Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-10
C0NWAY'S WEAK ARM
MIR. Anson's Boys Find His Failing
and Win a Game.
MAUL'S EFFORTS FOR VICTORY
We're Excellent, but the ChicagOs' Lead
Was Too Great.
CLEVELAND DOWNS THE HOOSIERS.
Results Of Other Games and Interesting Baseball
News
MAUL'S EFFORTS FOR VICTORY
CLEVELAND DOWNS THE HOOsIERs
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH:


CHICAGO, May 9.-The game at the Con.
| gress street grounds to-day was like q
meadow in the summer and the approach Of
a cyclone. Captain Anson had been max
ing hay all afternoon and at 8 o'clock had
seven cocks stacked up. Then there came
a clap of thunder as warning of the ap-
proach of a storm. The old man turned his
red face round the field and looked nervous.
Another clap of thunder came. Anson tried
to get some more haycocks together, but the
storm swooped down upon him and he had
to run for shelter. A yellow cloud rolled
over the field, the wind blew furiously and
above all the roaring came acrackling noise
that seemed to terrify all the harvest hands.
When the storm was over Captain Anson
had Just one haycock left, the rest had been
swallowed up in the gale. The old man crawled
out of his hole. wrung the water out
of his shirt and then went to supper with face
full of rigid lines.
A PRETTY GAME.
The game was almost as pretty as the battle
of the previous day. There was plenty of sharp
fielding and just enough batting to make the
result uncertain. Dunlap and Pfeffer played a
remarkable game at second, and Carrolps
backstop work was frequently applauded. Pete
Conway started in to pitch for the visitors, but
his arm gave out in the fourth inning, and he
made way for Maui, who pitched the remainder
of the game in fine style.
Ryan was given his base on balls in the first
inning, but was caught mapping moment later
by Conwsy's sharp throw to Beckley. After
Van Haltren had been retired, Duffy made
single and stole second. He was left on Anson's
han fn of IN q fxv0
bagger for his side in the last half of the in
ming, but failed to score. Pfeffer opened the
second with terrific drive over Hanlon's head
for three cushions, and scored on Farrell's sac
rifce hit. For Pittsburg Carroll popped up
fly to short left, which Gumbert dropped after
hard run. The runner reached second on the
error. Then long John Tener plugged Maui In
the leg with the ball. With nobody out it
looked as though the lads from the East would
at least tie the score.
A RARE DOUBLE PLAY.
Emperor William Kuehne came to bat He
washed the handle of his club with sand, and
then cracked the ball under the chin and sent
it up into the air. Pfeffer made a pretty play.
Instead of catching the ball. the second bagger
scooped it and, hurting it like q shot to Ryan,
forced Maui out. Then Ryan sent the ball to
Burns and Carroll was caught. This rare double
play was loudly cheered. Kuehne got down to
second on a passed ball, and on Smiths sharp
hit to Ryan attempted to score. The ball passed
too swiftly around the diamond for the EN-
peror, and he was caught ar the plate.
Tener scored in the third inning. Gumbert
led of with a safe hit and made the rest of the
circuit by being forced to second on Van Hal
tren's base on balls and scoring on Duffys hard
line drive to center. After Conway and Sun
day had been retired in Pittsburg's half of the
inning Ryan gave Hanlon three bases by
wretched throw to Anson, the runner scoring
moment later on a single by Beckley. The
fourth inning was a
SCREAMING, HooTING CUCKOO
80 far as Chicago was concerned. After Pfeffer
had been retired Farrell, Burns and Tener hit
safely, this filling the bases. Gumbert grabbed
fat club and walked up to the plate. His face
was red and sweaty. "Line her out r. yelled
Duffy who stood on the coacher's lines. Con-
way passed the ball down the middle aisle.
Gumbert hit it; it was one of the most fiendish
hits ever seen in this city since little apples
were made. The crack Of the bat against the
ball sounded like man hitting tomato crate
with a crutch. The ball went over Maul's head,
track and went into a rat hole at the farther
end Of the grounds Before Hanlon or
Maui could get the ball all four
runners had crossed the plate amid tremendous
cheering. Van Haltren hit safely in this in
ming, but was left. The visitors went out in
order in their half of the inning. Maui now
went into the box for Pittsburg. The change
was noticeable from the jump, the Chicagos
being unable to get man as far as second in
the fifth and sixth innings Tener was also
pitching splendid game and kept the visitors
from getting past first in the two innings.
Ryan scored in the seventh on his base on balls,
a steal to second and hits by Van Haltren and
Duffy
Start her up, Pop" yelled Beckley, as the
big mustached shortstop came to bat in Pitts.
a rafting single to left. Conway struck out
Then Sunday lifted the ball over Van Haltren's
head, and by tremendous burst of speed made
the circuit of the bases before he could be
touched out Hanlon and Beckley retired the
side. After the doors had been closed on the
Chicagos in the eighth, Dunlap scored on his
base on balls and singles by Maui and Kuehne.
The score now stood z to in favor of Chicago.
A lightning double play by Dunlap, Beckley and
Smith in the ninth, spoiled what chance the
home team had for bettering their score. The
storm came in the ninth inning. when the Pitts
burgers made a desperate effort to overhaul
their opponents. Sunday led off with terrific
drive for a base to the center field. Hanlon's
fly was caught by Gumbert Then the long,
pivot-jointed Beckley banged the ball over the
fence. Sunday scored. and Beekley might
have done the same, but he preferred to take
three bases on his hit, and thereby keep Farrell
close TO the plate. Dunlaps sharp hit to Burns
game with ground ball to Burns Gumbert
and Farrell and Morris and Carroll will be the
batteries tomorrow. Score: