The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-15
PETS
They Defeated the Jersey
Citys--Baseba11, Etc.

Tit Jersey Citys were beaten yesterday
at Oakland Park by the Rochesters. The
defeat was expected as the visitors have
a fne team in superb form. They had
v%anquished the New York Giants twice
before tackling the home club. and the
Giants have had plenty Of practice while
the Jersey Citys have played few games.
and the team work, owing to the numer-
Gus changes is far from perfect.
TIL game would not have been so one
sided had the cold not affected McDer-
motifs arm. He is not reckless, and did
no attempt to pitch the game of his life
by any means-the risk WAS too great,
and he reserved his strength for the as
sociation pennaut fight, aud gave the
team an opportunity for practice by send
ing in the ball with little or no curve for
three innings. II was the only innings in
which the Rochesters scored.
In four innings they were put out in
one-two-three order aud would have gone
out in the i've innings as they came to the
bat had NOT an error been made in the
seventh.
McDermott is an able general in the
box and pitches with splendid Judgment.
bu he does not like TO play on cold days.
The attendance yesterday was good and
the familiar faces of the boys who played
on the team last year aroused the specta-
tors and they gave the old favorlres a
hearty greeting.
The home team went to the bat first.
They were without the service of Captain
Burdock, who is nursing a sore hand and
arm. His absence made o vast difference
in the team work, for Keay was brought
from the inf1eld to second and Fitzgerald
was put in centre. They did fair. not
brilliant work.
The Jersey Citys made the first run in
the fourth inning. when Keay who had
been presented with first on balls was
advanced to second by Fitzgerald's sacri-
flee, and crossed the plate OH Brady's safe
drive to right. They added the second
and last run in the eighth inning. Nc
Quicken made a safe hit, went to second
on Phillips tumble Of Keay's hot ground
err, stole third and was home when Fitz-
gerald made q clean drive TO left.
The Rochesters did not score until the
fourth inning, when they did consider
able in that line. Schaffer struck out and
it looked serene. But Roussey fumbled
Lyons stinginR grounder. A passed ball
followed. An easy n from Knowles
bat that the pitcher and short failed to
connect with, Griffin'S grounder found
an avenue between Keays' feet, and
Lyons and Knowles second. O'Brien hit
to short and Griffin was caught at home,
O'Brien reached second on Roussey's
muf, Greenwood got 1rst on Brady's
tumble and O'Brien and Greenwood
scored on Phillips safe hit to right Thus
six run were scored, with only one clean
lit.
Then Pitcher McDermott resolved not
to kill his grm with such faded
fielding. The Rocfesters made three
in the fifth inning. Wells. who
succeeded Fitzgerald in the box in this
inning, was given first on a tumble by
Roussey. Schiffier fouled out. Lyons
sent u hot q which struck McDermott
on the leg and bounded off almost to first
base. Knowles sent the ball to centre for
three bugs, sending Lyons in. Knowles
scored on Griffin's safe hit.
The Powers party put in six in the sixth
inning. 1t was by clever hits, as McDer-
mott had dropped his pace. Phillips and
Burke made singles, Wells a two-bagger,
Schiller went outon a fly, Lyons, Griffin,
O'Brien and Greenwood made safe single
hits III the order named. Phillips, Burke.
Wells, Lyons, Knowles and Griffn scored,
O'Brien was caught stealing second, aud
Greenwood was forced out on Phillips
second time at the bat.
The score folio vs.