Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-30

If there is anything like an of day in the
affairs Of baseball the home team certainly
was over head and ears in an off day yester-
day. Why, Anson and his Chicks simply
knocked the lIle out of our champions at
Recreation Park, in presence of about J, 200
very disconsolate spectators. The home
talent were never equal to the occasion
when 1t came down TO matter of playing,
and if Captain Adrian never meets any
more formidable foe than he met yesterday
there is certainly 100 to 1 on his delegation
getting the pennant.
There is no excuse whatever for the defeat
except tie fact that the visitors put up better
game than the local men. Ii that is taken as
an excuse then the entire explanation is given.
1t looked as if the home repre- esentatIves had
dropped contentedly into the old rut of defeat.
True there was plenty of sluggng going but,
unfortunately, the other fellows had the lions
share of it. They banged the ball all over the
lot, and it is likely that the covers of several
spheres are lying scattered about the outheld
of the park.
Sowders was thumped, and no mistake about
it He lacked speed and control to a very great
extent, and it may be question as to whether
or not the hits or the
UNFORTUNATE BASES ON BALLS
were the more disastrous. At any rate both
combined made a very sorry show of the home
team. When it is stated that the visitors
earned eight big runs it Will be well understood
that some slugging was going on. Van Haltren
and Farrell seemed as if they couldn't miss the
ball. An extremely poor hitter like Bastian,
VIII hac Onl ly M 10 fNyO he
Chicago club was given his base on balls three
times, and each time he scored. The fielding
of the home players was not of the best.
Maui made a brilliant catch in the eighth
inning. He ran a long distance and caught a
hot liner from Dwyer's bat. Hanlon and Car
roll were scarcely up to their standard. The
great fault, however, was the ineffective pitch
ing of Sowders. To make long story short
he was just the kind of man that Anson and
his youthful gang are looking for.
Dwyer did not pitch brilliant game by any
means He was hit hard enough TO win or
dinarIly. taking into consideration the luck
that was on the side of Pittsburg. The home
players made eight runs, and only one OF them
was earned. That in no uncertain sound tells
how much Dame Fortune helped us. Farrell
caught we'll, and the fielding of the visitors,
generally speaking. was good.
The game opened out well for the local team.
Hanlou had scarcely got to the plate ere Dwyer
hit him with the ball Carroll then raped a
single to right field and Beckley reached frs t
on Burns tumble of a grounder. Miller made
a fine sacrifice and Hanlon scored, Carroll
getting to third. Rowe followed with another
sacrifice fly to Ryan and Carroll scored. Maui
went out at first, retiring the side
HELPED BY FUMBG IS.
In the second inning White reached first Oh
another tumble by Burns and Smith made a
sin pOla 70 laft
Sowders made sacrifice hit. and White got to
the third The bases were now full and White
was retired at the plate Hanlon's short hit
to Anson. Carrolrs single brought Smith home
and another good single sent Smith across the
plate, making the two runs Rowe led off in
the third inning by single 20 middle, and
Maui got his base on balls. Whites sacrifice
sent Rowe to third, buJ he nabl ed at the
plate on Smiths grounder to Pfetfer Sowders
made a single to right and Maui got nome, but
Hanlon few out to Ryan, retiring the side.
In the seventh inning Miller led off with
hit to center for a base and Rowe was hit by
pitched ball Maui got TO first on the ont of
Rowe at second, and while Maui was trying to
steal second Pfeffer muffeu the throw and
Miller scored. A wild throw by Dwyer enabled
Maui to score. After one man was out in the
ninth inning Miller hit TO left for base and
Rowe followed with single to middle Maui
banged out fine single to middle. and Miller
scored. Whites grounder. however. allowed a
double play to be made, and the side was re-
tired.
THEY GOT DOWN TO WORK.
In the second inning the visitors got down to
work, and they did business. Farrell COM
menced the fun by a two-bagger to right field.
Burns few out to Maui, and Dwyer cracked
out long single to right, Farrell crossing the
plate. Bastian got to first on balls. and Ryan's
long f. to Hanlon allowed Farrell to reach
third. Van HalIren, that lank young man from
the Golden Shore, stepped up to the plate and
swiped the ball right out to the long grass IN
deep center field, and reached home before the
ball was returned. The score was now
4 to T. In the next inning the visitors took the
lead. Farrell lei off with good single to left
and got to second on Browns sacrifice. DIVERS
single sent Farrell to third. and Dwyer uas
nabbed while playing off first base. Bastian
got his base on balls, and r ans single sent
Farrell home, and a minute later Bastian
scored on Van Haltren's single TO middle
Burns double and Bastians long earned an
other run in the fifth. In the seventh another
slaughter took place After Farrell was out
Brown hit single to right. Dwyer and Bas-
tan each got a base on balls, filling the bases
Ryan then thumped the ball aw ay for three
bases, bringing three men home. Van Haltren
got his base on balls and stole second. Ryan
scored on Duffy's sacrifice and Ansnn's single
sent Van Haltren home. FarrelPs three
bagger and Dwyer's long fy to Maui enabled
the former to score in the eighth inning Nc
QUAD umpired good game. Following is the