Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-09

WHY the Pittsburgs failed to return to their
hotel covered with dust and glory is that
they gazed too long upon the iridescent
countenance of Monsieur Welch.
Mickey's Fatal Smile.
His fateful smile, combined incidentally
with some of the best pitching ever seen at
the Polo Ground, was what lured the visit
ting batsmen on to defeat and gloom. True
an occasional single play or double was
made, but they were as few and far between
as bubbling brooks in the desert of Sahara,
and hitter was invariably compelled to
stand on his base like a sand hill crane and
see the next man strike out or perish at first.
In his operations against the Pittsburgs, NJ.
Welch was ably abetted by sturdy young
man named Clarke, who has a constitutional
aversion to permitting any balls to pass him.
third base play, while Richardson and Con-
nor were close up to that part of the pro-
cession where the band marches. The
feature that most forcibly struck the spec
tators was the team work displayed by the
New Yorks. Sacrifice hits were made just
when needed: player never started for
ball but another hustler was behind him,
and the fact that head work played an i'm
portant part in their game was evident even
to the spectators on the hills outside the
grounds. A few innings sufficed to show
that Captain Hanlon and his men had strayed
into the wrong pasture. The visitors seemed
TO be lacking in that absolutely essential
quality called "gins r.
Forlorn Hope Had They.
They moved around with n sort of cast
away-on-a-desert-islan air, and did not ap-
pear TO be interested in the proceedings,
preliminary or subsequent. The prime
cause for their down-heartedness was the
absence from the team of their great second
baseman, Bierbauer, and. though young
Berger n catcher, handled the position well,
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dence. Miller, another catcher, is not cut
out for q shortstop and gave an ex-
bibition of the art of not stopping
grounders The ruddy-faoed Baldwin
pitched an excellent game and received
reliable Mack. The New Yorl1s began their
attack Of beating the Pittsburgs at the home
plate end of the field. The second ball that
Baldwin pitched to Glasscock was sent on q
line between first and second. The crowd
had started yell when Berger hoisted him
self into the air and coaXed the liner down.
He was applauded. Richardson failed to To-
cate the ball and the umpire said: Three
strikes and out" Herman declined to hit at
anything not over the plate and went to first
on balls He took second on passed ball.
and a second later Connor made the first base
hit of the game, Tiernan scoring. Connor
went to second on the throw to the plate to
catch Tiernan.
Still They Didn't Score.
O'Rourl1e padded a grounder to Reilly and
Connor was touched out before reaching
third The New Yorks did nothing but pre-
vent the Pittsburgs scoring until the fourth
inning, when they proceeded to do some
more scoring. Connor was first at bat, and
he provoked yell of delight by smashing a
beauteous two-baser to right. Beckley made
grab at it, but might as well have clutched
at shooting star. O'Rourke hit a saucy
bOunder to Miller, and the latter gave an ex-
ample of expert japanese juggling, during
which performance Connor ran to third.
Gore hit high fly to left. Miller
however. succeeded in muff1ng the ball and
Connor came home while 0'Rourke got to
third and Gore to second. Basset's
runner. Then Clarke got first on balls and
there was white uniformed man. on each
bnse. Welch hit a bounder to Miller, and
Clarke was nipped at second, but 0Rourke
scored on the play. Gore, who had reached
third, was coaXed by a short throw to second
TO run for the plate. He was neatly caught
by Berger and Mack The Giants then re-
sumed the pleasing task of putting out three
Pittsburg batsmen before any one of them
could touch the home plate
They Varied the Monotony
by rolling up three runs for themselves in
the eighth inning. Gore, the first batter got
base on balls. Then Bassett drove ball
like a rifle shot at Umpire Hurst, who was
standing back of second. He lodged and
saved his life. Clarke hit up an easy mild
hammered fly over the second base line.
Berger and Baldwin both ran under it,
after you," said Baldwin, politely. "You
take precedence said Berger, bowling. The
ball fell t6 the ground, and all hands were
safe, and Welch struck out, but Glasscock
hit Il Dounder to Miller, on which Gore
scored, Bassett reached third and Clarke
second, although the batsman was sacri-
feed at first Then Richardson's single sent
Bassett and Clarke home, though Danny was |
nipped between first and second.
In the ninth inning the discouraged Pitts |
burgers made a run. Mack was hit by q |
pitched ball and got home on singles by |
Berger and Reilly. Score: