Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-28
THE WONDER EXPLAINED.

THE WONDER EXPLAINED.
But the wonder already referred to is
easily explained, As rule when the home
talent win game they put up hne article
Of ball playing, and naturally people who
see them win see them perform in way
that would down almost anybody. But the
trouble is that this form is not sustained.
For instance, the team played as fne game
as any nine could play: Baldwin pitched
and 10 say he was "corker'' is very mild
way OF qualifying Mark. His associates did
the trick in every instance but one, and
that was when Mack tried unsuccessfully
three times to pick up nunteS eS Dali s nom m
first but the error did not figure at all as
far run getting was concerned. Well,
playing such as yesterdays on the part OF
the home players if kept up day after day
would have victorious results, irrespective
of what is called bad luck appearing now
and again. bad luck will no more down
good team than good luck" VIII cause
blind man to hit target every day because
by accident he hit 1t on one occasion. In
short, when our sluggers win they lnvar1a-
bly, play up to form, and when they lose,
even with the best of teams, they are inya-
riably far away from their own standard OF
ability.
Manager Hanlon was in charge yesterday,
and { is likely that he Will remain in charge
until he has shown conclusively that he Is
not the man for the place. That would be
the fatrest way out OF the dlfnculty. lester
day he remained on the bench because he
mas been far from well during the last few
davs Moreover he wanted to give Newell a
trial at third, and also to give Reilly another
try in the outfeld. The batting order was
also materially changed, and the change
also worked well. Certainly little Shugart,
who led of did his part well, as he had three
hits and two runs.
THE FINISH WAS ALL RIGHT.
UBut all is well that ends well, and it may
not be amiss if the same arrangement is con-
tinued until it is found out whether or not
Newell is third baseman for the local team.
He wasn't tested yesterday by any means.
Rhines evidently is losing his power, be-
cause the time was, and not very long ago,
when no team had license to trim him up
in such a way as he was trimmed up yester
day. In two innings eight hits were made
on his delivery, that Is four in each inning,
and nine runs were made in the two in
nings. II Rhines was the Rhines that he used
to be this would not have been the case
But he may be out of form only temporarily
as he, during the last five innings, pitched
in admirable form.
The contest was really over in the first
inning, The home players made four big
runs, and they stood like a huge mountain
in front of the visitors. Shugart led off with
a kind OF scratch hit to the infield, and he
got safely to first Reilly sacrificed him to
second. and then Beckley knocked out fly
to Halligan. The latter not only muffed the
fly but he made bad throw to third, which
allowed ShugaTt to score, and then Latham
made a wild throw TO Harrington, which
allowed Beclley to get home. Mack next
came to the bat with two bagger to right
field and got to third on a passed ball.
MORE RUNS WERE MADE.
Carroll was easily put out at first by Long
John Reilly, and Miller made safe infield
hit scoring Mack. Miller stole second on a
muffed throw by McPhee and went to third
on the error. He scored on the single of
B1erbaUer to right.
In the fourth inning Bierbauer led off with
a good single and got to second on q safe
bunt by Newell. Baldwin made a ground
hit to Rhines and the latter threw the ball to
Latham to head off Bierbauer, but Latham
mu1fed the throw and Bierbauer was safe |
Shugarts single then scored Bierbauer and
Newell and Reilly's sacrifice scored Bald
win. Beckley's sacrifice and Mack's second
twO-bagger scored Miller and Beckley. In !
the ninth inning Beckley made single and
reached second on a tumble by Curtis. A
sacrifice each by Mack and Carroll scored
the run.
The visitors made their only run in the |
seventh inning. Smith led off and made the |
first hit in the game. Harrington's sacrifice |
sent him to second and another sacrifice by |
Rhines sent him to third. He scored on Il |
single over second base by McPhee. Nc |
Quaid umpired a good game. The score: