Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-14
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I2 o'clock to-day the baseball party, under
escort of Mr.. White, charge d. affairs in
London, visited the House of Lords, and
afterward the House of Commons, dis
tinguished privilege in view of the great
number of the party, as no party of equal
size has made the same tour within recent
years under any circumstances In the
House of Commons they found Sir William
Harcourt making a characteristic address
against Balfour and his side, all of whom were
sitting on the Ministerial benches. Mr.. W. II.
Smith. of 'sPinaforeT distinction, had his place
also on the Ministerial benches.
After their visit to Parliament the boys had
a hurried glimpse of Westminster Abbey, and
gazed for a moment at the marble bust of
Longfellow, which the English admirers of the
Cambridge poet have erected to his memory IN
the distinguished society of Shakespeare, Dry
den and Burns. They went direct from the
Abbey to Lords ground in st. Johns Wood,
and were welcomed by Mr.. Bonner, the distin-
guished Australian cricketer, DR.. Grace, who
had come up from Bristol to see the game, and
by more than score of old-time members of
the famous Marylebone Club.
GET DOWN TO WORK.
After a collation., which was necessarily brief
oy reason of the latenesS of the hour, they
donned their uniforms and Immediately went
to work. Baseball has certainly made great
hit in England. The weather is against us, as
are the staunchest of the old adherents to
cricket; but in spite of these adverse infu-
ences there were no less than 5000 people pres
ent at the second exhibition to day at Lords
grounds, that sacred precinct into which moth
ing AID nobody are admitted save upon the
her possible credentials. DIR. Grace and Mr..
B8hner were out to-day in lieu of the Prince of
wales, who added eclaJ to yesterdays game.
The weather was much better than yesterday.
When George Wright went into the center of
the diamond to umpire he was quite able to
see the home plate on one SIDE and the second
base on the other. The attendance was of the
West End sort, rather more distinguished than
that of yesterday, but still containing nobody
of international fame. The grounds, as every
one knows who has seen England's most fam
Gus cricket field were of the best possible
character. perfectly level, velvety plain of
unlimited extent so far as the necessities of
the game were concerned. Chicago went first
TO bat RYAN, who still is playing in Ed
Wnliamson's place at shortstop, and playing
the position with very good skill, led on. The
lively Jimmy had the misfortune to strike out.
Anson knocked
A TREMENDOUS FLY
into the centerfield, which Hanlon captured
as he habitually captures all similar advances
the All-Americas Hanlon put an easy
grounder into the hands of Tener, who pitched
for Chicago and was retired at first. Ward
gave a similar advantage to Pfetfer at second,
and Brown tipped a high foul 10 Ryan. The
Chicagos were retired in one two three order
IN their half of the following innings, but the
All-Americas scored three on hits by Wood,
Fogarty, Manning and Crane. Chicago made
one run in the first half of the third and the
score remained in that position until the fifth
inning. when Sullivan scored one more for his
side. All-AmeTicas scored again in the sixth,
seventh and eighth innings, a hit by Crane
gaining two runs for his side in that inning.
The Chicagos scored four runs in the eighth
inning on tremendous smashes by Petit, Sulli-
van, Anson and Pfefer, thus securing the lead.
which they maintained to the end of the
game.
An English audience was present, and it was
manifestly English from start TO finish. 1t
showed an immense appreciation of the fine
points of the game, and very few of the per-
sons present left the ground until the game was
finished. All the London newspapers contain
kindly notices of the game this evening, and
much more will appear in the morning news
papers of the same tenor. This evenings
standard says:
"As cricketers Englishmen are supreme. and
men like playing game in which they excel.
Picked teams of Australian cricketers have
shown remarkably good play against the
mother country, but the colonials have rarely
won against really representative elevens, and,
indeed, both the last and previous visitors have
made at times poor displays against very mod
crate opponents, for the elements of chance
and luck enter on far into cricket as into SO
many other pursuits. Cricket is, in fact
THE EEGLIsHMEN' GAME.
Taste for it has increased as mastery of it has
been gained, and even if baseball were COM
parable to it as game cricket has so enor-
nous a start that innovation will never catch
it. The reJoiuder may be made there is no
room for both, but this is doubtful. Supposing
that baseball is intended to awakensgeneral in
terest and as come qualities are to a consider
able extent necessary to both games, the idea
will always exist that men practicing base
ball are wasting time that might be devoted to
learning to play cricket, As an interesting
novelty the game is welcome. Its chance of
taking permanent hold on those who might be
cricketers is not large"
Next weeks programme has been definitely
arranged for the provinces. The boys will play
i'm Bristol on Friday of this week. Their first
town after leaving London will be Birming-
ham. and they will travel throughout England
and Scotland in the special train which has at
tracted so much attention here. Ward will
He has arranged to catch the boat at Queens
town, fact which enabled him to play in to-
days game. he and Spalding have arrived at
an amicable agreement in regard to their sepa-
ration. Ward. in other words, has been able to
present to Spalding reasons of sufficient CO.
eency for his separation. and to overcome
Spalding's natural objections to the New FORK
captains apparent breach of contract
Williamson still lies in bed. His wound heals
but slowly. There is no possibility that he will
he able to play either in England. Scotland, or
Ireland. At the same time ne is not perma-
nently injured. 1t is a flesh wound only
Here's to-days full score: