miller's two
bagger and two sacrifices earned run for the
home team.
The visitors made another In the fifth on two
passed balls, a single and wild throw.
The home players again found the ball in the
sixth. Fields led off with single to left and
White made double to right. A wild throw
by Farrell sent Fields home and W hite reached
third. The latter scored on kuehne's long fly
to Ryan. For the visitors Pfeffer and William
son each got their base on balls and wild
next two men few out to Hanlon, and then
John Tener banged out loug single to left,
and both runners crossed the plate.
TOOK sowDERs OUT
sowders was then retired. and Old Sport Gal
win in fo nit Halt OF