Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-08
THE COLTS BEATEN.
Syracuse Stars Give Them
Their First Defeat.
THE STRUGGLING PEDS.
HoWarth, Moore, Herty and Nolan
Cause Great Excitement.
THE SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

The Colts, of the local National League
club, suffered their first defeat. The Syra-
cuse stars beat them. The local pedestrian
contest created greatexcitement. The racing
was very fast. Corbett will bet Sullivan
5000 that he can stand four rounds before
him, Sullivan.
Sir Guy Hecker's colts, OF the National
League. suffered defeat yesterday at the
hands of the aggregation Of ball players
known as the Syracuse st rs. These lu-
minaries have just become members of the
American Association, and doubtless their
ambition was high yesterday to lay the
youngsters of the old League low. Victory
perched on the banner of the visitors, and
they simply got what they deserved. They
won the game on its merits, and that does
not even say much for the quality of the
game. Neither club played its best, that
is. neither played in its best form. At some
stages the playing was very seedy indeed.
and the only redeeming features were some
occasional good fielding and batting streak
by the Stars
AN ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD.
The weather was extremely fine and about
500 people were present. The crowd, not bad
one for an exhibition game on Monday, was
very enthusiastic. The contest, generally
speaking, was not of high class order, but it
was for long time close enough TO be exciting
Its early stages were marked by some bad play
ing by the two shortstops. and Battin, old Joe,
contributed to the column of errors. Hemp
and Sunday, too, were little of and made 5wo
mistakes that ordinarily will not happen. The
weakest point of the home players, however,
was their battery. They could do nothing
with the stick, excepting, of course, little
Duckey Hemp. He scored his three raps and
they were good ones.
Sowders pitched the entire game for the
Colts. although it was intended to relieve him
by Gray The argument was too close, how
ever and Sowders was in good form until the
fatal eighth inning. Up to that point the Stars
could do little with him, but there they nailed
him for four good hard thumps. Lyons pitched
the first five innings for the Stars and did fairly
well. He promises to be good pitcher. but at
present seems to be a little unsteady. He gave
three bases on balls and hit one man with the
ball. Briggs caught him very well. Dan Casey;
of course all Pittsburg cranks known DAN He
umpired a game here one day that will not
readily be forgotten. He was under the care
pitched the last four innings, and he
was a puzzler. Only two hits were
made off his delivery, and that was in the
eighth inning. He pitched in something like
enigma to the big hitters of the old team.
WHEN THEY SCORED.
The home players were first to score, andonly
the very wretched fielding of the Stars per-
mitted this. In the second inning, after Miller
had reached first on balls, La Rogue reached
first on muffed fly by Mclaughlin. The mis-
take was glaring one, but amends were made
by putting Miller out at second. Routcliffe
was then hit nv Ditched ball. La Rooue then
stole his way to third, and Routcliffe got to
second. Youngman sent both men home by
lively single to right field In the second inning
Sunday obtained his base on balls, and reached
third on single by Hemp A
sacrifice hit by Hines af1S SENT sent Sunday
Sunday was out, Hemp banged the ball over
Wright's head for two bases. Hines got his
base on balls Hemp tried to pilfer third and
Briggs threw the ball to Battin who muffed the
throw and Hemp got home.
The visitors were presented with three runs
in the third inning. The youngsters made some
Briggs had been retired LYONS reached first on
muffed fly by Hemp. Lyons reached second
on a sacrifice by Wright Dorgan knocked a
grounder to La Rogue who fumbled l.. Ely
sent another grOun0er to La Rogue, who
picked the ball up splendidly hut threw it to
the fence of the bleachers. Casey and Dorgan
scored. McQuery knocked a fly to Sunday,
who muffed il, and then Mclaughlin thumped
out two-bagger All this sent in three runs.
In the eighth the people from Syracuse
jumped to Mr.. Sowders. McQuery CON-
sacrificed him to third. Morrison made single
to right, McQueTy scoring. Battin's sacrifice
sent Morrison to second, and Briggs sent in the
winning run by a two-bagger to center field.
Casey made a scratch single and Wright
knocked a grounder to Roat. who threw the
ball over Paul Hines head, allowing both
Casey and Briggs to score. Zacharias did very
well as umpire. Following is the full score: