Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-14
League Record
Association Record.
MISTAKES SETTLED IT.
Good Game Lost by the Boys at
ChicuRc,

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,
CHICAGO, June IS-with a negro boy as a
mascot the Chicago team won an exciting. but
poorly played, game from Pittsburg to-day
Early in the morning Clarence Duvall, the
bearse colored lad who accompanied Anson
around the world and who was summarily dis
missed six weeks ago, consented to remove the
'hoodoo" he had placed on his late colleagues.
He sat on the bench all through the game. II
is evident from his work to-day that he is the
most valuable player in the club.
The game began to get hot and feverish in
the fifth inning, its pulse became more accele-
rated every inning thereafter, and in the ninth
an angry rash broke out on its face. The spec
tators got wet around the eyes too, for four in
nings the playing was
DULL AND LIFELEss.
Van Haltren scored the first run for his side
in the fourth inning on single, steal Duffy's
sacrifice and Anson's slow grounder to Staley.
Maui made the circuit in the second in
ming on a rafting drive to center. a passed
ball, Sundays sacrifice and single by
Dunlap The score was tie at the
beginning Of the fifth inning. Then
Anson's men took the lead with two runs on
doubles by Farrell and Flint, single by Burns
and an error by Kuehne. For Pittsburg Dun
lap galloped around the base lines on a safe
drive to center and pesthouse muff by Van
Haltren. Neither team scored in the sixth
The features of this inning. IN the stereotyped
language of the prairie, was Anson. After Duffy
had been relieved the old man
sLUGGED THE BALL
for base. Then Pfeffer sent a hot grounder
to Smith. Anson dashed over second base, but
Pfeffer was thrown out at first. In his dash
Anson dashed too much. He dashed upon his
paunch, and slid in cloud of dust 20 feet to-
ward third base. Before he could scramble to
his feet Beckley returned the ball to Smith,
and the Lord Fauntleroy of the League, with
his red face speckled with the gloom of the
realm, walked with savage mien across the
diamond.
The seventh inning was whale all around.
In their turn at the bat the Chicagos pounded
out four earned runs on singles by Farrell,
Flint and Ryan, a wild pitch and a screaming
home run drive to the carriages by Van Hal
tren. For Pittsburg Sunday lined the ball out
TO right field and was driven home a moment
later by Dunlap, who caught the ball between
the shoulders, and dropped it
OVER THE SOUTH WALL.
The score now stood to in favor Of Chi
cago. Captain Anson's men did not get as Tar
X
ever, made grand rally. 1t was squirt that
made Anson tear around like wild man. After
Kuehne had been retired Carroll got base on
balls, then Miller banged the ball TO the car
riages for three bases, sending Carroll over the
plate. Farrell muffed Beckley's fly and the
''Calliope" dashed over the plate. 1t needed
only one run more to tie. The broad-shouldered
king of batSmen Of the old Southern League
now faced Dwyer. The Hobart College pitcher
TIED HIMSELF IN A KNOT
and shot ball as big as a rain barrel over the
plate. Maui caught it with his club with a
vicious bang and sent il in a dead line over the
Congress street wall and among the cotton
wood trees. Beckley trotted over the plate
and behind him was the gallant Maui, who
scored on what everybody then believed to be
the winning run. The score now stood to in
first to bat for Chicago in the ninth
came on the field with an eve
as large as a stovelid and as clear as Hot
Springs diamond. He knocked out his third
safe hit of the game. Dwyer and Ryan were
quickly retired. The spectators began to leave.
Even old Anson was ready to go home. Van
Haltren lined the ball far out into right field.
Under ordinary circumstances the hit was good
for but one base, but Sunday made fatal er-
ror.y He fumbled the ball for half q minute
Meantime Flint crossed the plate with the tie
run and Van Haltern went to third.
MILLER'S PASSED BALL.
Then Miller had passed ball and the Cali
fornian scored amid loud cheering. Duffy
raped out a single but was nipped while try
ing TO steal second The visitors got two men
on bases in their half, but neither scored.