Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-15
THE NATIONAL CAME.

A Close Game on Saturday Between the New Havens and the KRles- Stagg's DrOp Curves do Not Prevent the New Ravens Winning-SwOr- baeh's Pitching the Feature-He Re- tires She Yales 1n One Inning on Strikes.
 | The game at the Howard avenue ball
 grounds Saturday afternoon between the New Haven Atlantic association team and ! the Yales was 8 notable one, and although there were no brilliant plays, the $500 peo- ! pie present were kept on the anxious seat l until after the ninth inning. It was any, l body's game and both sides were very quiet, l but in that last inning the New Ravens 1 rapped out four runs and won the game, 6 | to 4.
 The game was won by Manager Spence's 1 headwork and Sworbsch's pitching. Man ager Spence gave Sworbaeh the sign for each ball that he should pitch, and the conse- quence was that the Yales could not touch
 him. Twice Spence played a bluff on Cush- ing and McClintock and had both sliding to
 second base when the ball was up near the
 grand stand. Had this trick not been played
 both men would have reached third base,
 and likely have scored. In the last inning his
 good judgment again came into play. His
 clever dash for home-which deceived Mo- Bride-flled the bases, and hit later won the game.
 The umpiring by James Kelly and D. J. Carr was irst-class. Many claimed that one of the New Haven men should have been out at first, but Mcbride in reaching out to catch the ball pulled his foot away from the base about an inch. He acknowledged that his foot was not on the base.
 The Yale team put up wonderful game. It is surprising what brace they take when
 Stagg is in the box. It seems to inspire them
 with confidence. All the season the team has played poorly, but Saturday they did splendidly, and it gives their friends hopes that they will win the college championship. The COURIER said five weeks ago that it had it on good authority that Stagg would pitch again, and it was the only paper that said so. Facts verify the CoURIER's state- ment. It has always been the scheme for Yale to show up weak at the commencement of the season but when the college championship opened she was as strong as any other college team. Stagg has been in active training for six weeks, and Hefelfnger has been catching him. There seems to be no doubt that Heffel6nger play ed poorly in center field fora purpose, and was told to do so, so as not to let it out that he was catching Stagg. In Saturdays game Stagg was in fine form. He exerted himself to the utmost. He had excellent command of the ball, and he pitched as good game as he will probably pitch again this season. Hefelfnger caught him in frst-class style excepting in two innings. His throwing to bases was of the best. and in all probability he will be just as good 8 catcher as Dam.
 Sworbach distinguished himself, and is al- ready held high in the publio's estimation. Warner started in catching him we'll, but he soon injured his split finger again. He pluckily kept on, although every ball pitched was torture to him. He couldn't hold the ball. Corcoran has been under the doctors care, but felt that he must play Saturday. Spence was spiked in his left leg the other day, and had large hole in the flesh filled with cotton and bandaged. So it will be seen that several of New Haven's players were not in good condition.
 The Yales played better fielding game, but the Now Ravens outbatted and outgen- erated them. It was great day for Swor- bach. In the eighth inning he struck out three men in quick succession, and the spec tators almost went wild. He struck out twelve men, and Stagg seven. It was a curious thing that after the fourth inning Stagg failed to strike out man.