Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03

shows what popular prices mean. II was
Friday, a proverbially bad day for base
ball game, and still more than 1000 people were
present. The weather was fine, but the GROUNDS
were very soft.
MORRIS DID WELL.
Morris-he used to be Eds Edward-was in
the box for the home team. His temperance
was hailed with hearty applause and hand
some basket of flowers. There was much curl
osity to learn how the old star twlrler woulo
perform, and he did we'll He pitched an ao-
mirable game, but the great difficulty was ms
colleagues could do nothing with little South
Paw Keefe. Morris pitched we'll enough to
win majority of games providing the team
could hit the ball with any kind of reasonable
Frequency He showed good speed and excel
lent command of the ball. Twice, however, he
yentured one of his old-time slow balls to Wise
and twice did Sam send them to right field
fence However Morris did very well and de-
feat was not entirely due to him by anY means
Keefe was the great stumbling block. His
southside delivery puzzled the big sluggers ana
they were very fortunate, indeed, to avert a
clean shutout Keefe pitched very effectively
and dreceived the best kind of support; indeed
both pitchers got a kind of support that can
not be grumbled at Seldom has better fielding
been seen than that of yesterday. Hoy really
covered himself with glory in catching two or
three flies that looked good for two or three
bases each He is a wonderful little fielder and
when the cheers we're interpreted 20 him he
gracefully dragged his hat down the side of his
head without looking at the crowd at all.
1t really did look after the third inning as if
the fate ofthe home players was whitewash.
In that inning run was nearly made on good
clean hitting. but the fates were against the
home fellows. After Morris was out Hanlon
knocked long single to Hoy, who allowed the
ball to pass him, and Hanlon reached third
Visner's grounder put Hanlon out however. at
third Carroll then sent out fine two-bagger
TO right field and Visner tried 10 score on it,
but good fielding nabbed him at the plate.
THEY BEGAN WELL.
The visitors began as if they meant to puIver-
ize Morris. Irwin led of with a good crack to
left for one base and Hoy duplicated the hit.
Rowe's sacrifice advanced each man a base and
and the sacrifice of Wise sent Irwin home. The
Deacon. however. knocked a fly out to Fields
and retired the side. In the fourth inning the
visitors again looked as if they had found
Edwards measure. Wise led off with a
double to the right field fence and
Morris hit White with a pitched ball
Beecher came with single to right, sending
Wise home and White to third. Mack followed
with a two-bagger to left, sending White home
and in trying to score also Beecher was cleverly
nabbed at the plate. Clark knocked fly out
TO Fields and was out Keefe made hit over
second base, sending Mack to third, and Irwin
retired the side by knocking the ball into Cor
coran's hands. In the eighth. after Rowe was
out Wise made another double TO right, got to
third on Whites sacrifice, and scored on
Beecher's single to center. Mack retired the
side by knocking a fly to Corcoran.
II was the ninth inning before the home play
ers scored. Beckley led off with terrific drive
into deep center field for three bases. Fields
got his base on balls, but was cleverly retired
when trying to pilfer second. A shut out was
still probable, but Kaiser kuehne came to the
rescue and sent Beckley home by a neat single
over second bag.
The umpires did well anc were exceedingly
prompt in their decisions, which augurs well
for their future. They vii! come out all right
If they are given fair chance. The score: