Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-09
LOTS OF HOME RUNS.
Smith and Kuehne Line the
Ball Over the Fence.
A LINER CRIPPLES STALEY.
The Washington Club Finally Sue
ceedS in Getting a Game.
NEW YORK SHUT OUT BY BOSTON.
Morris and Carroll Will Be the Battery
To-Day.
A Cacu nr DpsTNg VppCUC pACERlTT T..
A CASE OF BRAINS VERSUS BASEBALL
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.

ESPECIAL, TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.I
CHICAGO. May S.-The Chicago sn d
Pittsburg teams playeda very even game to.
dav, the visitors winning in the last inning
by strong batting. Staley pitched won
derful game and his fielding was very clever.
The Chicagos scored in the first inning on
Rvan's double and single by Vs,nHsl
'tren.
Pfefer opened the second with a terrific
drive for two bases to right, but was caught
at the plate few moments later by a splen-
did bit of fielding by Sunday, who handled
Flint's hard single to right. Pfeifer made
three-bagger in the third but was doubled
up with Farrell on the latter's line drive to
Staley.
After the third inning the Chicago's did
not get a man past second base until the
ninth. when Duff scored on his hit, which
retired vanHaltIen, and Carroll's juggle of
Anson's long drive to left The visitors
could do nothing with Krock until the fifth in
ming. when Pop Smith lifted the splssre over
the Congress street wall for home run. This
tied the score.
PLAYING WITH A. VIM.
Then the boys in the yellow caps took heart
and began to play with vim that made the
crowd cheer. Beckley opened the sixth with a
safe hit, and stole second in cloud of dust.
Dunlap and Carroll were retired, but little
Miller got his base on balls. kuehne made
vicious effort TO break the tie, but his steaming
red-hot liner vas pulled down by Ryan, and the
side went out.
Pop Smith got in another safe swipe in the
seventh, but lie was forced out at second by
Staley. Sunday and Hanlon went out in order.
Dunlap got away around to the third in the
eighth inning a doulJle-barreled error by
RYAN and (1arrOllsS SaPrl1icaL Miller. however.
failed to bring the runne in.
The score stood to / in favor of Chicago
when the visitors came o the bat in the ninth.
ave want two runs, yelled Miller In hoarse'
and offensive voice Emperor William Kuehnea
was the first man at the bat He caught the,
ball on the ground floor and tore the shingles
of 1t went over the Fence and the fat man
from the Monongahela loped around the dia-
mond amid tumultuou.s yelling. Smith struck
out. Staley hit for :, base, and then Sunday
cracked one of Krock's Gotlieb Hohenhauser
pretzel curves pretty nearly to the clubhouse,
The sprinter got two bases on this hit, and
Staley went TO third.
AN EXCITING CRISIS.
The crisis was so ct eat that men sweat and
got up on their seats. Hanlon popped up
short fly to left. Van Haltren started after the
ball. but slipped. He recovered himself, how
ever, and made another dash for the ball. Far
rel was running. too, and just as the ball was
in reaching distance the fielders collided and
both went down. Farrell caught the Dali, but
before he could get upon his feet Staley had
crossed the plate with ehe winning run.
In stopping Van Haltren's vicious line drive
IN the ninth inning. StaleY's left hand was
badly battered. The youngster f1elded the ball =
however, but the pain was SO intense that Ne
could not throw the ball accurately, and the
runner reached first. Gumbert and Farrell,
and Morris and Carroll WI u be the battefies to-
mOT W. --E----- 49,
Horace Phillips was in high feather tonight.
He declares that he has at last got a winning
team, and that he is now out for the pennant.
He says that he will take to-morrow's game
and that he will overhaul the leaders on his
Eastern trip Chicagoans are well satisfied that
there is deal of truth in what Hustling Horace
says. Most of the Pittsburg players went to
the theater tonight. The full score follows: