Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-30

indeed mt a very fine article OF ball play
ing off their hands. This very brilliant
effort only made the 1,S00 people present
wonder whv such good team should lose SO
MANY games. 1t is hard to believe that
thev can perform so badly as their past
record shows in view of the TACT OF their
work yesterday.
Need "A Good Commander.
The general opinion is that matters have
been run on a very loose plan among the
team lately, and the desired change OF man.
agement which is practically made is e1-
pected to make the entire team contented,
and then the performance of yesterday may
likely be repeated very often.
Fred Pfeffer and the Colonels did not
plav good game by any means. They
acted and played as if they were all very
much wearied of life. They were never in
the hunt at all, and if they cannot put more
life into their work the tate that awaits
them is a very unpleasant one. 1t may
have been because of their being easy that
prompted our sluggers to display remarka-
bic ginger and vim, but the contrast was
great 1t is safe to say, however, that the
visitors are capable of playing much 1--we
lier game than they did.
one of the great stumbling blocks of the
visitors was the pitching department OF the
home team. Ehret started in to pitch for
the home fellows and it was then case
OF Greek against Greek, as both Ehret and
Stratton, who pitched for the visitors; are
both Louisville boys. But Ehret was dis
abled in the first half of the second inning.
S1-at-on hit him on the right elbow with
pitched bar and that settled Red for the
dav. Not hit Ess made off him in the
first inning nor did a man reach first base.
viii Gumbert Did Very Well.
Gumbert took Ehret's place and really
pitched an excellent game. and he had ex-
cellent support. AT times Gumbert dis
PLAYED wonderful nerve. The Colonels
could do little or nothing with him, and
thev ought to have been shut out entirely
had not a very rardonable tumble by Gum
bert himself allowed them to score.
Kelly and Donovan played very fine
game and the former made a brilliant catch
OF a fly from Pfeffer's bat. Taylor for the
visitors also PLAYED splendid game In the
field and Grim made a catch or two that
merited applause. Weaver caught in ad-
mirable style, but Stratton was quite mark
in one or two innings and that settled ali
chances of victory for the visitors.
The first inning was of a kind that cheered
up the spirits OF the local cranks consider
ably. The game was really won at that early
stage Miller led off with a neat single over
second base. Donovan followed with an
other past the shortstop. Bierbauer
knocked Crounder to Bassett and the lat
ter fumbled the ball and the bases were
filled.
Shucart Made a Timely Crack.
Shugart came next and welted out nice
single to center, scoring Miller and Dono-
van. Becklev next made a sacrifice hit,
sending Bierbauer to third and Shugart to
second. Smith struck out, but Farrell
loomed up with crack for single to right
field, and Bierbauer and Shugart got home
This was, indeed, all very nice for the home
PLAYERS, and Kelly ended the half by send
ing out fly which Taylor caught.
Stratton now got down to work and
pitched first class ball until the eighth in
ming The home talent could not touch
him again until that stage and then Dono
van whaciled the ball into right center
field. Both Brown and Grim hesitated in
running after it and Donovan reached the
third bag on the hit Shugart's single |
scored the run.
Very Good Wind Up. |
In the ninth inning our sluggers got on |
to Scott Strattcn again. Farrell led off |
with a hit to the left fence but he only got |
two bases on it owing to slow base running. |
Joe Kelly, however, made a single and |
scored Farrell, Kelly reaching second on |
the throw in. Gumbert and Miller were
each retired on flies ard Donovan got his
base on balls. Bierbauer reached first on a
tumble by Jennings and the latter also made
a bad throw to head off Donovan at second
and these errors allowed Kelly to score.
The run of the visitors was made in the
fourth inning. Weaver led off with a sim
gle and was forced at second by PfeffeE
Bassett flew out to Donovan and Jennings
made a single. Stratton's grounder was
fumbled bv Gumbert and the bases were
filed. Whistler made a short single,
scoring Pfefer, and with the bases full Grim
knocked out fly, which Smith caught
The score: