Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-26
LOST IN THE NINTH.
Gumbert Pitched a Great Game Until
Just at the Finish.
NICHOLS WAS BATTED FREELY,
And Pittsburg's Team Looked Like Winner
for Long Time.
RESULTS OF THE LEAGUE CONTESTS

The players of the Pittsburg League
team were people until the fatal ninth inn,
ing yesterday, when the game was lost and
won. Until this crisis the pitching of Gum
bert the second, while not absolutely fault
less, was all that could be desired by the
we'll wishers OF the local team. Indeed, for
the first couple of innings, it looked as
though the Boston aggregation would not be
able to touch him at all, the first six men at
the bat going out in order.
But Gumbert's delivery, always trife
wild, grew superlatively SO in the ninth
inning, when the visitors scored five times,
two of the runs being forced in by bases on
balls. Nichols was batted rather freely by
the home team, who at one time seemed sure
OF victory. Decker caught a great game
and Hecker played well at first.
SCORED IN THE SECOND.
The first three men at bat on each side in
the initial inning got tired and quit very
speedily. Boston duplicated this perform
ance in the second, but when Plttsburg
came to the bat matters assumed different
phase. Roat stepped up to the bat and
knocked neat single. Berger quickly iol-
lowed suit, and Hecker advanced both rum
ners by sacrifice. Kelly kept up the work
and Roat scored on his hit. Crane then hit
to center, sending in Berger. Kelly scored
on passed ball, and Miller stopped the
fun by quitting at first
Boston witnessed this performance with
jealous eyes, and Immediately tried to equal
it. Bennett got to base on balls and Smith
astonished the natives by q hit. After
Nichols struck out Long hit to center and
,th sAl ~ L
but was thrown out at home plate. Tucker
was also presented with a base by the pitcher,
alter which Sullivan made a hut and Long
scored. Brodie ended the music at first.
In the fourth Berger made his second hit,
but was forced at second ON Hecker's life.
Kelly got base on balls, and was also
forced out at second, Hecker scoring on the
play. Gumbert then got in hit, but Miller
sent high fly into Smiths hands. In the
next inning Pittsburg scored two runs and
then quit, just as Boston began to get ready
to do business.
BOSTON DOES BUSINESS.
In the seventh inning the visitors scored
twice on base on balls and three-bagger,
followed by three scattering singles. One
more tally was added in the eighth on a
single and another triple. But it was in the
ninth that the Waterloo was encountered.
Boston needed one run to tie and two to win
and at once started after them, never stop
ping until they had added five to their to-
tai and secured the game beyond shadow
of doubt Tucker got base on balls and
Sullivan made scratch hit. Brodie made
a sacrifice, giving Heoker an unassisted put
out at first.
Then the agony commenced. Hines
singled and Tucker tied the score. McGarr
got life, Sullivan being thrown out at the
plate. Bennett made a single and Hines
and McGsrr scored. Smith got a base on
balls and Nichols a nit, filling the bags.
Long and Tucker then got base on balls,
brought the turmoil to a stop by quitting at
first. Pittsburg never looked like getting
to even one base in their half, and the game
was over. Attendance, 231. Score: