Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-23
THE LAST SKIRMISH.
Jack Chapman'S Stars Done
Up Again.
SOME VERY BAD FIELDING.
Ed HanlOn Arrives and Says He
Will Sign.
OPENING DAY AT MEMPHIS.
Results of Association Games and Inter-
esting Ball Gossip.
SOME VERY BAD FIELDING.
OPENING DAY AT MEMPHIS.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

There was tame although victorious
wind up of the spring exhibition series yes
terday at Recreation Park. For the third
time in succession good-natured Jack
Chapman and his luminaries were
knocked out, and there was, indeed, very lit
tie interest in the game. There were only
about 200 or 500 people present, and they
seemed only to be there to see how far the
visitors would be left behind. The few ex-
hibition games played have really not been
worth the seeing. and that of yesterday was
one of the least attractive.
One of the most interesting features of the
contest was the uEpiring of Murphy, one of the
Syracuse pitchers. Should Mr.. NJ. be destined
TO become League umpire he will, doubtless,
become a source of attraction. In theparlance
of certain classes of society, there are no flies
on Mr.. Murphy when it comes down to mat
ter Of declaring himself He is as positive and
as emphatic as a backwoods dominic, and his
colleagues were given to understand that fact
OF course he called balls and strikes when they
were at bat Here is a sample of his demeanOr:
MURPHY's METHOD.
zone strike"
what Is that?" asked one of the Stars, who
thought the decision rotten.
''Sir, just what / say and you shut up"
However, both Murphy and Miller did well,
and they may develop into Geoffrey and
Kelly.
There was not brilliant play in the game,
but any number of fragrant errors. The home
players felded perfectly except Allen, who
made a very bad, wild throw in trying to cut
man off at first base. The ball went among
the crowd on the bleaching boards and became
dead ball Childs, the base runner, continued
his course around the bases, and nobody
seemed TO know that the ball must be returned
to the pitcher before Chllds could be put out.
"Pop" however, rushed into the box with
the ball in his hand and threw it to Fields, who
touched Childs with it The touch" did not
60, however, and Childs was allowed his run.
Staley ought to have received the ball in the
box.
Staley pitched good game. but he still dis
played wildness that mag prove costly against
big people. His speed at times was remarka-
bic and "Jocko" Fields hands would certainly
find the effect of it. "Jocko" caught a little
better than he did last week, but his throwing
to bases was very shaky. Allen again did
little or nothing with the stick and retained
that nervousness which has handicapped him
so much since he came here. He is a speedy
and active young player, but his great fault at
present seems to be that he aspires too high;
that is he wants to be Just as good as the very
best Of people.
CARRoLL WAS APPLAUDED.
Carroll made his temperance in the home
uniform and hit the ball two good hard cracks.
Fred received a round of hearty applause
when he stepped to the plate. He then pro-
ceeded to strike out. Beckley had three op-
portuniti,s to hit the ball, and twice he
thumped out three-bagger. Aldrich became
very much afraid of big Jake, and twice deIib-
erately gave him his base on balls Aldrich's
left hand really had no cunning for the big fel-
low from Hannibal
The visitors were first to score, and earned
the only run of the game. 1t was in the second
inning. McQuery led off with a single into
Coleman's territory, and Mclaughlin went to
first on balls. Both men were advanced base
by Battin's sacrifice hit. UAldrich then made a
single to middle, McQuery scoring. Nc
Laughlin also ventured to the plate, but Sun
days throw in was too speedy and straight.
Mac was nabbed, and Jocko returned the hall
like lightning to Smith, who retired Aldrich at
second. Childs made the mex; run as stated
above. A base on balls. a hit a wild pitch and
sacrifice hit brought in the third run.
In the third inning the home talent made
three runs on four singles, two sacrifice hits, a
base on balls, a stolen base and two errors
One hit and three errors brought in two more
in the sixth, and tumble by Childs and
Beckley's second triple enabled Allen to score
in the eighth. Two singles stolen base and
wild throw by Walker got Kuehne home in
the ninth. Following is the score: