Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-08-19
THE NATIONAL GAME.

Result Ofthe Weeks W0rk-Breaking
Even With Hartford - Saturdays
Game Lost BY Poor Judgment-BuF-
docks SeAeme-All she News.
During the past week the New Ravens have
played four games with Hartford, and have
been unable to more than break even with
the team from the Capitol City. This was
unfortunate, as the New Ravens should have
won three out of the four. The game on
Saturday was gift to Hartford. The home
team outbatted and outfelded the visitors,
but they couldn't overcome an obstacle that
worked against them during the VIII ole game
That barrier was Doran, who, after the home
team had won the game several times would
each time present the game to the Hartfords.
It seemed impossible for him to get the ball
over the plate. Four men he gave their base
on balls scored. 1t is significant fact that,
whenever New Haven pitcher give batter
his base on balls that man scores; it is also
true that New Ravens pitchers are giving
many times as many men their bases as any
other pitchers in the league, with one or two
exceptions. The season has advanced that
far when it would seem as if pitchers should
have command of the ball.
The necessity of having good control of the
ball was never better shown than in the
game in Hartford on Friday. O'Connell did
not give New Havener his base on balls,
and Horner gave but one. Had Horner
given more than this one first base, Hart
ford would probably have won. He put the
ball squarely over the plate and made the
Hartfords hit it. The pitching of both
Horner and O'Connell in this game deserves
more than passing notice. Horner's feat
of allowing bat twenty-eight men to come to
the bat in nine innings has not been equalled
by any pitcher this season In any league,
large or small. He would make good
man for major league, as his slow drop ball
would fool the batsmen who are accustomed
to speedy pitching. In Fridays game he
also batted we'll, making two safe hits out of
total of six made by the whole team. He
pitched the day before, when the grounds
were in bad condition. Although his pitch
ing did not lose the game, yet he wanted to
go in against the Hartfords the next day, be-
ing satisfied that he could win the game.
The season is fast drawing to q close; six
weeks remain. The race in the Atlantic as
ISOLATION is very close, Newark, Worcester
and Hartford being almost neck and neck for
the pennant. The COURIER predicts that if
Baker and Dooms hold out Newark will win
the flag. Hartford will. however, make
better bid for it than Worcester, and it would
not be surprising to see Hartford get there.
Worcester has no show as they have but one
pitcher, Stafford, that is any way regular in
his delivery. Burkett Is very wild and has
been batted out of the box several times late
ly. New Haven and Lowell are going to
have hard fight for fourth place. Norwalk
will end last; they are not fast enough.
Burdock expects to take seven of the New
w 10 univ
ter, starting the first part of November and
returning in February. A tobacco firm do
ing business in New York is at the head of
the enterprise, and are to send the team out
west as an advertising scheme. Nothing but
a verbal contract exists between Burdock and
the firm, but Burdock has already COM
menced to carry out his part of the agree
ment. The name of the firm is kept secret
for the present. Tom Corcoran will not go
fill the position of shortstop.
Charles ]. Foley, in the Sporting Times,
has this to say: 'In the Atlantic Associa-
ton the Old war-horse, John Burdock, is
making splendid reputation for himself,
and let me say that very few men in the
country can play the second bag any better
than dear old 'Burdock,' who was once the
pride of this staid old Puritanical town.
played two years with Burdock, and he never
drank drop during the playing season.
Burdock has his faults, but he is as honorable
as the day is long. His word was his bond
with the Triumvers-especially Billings-and
only for his foolishness year ago last spring,
he would be member of the Boston team
to-day"
The story of Saturdays game has already
been told.
Two thousand people saw the game.
In the first inning John Corcoran failing
to make double play when he had chance.
Near the latter part of the game with the
score a tie. Dorsn pitched the ball without
looking to see if all the felders were in posi-
ton, and In consequence John Corcoran
threw ball out of the diamond just as
Doran pitched another one. The two passed
in front of Shachern's eyes at the same
time, and so blurred the sight that he failed
to put up his hands and the ball Doran