Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-22
League Record.
Association Record.
MICKEY WAS IN FORM.
The Smiling Giant Was a Puzzle to the
PiItsburgers.


PiItsburgers.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH,l
NEW YORK, May 21.-The heavy rains
Of fMondaY night did not serve to put the
Staten Island ball grounds in the best con-
dition, and, although gang of men worked
all the morning in trying to dry up the
mud by covering it with dry soil, there was
still any amount of mud when the game be-
gan. The players slid about as though they
were on roller skates, and many of the errors
on both sides were due to the mud The
base running was badly interfered with, and
just where the men started at the plate the
mud was so bad that the players several
times fell by too hasty start. 1t was al
most as BAD at the bases, and it was a pretty
long hi that gave a man two bases, or very
wild throw that let a runner move up base.
PHILLIPS SIGNED pUNNING.
twas the last game of the series between the
New York and Pittsburg clubs and the visitors
tried hard to win and everything considered,
they did just as good work all around as the
home team, but they didn't get quite as many
runs. Manager Phillips is no better off now
for pitchers than when he first came here, He
thought Of trying Dunning. the amateur
pitcher Of this city, whom he has signed, but as
Staley was in fair condition he decided to keep
his youngster until he got to Washington. As
has been the case for two weeks Keefe's name
was on the score cards as the New York's
pitcher, but he did not pitch. In fact he has
decided to be the first of the New York's pitch
ers to do up BABY Anson and his Chicago
team. Welch was, therefore, called upon to do
lie work in the box.
~ miIing lnfcksy is now in COED shape and his
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Reason.
~ MICKEY's GOOD WORK.
His work of to-day was very well done and
had it not been for the mud the visitors would
only have scored about half as many runs as
they did. The same cause would have cut
down the New York's score, too. Still the
home team did fairly well in punching their
hits. while those of the Smoky City boys were
scattered. By the way the New Yorks started
it on Staley's curves it looked as though a
real old-fashioned slugging match would be the
result. Gore sent the ball high over right field
and Sunday got back to the fence Just in time
TO get hold of the ball and then drop it. The
misPlay gave Gore two bases. Tiernan fol-
lowed with drive to left field for three bases
and Gore waded through the mud to the home
plate Richardson sent sky scraper to Han
Ion, who had been laying for something of the
sort and the out enabled Ternan to cross the
plate. With one out Connor and Ewing got to
the bases on Oall6, and ward forced Ewing at
second. The play enabled Connor to get
around to third and he came home when Miller
threw wild in trying to prevent Ward from
stealing second
Sunday opened the visitors half of the first
inning with pretty hit to center. A wild pitch
and two sacrifice hits allowed him to score.
COULDN'T CATCH THE GIANTS.
The New Yorks were never headed after
they had once got the lead In the second in
ming double by Gore and singles by Tiernan
and Richardson gave New Yorks a run while
in the third inning the visitors added two runs
to their score on a hit to right by Hanlon, a
base on balls by Beckley, a hit to center by
tumble of the ball by Ewing when it was fielded
in. Both sides got run each after this but it
was no easy matter to score. The pitchers had
settled down in good shape and the fielding had
become sharp. The home team got their last
run in the fifth inning on a base on balls
BY Richardson and hits by Ewing and Ward.
The visitors last run was scored in the seventh
inning Staley who was first at bat hit sharp
gTounder to Connor, who was too anxious to
get the ball and missed it altogether. Sunday
forced Staley at second and Hanlon hit q high
liner ut Richardson. which the latter dropped,
A two-bagger by Beckley sent Sunday home.
There were some good hard hits in one or two
of the innings when no runs were scored, but
the required hits to bring home the men on
bases were not forthcoming.
The crowd was much smaller than il has been
at any game so far owing to the threatening
weather and the prospect of muddy diamond.
Score: