Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-06
HAD PLENTY OF FUN,
Two Very Short and Lively Games
Played Amid the Mud, Rain
and Lots of Sawdust.
YOUNG INKS WAS KNOCKED OUT.
Manager McGunnigle Plays Very
Smart trick by Putting ROsin
on the Ball
THE BoSTONS DOWN THE CHICAG0S.
An Exciting Contest at Cincinnati-Basebsll News
Of General Interest
YOUNG INKS WAS KNOCKED OUT
THE BOSTONS DOWN THE CHICAG0S
An Exciting Contest at CinciRnati-Basebsll News
of General Interest

Had there not been some very tall hust-
ling on the part of Manager McGunnigle
yesterday there would have been no games
at all in Exposition Park. But there were
two played and the Brooklyns got one and
the local sluggers got the other. But again
Manager McGunnigle figured in the busi-
ness, and had ne not suggested scheme
Brooklyn might have tad both games. The
grounds were awful wet; in fact, rain fell
almost all the afternoon. The ball was very
difficult to handle, and in the second game
Baldwin could do little with it; so little
that five runs were piled up against him in
the second inning. Then Manager Nc
Gunnigle sent and got some rosin, and Bald
win had his pocket filled with it. Each
time before he pitched the bali he rubbed
its surface with the rosin. Then Mark be-
gan to pitch in great form.
SHORT, But THEY COUNTED.
In each game only FIVE innings were
played, and the crowd were indeed lucky to
get that much for their money. 1t is some
time since there was so much fun at ball
game in Pittsburg, and if there was not
brilliant ball-playing there was plenty to
interest the spectators, who numbered
about 5000.
In the first contest Manager Ward put
Inks in to pitch. He is a left-handed young
man from the vicinity of Ft. Wayne. Dur
ing he five innings ofthe contest he did
fairly we'll, but there was always danger,
and a great one, of the local sluggers
breaking him up. Had the full nine in
nIngs been played it seems safe to say that
he would have been thumped very hard.
But as far as things went he escaped all
right. The grounds were in a wretched
condition, and il was a surprise to many
that any game at all was played.
In the first inning King was not at home
with the wet bali, nor did the fielders get
down to good work. After Collins was out
pinckney made a little infield hit which
was safe. He stole second, and then Foutz
knocked out 4 fly which Hanlon caught.
Burns sent grounder to Shugart and the
grounder was fumbled, and Burns went to
second and Pinckney scored. Griffin was
next, and banged out a two-bagger to left
field and Burns got home. In the next in
ming after Ely was out Daily and Inks each
made singles. II ks tried to make double
out Of his but failed, and Daily scored
A GOOD EFFORT
In the third inning a ter Reilly was out,
Corkhill made single and so did King.
Bierbauer made a two-bagger and Corknill
scored, and Shugart's sacrifice scored King
When the sixth inning was just commenc-
ing the rain began to fall in torrents and
time was called. Finally the game was
called.
At4o'clock after the bucket brigade and
sawdust carriers had been at work for nearly
an hour, the second game started. The
grounds were a complete puddle and many
dive in the mud the players got. Inks was
again put in to pitch for the Visitors but the
mistake was soon discovered. In the first
inning after two OF the visitors were out,
Snugart's tumble allowed Foutz to reach
first and he scored on a long two-bagger by
Burns.
In the second inning matters looked disas-
trous for the home team. 0'Brien led off for
the visitors ana got his base on balls Bier
bauer's error allowed Ely to reach first and
Daily's single 1illed the bases. Inks made
single and O'Brien scored and so did Ely.
Inks got to second on a Wild pitch and
muffed throw by Miller allowed Daily to
score.
FIVE RUNS FOR BROOKLYN.
Pinckney's base on balls, a life hit by
Foutz and a single by Burns with the pre-
ceding plays, netted five runs, and Baldwin
was very mad.
But the third inning came and the home
players had L men at bat and scored seven
runs This settled it. 1t would be weari-
some to tell how the runs were made, as
errors were the chief factors. During the
inning Miller made two singles, Shugart had
two bases on balls, Hanlon made two-bag-
ger, Bierbauer made single and so did
LaIly, Reilly was hit by pitched ball. there
were two fielding errors and passed ball
anC q sacrifice hit.
In the next inning two more runs were
made by the home players. Lally made
double and Reilly made single. These with |
two wild pitches, scored the runs. base
on balls. q passed ball, single by O'Brien |
netted the visitors "A run in the second half
At the end of the fourth inning the visi- |
tors tried their best to prolong the game |
until darkness or rain came before the firth 1
inning was finished But McQuaid insisted |
on the game continuing, and the fifth inning |
was finished amid rain. The game was |
called just as the sixth inning was commenc- |
ing on account of darkness. The score: