Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-14
ALL RIGHT AT HOME.
HOrace'S Men Easily WallOp
the New DetrOiterS.
SUNDAYS HEAVY HITTING.
An Enthusiastic Crowd Greets the
Teams Return.
THE COUNTY LEAGUES OPENING.
Several Interesting Games Played in the
NeighbOrhOOd.
THE COUNTY LEAGUES OPENING.
GOSSIP ABOUT THE PLAYERSA AND TEAMS

The local baseball season of 1889 was in
augurated at Recreation Park yesterday
afternoon under the most auspicious cir
cumstances The weather was fine; the at
tendance nearly 2, 900 and victory fell to the
lot of the home talent. True, the victory
cannot be ranked as glorious one, because
there really ism I much glory for the ALLIE
ghenies in defeating team of no stronger
caliber than Detroit. The latter is not the
Detroit that used to be. There are no Whites,
Rowes, Hanlons, Thompsons or Brouthers in
the aggregation. The new team, however, can
put up tolerably good game, and can make
matters interesting for the Alleghenies
The crowd was a good-natured one, and
cheered all the old favorites as they appeared
at the plate. Dunlap was particularly noticed
by warm-hearted applause sand so was Sunday.
There were several things which contributed
to the good nature of the spectators. The
local team looked like winning from the start;
the fielding was at times brilliant, and
THE HITTING WAS LIVELY.
The visitors fielded very well, but they failed
to connect with Morris delivery with any
thing like success So Edward pitched
fairly good game, but be hadn't the big
Founders in front of him that Detroit used to
was to1ched up gaily and his colleagues were
kept hunting leather most of the time they
were on the field. John Aborgast, the local
umpire, officiated at yesterdays game and did
well Once or twice he seemed to be little
astray on balls and strikes and the crowd
showed its indignation. With these exceptions,
however, he did well.
The home players went first to bat, and soon
commenced run-gettinG Little Billy Sunday,
looking and evidently feeling much better for
his evangelistlc efforts during the winter, was
the first to size Mr.. Anderson up. Sunday
raped out nice single over the second base
mans head, and reached second on passed
ball. He was advanced a stage by Miller's
sacrifice hit and came home on Dunlap's splen-
did single to right field.
John Coleman, Just as modest as of yore, led
of in the third inning as if he intended to pull
Verlze the new DetroiterS. Coleman banged
the ball far into left center field for couple of
bases and got home on Smiths single and
muf at the plate by Wells
The fifth inning was merry one for the
home talent Sunday inaugurated the on
slaught on Anderson by humping out a single
to right field. That somewhat globular-shaped
piece of humanity known as Midget Miller"
walked up to the plate grinning up his sleeve.
He fooled with Mr.. Anderson a second or two
and then landed the ball
SQUARE ON THE NOSE,
banging it right over to the right field fence for
siasm shown at this. Big Jake Beckley came
next with a single, bringing Miller home. Jake
stole second and reached home on two sacri-
fee hits by Dunlap and Coleman.
In the seventh inning Sunday led of again
by making one Of his scratch hits He got to
third on a single by Miller to right, and
reached home on Dunlap's single to middle.
Miller stole second and scored on an out.
Billy Sunday loomed up again in the last
inning and Anderson gave HIM a weary look.
Sunday, for the fourth time, caught the ball at
the right time Biff, bang and away the ball
went sailing to the right field fence. Before it
was returned Billy was rubbing his brow at
third base.
The visitors earned their first run. Campau
made a single to middle and stole second. He
got TO third on McGlone's sacrifice hit and
scored on a two-bagger by Virtue. Brooks
single to middle, two sacrifice hits and a
ridlculously wild throw by Miller enabled
Brooks to score in the seventh. In the last
inning Brooks sized Sir Edward up for two
bagger, and Wiswell cracked out single to
right, bringing Brooks home This ended the
run-Eetting Following is the full score: