Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
Those Wild Throws.


Inc grounds are in a wretched condition nc
DOUBT and the best of players are always liable to
make A blunder in handling grounder in conse-
0ucncc But the 81 rounds had nothing TO do with
thc very bad throws that Reilly and Miller made
10 first base.
CALVIN pitched an excellent game but while
the visitors were touching him up now and again.
the home talent could do nothing at all with Mr..
ruber. That was the greatest defect OF all, and
very emphatically reminded everybody concerned
how useful base hits They are always Ia
mentaoly apparent when we are not getting any
at all. This was the case Yesterday
Grubcr not only pitched In verv effective form,
hut he received very good support. Chllds play
ing Yesterday was very great improvement on
his work OF Monday ana Tuesday, Davis still
Kept up his batting reputation, and judging from
his work here he is, indeed exceedingly use
ful man for the Cleveland team: In the seventh
inning Captain Tcbeau injured his ankle badly in
running TO first base. He had to be carried from
the field and DOYLE replaced min at third: Alto.
gether the game WAS tolerably Interesting and
generally speaking indicated an improvement on
the previous games.
The visitors commenced run-getting in the first
inning and earned two in a very lpcky manner
NcAieer led off and hunted the ball toward third
base Il was very slow and had every appearance
of rolling outside the foul line, But 1t took 4
turn and kept in the diamond. and when Reilly
picked IL up McAleer was at first base. Mexican
Knocked fly QUITO Browning, and then Slugger
Davis cracked out a long single 10 left. Chtlds
followed with one OF the luckiest kinds OF scratch
hits, scoring McAleer and scndlng Davis 10 thlrd
Chids stole second, and when Mack threw the
ball to try and nab him Davis ran home.
Made More Runs.
1t was the sixth inning before the visitors scored
again, so well did Calvin pitch. johnson COM
menced the inning and reached first ana second
on very wild throw by Reilly. Sacrifice hits by
Ieheau and Virtue scored johnson.
In the seventh inning McAlecr led off and made
scratch single. Mexican few out to Carroll, and
once more Davis thumped out the ball to right
field for long single, McAleer going TO third.
Childs' sacrifice hit scored McAleer. and three
bagger 10 the right field fence by johnson scored
Davis Miller made a wild throw of Tebeau's
grounder. and this allowed johnson to score. II
was here where Tcbeau injured his ankle when
running 10 first. That ended the visitors run
getting.
For 1--WE innings the home players did not make
off Gunter's delivery. In the sixth Calvin led of
and reached first on tumble by Tebeau. The
ball was a hot one and the error was eKcusable. A
wild pitch sent Jeems to second, and Miller sent
out single 10 second. Calvin going to third.
BcCkley knocked out a long fly to Davis and Cal
win scored on the throw in. Carrol's grounder
10 Childs resulted in Carroll and Miller being
doubled up.
There were some hopes Of victory in the eighth
inning. Miller was first man at bat and was hit
bv pitched ball. Then Beckley knocked out a
fwO-bag gger TO right and Carroll got his base on
balls, filling the bases Browning also got TO first
on balls forcing Miller home. TIE cheering from
the b!eacheries was now great BIerbauer sent
liyey grounder 10 DOYLE who threw Browning ont
at second but Beckley scored. Hanlon made
another sacrifice hit and Carroll scored. A good
solid hit was wanted but IL did not come.
Mack was retired at first and tnat ended all hope
OF viciOry. Score: