Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-30
ALITTLE TOO MOIST.
The Rain and the Cleveland
SIuggers Touch Up the
Old Sport Calvin.
BECKLEY'S TALL HITTING
Fails 10 Give the Home Players a
Victorious Game.
RECKER'S COLTS KNOCKED OUT.
About $500 People See the N. L. Opening
Game at Chicago.
HECKER'S COLTS KNOCKED OUT.
About $500 People See The N. L. Opening
Game at Chicago.
THE SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

Cleveland (P. L.).. .Pitt.burs Up. L.. 6
Philadelphia p. l.. IA. Brooklyn (P. I..)...
Boston (P. L.)....15. New York (P. L.. .13
Chicago N. L)... g.. .Pittsburg IN. L.)... a
Cleveland IN. L.. 8. Cincinnati IN. L.)... 2
Philadelphia (N.L.) New York IN. L-)... 4
Brooklyn IN. LIZ. 5..Bosron IN. L.)....... 2
1t was a fine game between the local and
Cleveland Players League club yesterday
at Exposition Park. 1t was fine, but not
one of the finest, but it was considerably
finer than the weather. Just before the
time for starting the game Old Sol went be-
hind some huge black rain clouds and they
began to empty their contents beneath. This
unfortunate circumstance happened just
when people would be making up their
minds about patronizing the game, and as
result only 751 people were present on the
first day of cheap ball. Undoubtedly the
attendance would have been much larger had
the weather been at all favorable. The rain,
however, didn't cease when the game began,
but it came down more or less during the entire
game. At one stage "time" was called, and at
that time the water was falling briskly. There
was q strong demand by the local team ana the
spectators to have ''time" called before the
fifth inning was played out. The visitors we're
one run ahead and the umpires wouldn't stop
the contest.
SOME GOOD PLAYING.
Considering the rain and the soft condition of
the ground, the contest was very well played.
There was some brilliant fielding, and, in some
few instances some very poor. Radford made
a splendid catch of long fly from Fields bat;
Kuehne ana Corcorau did well, but Visner had
something like off day. He did not play well.
Old Sport Calvin, however, was something of
mark for the Cleveland sluggers. His colleagues
did not support him in first-cass style certainly
but his pitching was just about what the visit
ors wanted. 1t was strawberry jam for Dele
hanty. and that individual, without any appar-
ent remorse, touched the old man up for four
hits including two two -baggers. Jeems was not
as gay as be usually is. and probably the moist
atmosphere caused his vigor to relax little. |
Despite the big hitting of the visitors however.
the home players made the game excitingly |
close. and tied the score in the ninth inning.
Mr.. BakelY did not escape something of a |
trouneinc. Beckley particularly thumDed him |
hard and knocked out two doubles and a rat |
ting three-bagger. The visitors however,
backed up their pitcher in great shape and |
hardly anything but clean hits could send in a i
run. Al .Tohnson's lot are not so bad as their |
work at Buffalo would lead people to believe |
they are. They can put up very strong game, |
and when once they size pitcher up goodness |
an excellent infed.
HURLEY DID VERY WELL.
Jerry Hurley caught his first game and did |
well. He had no chance to throw to second, |
as the grounds were very muddy and Calvin |
caused the runners TO hug the bases very. very |
close. Jerry, however, did all that was asked |
of him, and he did it very well. Sutcliffe also |
caught good game and made some excellent
throws to second which killed all desire |
on the part of the home players to try and pur-
loin bases. There was the usual kicking at the |
umpires, but Cunning displayed one good quail
fly yesterday. viz, that when he made a de-
cision he was very emphatic in it, This ought |
to induce players TO see the futilIty of kicking
against a decision that cannot and won't be |
changed. Kicking under the circumstances
only causes an unpleasant temper among the |
spectators and is often unfair to the umpire-
Both clubs made their first runs in the second |
inning. For the home team kuehue got his
base on balls, and in trying to steal second was
easily thrown out by Sutcliffe. Corcoran struck
out. and then Hurley sent out nice single to
center field. Robinson got his base on called
balls. and old Calvin sent Hurley home bv a
single to left Radford mutfed Hanlon's fy
and Robinson scored, Calvin getting to second
Harlon was at first and tried to steal second
but Mr.. Sutclife's throw was too good, and the
manager was nabbed.
BECKLEY's THREE-BAGGER.
In the fifth inning after two men were out
Nlsner knocked out single TO left, and big
Jake Beckley loomed up Jake, with a tre-
mendous swipe. banged the ball against the
ri5ht field fence for three bases, scoring Visper
In the eighth inning Fields led off with a
single to left, and Kuehne followed suit with
another to center. Corcoran struck out, but
wild throw of Sutcliffe to second advance
Fields and Kuehne base each. Hurley sacri-
feed, Fields home and Robinscn's rwo-bagger
over third base sent Kuehne home In the
ninth inning, after Visner had struck out
Beckiey thumped out another double, and tied
the score on a double to left by Fields
The visitors tied the score in the second in
ming. Tebeau made a single and got second on
Q wild throw by Robinson of Larkinis groundeT |
Radford's sacrifice advanced both men a base |
Sutcliffe flew out to Corcoran. and Bakely's |
long single scored the two runs. In the third
inning pelehanty's two-bagger to left and an
other double in the same direction by Brown
ing earned another run. A base on balls |
wild throw by Nisner and single by Delehanty |
enabled Stricken to score in the third. Galyin's |
tumble, Tebeaus sacrifice and Radford's single |
sent Twitchell home in the firth. A double
each by Deehanty and Browning in the sixth
earned another run In the ninth Browning
got his base on balls. A wild pitch and singles
by TwitcheI and Tebeau sent Browning home |
with the winning run, with nobody out. The
score:
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