Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-08
FROM JERSEY CITY.
Letter From our Correspondent "A ERauAnxu nH rn,a ,n,rIr

A Letter From Our Correspondent "A Review of she Trip. JERSEY C1TY, May 7.-The trip of the New Havk base ball team on its western trip has been anything but successful. Up
 to to-day six games were played, one of which was tie, the others were lost. It is not an enviable record by any means. There has been one weakness, and that was in the pitching department. The op-
 posing teams have been smashing the ball all over the lot. The team has been putting up as fine fielding game ss any other club
 in the league. And they have hit the ball hard.
 Sworback has pitched three games, Carsey two and Fitzgerald one. They have not done phenomenal work, by any means. can truthfully say that not one of our pitch CTS has pitched good game while on the trip.
 It is great pity that Horner's arm was not in condition, for, had it been all right, ent.
 In yesterdays game the New Haveps play ed splendid fielding game, but what could they do when the Jersey Citys got fourteen base hits and the pitcher was making error after error9
 
 must be losing faith in the team. We open in New Haven Thursday and Ma honey, who will umpire, will be found tc be the best umpire in the league. He is not | home umpire, either.
 Sullivan has been playing a terrible game ! at short in all the games except yesterdays Saturday night he wanted his release. but il was not given to him as Manager Spence ! thinks he can make 8 frst-class ball player Yesterday he played brilliant game. Brady yesterday electrified the spectators by running in to get a ground ball an6 ! Q fine running catch which retired the side ! with three men on bases. Manager Spence is more seriously injured I than was at first supposed. He has poison t ing of the blood. In the Allerton game he was spiked to the bone, and laid off for | week. Then he went on the field, but his | leg still troubled him. That was one reason why he had so many errors, as he tried te I favor it. In Wilkesbsrre he went to a doc l tor, who opened the cut to the bone and il \ was found that the bone was affected. IT \ Newark he was run into and the wound irri ! tated. He went to surgeon there who said I that it was & case of blood poisoning. an6 | said that it was lucky he came when he die \ or he might have lost his leg and possibly \ his life, as did Simmons of Newark who wal ' spiked by "Dicky" Burns last season. Corcoran has not yet got his eye on ths | ball, but he will soon, and then look out fol ! him.
 The first game in Hartford comes off to ! morrow. Winkleman will pitch for Hartford ! and Horner for New Haven. It will be game for blood. Hartford will come home ! flushed with glory, while New Haven vii I not. But she can redeem herself by defeat, \ ing Hartford in Hartford. There is nc ! question but what Hartford is putting up ! good game of ball. I have seen all the teams \ ro1a 4boi { when our pitchers pitch 8 good game of bal Newark and Jersey City will have hard tus | sle to beat us.
 The other teams have had one advantage over New Haven in the fact that all theil pitchers are in good condition. Their catch | CTS cannot begin to compare with New Ha ven in throwing to bases. New Haver ! wants that game in Hartford and means te ! take it.
 l My prediction is that the race for the pen, l nant will be a pretty one. All the teams 1 excepting Lowell are strong, but some o 1 them, principally New Haven and Worcester
 have not settled down to their gait yet ] New Haven will keep them hustling yet. ! Personal. | Mrs. May Sherman of Wallineford, lef yesterday for Boston to reside there. l Lawyer Charles R. Whedon, formerly o New Haven, is now located in Los Angeles l The remains of Andrew Mitchell, who diei in Baltimore and who was heir to severa
 thousand dollars in this city, owing to hii mothers death of which he was ignorant will be brought to this city for burial, Ow. ing to having illegally voted here he Jeff New Haven years ago and did not dare write home.
 The Bridgeport Standard compliments May day party given there recently at thf
 residence of John J. Hart, agent of the U. S ! Express Co.,, to his daughter, Miss Emma
 Bell Hart. The young miss made very pretty Queen of May and piano music was l furnished by Miss Jennie E. Merwin of Is j! Edward street, New Haven, with her usua l grace and skill. fine collation. was served and the house was beautifully adorned with 1 choice flowers. Mir. Hart was formerly { | well known New HaYener.