Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03

Two more games were played py the nome
club and the indianapolis team yesterday
afternoon, and two more defeats were
recorded against the local players. Young
Garfield pitched, and made poor show.
Chicago and Cleveland clubs played re-
markable 15-inning game. The New Yorks
shut out the Phillies.
1t is often said that when things get to
their worst they mend, and il there is any
truth in that old statement we may expect
the local baseball club to improve daily
from this on. 1t can hardly be imagined
that the team can get any worse than it is;
that is taking the last two or three games as
asample. The two games put up at Recrea-
tion Park Yesterday by the home players
against Indianapolis were such as to make the
100 spectators regret the day they first took
an interest in baseball. Very frequently de-
feats cannot reasonably be grumbled at, but
yesterdays pair hadn't a redeeming feature
about them. Downright bad playing, particu-
larIy the pitching. caused both of them.
Last evening President Nimick indeed felt
much truth that the sad illness of Manager
Phillips had a very depressing effect on some
of the players. The news, he said, knocked
considerable life out of their spirits. Assum-
ing this to be true it palliates to great extent
for the shortcomings, but it is not reasonable to
expect that it was the cause of all the wretched
play. Errors of the most ridiculous kind were
made, and Just when the home team would
temporarily brace up away would go the
pitcher. The games were of the extremely
weary kind and no mistake.
THE OLD SPORT WEAKENED.
The first game was good one until the sixth
and seventh innings when the visitors let
themselves loose and had things all their own
way in the twinkling of an eye. Calvin and
Boyle were the pitchers, and for time the
former did well, indeed. He collapsed, how
ever, and all hope of victory was soon knocked
into oblivion. The old sport really weakened,
and the pirates from HOosierdom took every
advantage of the occurrence. They are not on
the road to allow chances of that kind to pass
by unnoticed. Calvin was well supported by
everybody, but hitting told the sad story.
The Hon. Henri Boyle was not the terror he
has been to other people during the last few
weeks. Henri was touched up quite gaily and
was hit hard enough to win eight games of
every ten, providing the opposing pitcher was
IN form. bOyle was trimmed up SO merrlly 1Or
a few innings and Calvin was so effective that
a home victory seemed certain. That great
desideratum, however, was not realized. De-
feat came like a clap of thunder, and every
body remained depressed during the balance of
the weary afternoon.
In the fourth inning the home players found
Mr.. Boyle's measure to a great extent. Beckley
led off with a long single to middle and Fields
followed with single to left. Rowe came next
with splendid sacrifice. advancing both men
a base. Billy Sunday, who reappeared yester-
day, amid great applause, knocked a hot
grounder to Glasscock, who fumbled the ball,
and Sunday reached first and Beckley scored,
Fields reaching third. Sunday started to steal
second and was boxed between the bases In
the meantime Fields started for home and got
there admirably, Sunday then easily getting to
second. Sunday also stole third, but was left
there. In the fifth inning after Calvin was re-
tired, Hanion raped the ball out to center
neId. 1t struck the ground Just in front of
Myers and bounded over his head. Hanlon
then got easily to third. Carroll brought him
in by a long two-bagger to the left field fence.
GALvIN's Two-BAGGER.
Calvin opened the seventh inning and banged
out a two-bagger to left field, amid the yells of
delight of the crowd. Jeems really shook hands
with himself as he stood putting on the second
bag. Hanlon followed and sent out a long
single to left and Jeems reached third. Carroll
knocked out long fly to Myers and Calvin
easily scored on the throw in. Hanlon stole
second and got to third on Beckley's sacrifice
but was left there. In the last inning, after
two men were out Carroll got his base on balls
and got to third on Myers muff of Beckley's
long fiy. Fields made hit for single and
Carroll scored, but Beckley was put out by
Denny in trying to reach third.
The visitors began hitting solidly in the fifth
inning after two men were out. McGeachy
swiped out a two-baser to left, and the hit was
duplicated by BasSett, earning a run. Seery
commenced the next inning and was retired at
first. GlasscOck then knocked out a scratch
hit. which was switched out OF Its course by
Galvin's hands. Denny then knocked out
grounder which also struck Calvin and bound
ed to one side. This was what may be called
Hoosier luck. but it counted all the same
Paul Hines then loomed up and sent Glasscock
home on a fine single to middle, Denny going
to third. Fields made wild throw to third to
try and catch Denny mapping, and Denny
scored.
The visitors were now in the lead, but the
home players tied the score in their half of the
seventh inning. JeemS, however, got another
dose in the seventh. After Bassett was
tired Boyle went to first on balls and Seery
knocked out lucky single to left. Glasscock
and Denny each followed with singles and
Hines followed with a double to middle. All
this work brought in four runs. Boyle's double
and seery's triple earned the last run.
THEY TRIED GARFIELD.
The second game was much too wearisome
TO be interesting The home players never
looked like winning. Young Garfield was in
the box and he was happy mark for the WIS.,
itors. He is a fine-looking and modest young
man, but has considerable to learn about
pitching and playing ball. He has a very easy
and pleasing style of pitching, but it is far
from being effective. He didn't show much
speed and he was extremely wild He is NOT
OF the strong and robust kind. Krock pitched
for the visitors and did we'll In the fifth in
ming Hanlon had the little finger of his left
hand broken by catching a long fly from
Krock's bat. Hanlon will, therefore be una
BILE to play for several days. Fields replaced
him yesterday.
The home team went to bat first, and, after
Hanlon was out, Carroll reached first on a
tumble by Glasscock Beckley's two-base hit
sent him to third, and he scored on Mi!ler's
single to left. Beckley also tried to score, but
was nabbed at the plate.
A LUCKY INNING.
In the fourth inning after Beckley was out
Miller made single and stole second. He
scored on Rowe's good two-base hit to left field
Sunday got his base on balls and Kuehne made
a long single to CENTER sending Rowe home.
sunday going to third. Dunlap's sacrifice sent
Sunday across the plate. In the fifth Hanlon
made a scratch single and stole second on Bas-
sett's muff of Daily's throw. Two men then
went out in order and Hanlon scored on Mil
ler's long single to left
For the visitors in the first, ,Seery got his base
on balls. and was put out at second on Glass
cocks life hit. Denny then hit to left. and
Hines thumped out single to right Myers
made a sacrifice, and Daily hit a single to left
All this sent in three runs, two of them being
earned. After Seery was out in the fourth
GIasscock made single and SO did Denny.
The latter stole second, and both scored on
Hines single to left field. Daily opened out the
fifth inning by single to middle and stole sec
Ond. McGeachy got his base on balls. and both
men were advanced 4 base by Bassett's sacri-
fice. Krock's long fly to Hanlon enabled Daily
20 score. Seery got his base on balls and stole
second. Slasscock's long single sent both Nc
Geacby and Seery home. Singles BY Myers,