Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-29
THE NATIONAL GAME.
Ne Game in Wilkesbarre on Account ofRaln-To Meet To-day-An the Boys 1n Good Conditl0n-Aboug Corc0rnn, l He Can;aave His. R Release for S1 ,5O0'
 Special to the CouRIERl 1

Nc Game i'm Wllkesbarre on Account ofRaIn-To Meet To-Aay-An the Boys 1n Good Condit10n-AbOug Corc0rnn, He Can;Have His. Release for s1 ,5O0. Special to the CouRIER.)
 WnKEsBARRE, April, 27. The Atlantic association season was to have opened here to-day, and the Wilkes barre management had made elaborate prep. l aratiens for it, but fate was against them. It has rained steadily for three days, and after 8 visit to the grounds this morning Manager Irwin found it impossible to get them in condition to play in to-day although it has somewhat cleared up.
 We arrived at 9:30 last night and are quartered at the Exchange hotel Every one retired early in order to be in trim for to day. Considerable spor. was had at Mauch Chunck. The co nductor telegraphed ahead to the restsuranter to have something ready. as you know on the Leighigh Valley they have nothing on board unless ordered. All the boys rushed in and ordered this and that until the man in charge was nearly paralized and didn't wake up to his senses until Dave Corcoran stepped in behind the counter and yelled" Give me whole pie. "All this time the man had not received cent. in payment, and finally he shut down until he got something. The conductor had to come in and tell him that he would get his pay ali right, and he did and was heartily tickled, flor he probably hadn't made so much in some weeks before.
 The boys were up bright and early this morning and have been over to the Superior court to see criminals sentenced. I can say one thing, that every one of the New Haven team is a gentleman and on the whole trip not one word out of the way has been heard T Io hfvG i1oIu fofI Io11 1y~1o could be gotten together and the New Haven public ought to be proud of such team. They are quiet and unassuming. This morn ing have heard many words of praise for their conduct from Wilkesbarre gentlemen. The New Haven base ball team is, in it's con- duet, an everlasting credit to the Elm city.
 Wilkesbarre people are very sore because Tom Corcoran of New Haven has not signed. But what have they donea They have signed man who will get considerably more salary than Corcoran asked for. Pettit will play the season, and to day Manager Irwin sus- They say down this way that Manager Burn- ham of Worcester has been tampering with him. Whether this is so or not Burnham is certainly getting the credit for it. I | think Wilkesbarre's management has made mistake. Petit is not near so good a short to Corcoran's demands, and are giving Petit ! more than the former asked for. Corcoran wired President Bogart how much his release would cost, and he was sent word last night, that he could have it for $1, 500. !
 Fitzgerald, who pitched for New Haven two years ago, is the best pitcher Wilkesbarre has. He is looking well, and won one game | the other day from the Philadelphias on his I two base hit. had pleasant chat with I him to-day.
 It seems to me that the Wilkesbarre team 1 has been greatly under-rated. This is prob. h1vy nf fha hou hro ged any. But 8 team that has beaten the ! Philadelphias in two straight games is dan gerous team to meet.
 The New Haven boys are feeling we'll. ! Corcoran is in fairly good trim and will play | on Monday. Sworback and Warner will | have but one game with Wilkesparre, and | then they will go to Easton on Tuesday.
 Notes of the Game.
 All ot the opening games of the Atlantic | league were postponed till to-day on account ! of rain.
 Dan Shannon of Bridgeport, second base man on the Louisvilles, is playing poor ball, so poor that the Louisville correspondent of ! the New York Sun says that he has not been | able to do the work of 8 respectable amateur.
 The game scheduled between Hartford and Jersey City on July % has been changed to July 19.
 The Sporting Times Poughkeepsie corre- spondent says the following in yesterdays issue of the Times: "John Walsh, who is playing ball with New Haven, evindently has his eye on the ball. The way he has been putting in two and three baggers shows he is as good if not better than ever"
 "Wizard" Shaw of the Newark base ball team has just recovered from severe illness.
 Games Yesterday.
 AT KANSAS CITY.
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 Base hits, Kansas City [, Louisville g, Errors Kansas City B. Louisville 4. Pitchers, Swartzel for Kansas City, Ehret for Louisville. Umpire, Calf ney.
 
 St. Louis ........-.....-.1 i 0 3 O. 5 Cincinnati. --.-....-.-.--O 0 o 0 0 O. 2
 Base hits, St Louis 7, Cincinnati 6. Errors, St. Louis 3. Cincinnati 2 Pitchers Chamberlaine for St. Louis, Duryea for Cincinnati. Umpire, Daniels.
 AT COLUMBUS. Columbus ..............0 0 o o 0 0 o "A Athletics. o O o 3 O. 5 Base hits, Columbus i, Athletics G. Errors Columbus 5, Athletic 5 Pitchers, Weighing for Athletics, Mays for Columbus. Umpire, Ferguson