Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-24
WITHOUT MUCH TROUBLE.
The Home Talent Win n Tame Game from
the Senators - Little Keefe Is
Touched Up Quite Lively
staIey Does Good Work
Bind Fielding by

It might be safe to say that if the Senators
were the hardest lot of ball players to beat,
the Pittsburg representatives would have some
thing like sure thing in winning the League
pennant. This does not mean that Mr. Hewitt's
aggregation are altogether to be despised, but
it means that they are a few degrees inferior
in quality of playing to the players who hail
from this city. This fact or at least the effects
of it, came in very handy yesterday, as the
home players, in tackling the Senator'S stepped
up to their old position-slxth place. The
Hoosiers failed to Keep pace with the Giants,
and the former took a little tumble. If the
Senators were to stay here until the end Of the
season, and everything went well, the home
club might pass more people than the Hoosi-
ers, providing too many phenoms were not
tried in the box.
Yesterdays game between the Washington
delegation and the local talent was not one of
the brightest by any means. The weather was
excellent: Just cool enough for outdoor enjoy
ment when anything exciting Is going on.
NOT VERY EXCITING.
But there were few, if any, exciting features
in the contest, as from the start the home
players had considerably the best of it. The
playing both sides was slow, and lacked
what Manager John Glasscock would call
ginger. Seldom did player on either side dis
pay even an average livelIness; in fact, the
visitors played tiresome game. They made
costly mistakes, just as if they were under
lined on the programme and must needs be
performed
Staley pitched a rather peculiar game. At
times ne was very shaky. and looked as If he
was about to collapse. Then suddenly he
would brace up and strike two or three men
out in an inning. In the sixth inning he struck
the entire side out, and in the second and fifth
struck two men out In each instance. How
ever, he held himself well together at very
critical stages. and Carroll caught him admir-
ably.
Keefe was not great success In the box
He did fairly well, but he was very unsteady.
Riddle, a new man, caught him, and did fairly
well. The latter seems energetic young
fellow, and is very well built. Wilmot evil
IDENTIFY had day off, as he could neither hit
the ball nor field.
THEY COULDN'T HIT.
Wise and Irwin, too, we're completely at sea
when facing Staley. Altogether, if the Sem
ators do not put up better game than they
did yesterday it is reasonable to expect that
they'll not win game in Pittsburg.
The contest began by Carroll being called
ont on strikes. Umpire Knight, without
doubt, gave the burly catcher a tough deal
but it had to go. Rowe was retired at first
base, and Beckley reached first on John Ir-
wins wild throw to Mack. Deacon White
then made little single more by good luck
than by good management, and Jocko Fields
thumped the ball over to the left field fence for
two bases scoring Beckley HanIon retired
the side by going out at first.
The Senators tied the score in the second
inning After A. Irwin had struck but Mack
made single to LETT. and made clean steal of
second. Riddle. the new catcher, then sized
Staley up for long single to center and Mack
scored. Ridnle tried to pilfer second but was
cleverly nabbed, and Keefe struck out.
In the third inning Beckley reached second
on a muffed fly by Wimot White hit to left
for SINGLE sending Beckley to third. and a
passed ball sent the Deacon to second Fields
knocked long fly to right field, and Beckley
scored on the throw in.
HANLoN's Two-BAGGER SENT
White home. and Miller and Dunlap went out
in order. For the visitors g. Irwin led off
with single, and scored on a sacrifice by Will
mot and long single by Beecher.
The seventh inning was reached before any
more runs were made. Both pitchers did good
work up to that point, but when that inning
was reached little Southpawed Keefe was
something of mark. Beckley led of and was
left field and Jocko banged the ball out TO the
left field fence for two more bases, scoring
White. Hanlon reached flrst on muffed fiy
by Wilmot and Miller's two-bagger to deep
center field sent both Fields and Hanlon home,
Dunlap and Staley each flied out.
The Senators began the seventh also in a
lively way. j. Irwin led off and made a single
to left, and reached third on good single by
Hoy to right field. Wimot's sacrifice sent
Irwin across the plate, and Beecher's sacrifice
sent Hoy to third. Wise however struck out
and the side was retired After another inning
had been played it was too dark to continue
the game and Umpire Knight stopped the pro-
ceedings. The crowd was meager. not more
than 600 people being present. Following is the
score.