Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-07

defeated the Bostons and Washington beat
the Cleyelands. The ]. W. Scots, local
team, best the Scottdales yesterday in a
game for 500 side.
The old, old story, not that Of theological
Joy and beauty, but that hackneyed tale OF
how we were beaten in q baseball game has
once more to be told. The wearying and
monotonous stories of defeats of the home
team must be now just as burdensome to
those who read as it is to those who write
them. There is seldom any consoling
features in defeat; at best defeat is only de-
feat and that means more or less inferiority.
Now and again an interesting and even un-
entertaining feature may be noted in de-
feat, but this kind of features are rarities
of the history of the Pittsburg ball club.
There are often excuses and good reasons for
defeat, but the true and only cause of yester-
days beating was better playing on the part Of
the Phiiadelphias 1t is not true sportsman
ship to beat around the bush, and it is only fair
to say that the home players never had show
to win.
WERE TOO GOOD.
The Quaker City representatives were en-
tirely too good. and the umpire was not a
factor at all in bringing about the result. The
visitors were simply out to do business
in a business-like way and they simply shut our
fellows up. The contest was one-sided. simply
because we had little no chance to win. Our
representatives could not play good enough,
and that was the great stumbling block. After
this no excuse is needed, and this fact suggests
the great necessity of better ball playing if
Pittsburg is to be worthy the name of League
baseball town.
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the weafe was excellent Everybody seemed
to be in good bumor, and there seemed to be a
general presentiment all around that the home
club couldn't win. Whoever shared this antic-
ipation completely on the right side, be-
cause it did not need either a Casey or San
ders 20 umpire to earn victory. The visitors
did some effective and timely slugging. and a
few of the local players did tolerably well. but
nothing to go into ecstacies over.
BUFFINToN IN LINE.
Bufinton pitched for the visitors and Staley
was in the box for the home players. Both
men pitched good, ball. but Bufinton had a
shade the best of it. Staley certainly not
in his best form. Now and again he felt all
right, and that's the time when he fooled those
who faced him. Buffinton pitched good and
patient game. He now and then little
wild but he was ever ready to settle down. and
settle down he did with great effect The field
ing on both sides was much below first class.
OEarty OlO some EOOQ anu ACTIVE WOTk IN CEN
ter field and on bases.
The visitors commenced the slaughter. Wood
led off with hit to right and was retired at
- second the short hit of Hallman. Myers
came up and cracked out the ball to left field
for a base and Halman, who had alredy stolen
second. scored. Thompson then sent out
good single to middle field and Myers scored.
In the second inning Fogarty got his base on
. muffed fly by Rowe.
RowE'S BAD ERROR.
Ee ought really to have caught the ball.
Farrars sacrifice hit sent Fogarty to third and
a passed ball sent Clements to first and Fogarty
got home.
In the fifth inning, after Clements was out,
Wood, Hallman and Myers each made single.
Myers single enabled both Wood and Hall
man to reach home. Thompsons life
Thompson stole second and got
home on a two-bagger by Mulvey. All the
three runs were earned. In the sixth inning
Fogarty led of with hit to middle. He stole
Fogarty home The visitors were really sad
that they had such poor quality to 60 against.
The home players made their two first runs
in the fourth inning. Rowe got a safe hit and
struggled to get to third. A wild throw by
Mulvey caused the "spllL" Miller made a steal
TO second on a passed ball, and Beckley got
first on a muffed throw by Farrar. Kuehne
out to mailman. Dunlap then made
hit and Beckley was then put out at the plate.
In the seventh inning the last run was added to
the list. After Dunlap and Staley were out
Sunday hit for good single, and a lonf, single
to middle enabled Sunday to score. The game
McQuaid umpired well. Following is the