Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-17
THE NATIONAL CAME.

Trip-OuIbaIted and Outfielded Op-
 posing Teams-Splendid Work by the
 Pftchers-Walker Leads ahe Team at
 the Bat-PhenOmenal Batting by
 Burdock and ShOeneck-Each With
 am Average of .5OO.
 The New Haven team returned from it's second western trip Saturday night. New Haven people should be proud of the work done by the boys. At the commencement of the season there WAS fault found because they could not hit the ball. It seems that that has been remedied, for on this trip, with practically new team, they have outbatted every other team they have come against. ..s
 At last New Haven has pitchers worthy the name. Doran pitched two games, and should have won both, but each game was lost by only one run. In these two games against Wilkesbarre and Newark only ten hits were made off him. He is puzzler, and no mistake. Patsey Powers of Jersey City is very sorry that he released him to New Haven, but the fact is Doran WAS not given a show by Jersey City. Powers took was wild. In the first game which he pitched for New Haven, which was in Wilkesbarre, he gave two men bases on balls and it locked as if he had no control of thD ball, but he at once 6t66QleQ QOWn, ana neither one or me men on bases scored.
 Walker is frst-class pitcher, but has not been feeling extra well. He has pitched in one game and half. He had the Eastons at his mercy. In Jersey City his hand was injured in the fourth inning and also his leg, by swift line ball. It will probably be several days before he will be able to pitch. He is very cool st critical points and keeps the hits pretty well scattered. Be- l sides, he is terrific batter. In Jersey City he hit one of Landmarks inshoots over the l left field fence. Will the people of New Haven forget the old veteran, Burdock9 Isn't it too bad he | can't hit the ball, was what was said when he came here. Can't he, thought Just look ! at the way he has been lining the ball out. Think of his hitting safely one-half of the times he has been to the bat. He has one peculiarity. He invariably let's the umpire call strike on him, and then, before any. one is aware of it, has sent the ball sailing into right field for base. He does not try to sfkill" the ball, but simply taps it gently. Everywhere on the trip he has been loudly applauded for his fine fielding and hitting.
 There's another new face on the team that New Haven people will see to-day for the first time. ''He can't hit ball even with & shovel," yelled the New York Press when he was signed. That is Shoeneck. Well, may be he can't, but in the two games he has already played he has been to the bat eight times and hit safely four times, making an average of 500. No, he cannot hit the ball with a sho- vel, but he can come pretty near doing it with bat. In Jersey City he bunted the ball to Knowles and beat it to first base. He is large, heavy man, with a smooth-shaven face.
 There is another change. Lally is playing center field instead of Walsh. There is one criticism to be made of Lally. He has been called the "home run" hitter and consequent ly wants to make one every time he comes to the bat; but he strikes out & good many times. Home runs should not be attempted always. A single will do. If Lally will meet the ball gently he would have larger batting average than he now has.
 John Corcoran has been hitting very scien- tifcally. His batting average is not as high as it might be because he is working for his team and is making sacrifice hits to bring in runs. "Why, just look at that fellow" ex- claimed Manager Powers when John had just made clean steal of base. "He never would run that way for me when hs was on the Jersey Oitys." It may be surprising, but it is nevertheless true, that John leads the New Haven team in stolen bases on this trip. He has five and Burdock four. Brady must look to his laurels or he will be outdone right along. Talking of stolen bases reminds me of steal by Burdock from second to third in Wilkesbarre that simply electrified the spectators. It was a daring attempt but Birdie" got there, and by doing so finally tied the score.
 Tommy Corcoran at short has been doing some phenomenal work. He doesn't stop for errors, but goes for everything. In my opinion he is a better man than Lang of Jersey City. In Wilkesbarre he made a catch in short left field that the people about went wild over, notwithstanding that he had just previously been missed. He has also got his eye on the ball. and has made hit in all of the five games on the trip except the first one in Easton. Tommy needs some one to tell him once in while where to put the ball. In Wilkesbarre he missed fine chance for double play. Burdock was on second, waiting to complete the play, but Tommy threw the ball to first.
 Cahill is little wonder, having caught eight out of the last nine games played. He is great favorite in every city where he has appeared. His batting on this trip has not been as good as previously.
 Sworback has improved greatly of late. He has good command of the ball, and in the five innings he pitched against Jersey City on Friday he struck out six men.
 The following figures will show what the team has done against other teams on the trip:
 BATTING.