Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-15
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WASHINGTON, September 14.-"Hit it
out, boys" was the injunction laid upon
the members of the Pittsburg and Wash
ington teams this afternoon, and in conse-
quence the final appearance here this season
of the Western contingent of the League
was marked by slugging contest from
start to finish, but the Senators were luckier
than the lads from the Smoky City in
having men on bases when hits were made,
and this will account for the plethoric forms
SO necessary to a victory. Continu-
Gus rain of the past four days had
left the ground in poor condition and in
racing parlance it was "heavy track"
which confronted both mines when they came
on the field a few minutes past o'clock to
begin business. Meanwhile squad of small
boys had been industriously circulating around
| the in6eld scattering sawdust and raking it
| into the mud and the diamond was made fairly
fit to play. With all these safeguards, how
| ever Carroll, the first striker for the Pitts
burgs, made
A LAUGHABLE EXHIBITION
at first after his grounder to short had been
thrown wildly by Clark to Connie Mack.
Reaching the bag in safety Carroll incautiously
ventured beyond the sawdust, only to measure
his full length IN the yielding arms of mother
earth. While prone upon the ground Captain
Hanlon was yelling for the runner TO take
second, but the look upon the latter's face
showed that he had no such intention. This
was but one instance of numerous tumbles and
slides in the mud and the catchers were not
worried much by daring base runners. Hoy, the
mute center fielder of the Senators. being the
only player who essayed to steal second base
and he was successful Two games were
scheduled for the afternoon, but it was impos-
sible to play more than one from the fact that
the sun was tardy in making his appearance
and thereby drying the outfeld
PROMINENT PEOPLE PRESENT.
Marshall Ransdell, of the District of Colum-
bia, who has recently achieved national repu-
tation for connection with the Tanner case,
and ex-Commissioner of Pensions Dudley were,
among the spectators in the grand stand, but
they were evenly divided in sentiment, the
former favoring the visitors, while Colonel
Dudley stood manfully for the Senators. Cap
tain Arthur Irwin fresh from a hunt after
available men tor next season, sat near Presi-
dent Young, who was anxiously awaiting re-
ply from President Nimick, of the Pittsburgs,
regarding the tie game at Phila-
delphia between Harry Wrights team
and the Beaneaters. Although the wires
were charged with electricity just overhead,
nothing came to gladden. the anxious president
of the League except the statement that the
New Yorks had won Two games from the Chi
cagos while Boston was breaking even with the
League babies. There was considerable noise
all through the game, which was the only relief
to the monotony of long drawn-out contest,
in which brilliant fielding was at a discount,
and Sam Wise and John Irwin wed with each
other in seeing who could make the most noise.
Owing to the absence of his brother, John Irwin
was captain for the day, and he claimed to have
DISCOVERED sTALEY's SIGNS
to his catcher and he was not slow to give
his men the benefit of his acquisition. Brother
John, however, could not master he puzzle
himself, and out of his five times at bat did not
q hit mark his stick work. Run getting began
in earnest In the first inning when Clark fun
bled CarrolTs grounder near second base, and
then threw the ball wildly to Mack. Rowe
sent an apparently safe hit along the first base
line, but Mack stopped in time, Carroll taking
second in the meantime. Then Beckley drove
the ball over Beechers head for double and
Carroll crossed the plate. White and Fields
were thrown out at first by Clark. John Irwin
knocked a bail through Staley and sprinted to
first base only to be advanced to second by
Hoy's single to center. Wilmot sacrificed to
Dunlap, sending both of his companions for
ward a base and on Beckley's safe hit to left
Hoy galloped home. With men on third and
first bases Sam Wise lifted the ball over the
right field fence and the inning closed with the
score four to one in favor of the Senator'S
Clark and Mack both retiring on foul flies to
Carroll.
BOTH DREW BLANKS.
Both sides drew blanks in the second inning.
Keefe being the only player who reached first
base, this act being accomplished with the as
sistance of Staley and four bad balls Pitts
burgs stock took an upward tendency in the
third inning. After Staley had retired at first
on his grounder to Sam Wise, Carroll made
the ball spin over second base, but Jack Rowe
struck out. This did not deter Beckley from
finding the ball, however, and he swung the
bat effectively, and Carroll took third on
drive to right field. Deacon White balanced
his bean pole carefully, and after two strikes
had been called. he made the ball hum over
this enterprise and skill with the stick. Ciphers
were in order during the fourth inning for
both teams and the Pittsburgs could not do
better than one two, three in the fifth.
LUCK FAVORED THE SENATORS,
however, and for the second time during the
game four runs were ADDED to their Quoto and
these proved to be the settlers of the game.
HOY led off with hit, and Wilmot sent fly
to Fields, who accepted the nomination with
thanks. Then Beecher and Wise raped out
singles, upon which Hoy scored. and Mack
cleared the bases on a double which caromed
off the right field fence. DAILY sent grounder
to White at third, who toyed with it on his
knee, and. ere he could recover the ball, Mack
was over the home plate, with what turned out
to be the winning run. 1t looked like forlorn
hope, but the plucky Pittsburgers came up to
the plate in the sixth with determination writ
ten upon their countenances and before the
inning ended the spectators were kept on the
anxious seat in every sense of the term. Fields
took first on called balls only to be thrown out
at second by keefe, who mutfed Miller's pop
fly near the pitchers position. Hanlon and
Dunlap hit safely sending Fields home, and
both runners scored on an overthrow by Will
mot to the home plate and bad return OF the
ball by Keefe to Daily Carroll few out to Hoy,
and Staley, who had been sent to first on called
balls, was touched out at third while trying to
steal the base on a poor throw by Clark to head
of Rowe at first base.
STILL MAKING RUNS.
Irwin and run-getting was ended so far as
that inning was concerned. The Washingtons
ground out two more runs in the sixth inning
on base on balls. Wimot's base hit, a sacri-
fee hit by Beecher and Wise and the game was
not done vet and the seventh inning witnessed
another rally, although but one crossed the
rubber square. Beckley was given first by
Keefe and Deacon White struck out,
Fields raped out double, upon
which Beckley scored but in attempt
ing to reach home on Miller's hit to left |
Fields was thrown out by Mimot to DAILY. |
but Dunlap ended the inning by being called |
out on strikes The eighth inning was barren of |
results SO far as runs were concerned, although |
Staley and Beecher made safe hits for their re- |