Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-02

defeating the New Yorks. The latter were
knocked out of first place and the local team
stepped up 10 fifth. The Phillies also passed
the Chicagos.
Undoubtedly the champions of New York
City have struck very gigantic snag in
Pittsburg. The longer they remain here il
seems that the more remote will their pen
nant chances become. Certainly the repre-
sentatives of the great city of the East are
tough and dangerous people, but still there
are aggregations scattered here and there
who can occasionally tell them where they
are wrong. Au instance of this kind took
place at Recreation Park yesterday when the
local team let loose Just as if the destinies of
the American continent depended on the issue.
The Giants were laid low and they couldn't
help themselves. There was certainly any
amount of sympathy for them among the most
ardent admirers of the home talent, but it was
war to the knife and the big people came out
second best.
1t may be a somewhat bitter pill for the
champions to swallow to 60 around the coun-
try earning laurels only to come here to be
slaughtered by delegation that has merely
played an obscure part for nearly whole sea-
Son. However, there is still an opportunity for
Pittsburg 70 gam goodly amount OF glory yet,
and it lies in the fact of killing the champion
ship aspirations of such clubs as New York and
Boston. The PittsDurgs are also fighting for a
position.
LIKE THE CovENANTERs
of old they have sworn to gain it, though their
dearest friends may die. Just at this stage
Hanlon and his men are not to be fooled with,
and, if possible, Boston will share the fate of
the disheartened Giants The sorrow of the
latter is undoubtedly great, just as is the case
of all great people who have been knocked off
apedestal of fame. President Day sat in the
directors box yesterday the picture of a sub
dued and disconsolate man of intellect. As
he saw the glory of New York departing his
expression of countenance became very
wearied indeed Smiles he had none. Jim
Mutrie couldn't be found after the sixth inning,
and the conJectures of his whereabouts are
numerous and varied.
The game was a good one; one of the best
that has been played here. 1t wasn't bad play.
ing that lost the victory to New York. 1t was
the extra good work of the home team. The
visitors cannot blame bad or good luck for the
result. Of course. with a few more smiles of
Dame Fortune in their favor, they might have
made one or two more runs, but they couldn't
have won without hitting the ball consider
ably harder than they did. The crowd was
good one, numbering about $500 people. 1t
was Grand Army Day, and the audience was
mostly made up of holiday seekers. As re-
suit. the enthusiasm was intense, and at times
excitement ran very high, indeed. To add to
the fun of the third inning,
AN AFFRIGHTED HORSE.
attached to a buggy. appeared on the ball
field, causing the players 10 scamper in all
directions The runaway animal took wild
gallop round the field amid the deafening yells
of the bleaching-board occupants. Even the
rigid discipline of Umpire Lynch had no effect
whatever on the wild steed. The horse, how
ever. soon retraced his steps to where he had
come from, and made costly smash up there.
This novel performance was taken as an omen
of good for the home team, andssuch it turned
out to be-
The game was not devoid of kicking at the
umpire. The visitors had no close decisions to
which they could object but,Ewing and Welch
rallied hard about Lynch's decisions on balls
and strikes. On this point Buck and Lynch
had general worGy interviews This only
tended to keep up the excitement of the game,
however The game was full of exciting stages
from the first inning to the last; indeed. it is
difficult to say whether or not the innings or
runs made we're any more exciting than
some of those that were blanks. In the start
off the Giants commenced as if they were going
to paralyZe StaleY. In the very first inning
they got three men on bases after two men
were out
THE HIT NEVER CAME.
0'Rourke, however was not equal to the
emergency, and the single that he longed for
never came. The fielding on both sides was
good, with the exception of Beckley, who made
two errors. The great stumbling block of the
visitors, however, was Staley. They could do
nothing with him after the second inning. He
PITCHED in excellent form, and his colleagues
looked after him to the Queens taste. Sunday
made a brilliant catch of long fly from
Ewing's bat in the sixth inning, and Fields did
Just as well with a foul fly from the bat of
Gore in the fifth. Miller caught as well as ever
he did IN his life, but his throwing was not very
good. Welch was to some extent a mark for
the home sluggers. and although they could
not touch Mickey up for long hits, they kept
pegging away with good singles to an extent
that must have made him wearied of his posi-
tion in the game. In the sixth inning it looked
as if they were not going to leave him until not
vestige of the smiling little man was left. For
once Mickey's proyerbial smile banished, but
only temporarily.
The visitors were first to score, and did so
brilliantly. In the second inning Ewing led off
with a splendid single to right and Whitney
made successful bunt Mickey Welch then
advanced both runners a stage by tricky
sacrifice, While Gore was at bat Whitney was
playing considerably of second and Miller
tried to nab him. The ball went over Dunlap's
head, however, and Ewing scored, Whitney
reaching third. Gore was retired at first and
Tiernan went up to bat with
BLOOD IN HIS EYE.
After sizing the situation up thoroughly the
right fielder banged the ball right into the
long grass in deep outer field Sunday ran for
it and could not find it readily This, with the
foolish advice of the coacheS, encouraged
Tiernan to try and make home run, but he
was easily nabbed at the plate. His hit, how
ever. earned the two runs. From that time on
the visitors could do nothing with Staley.
Matters now looked somewhat blue for the
home team as Welch was pitching in great
style. The sixth inning came, however, and
with 1t six runs and six hits, a very pleasing
combination of skies for the home fellows.
Dunlap led of and was retired at first. Not so
with Mr.. Staley, as he made a nice single to
center and Midget Miller followed his example
Rowe then appeared and knocked the bali over
Whtney's head for another single, and the |
bases were full. The yells of the cranks and
enthusiasts were now echoing over the hills.
Beckley sent everybody wild when he made |
another little hit sending in Staley. and the |
scene was like pandemonium when old Deacon |
kept the kettle boiling with still another little
single to left sending Miller home.
THIS TIED THE SCORE
and there were still three men on bases and |
only one man out Jocko Fields was next at |
bat, and Mickey looked at him wearily. So |
much SO that Jocko got his base on balls, |
forcing run in.
The crowd was now wild with delight, and |
the delight was continued when Hanlon |
reached first base safely. He knocked |
NJ A.
Ewing Sho muffed the throw and Beckley /
scored. This was awful, and President O'Day /
sighed many a weary sigh as he sat chewing /
the end of a havana Sunday, the ninth man
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