Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20

to the bad weather, but they jumped and
velled and yelled and jumped like as many
wild men and women, when real tall ana
unadulterated slugging won the game in Its
very last stage.
The Journey Was a Tough One.
And what a tough and unlucky journey
it was to that last stage. The fates were so
terribly against our home representative
that almost everybody had given the re-
motest hope of victory up. Let nobody
saw there is no luck in baseball. The woods
were full of it yesterday, and 1t was
strongly against the home team They
fought against it like demons particularly
Baldwin, and too much credit cannot be
accorded them for their pluck. The most
astonishing reverses met them so often that
if thev had "fallen to pieces" there could
have been an excuse for it. Surely
there will be a few kind words for them
this morning.
The contest was certainly one of the most
exciting that has been played in the city.
L was struggle between Baldwin and
Chamberlain, and the former carried off the
laurels in great style He pitched one of
the best games seen on the home grounds,
and without donbt displayed remarkable
nerve Had he not, the Jig would have been
up early IN the contest.
One of the Best of Pitchers.
Mark is a great pitcher, indeed, and those
who have claimed that he is not must now
admit the fact. The team can play ball,
and the way in which they let loose on
Elton Chamberlain in that ninth inning
gaze everybody who saw them to under
stand that they are not misnomers In the
race.
Just to show what a hard fight it was
against hard luck two stages of the game
nav be explained. In the fifth inning there
were three men on bases and nobody out.
One or two runs looked certain; just safe as
wheat in the mill. Baldwin with the bases
filled struck out and still that was consld-
cred much of a downfall. Miller followed
aud even long hy would tie the score.
But George only Knocked up little infield
fly to third base and Comiskey "scooped"
it touching both Miller and Corkhill out.
With tremendous moan everybody said,
''That is tough luck. !"
In the seventh inning the bases were full
again and only one man out, when Miller
once more walked up to the plate tc try and
bring in victory.
Everybody thought again that run was
sure to score. But George knocked up an
another little fiy TO third base, and Latham
"scooped" the ball and easily touched out
Farrell and CorkhiIl. Once more the crowd
with one voice, "You bet that's tough
luck" After these disasters everybody
was certain that victory was possible for
our slurgers. But the time for slugging
came, aud it was done to the Queens taste
The run-getting commenced in the first
inning and it was in favor of Comiskey and
his men. McPhee made single to right
field, very lucky one, but was forced out
at second bv Latham. The latter started to
steal second, and in trying to head him off
Miller threw the ball into center field, al
lowing Latham to reach third. a sacrifice
hit bv O'Neil scored Latham, and that run
looked as big as a block of houses right
away up to the ninth inning. Both pitch
erS were pitching in the very best form, and
that one run had a terrible look to the home
players and the crowd when the ninth
inning was started.
Where AL the Fun Started.
That old war horse, Ed Swartwood,
started the inning and also the fun. Swarty
got a good sNipe at the ball and knocked 1t
down the left field line for two bases Had
Ed been a reasonably good runner he could
have made a triple of it. The Duke OF Marl-
borough, Charley Farrell, followed with a
terrific hit, driving The ball into center. The
ball bounded off Holidays foot and Farrell
made three bases, OF course scoring Swart-
wood. Then there was cheering both by
men and women. Pop Corkhill came
next and he scored victory by neat single |
over second base and then the crowd be- |
came franctic with excitement Baldwin |
made 4 sacrifice hit sending Corkhill to Sec
ond and Miller followed with a long single |
to center, scoring Corkhill. Bierbauer's
sacrifice sent Miller to second. Shugart
continued the cannonading bv banging the
ball into right field for single. Miller
tried to score, but Halligan made a splen-
did throw home and Miller was nabbed at
the plate. The score: