Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-16
THE NATIONAL CAME.
Two Games This AfterAoon for One Admission Fee-L0well at 2 O'Clock and Hartford as Four.

Two Games This Afternoon for One
 Admission Fee-L0Wen at o'clock
 and Hartford at Four.
 The indictment weather prevented two games on Saturday, as had been advertised, but there will be two games this afternoon,
 all for one admission. The Lowells will play
 at o'clock, and at will begin tho first of a
 series with Hartford for the State champion
 ship. This game will be hotly contested, as
 the New Ravens are determined to show the
 people that although the Hartfords defeated
 them in the greater number of games for the
 league championship, yet they now have a
 better team than represents the Capitol City.
 In order to win to-day's game, whoever oc- cupies the box for the New Ravens must be
 sure to put the ball over the plate and not
 present opposing batsmen with bases on balls. It was this that has lost several games to Hartford. In the series already played New Haven's pitchers gave the Hartfords over twice as many bases on balls as Hart ford's pitchers gave New Haven's batsmen. sATURDAY's CAME.
 The New Hayens Win Game Hands Down-Splendid Playing by Burdock, John Corcoran, Mckee and the Whole Team.
 The game Saturday afternoon between the
 Lowells and the home team was witnessed
 by about one thousand people. They were
 well repaid for going, for the game put up
 by the New Ravens was sharp and clean and
 one of the best they have played this season.
 A Sunday contemporary says: "Of all the
 poor exhibitions of ball playing which have
 been seen on the Howard avenue grounds
 this year, that of yesterday afternoon was
 the poorest. The New Ravens won, not so much by meritorious play as by the indifer- ent playing of the Lowells. There was no snap or life to the work of either team, and the..one thousand spectators sat through the game on wet boards without being given an opportunity to cheer"
 It is difficult to see how anyone could write such stuff as the above. To say that 1t was poor exhibition of base ball on the part of the New Ravens, and that their playing was indifferent and nfeless, is an insult to each player as an individual. The speeta- tors had plenty of chance to cheer. Bur- | dock made one of tho finest stops that has been seen on the grounds this season. John Coroorsn has not played better game this ! season at third; his throwing was swift | and accurate, and nearly all present l remarked about his good work. MoKee's work in left field was marvellous. Once he
 ran clear to the fence, near the foul line, and and took fly ball hit by Guinasso that looked safe. He was heartily cheered. Pitz did some splendid work behind the bat, and
 in the first inning completed as fine double play to Schoeneck as anyone cares to see these days. Doran's work was superb, as | only four hits were made of him and he gave but three men their base on balls and hit one, which is extraordinary for him. And yet in the Sunday contemporary not one word is said of even one of these bril- liant plays. But the account is no worse than the score. In the column of times at bat ten out of the eighteen are incorrect. In l the summary Shinnick's name should be ad- | ded to those who struck out; four New Ha- vens instead of three reached first on errors; Burdock was not hit by . pitched ball. but | got his base twice on balls; Burns had three wild pitches and Murphy had @ stolen base. Last, but not least, Is the fact that, although sacrifice hits are this season considered as Q most important factor in the game, none appeared.