Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-16

man in the world to race OF u hours day
for six days None of the players of the old
local club will be released at present.
Exhibition games in cold weather may be
means of giving ball players practice, but
there is very little fun in them for the spec
tators. This would seem to be the general
opinion, because there were not 200 people
present at yesterdays game in Recreation
Park between the local National League
team and the representatives OF jamestown,
n. Y. The latter are in the New York and
Pennsylvania League, and may be up to the
standard of that organization, but they are
very far below par where anything of a first
class standard is seen on the bali field. OF
course, it is not expected that they are any
where near first rank, or else they would
probably not been in jamestown. But the
fact is they played poor game yesterday,
and the home players were in very little
better form. When il is stated that out of the
Is runs made by the two teams only three were
earned, it will be well understood that there
was some seedy playing all round.
A FEW BRILLIANT PLAYS.
The cold weather, doubtless had something
to do with the poor playing, as many of
the most fagrant kind of errors were made
but there were a few brilliant plays made
Fred Dunlap reappeared and during the game
he made one of his old-time stops of very hot
grounder. He gave the people to understand
that he is still Dunlap. Youngman played third
and did fairly well, but La Rogue was awfully
of One of his wild throws sent the ball right
into the bleachers behind first base and allowed
Kelly to travel the entire circuit of the bases
Nash and Beam of the visitors, each made a
very fine catch and were cheered by the little
crowd.
The pitching was all very faulty except in the
case of Jones. Daniels, who didn't appear to
be very anxious. was wilder than usual. but
only five hits were made off his delivery. Jones.
in his five innings. only allowed the visitors two
hits Arlington at times was exceedingly wild,
and some of the four passed balls credited to
his catcher were very excusable. Brandenburg
caught Jones well
A MERRY START.
In the first inning any glory that may have
been attached to the jamestown lot vanished,
as five runs were made by the local players.
Only one was earned, alt hough four hits were
made. In that inning Routcliffe made lucky
three basger, but the side ought to have been
out before he went to bat The next five runs
made were all netted by mistakes. In the
ei.hth inning Sunday made triple. and scored
on Hemps sacrifice, making the second earned
run and the last of the game.
The wild pitching of Daniels. a passed ball
and scratch single gave the visitors their first
run in the third inning In the fourth
O'Rourke led off, and reached first on an error
by Hines. who failed to hold a thrown ball.
Spurney got his base On balls, and Beam sent
O'Kourke home by aSsingle to left, Beam going
to second and Spurney to third. Wilmington
few out to Dunlap. and Wirsche knocked a
long single into right field, scoring Spurney
and Beam. In the seventh inning three more
runs were made on two errors by La Rogue,
single hit, sacrifice, wild pitch and stolen
base. Zacharias again gave satisfaction as
umpire.
CHANGING THE INFIELD.
The changing of the infield was an expert
ment and in some respects it was a good one
and will be 60. Dunlap all baseball pat
rons know, is an improvement at second, and
Youngman at present is more reliable at third
than Roat. But many people who want
10 see the old club do well would like to
see a trial or two of the following infield Hines
first, Dunlap second Youngman shortstop and
Roat third. Certainly one game, or even two
is not sufficient to test an infield but Roat has
shown that he can make some very brilliant
plays. Experience will vanquish his nervous
ness. 1t is only fair to state that La Rogue has
also dore some good work, but he IS at present
out of form, judging by his playing. At any
rate a few days rest for him, while another
man is being tried, will do him no harm.
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