Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-03
ANOTHER TUMBLE.
The Giants Have Revenge and
Turn the Tables, and
LET THE HOME TEAM DOWN.
Crane Was a Little Too Much for
the Home Sluggers.
NEW YORK AGAIN PASSES BOSTON.
Mike Kelly Creates DiSgraceful Scene
at Cleveland.
LET THE HOME TEAM DOWN.
lew YORK AGAIN PASSES BOSTON.
GENERAL BASEBALL NEWS OF THE DAY

The New York team defeated the home
players yesterday, causing more changes in
the penant race. The former are now first,
and the Pittsburgs are again down to sixth
place. Mike Kelly created dIsgraceful
scene on the Cleveland ball grounds and
was dragged out by policeman.
The glory of the home baseball talent was
only short-lived so far as pulverizing the
Giants was concerned. The New York dele
cation turned to yesterday afternoon at
Recreation Park, and paid up back reckon
ings in a very accomplished way. They
were out for the stuff, and they gave unmis-
taxable evidence of this before the game had
proceeded very far. They went on to the
field to ''do or die" and the doing part fell
to their share They once more stepped up
into first place in the remarkable struggle
for the pennant, and, as one consequence,
Manager Mutrie and President Day each took
their first supper this week last evening.
1t is, indeed, some time since SO much excite
ment was centered in a ball game as was GEN.
tered in that of yesterday between the home
about 2 600 people were present and every play
was scrutinized as if fortunes depended on it
In the directors box there were President Day,
of New York; President Hewitt of Washing
ton; President Nimick, of PIttsburg. and other
prominent baseball patrons. Mr.. Day was
frank enough to state before the game started
that much indeed depended on the issue. He
said: If we lose to-day and Boston wins we
will be in bad hole and, therefore, we intend to
win" Manager Mutrie was pins and nee
dies from early morning until the game was
over and his constant remark was: IF we
were only out of the blanked city we'd be all
right"
THE GIANTS FAvoRITES.
However, the result was not accompanied by
as much regret as might have been expected,
because the Giants are great favorites in Pitts
burg. When it was known that Boston had
been beaten by Cleveland, Gore, Ewing and
other members of the visiting team hugged
themselves gleefully President Day laughed
and made cigar fumes fly into the air as if it
was smoke issuing from a factory chimney.
Mr.. Day was pleased of one thing, viz, that
two games had not been played here. About
noon the announcement was made that two
games would be played, but. when seen, Mr..
Day said be had refused. For" said he, 'if
be ahead and if we play one game and win it.
and Boston loses we will be in front place
again" Mr. Days figuring proved to be right
The game abounded in exciting situations
and the Giants really had no certainty OF vic
tory until after tine eighth inning Keefe was
on the card to pitch and Crane as extra man.
At the last moment however Ewing resolved
to put Crane in and underline o. Day as extra
This change proved TO be wise one. as the
home players could not find the measure of Mr..
Crane at any stage of the game. He was ex-
tremely unsteady at times and gave batters
their bases on balls, but at critical moments he
was extremely effective.
CRANES GOOD PITCHING.
His pitching won the game although he was
accorded the very best kind of support The
giants really played as if their hearts were in
their work. and SO did the home team. This |
made the contest bitter one from end to end. |
The contest was devoid of that ordinary levity |
that characterizes an everyday game,
and they certainty indicated that victory was |
what each team desired most. The giants played |
real championship ball from the word play |
and the team that can down them in their best |
work deserves the highest title possible.
Sowders was not hit very hard, but he was |
hit by Mutrie's men Just when hits were most |
needed. 1t was not so with tn home players, /
ana Ile laCB llaL Iley 0aQ Is men leIJ on bases |
tells very impressive story, and also shows |
that Crane was on his mettle at important /
stages. These hits that were longed for, and |
never came, were saddening to the h ome repre-
sentatives
In the first inning the nerves of the Giants |
were considerably shaken, and at one time il |
looked as if a slaughter was in store for them.
Carroll led OF and got his base on balls and |
Rove flied out to O'ROurke. Beckley made a |
little scratch hit and reached first, and then
Crane gave White his base on balls, filling the
bases and only one man out 1t really seem..d
as if Crane was the right sort of man for Pitts
burg, Fields came to the bat however, and a /
change came over the scene.
JoCKo WAS CALLED OUT
on strikes without ever trying to hit the ball,
and Hanlon's grounder enabled Ward to throw
White out at second. Not run was made, and
three men were left on bases
The visitors inaugurated the run getting in
the second inning. Richardson opened the
inning and got his base on balls, and reached
second on wild pitch. Connor made single
70 center field, sending Richardson home
Rogers tined to pilfer second, but Carroll was
too smart for him, and the big first baseman
died at second. The next two men went out in
order. The visitors might have scored in the
third had Crane not INDUCED in some stupid
base running. Whitney made single and was
put out at second on Cranes life hit. Crane
subsequently went to second on a passed ball, |
and was greedy enough to try and reach thiro
on it. He was easily caught, however and
Gore followed with a two bagger.
In the fifth inning 0Rourke led off and
thumped out single to center field. Buck
Ewing then stepped up and eyed Mr.. Sowders
very carefully. After refusing couple of bad
balls, Buck selected one and knocked it among
for three bases. This evidently unnerved Sow
ders, for he made wild pitch soon after and
Ewing scored. The seventh was
ANOTHER MERRY INNING
for the visitors, and they banged the ball right
and left for three earned runs. O'Rourke
again led off with pennant aspirations and
raped out a short single. Ewing then sent the
ball whIzzing along the right foul line, enabling
o'Rourke TO reach third. Buck stole second
other single to left, sending in the two runs
and reaching second on the throw-in to the
home plate. Crane kept up the cannonade and
made a single to Shortstop, Whitney reaching
third. Cores sacrifice hit sent Whitney home
The visitors made no more runs. and they
didn't need them.
The home players were not able to tally until
the seventh inning was reached, and then they
were presented with two runs. Sowders was |
first man at bat, and Crane coon struck him
out Big Carroll then doomed up and got first
on four bad balls. Rowe made a scratch hit to |
third and reached first safely. Beckley |
knocked bounder to Crane and the latter
threw the ball wildly to Whitney to nab Car
roll at third. Whitney had to jump too high |
for the ball, however, and Carroll was safe |
There were now three men on bases, and the
excitement high indeed. Deacon White
came to bat and much was expected of him,
but Crane was on his mettle and he
STRUCK THE DEACON OUT
amid hundreds of sighs. Fields came next
and nothing was expected of him. He
whacked out a single to center, however, send
ing in two runs. Hanlon tried to bring an
1ther run to tie the score, but he knocked fly
~ O'Rourke and retired the side. ,
In the eighth inning there was more excite ,
nent, as there was good chance for the home
cam TO tie the score or win. but that man
Crane was again deck with a vengeance. q
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