Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
A GAME OF FOUNDERS
Our American Boys Give the English
Players a Tussle at
THE PROGENlTOR OF BASEBALL.
Johnny Ward Arrives in New York and
Says Few Words.
GOSSIP ABOUT THE LOCAL BALL CLUB
rBY CABLE TO THE D1spArcH.l

LIVERPOOL, March 23.-[Copyright. J.
The American teams retired at Lancaster
last night and awoke in Liverpool at an
early hour this morning. The train did not
attract as much attention as at other places,
and no demonstration was made of any kind.
The weather was cloudy and threatened
rain, but notwithstanding this between
1900 and 5000 people gathered at the Police
Athletic Grounds and gave the boys hearty
welcome. The programme for the afternoon
was lengthy and diversified including, besides
a game between the American teams, game
of FOUNDERS between picked English eleven
and eleven ball players, and afterward base
ball match-Eugland against America.
The baseball game between the Chicagos and
and All-Americas was well played. and re-
suited in a tie at the close of the fifth inning
when game was called on account of the
sports to follow. Each side scored two runs.
Baldwin and Crane were the pitchers, and did
effective work. Only one hit was made of
Baldwin and four off Crane, two of them be-
ing three-baggers and one twobagger. The
veteran George Wright played shOrtstop for
the All-Americas, but. he did not show up at
the bat and infield with the skill which once
made him famous. He struck out in his two
chances at the bat and fumbled grounders in
a way that showed he was sorely out of prac-
tice. He had two chances, and made one
game and applauded all the good catches and
long hits. They seemed to derive undoubted
amusement at base stealing.
While preparations were being made for
FOUNDERS rain began to fall heavily, but the
people remained in their places, despite the
fact that few were armed with umbrellas. The
FOUNDERS team was made up of picked eleven
from the Crescent Union, Cranmer, Crown and
Derby clubs The American eleven was Spald-
ing, Anson, Hanlon, Pfeffer, Manning, Tener,
Earle, Wood, Wright, Hagerty and Brown.
The American team had the first inning and
scored six runs and their second made eight
The English eleven scored 16 in their first and
then game was called. The most interesting
feature of the game was that it gave the Amer
leans opportunity of seeing the game from
which their own is said to have originated.
They resemble each other in many points, but
SO far as skill is concerned any comparison
with the American game is absurd. Rounders
is childish, and brings out no strong qualities
in batting, fielding or running.
The bowling of Spalding, who was once the
American champion, was highly admired and
the Englishmen admitted that the fielding of
understood the game they would probably be
able to cope successfully.
At the close of FOUNDERS an English team
played the Americans at baseball They
to judge and catch flies, field
grounders or bat. Baldwin was the
American pitcher. The English were able to
hit only one ball safely in three innings, eight
eter of Lancashire, pitched for the English
side. The Americans batted him all over and
ran bases with impunity, trifing at will with
their opponents. They made 16 runs in the
first inning and in the second, and then quit.
with score of Is to nothing.
AS the baseball players left the ground they
were heartily cheered, and also on the streets
on their way to the depot. They left tonight
at 8 o'clock, reaching Fleetwood at II, where
they will take steamer for Belfast They
will doubtless be generously entertained in
Ireland, as many invitations have already been
received.