Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-13
For Pringle's SporiiHG Letter from kns
siand aud Fsiry's Gossip See Page IL.
CAUSES OF DEFEAT.
The Pittsburg National League Team
Players Don't Try to Play
Ball in the East.
OFTEN THEY ARE DISHEARTENED.
Catcher Decker Seems Wrapped Up in
His Own individuality and Won't
Assist the Pitcher.
kelly WOULDN'T De GREATLY MISSED.
A Game Lost at New York Yesterday BY Demor-
allied Lot Of Ball Players
kelly WOULDN'T De GREATLY MISSED.
A Game Lost at New York Yesterday by q DemOr
allied Lot Of Ball Players
YESTERDAYS ATTENDANCE.
THE WEEKS ATTENDANCE.


Total attendance 81 T6s Total attendance. -, 81
eanes piayed...... 2a Games played: rs
ESPECIAL TELEGRAhs TO THE DIsPArCR.l
New YORK, July 1.-THE New Yorks
had all the sport they wanted with the
p Pittsburgs at the Polo grounds this after
noon, and, although the score was feariully
one-slded, yet the COS spectators got their
moneys worth. Of course they did not get
It by seeing a close game, but they took it
out on Umpire Powers and the Pittsburg
players. 1t was all done good naturedly and
kept everybody in a happy humor. 1t was
pleasing to see the New Yorks play as they
did. They had no compassion on their con-
1erees from the Iron City, and rubbed it in
till they made a couple of the visitors so
sick that they did not try to play. Welch
pitched good ball, and but four scattering
hits were made off him. The game was
featureless as far as brilliant PLAYS are con-
cerned. Sunday and Burkett we're obliged to
lay of on account of the injuries to their arms,
sustained yesterday in sliding to second base.
THE TEAM DIsHEARTEND.
Most Of the Pittsburc men worked hard to
many defeats There is good material in tho
team, but there seems TO be no one 10 bring it
out Decker is an old League man, and IL
would naturally seem as II he would try 20 en-.
courage the men aud steady them. Most of
ALL being catcher, 10 IN his business 10 get the
best possible work out OF his pitchers. But he
does not He principally walks around behind
the bat like preacher about 10 deliver highly
efiusial sermon. lie seems 10 feel that he Is an
old Lacquer. Not a word docs he ever say 20
his pitcher. But go into the man In the box II
he happens 90 pitch wrong curve or fails to
back up. Deckor'a chin goes down aud ho
wants 70 know why ho tthe pitchcr) doesn't do
10 and 20. The pitchers are not experienced
and they have great deal to learn, but 10 long
NJ Decker carries things In 10 high-hnn led u
way behind the bat Just 10 long Will the
pitchers be baited all over the lot. They seem
70 be afraid Of Decker, ana tho spectators nj
She game have commented on u.
DON'T TRY TO PLAY.
Kelly made an ingorious failure In left field
to-day. He couldn't have Judged n football
rightly had IL been tossed to him. This man
could be released and never he missed The
New Yorks are credited with several long hits
an his territory that would hav6 been outs with
n good fielder. Heckcr and Wilson did the
best fielding. although that was nothing tx
traordinary. Miller made n couple OF nice
plays and the rest OF the infied played well at
tiiues, but Il was spoiled by bad errors. Miller
- the life Of the whole team. No matter how
far ahead tire other team ~ he plays the same
game all through and ID a. chipper as a canary.
The New Yorks got Is stolen bases Decker
did not try 70 CATCH and would throw 90 second
base only occasionally to catch man. Bowman
caught the spirit aud did not half try TO pitch,
Rs Decker seemed TO be disguised with his
work The Pttsburgs couldn't hit Welch with
the exception OF Miller Not hit did they get
until the fifth inning. The visitors are gen
orally heavy hitters and with more team work
would win games, The score;