Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-01
MADE A DRAW OF It,
The Home Talent Hold the
Big Giants Even.
A STRUGGLE IN THE RAIN.
Old Sport Calvin Shows Up in Great
Style Once More.
THE BOSTON'S CREEP Up A LITTLE.
AnsOnS Team Wins and Goes Up to Third
Place.
GENERAL BASEBALL NEWS OF THE DAY


There was an exciting tie game between
the Giants and the home players The
weather was bad and the game was called
at the end of the six tn inning. Boston won
and gained on the champions. Chicago
won and stepped up to third place.
Had the championship season not been
so nea- a termination and had the struggle
for the pennant not been so excitingly close
tits safe to say that there would have been
1o ball game at Pittsburg yesterday. The
weather was miserable and not more than
400 people were present despite the fact that
the Giants were here. A drizzling rain
fell during the entire afternoon because
when it was considered fair weather there was
more water falling than there does in an ordin-
ary Scotch mist. However. when the game got
started the uncertainty of the weather added
&c the exciting features of the contest as
nobody knew when Umpire Lynch would call
halt to the proceedings,
Umpire Lynch was somewhat opposed to
starting the game, but other influences pre-
vailed, and after be had displayed his skill in
shoveling mud and Sunday had wheeled two or
three freight carloads of sawdust on the
diamond, the muddy and wet contest COM
menced. play ball" was announced 20 min
utes later than the proper time and still a
DRILLING RAIN WAS FALLING.
After half inning had been played time
was called, and then the little crowd became so
impatient that after about ten minutes interval
the game was resumed ami finally game" was
Cd 4l,o e he oesx
Considering the miserable weather the con-
test was an excellent one. and from start to
finish everybody who saw it was on pins and
needles. The Giants we're, undoubtedly, given
to understand that they need not expect to
enjoy strawberry pie here. and that if they
want the pennant they will have to put up the
very best article in the way Of playing that they
possess If ANYTHING, they were outplayed yes
terday, and it is not unreasonable to say fortune
was to some extent on their side.
Both Keefe and Calvin seemed well at home
with wet bail The old sport, however, had
considerably the best of Sir Timothy, although
the latter did gocd work. The champions
could not find the old mans measure to any ex-
tent He was in great form, while Keefe, at
times. was raped very hard. The diamond
was in a very muddy condition but it did not
seem to interfere with the fielding very much
Gore did good work in center field and so did
Fields and Hanlon. Had the hitting been
heavy, however it is likely that numerous mis-
takes would have been made.
THEY STARTED LATE.
II was after o'clock when Carroll went to
bat in the first inning. Keefe soon struck the
big man out, and Rowe was retired at first.
The rain was then falling brskly, and time
was called. After an interval of about ten
minutes play was resumed, and big Jake Beck
ley sent corking single into right field. Then
Keefe hit White with pitched ball, and it
looked as If the home fellows were going TO do
business. Fields, however, popped up little
nv which Whitney caught The visitors were
soon retired in their half, the great feature
being brilliant double play by White and
Beckley. The former, who was playing close
IN for Ward, caught terrific liner from
Wards bat and threw Tiernan out at first.
In the third inning, after Calvin and Carroll
were out. Rowe raised local hopes high by
knocking out two-bagger to left Had the
ground been level it would have only been a
single, but the bali bounded right past both
Gore and O'Rourke. Beckley again lOomed up
and banged another tw Dagger past o. Rourke,
sending Rowe comfortably home amid cheers.
White Knocked corker out to Gore, but the
latter was on deck and nabbed it
After the visitors had done nothing in their
half they were strongly inclined to have the
game called. Rain was still falling and the at
mosphere was SO cloudy that it was difficult to
see the ball Calvin was pitching in great
form, and not hit had been made off his de-
livery; indeed, there only had been nine men at
bat in the three innings. The game pro-
ceeded, however. and the home talent did
nothing in their half of the fourth.
THE GIANTS REVENGE.
Not so with the Giants from the East. As IL
for revenge they lighted on to old Jeems to an
effective extent, and this turned all notions re-
garding the state of the weather Gore led off
for the visitors, and knocked out foul fy to
White. Tiernan then sized up Calvin for a
good single to center field, and then Ward flew
out to Fields, the latter making beautiful
running catch. Richardson, however was des- |
tined for something different and he thumped |
out lne single 10 left Big Roger next got |
his base on balls, and the bases were full with |
two men out According to the notions of the |
home team admirers it was now raining much |
too hard to play. Still 0'Rourke appeared and |
he banged out single to right that sent both |
Tiernan and Richardson home And Buck |
Ewing took hand in the slaughter, for he |
next took up the bat and knocked out a single |
to center, sending Connor home.
Now there were strong appeals to call the |
game, but Mr.. Lynch turned deaf ear to all |
entreaties His advice had been spurned at
the beginning, and he meant to stay though |
the heavens came down.
LYNCH HAD HIS WAY.
He had his way, but the rain was coming |
down fast. The fifth inning was played with |
blanks on both sides and Ewing made an earn
appeal to have the game called then. With |
ave of the hand, Mr.. Lynch dispensed with
and the game went on. 1t was another
'ug inning as at one time matters looked
ndeed, for the pennant aspirants. White |
and got his base on balls. Fields made
! two-bagger to center, sending White to
tnIrd. Hanlon followed with hot grounder to |
Whitney, which had to be recorded as single, |
scoring White. Fields got no further than |
second Sunday came to bat and it looked as if |
the Giants would be passed in the score. Billy, |
however, struck out and Dunlap doomed up. |
He sent out hot single TO Tiernan's territory. !
1iernan fumbled the ball long enough to allow |
Fields to score and HanlOn got TO third. Calvin |
struck out and Carroll went out from Whitney |
to COnnor. The Giants went out without ever |
looking like scoring 1t was now really too |
dark and too wet to play. and the game was |
called. Following is the score: