Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-04

The big Bostons landed here yesterday,
tackled the home players at Recreation
Park and were not beaten by any means.
Those Bostons are very tough fellows, and
no mistake about it, At present they are
allowing nothing to get away from them
that is within gunshot, and, undoubtedly,
they are working as if they were in life
and death struggle. They are great ball
players, and where they are short of the
Giants in one feature, they amply make up
for il in another If they 90 not win the
pennant this week it will be because grit
and frst-class playing cannot reach That is if
we take their performance of yesterday as a
criterion.
That wonderful man John Clarkson was
again in the box for the visitors and he was as
vigorous and clipper as if it was his first game
for two weeks. He gave no indications of hav-
ing pitched in the last 13 games and nobody
knew this better than the batters who faced
him. Certainly he pitched as if he were able to
keep it up until New Years Day arrives.
CLARKsoN THE GREAT.
His pitching was the great cause of the
visitors victory: of course some errors figured
in the contest. but Clarkson's delivery was a
very great stumbling block to the home players.
Mike Kelly was also on hand as penitent as a
little truant in presence of a dominie's rod. He
was sadly out of form and made one very glar-
ing mistake and a second that was not so bad.
However, the Bostons could have made many
mistakes and still won. They are a tri1e
too heavy for the home representatives; at
least they we're so yesterday. 1t is only fair to
say however, that the local players performed
far short of their standard. Had they put up
the game that they did against New York,
matters might have been different When
five unearned runs are scored in one inning,
there must be something wrong. This was the
case yesterday in the fifth inning. Calvin
pitched all right. but his colleagues were very,
very shaky to say the least of it.
There was a crowd of about 500 present al
though the weather was extremely threaten
ing. Everybody was alive to the gravity of the
occasion, and every play was watched with re-
markable eagerness. The crowd was loaded
with enthusiasm, ready to pour cheers forth
for the home players at any stage when it could
reasonably be done. These stages alas, were
very few, indeed.
HITS WERE SCARCE.
Hits at opportune times were once more con-
spicuous by their absence; in fact. the local
talent never did get fairly on the great twirler
from the East He depended as much and
probably more on his judgment than on his
puzzling curves. He carefully studied each
man as be came to bat, and when weak place
was found John hammered away at it. This
was the great secret of his success yesterday,
and probably he did as no other man could
have done. He is an extraordinary pitcher,
and if the Bostons capture the flag SO per cent
of it ought to belong to Clarkson.
The game did not abound in many brilliant
plays. Johnston made remarkable catch of
Galvin's fly to the fence in the third inning
and Quinn and Smith made each a very bril-
liant play. That was about the total of extraor-
binary efforts. In the disastrous fifth Carroll
was struck in the eye with bounding ball
thrown by Rowe to the home plate. This dis
abled Carroll, and Miller went behind the bat
and Sunday went to right field.
TWO oLD-TIMERs.
During the early part of the game the con-
test was really between Calvin and Clarkson.
Both pitchers were on their mettle and
couldn't be touched In the third inning, how
ever, the home players broke the ice and got in
a run amid deafening yells from the bleachers
CALVIN opened the inning and knocked out
hv 10 Johnston. The ball went within a yard
CT the fence, and, after a tremendous run. the
ieet-footed fielder nabbed it all right Carroll
then knocked fly to Mr.. Kelly in the right
1elQ ana the OnlN got hold oil II, but let 1t fall
to the ground. He was jeered considerably by
the crowd for the mistake. The error allowed
Carroll to reach second base. Rowe then
whacked out single to center field and Car
roll scored. Rowe, however was put out at
second on Beckley's short hit to Quinn.
Nothing more was done until the fifth in
ming, when the visitors were presented with
five runs. Quinn led off with single to middle
and got to third on Smiths single to right
Smith knocked the ball along the right foul
line and there were loud cries of foul" Han
lon appealed to Powers on the matter, but
Powers
DECLARED THE BALL FAIR.
1t certainly seemed to be inside the legal
limits. However. it went and a wild pitch
scored Quinn, Smith going to second Bennett
got his base on balls and Clarkson knocked the
ball to Calvin, who threw it to White to nab
Smith. The Deacon muffed the throw, how
ever, and Smith was all right with the bases
full. Richardson next knocked a grounder to
Rowe, who threw the ball to Carroll to catch
Smith at the plate. The throw was short, how
ever, and the ball bounded up, striking Carroll
on the eve violently. Smith scored.
Kelly was next and he raped short one to
Beckley, who threw Bennett out at the plate.
Miller, who was now catching. threw the ball to
first at once to head off Kelly. but the ball
went into right field and Richardson and Clark
son scored. Kelly tried to make third on the
error, but was put out. Nash next made a hit
and got to second on Hanlon's tumble. He
scored on Brouthers single to right. Johnston
was put out at first, retiring the side.
BANGING OUT THE BALL.
In the eighth inning Brouthers led off with
single to left and reached second on Johns
toms hit for base. Quinn made another single
TO right and BroutheTs was put out between
third and home. Smiths long fly to Sunday
and another single to middle earned both runs
The home players made their second run in
fhe seventh. Miller led off with single to
right and Dunlap followed suit, a tumble by
Kelly sending Miller to third. He scored on
Galvin's single to left. Powers did fairly well
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