Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-03
THEY MADE II FIVE.
The Home Talent Again Down
the Phillies and
SWEEP THE DECKS CLEAN.
Boston Gets Another Setback in
4 Anson's Town.
DUNLAP'S OPINION OF GARFIELD.
NcKeesport Club in Line to Tackle
the SCOTS.
DUNLAP'S OPINION OF GARFIELD.
GENERAL BASEBALL NEWS OF THE DAY

If ever a baseball team was knocked into
the soup and Jumped on the Phillies are
victims of that kind, metaphorically speak
ing. During their stay here since last Fri
day they have been gradually disappearing In
the liquid mentioned, and yesterday they were
literally stepped and saturated in the nVe-cor-
nered boiler.
Three straight victories from the same club
is q very pleasing achievement and four is re-
ally delightful, but when it comes to five there
Is really sufficient cause to shake hands with
one's-self For the fifth time since Friday
Harry Wright and his team of ball players
were completely knocked out yesterday. Prob
ably nobody was surprised except the veteran,
Harry Wright. The crowd of about l,2OO peo-
ple who were present seemed all TO be very
happy and positively satisfied that defeat could
, not possibly be the lot of the home team. On
every hand it was understood that nothing
could prevent the home players from sweeping
the Philadplphia decks just as clean as bath
board The veteran manager thought that his
men could not lose under any circumstances.
He had lectured them well, and they were out
for the stuff yesterday. However, the home
players
WERE WAITING FOR THEM
and administered another Knockout as soon as
they struck an attitude.
exciting until the eighth inning. At that stage
1t became a source of wild yells and shouts be-
cause the home players took a commanding
lead and retained it to the end. The visitors
simply fell to pieces, and their exhibition was
pitiful to look upon. Up to the point named
the contest had been a nip and tuck affair,
when suddenly the visitors became marks, and
the good battle was lost and won. One time
things looked very blue for the home team,
and
prevented anything like disastrous run getting.
On the other hand, when the crucial point
came the visitors fell by the wayside, and were
very badly beaten Staley and Gleason were
the pitchers, and, though they both did well.
Staley's work was much better than that OF
Gleason.
Hanlon opened out quite merrily for the
home players. He banged nice sirgle to left
little grounder. Sunday stole second on a
lnuffed throw by Myers. Carroll thumped out
q fine single to right and Sunday scored.
Miller's grounder to Myers enabled double
play to be made. and the side was retired.
WENT ONE BETTER.
In the fifth inning the visitors went one
better than the home fellows, and there was
much weeping and wailing. The ship was
given up as lost. and everybody was hunting
victim on whom to pour the wrath of disap-
pointment Myers led of with base on balls
and Gleason % reached he'd nrSt @ on nUia Tumble 10y Oy
Thompson made a good hit to left bringing
Myers home. Mulvey then banged out the ball
to right and Gleason scored. In the next
inning Farrar reached first on a tumble by
Dunlap. Hallman made good hit and Farrar
got home Hallman was put out on the tnheld
bit of Myers. - ----
The Phillies were now two in the lead, and
when the eighth inning arrived the tables were
con turned Fields led of with a corking
Jingle to left, but died at second on Staley's
hort hit. Hanlon reached third on q muffed
iy by Mulvey and Sunday made hit bringing
Staley home. Sunday soon scampered across
he plate after Carroll had Jhumped the ball
lecond time into right field Carroll got to
econd and third on muffed throw by Glenn
.nts and Sunday scored. A muffed throw by
Gleason brought Carroll in.
In the ninth inning 1ive runs were made.
smith led of with lucky single. but was
orced out at second by Fields little bit.
,taley few out to Farrar and Hanlon hit to
middle Sunday got his base on balls and stole
econd. Carroll made hit and Miller made a
ouble. A wild throw by Mulvey allowed
dunlap to reach second base and the runs
anne in.
Mco ouaid did fairly we'll Following is the
ull score: