Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31
HONORS WERE EASY.
Our Champion Sluggers Start Out in
the East by Losing and
Winning Contest.
THE OLD SPORT WINS HIS GAME.
Baldwin Pitched in Great Form but Dame
Fortune Didn't Smile on the
Boys at the Time.
THE GIANTS HAVE TWO VICTORIES.
Results Of the County League Contests and General
Baseball News Of Interest.
Results Of the County League Contests and General
Baseball News Of Interest
YESTERDAYS LEAGUE GAMES.
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ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.1
NEW YORK, May SO-Brooklyn had the first
opportunity to see the Pittsburg club play
in the East, and the way the Western players
hustled around Eastern Park gave the on
lockers the impression that Hanlon's boys
may be in it when the season closes up. All
of the fiattering notices sent from the West
in;regnrd to their playing individually has
not been much ont of the way There is as
much difference between night and day as
between the Pittsburg club of 1890 and 1891
You couldn't get the players of last season
to run faster than dog trot, but the way
they covered ground yesterday gave one the
impression that they were out for games in
earnest.
The players of the Brooklyn club did not
appear on the field with wide, smiling faces;
on the contrary they seemed to be as angry
as q man that has fooled with hornets
nest. Four victories ont of the last fourteen
games played was still on the mind of each
PLAYER and then again they did not appreci-
ate facing big crowd while lowering in
last place.
A Very Damp Outlook.
The way the day opened it looked as if
baseball would not be go in Brooklyn, as it
rain ed at different intervals during the early
hours. Although it did not actually clear
IN. it stopped raining in good time to play
the morning game, but still the cloudy sky
kept many away who would otherwise have
Witnessed the game, notwithstanding there
were :, ,95I persons present.
The sun peeped out in the afternoon, and
there was Il Wild rush for the grounds. The
total attendance in the latter game was
lo.l45. The Brooklyn team played two good
games but in the early contest seemed un-
able to get the ball out of the f1elders' reach
and il was only because the visitors
could not bunch their hits that they LOST the
afternoon game. The two games were inter
estinE and from the cheers that rent the air
proved exciting. And why shouldn't they?
In nearly every inning one or more men
would reach first base only to have the side
retired on some clever or good play.
A A short and sharp struggle and the result
of tho morning game was no longer in doubt.
The Brooklyns played good fielding game,
but as the Pittsburgs put up better article
and also hit harder, they earned their
victory, which they all but won before many
innings had gone by. The visitors came on
the field early and, put in good time in
practice, which showed they are not taking
any risks.
Old Pop Calvin
and Lovett were pitted against each other,
and the Western man came out of the
struggle with flying colors. With each ball
pitched his speed increased and although
only four hits were made off him, the sharp
field work on the outielders' part helped
Calvin considerably. Nomatter how hard
would bang the bail, 4 gray streak would
come dashing along and with yawning hands
scoop in the hit. 1t was n continuous biff,
bang, on the home players part, but the ball
always got tangled up with the clouds and
try as they would it would go popping up in
the air. No less than lS went out in this way.
OF the ten hits secured by the Pittsburgs,
six were made in the third inning when the
visitors gave a pretty exhibition of hitting
the ball in safe territory. This hitting was
the result of bad fright given to Lovett.
While the Pittsburgs were managing to get
some runs, the home team could do nothing,
and would have been "Chicagoedn but for
Reilly's tumble This was the only error
that the visitors made. Berger played second
base and had Bierbauer been there he could
not have done better.
4 hearty meal seemed to have the desired
effect upon Wards men, for the afternoon
game fell to their lot. 1t was with de-
tcrInined faces that they stepped upon the
field and expected at all hazards to wipe up
their earlier defeat. The Pittsburgs seemed
to feel in n jolly mood. And President
0'Neil smiled down on them from the
grand stand, and if no one thought Hanlon's
feam would win the President certainly did.
The defeat Of the morning had no effect on
the Brooklyn baseball lovers, as by the time
game began no more seats could be got on
either the grand stand or bleachers.
The Pittsburgs' luck of the morning
took wings and TO certain extent
wandered over TO the Brooklyns. The latter
were outbatted two to one, but this did not
seem to make any difference in the run
column.
Terry Was Very Steady.
Steady pitching by Terry when men were
on bases, and good head work at such times
did the business. In the eighth inning it
looked as If the visitors could not help scor-
ing; there were three on. bases and none
ont. but still they were shut out.
Beckley was hit by batted ball and
sent to the bench. while Miller, who had
scored, was sent back to third base. Foutz
then scooped up Berger's fly and touching
Carroll completed a double play. With the
exception of the fourth inning Baldwin |
pitched well. In this inning three runs |
We're scored, but there was only one hit |
made. Try as he would Baldwin could not |
get the ball over the plate and as Wards |
mon tried the waiting racket five of |
them were sent to first base on called balls |
Unfortunately for Baldwin, Pinkney got in |
Il double past Beckley, and the three men on |
bases crossed the plate After this inning |
the Smoky City team settled down, and but |
three more of the home team got to first. |
For six innings both teams played an error |
less game, and although the visitors made |
two, neither in any way were factor in the |
run column. Strike outs were numerous,
considering that ut times Lynch failed to |
call strikes that made the spectators howl |
with joy or anger, it depending on which |
team was benefited. Score: