Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-20
YESTERDAYS LEAGUE GAMES.

Yesterdays ball game at Exposition Park
between the Cincinnati and home teams
started out in very interesting manner,
but heavy rain storm vetoed the proceed
ings lust as the fourth inning commenced.
There were about 1000 people present, a
good crowd for a Friday and threatening
dav When the game was declared on the
score stood 8 to in favor of the visitors, but
it was anybody's game for all that. The
local players had two men on bases and no.
body out IN the fourth when play was
stopped, and it is impossible for anybody to
tell what the result would have been.
Baldwin and Rhines were the pitchers and
they both did well as long as the game
lasted. Only three hits were made of each
r3itcher, but Rhines was hit harder than
Baldwin, as two of the local hits were
doubles The home players also had an
earned run and the visitors had none. Two
errors by Fields and one by Baldwin were
responsible for the three runs. Rhines gave
two bases on balls and Baldwin one. Bier
bauer and Mack made the two two-baggers
in the second inning.
Doubtless the Reds and the Pittsburgs
make a great game when all goes well, but
anv fair-minded man can see that the local
team are badly crippled. Miller was unable
to play Yesterday, and Reilly, though very
sick, tried to play, but after trying one in
ming he was obliged to retire aud Fields was
substituted. This is only another proof of
the very bad condition the team are in, and
the misfortune is such that nobody can be
reasonably responsible for it. Reilly stated
last evening that he has not Deen IN con-
dition to play for several weeks, bus that he
has been trying to work his sickness on.
Scott Stratton was released yesterday, as
President O'Nen and Manager Hanlon had
come to the conclusion that Stratton's arm
was "gOne.' These officials were reluctant
to let Scott go, but they felt that they would
not be doing their duty to the stockholders
of the club by retaining him on the payroll
when he was unable to do anything. STRAIT
ton told friend yesterday that he would be
all right.
Regarding Stratton baseball patron said
last evening: 81 don't believe Strattons
arm is injured, and am sure he is playing
off so as to get back to Louisville. At the
ball grounds on Thursday he remarked to
friend of his that Louisville was the only
town in the country to play in. He is home
sick, as he has never been away from home
before
With Stratton released the club is left with
three regular pitchers, viz, King, Calvin
and Baldwin. Maui Will be retained as an
extra pitcher, and he will be given try in
the box one OF these days. II the three
regular men can get into form they are quite
able to do all the pitching for the team, and
will do it well. But so far King has shown
up very badly. 1t was stated yesterday that
he was rapidly getting in good pitching con-
dition again.
1t is likely that the same batteries that
played yesterday will officiate in to-day's
game.
During yesterdays game two interesting
presentations were made. George Smith
was presented with a handsome bouquet
and Jake Beckley was presented with an ex-
Uremely pretty young fox terrier. The dog
was real beauty and may win many prizes
for Jake at the fashionable bench shows.