Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-09
THE NATIONAL CAME.

A
 A Game That she New Ravens Really
 won-They Outbatted, Outhelded and
 Ran Bases Better Than the Hartfords
 -HOrner Pitches n Most Remarkable
 Game-He Gives Eleven Men Their
 Eases on Balls In Six Innings and
 only Three Score-DIsreputabIe Ball
 Playing by LYnch-A Bad Decision by
 Umpire mahOneY That Gives Hart
 ford Two Runs.
 The championship season was opened at Hartford yesterday afternoon with the New Ravens. The Hartfords had come home af- ter successful trip, but there were only 963 people to welcome them.
 There were many prominent New Haven people present who had been to the capital on business. They were thoroughly pleased with the showing by the New Ravens and were satisfied that they should have won the game but for an unfortunate decision which gave Hartford two runs.
 Manager Spence played an entirely new in- field and it worked we'll. The team has been greatly strengthened in every place where it was weak. Lally did excellent work at first base and he will be kept there. He hit as hard as usual, getting in two hits. Fitzgerald covered second well. The short stop has been greatly strengthened by Sheehan. John Coreoran covered himself with glory at third base He hit the ball hard. The New Ravens made nine base hits, had but fielding error and had five stolen bases, while Hartford got six hits, had two errors and had two stolen bases. And yet New Haven could not win. Homer pitched most remarkable game. Before going into the box he said he had no control of the ball, but he had to pitch as there was no one else to put in. In six inn- ines he sent eleven men to first on called balls and only three scored The Hartfords could not hit him, and but for his wildness New Haven would have won hands down. In the last three innings but nine men came to the bat.
 The feature of the game was & magnificent running catch by Brady, in which he made a double play to Lally.
 and that was disreputable playing by Tom- mic Lynch who deliberately threw Horner off his feet and hit him in order to let man score. Lynch should have been fined. He plays first base. It was game for blood, and Hartford intended to win no matter what means were used.
 The Game. Hartford was first at the bat. Murphy and Mann were given their base on balls, with no one out. Murphy tried to steal third but WAS caught by Warmers throw. Then Lynch got first on balls. Henry hit hot grounder to Corcoran. It bounded to Sheehan, who threw to Corcoran in time to catch Mann at third, but Umpire Mahoney thought that Corcoran did not have his foot on the base. Say struck out. Horner made 8 wild pitch on which Mann and Lynch scored. The latter stood at \ the plate in Horner's way who was waiting \ for the return of the ball. Mshoney ran in \ shouting to Lynch to get out of the way, but ' he didn't. He caught Horner with his arm | and threw him bodily to the ground so that ' Henry could score. Horner got up and start | ed for Lynch and fight was imminent. But the umpire stopped it. McCabe got his base ! on balls, but Foster went out at first. For New Haven Galligan got first on balls, but was thrown out at second. Walsh got g hit, but was caught at second. Lally went ! out at first.
 The second inning was marked by a fine pickup by Lally Of Corcorans throw. O'Connell got first on balls, but the next two ' men went out. New Haven went out in one, ! two, three order.
 Lynch got first on balls in the third, and got second on Henry's safe hit. He thought he could make third, but Fitzgerald's throw to Corcoran caught him. Henry struck out,
 and McCabe flied out to Sheehan.
 New Haven got one in this inning. After Horner had flied out to Mann, Warner stole second. He took third on passed ball and scored on Walsh's second safe hit. The lat. \ ter should be taught to slide for second. He
 was very foolishly thrown out because he did the "BilI Crowley" act in running into ' the baseman.
 In the fourth Hartford earned a run or
 singles by O'Connell, Murphy and Mann.
 Say muffed Brady's fly and he stole second
 Lally's sacrifice hit advanced him to third I and scored on Corcoran's sacrifice. ! Score at the end of the fourth inning \ Hartford 3, New Haven 2.
 In the fifth Say got first on balls. McCabe
 hit fly just back of second which looked
 safe, and Say started on dead run around ! the bases. By 8 marvellous run Brady scoopec
 it up and threw to first, making 6 fine double
 play. Warner got his base on balls and stole
 second, but was left there.
 In the sixth Horner filled the bases on ac
 count of his wildness before one man wal
 out. On fly to Walsh O'Connell scored
 but Murphy was caught at third by Warner | throw.
 Lally and Corcoran made singles, but wert \ left on the bases.
 New Haven got one in the seventh on
 Fitzgerald's single. sacrifice hits by Hornel
 and Warner, and Galligan's single. The TUT \ was earned.
 Lally made safe hit in the eighth and
 Warner one in the ninth, but they could no score. In the eighth Walsh made a long run ' and got under Murphy fly. | Every man on the New Haven team hi
 the ball hard, Warner, especially. The \ score:
 NEW RAVENS. HARTFoRDs.