Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-27

tional League, makes an important state
mect about umpires-
The temperance of our conquering
heroes at Recreation Park yesterday after
noon wasn't greeted with that amount of
success that begets enthusi After COM
pletely flooring the Giants here and
slaughtering such baseball teams as add
fame 10 Cleveland and Chicago, the local
players returned yesterday to be once more
done up by the Hoosiers.
There are many interesting features in base
ball and its uncertainty is one of the most
prominent of these features. Probably no
team contributes more to this feature of un-
certainty than the club that has its home In
Pittsburg. Few people who are influenced
by records and who have noted the late work
of the home team would think other yesterday
than that the Hoosiers would fall before the
triumphant Pittsburgers. All the recent vic
tories of fame won by the home players
suredly inspired all of us with the thought
that the Hoosiers were doomed in this city.
However, the uncertainty of the game was
again illustrated. What everybody thought
would happen did not happen and the Hoosiers
did what neither the New Yorks nor Cleve-
lands could do lately in three tries each.
CANNOT WIN 'EM ALL.
vi COuTSe we CdunOI expect 10 WlD all the
games, but it would be interesting if we could
have by supernatural means, explained to us.
the cause of all these uncertainties. 1t would
seem beyond human power to give a satisfac-
tory explanation. However the fact remains
that the Hoosiers won yesterdays game and
added force to the statement that they are the
Jonahs of this city. 1t is safe to say that if
Dame Fortune cares for them as well in future
as she did yesterday, they, will be the Jonah of
many teams 1t is not unreasonable TO say
that that quality, or thing. which we call luck
was with the visitors yesterday at every stage
and angle of the game Luck was out for day
with the Hoosiers and he treated them royalty
The home players were banging the ball away
almost every time but il with remarkable
regularity bounded right into an inielder's
hands. If the ball did go out of the diamond
il invariably dropped cunningly into out
ielder's hands. Glasscock and Bassett handled
Y Of these balls that were knocked to the in
field. With few exceptions the ball bounded
bang into the helders hands.
DIDN'T LIKE THE HOME BOYS.
The old lady was not at all lavish with smiles
among the home players The visitors knocked
out some of the lucliest hits ever seen on the
ball field and in one instance they banged out
the ball in this way sufficiently to easily win
the game.
Both Boyle and Morris pitched well. The
former displayed some of his old-time form.
He was hit hard, however, now and again, but
the hits were scattered so much that they were
had he steered clear OF that he would have Won
the game. He pitched his slow ball with great
effect, except in the inning named, when it
looked as if his measure had been completely
taken. To Sunday however, is the credit due
Of stopping more runs. He made two of the
most extraordinary running catches ever seen
o on these grounds. The first was high and
long fly from Denny's bat in the second
inning. 1t was right between center
it. 1t seemed absolutely beyond the ~ reach % Of
Sunday, and it seemed safe to bet Sl0O to a
Scent piece that he would not get near it. He
made tremendous squirt, however, and
grabbed the ball with his right hand Just as it
was passing over his head. His second catch
was more remarkable still, because he had
further to run and the ball was higher. he
got hold of 1t with one hand, however, and it
bounded from his hand into the air again.
Sunday made another rush and caught it again
amid deafening yells Of delight, and still the
team was beaten.
A QUIET AFFAIR.
There were about 1,5OO people to see the
game and II was a very quiet affair In the
first inning hopes were high, as three singles
were made. placing three men on bases Not
run was made. however. In the second inn
ing, after Dunlap and Sunday had been re-
tired, Morris went to first on balls and
Carroll was at bat and Morris was playing
well off the base. The ball was suddenly
thrown to first to nab him, and he started for
second. Hines got the ball and thought Nor
ris was still behind him, and made a swing to
touch Morris out. Edward was then at second
base. Carroll banged double right over An
drews' head and Morris scored. In the fifth
inning, alter Rowe was out. Beckley knocked
Erouncer to Denny. The latter fumbled it and
Big Jake went to first. A passed ball sent him
10 second. Fields made a single to center and
Hanlon followed suit, sending Beoxley home.
The visitors made all their runs IN the fourth
inning after two men were out. Seery led off
with a SINGLE but was doubled up by Andrews
Rrounder to Dunlap. The latter displayed
rare Judgment in making the double play.
Glasscock then loomed up and commenced a
cannonade. He made single to left and
Denny followed with two-bagger in the same
direction. Hines kept matters lively by thump-
ing out single to left sending Glasscock and
Denny home and reaching second on the throw
IN. Buckley sent out high hy to Field. 1t
was difficult to catch and JockO failed to hold
it. Hines scored on the error and Buckley got |
TO second. The latter reached third on |
muhed throw by Kuehne and scored on a |
single by McGeachy. Following is the score: