Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-06
NOW IN THIRD PLACE
Holiday Crowd at Exposition Park
Yesterday 10 See John Wards
Brooklyn Men Defeated.
A CLOSE AND INTERESTING GAME.
The First Three Innings We're Spoiled by
the Errors of Both Teams. but
the Sport Improved.
WINNERS OF THE OTHER P. L. GAMES
Chicago. Boston and Cleveland Were the Victorious
Teams Yesterday.
WINNERS OF THE OTHER P. L. GAMES
Chicago, Boston and Cleveland Were the Victorious
Teams Yesterday.
THE WEEKS ATTENDANCE.

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Total attendznce IL $50 Total attendance. ST. 929
Games Dlaved. ..... &c Games played. q
Average per game. ? 76Sl Average per game. l. s2s
The local Players League team had their
holiday crowd at Exposition Park yester-
day. The grand stand and bleachers were
crowded and 5,215 people were in the
grounds The crowd WAS enthusiastic, and
among them were many rooters for Johnny
Wards men. The first three innings were
the poorest exhibition of the game ever
given at the new grounds, but after that it
toned down into frst-class sport. The score
was close and the game was very exciting,
after the players got through making their
errors At times the bases would be occu-
pied, and it required great work to prevent
scoring. Ward played his usual fine game
on bases, though two errors are credite! to
his fielding department. Joyce was also of
in the field and he went his chief one better,
carving three errors as a handicap against
the visitors
OPENED WITH A HOMER.
Visner again covered himself with glory.
After Hanlon had gone out at first on the
opening inning, Visner stepped to the plate
and hit the ball along the right foul line
out into the crowd, and before it could be
found he had won out his excursion ticket,
good for one frst-class passage around the
diamond.
In the Brooklyn's half of the irst inning
the local men did the elegant by their
guests. In other words, they called them
up before the plate and presented them with
two nice runs. Ward hit to Visner, who
muffed it, giving Johnny two bases. joyce s
grounder was tumbled by Robinson, and
two men were on bases. Andrews went out
on liner to Beckley. Bauer hit to Cor
coran, who threw to catch Ward at the
plate, and Carroll muffed the ball. This let
in a run, and Joyce was on third. A wild
pitch scored him.
In the second Pittsburg scored again.
Kuehne singled and went out at second on
Corcoran's life. Robinson got a base on
balls, Corcoran going to second, and he
scored on Robinson's single. For Brook
lyn DAILY began the inning by striking out.
Sowders singled and went to second Oh Cor.
coran's Juggle, which also gave Ward 9
base. Joyce got base on balls. Carroll
made bad throw to second and Sowders
scored, the others advancing. Bauer singled
and two men scored.
THE SCORE TIED.
The local men secured three more in the
third. AFTER TWO men were out anu DECK
lev had lie, Ward made bad throw anG
he went to second. Joyce threw wild tc
first, giving Fields two bases and scoring
Beckley. Kuehne singled and Fields
scored. Corcoran's first on balls drove
Kuehne to second, and he scored on Robin
sons single.
The Brooklyns did not score in the third
In the fourth the home team got run OF
Visner's base on balls and Beckley's two
baser. This left the score in favor of the
Plttsburgers. In the sixth it was Johr
Wards turn to lead off for Brooklyn. Ht
singled and Joyce and Andrews did the
same, filling the bases. Ward scored on the
doubly play of Robinson and Beckley, put
ting out Andrews and Bauer and the score
was tied.
PIttsburg scored the winning run in the
eighth inning after two men were out. Han.
Ion singled and went to second on Seery's
tumble. He scored on Visner's base hit.
Ward made a great attempt to tie the score
in their half of the eighth. He singled
stole second and tried to score on Joyce's
hit to short, but was caught at the plate.
Ths score follows: