Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17

feated New York In q remarkably exciting
game Beckley did great work. Boston
beat Cleveland and once again stepped up
to first place in the League race. Chicago
also won. There were several interesting
amateur games.
All the sensations of drama wherein q
monster struts to and fro terrorizing every
body until he is throttled and jumped on in
the last scene of the last act, were present
among and felt keenly by the 1000 people
who visited yesterdays argumentat at Recrea-
tion Park between the Giants, from New
York, and the small chaps of this city. The
game will. be labeled "a daisy" for years to
come by all who saw it. 1t was a life and
death struggle from first to last, and, David
like, the little folk just hit their towering
enemy on the right spot and at the right
time and ended all hostilities. The Giants
were downed again, and in this instance
without any question at all Beckley has
earned the title of Jack the Giant Killer. He
brought them to their knees, and great was
the fall thereof.
Without doubt yesterdays game was one of
the best that has been witnessed on the home
grounds. 1t was of the pins and needles kind
that keeps patrons moving from one side of
their seats to the other just as restless as the
sea: ever and anon there came stages that
brought a cheerful yell, happy smile or very
painful sigh. Probably
THE GENIAL MUTRIE's FEELINGS
underwent as many fluctuations during the
game as would a thermometer in an hour were
all the variations of a years weather COM
pressed into that time What with Jeems'
anxiety to hear from Cleveland about the
fortunes of the Bostons, and the tough struggle
he had in hand at Recreation Park he was the
most restless man In christendom. Fears
laughter. groans and cheers came and went in
rapid succession. And after all the Giants were
downed again.
There were mistakes on both sites but the
visitors had the majority. In one instance luck
misfortune, or whatever it may be called, was
dead and expensively against them. Had an
unfortunate streak of il-luck not overtaken
them at the very offset of the game the result
might have been different. Nobody can tell,
however, because during the latter part of the
game the home players were in just as good
form as the champions. 1t is seldom that the
home team puts up such game as they did
yesterday. They displayed more vim than
team could keep up the gait of yesterday and
Thursday, more pennant aspirants than the
New Yorks would frequently be laid low.
SOME VERY BRILLIANT WORK.
The contest abounded in brilliant PLAYS.
Ward and Gore really did great things and
had it not been for their very accomplished
fielding the score would have been bigger for
Pittsburg than what it is. Hatfield however,
was not such success at short. He went to
that position in the second inning. This
change was caused by an accident that befel
Richardson at that stage of the game. Rich
ardson, who was Just recovering from the effects
of an injured finger, tried to stop a very hot
grounder from Kuehne's bat Richardson's
right hand was struck extremely hard by the
ball, and he had to retire. Ward then went to
second and Hatfield to short. AS far as Ward
was concerned the change was certainly not
a bad one. but. as stated above. Hatfield was
not tremendous success. That 2l4 pounds of
humanity-Mr. Crane--pitched a good game
and Up to the beginning of the ninth inning
only six hits and one earned run had been
made off his delivery. Ewing supported him
in his usual way, and that means frst-class.
AND BECKLEY WAS THERE.
Staley also pitched well and received excel
lent support all round. Now and again he was
hit hard but he kept the big hits very far apart
Beckley's fielding was almost as much of a
treat to see as his batting. Both were excel
lent and it was decidedly Beckleys day. The
echoes of the yells that burst forth when he
brought three men home in the ninth inning
by terrific hit may be resounding among the
Butler county hills yet
The visitors drew first blood and that in the
first inning. After two men were out Ewing
got his base on balls and big Roger Connor
went to the plate as if determined to knock
holes in the roofs of the houses in some of the
adjoining wards. The big fellow hit the ball
with dull thud that banged it high over Han
Ions head for three bases. Staley's immediate
prospects were not of the brightest Just then,
Richardson however, was early retired at first
The home representatives tied the score in
the second inning. After Fields had been re-
tired. Kuehne reached first Richardson's
tumble referred to above. The Kaisers repre-
sentative was advanced a base by Hanlon's
sacrifice and then Dunlap sent out a merry
single to right which sent Kuehne home.
THOSE STUBBORN GIANTS.
In their half of the inning. however, the
Giants insisted on taking the lead again and
that after two of their delegation were
downed. Whitney got his base on balls and
Crane made nice little scratch hit toward
third base. Then Gore came with a corking
single TO middle, sending Whitney home. Tier
nan next loomed up and thumped terrific low
liner over between first and second. Unfortu-
nately for the Giants prospects, the ball struck
Gore on the leg and he was called out. The hit
was a hard one and might have been two
bagger.
The small chaps clung to the big people like
grim death and tied the score again in the
fourth. Beckley led off with a single to left
and reached second on a very wild throw by
Crane. The wild throw left Beckley safe at
second and Fields all right on first. Kuehne
knocked fly to Connor and Hanlon knocked
grounder to Hatfield, who threw very wild to
Ward, and Kuehne scored.
The Giants. however, still insisted on being
first, and in their half of the inning they made
another run. Rowe fumbled ORourke's
grounder and Whitney made a gooo single to
right field. Carroll threw the ball wildly to
third base and O'Rourke got home on the
error.
In the sixth inning the home players made
something like determined effort to shake of
the big fellow. Beckley again led of with a
single to left, and Fields few out to Gore.
Kuehne banged out a double to left and Beck
ley scored The former reached third on a
passed ball and scored on Wards tumble of
Hanlon's grounder
INSISTED ON A TIE.
The score was now four to three in favor of
the home players. but those determined Giants
tied the score again in their half of the inning.
After Ward had been retired O'Rourke
whacked the ball over Hanlon's head for three
bags and scored on Whitneys single. This
was exciting and no mistake.
The ninth inning and the score stood to L.
Everybody moving impatiently. Dunlap
started the inning and got his base on balls.
For the fourth time Staley struck out and
Miller knocked out a single to left. Then Car
roll few out to Ward amid a painful silence.
Rowe made short single. filling the bases and
amid what doubtless was q breathless excite
lnent, IL such thing is at ball game, beckley