Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-01
IT WAS A CORKER.
Pete Conway Knocks the Ball
Out of the Lot.
A HOMERUNT
The Home Talent SpankS the Babies
Twice in One Day.
THE PHILLIES BEAT THE BOSTONS.
Games Among the County League and
Association Clubs.
THE PHILLIES BEAT THE BOSTONS.
BASEBALL NEWS FROM ALL POINTS

There were more than 5000 people al
Recreation Park yesterday afternoon who
forgot all about that historic gentleman,
George Washington, and the demonstration
in honor of his triumphs. Pete Conway
was the hero of the Recreation Park crowd
and Tor time his glory obscured all that
could possibly surround the head of Wash.
ington, an Alexander or q Napoleon. Pete
knocked the ball clean out of the lot and
the probability is it is not found yet. Never
since Mr.. Sullivan, of Chicago fame, per
formed same feat at the opening game last
year has home run been made, and the
rarity, combined with the fact that it tied the
score, caused demonstration Of cheering.
yelling, Jumping, stamping and knocking sell
dom if ever seen on the home grounds.
And Pete's home run was a corker. BE
seemed to know that be had the dead wood on
Beattin. They had never met since their seps-
ration in Detroit last year. Past memoirs
were thrown aside and only open hostilities
went yesterday. Pete placed himself in front
of Beattin with a grin that betokened oevil-
ment and after refusing two or three decoy
balls he pulled himself together and with q
and it went sailing into the air with the grace
Of bird, Twitchen evidently knew its des-
tinybecause he stood calmly and gszed upward
to the flying sphere. Over the fence it went
midway between the center field and left field
corners. 1t
WAS A LONG HIT
and no mistake Conway's performance en-
titles him to a silk hat offered by Gusky's
firm. The latter offers a silk hat TO every
Pittsburg player who makes home run.
The game, generally speaking, was an inter-
esting one. The immense crowd helped to
make it cheerful, and the fact of an easy
victory in the morning made everybody conf
dent. Conway's home run aroused all those to
cbeerfulness who thought and felt the weather
TOO cold. He pitched also in way that showed
run-getting would be very rare indeed, as far
as the visitors were concerned, if no mistakes
were made. Pete was very unsteady
and gave an unusual number of men
their base on balls. His unsteadiness,
however was almost entirely owing
TO want of practice, that is. practice in con-
tesrs for blood. Yesterdays was his first cham
pionship game of the season, and he displayed
an effectiveness in the box that seems to assure
all Of us that be will be frequently heard from.
When he got ball across the plate the Babies
and it is long time since little 'Jocko" Fields
caught SO well. He was out in great style, and
with the exception of a faulty throw in the
first inning, his work was perfect The fielding
Of the balance Of the team was also excellent
Beattin pitched a fairly good game for the
visitors If Conway had not sized him up for
that terrific home run the home club would
have come away defeated. Outside of that big
hit Kuehne was the only one who could touch
him. Little Willie banged out
EE SPLENDID SINGLES.
Se .Iu was also we'll supported, although
sutclifes throwing to second and third bases
was very poor. Altogether the youngsters
were fairly outplayed in both games yesterday.
The visitors were the first to score, and they
did so in a way that made the immense crowd
weary. A host of things conspired to give
them three unearned runs. Stricker led of
and obtained his base on balls. McAleer
Knocked grounder to Conway, and the latter
threw the ball terribly wide of second base.
This sent Stricken to third and McAleer to first.
The latter stole second. Mexican knocked
grounder TO Beckley, who threw the ball to
Fields speedily, and Stricken was run down be-
tween third and home. Twitchell came
to the bat and thumped out long
single to right, bringing in McAleer and Nc
Kean. Twitchell stole second, aided by poor
throw of Fields. Faatz few out to Dunlap.
Radford banged a hot grounder against Con-
ways foot and the ball bounded into left field,
allowing Twitchell to score the third run.
The visitors made their fourth and last run
In the eighth inning. After Mexican had been
retired on the short grounder of Twitchell,
Faatz was put out at first Radford then made
long single TO center, and Twitchell scored.
The home players commenced run getting in
the second inning. Fields went to first on
balls, and was advanced base by MauPs out
at first. Kuehne then made long hit to left,
and Fields scored. Smith advanced Kuehne a
base, and was retired himself at first. Pete
Cc1way then caused the sensation by walloping
the ball, a low one. over the left
field fence for a home run, tieing the score.
A single, sacrifice hit, stolen base and
wild throw netted another run in the fourth
In the fifth, after two men were out. Fields
reached first on Strickers tumble and reached
third on Maulis hit TO left. Maui stole second,
and Fields scored on passed bali. Kuehne's
single brought Maui home No more runs
were made. Lynch umpired good game
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