Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-10

the giant about
them as there used
TO be. Still, a very large number of Pitts
burg patrons of the game were fully con-
WINGED that the Giants would wallop our
sIuggers, but in that they were mistaken.
Nearly 1900 people saw the game, and it
was a tolerably interesting one The
score was always close enough to keep
everybody guessing, because there were
numerous stages where a solid hit would
have changed the complexion of things
very considerably, indeed. But the contest
was somewhat dull despite the close score
and for this the visitors and the umpire
were probably to blame. Everything moved
along as if nobody cared to exert himself
and several times the crowd became i'm
patient and yelled for little more lite.
Won on Its Merits.
The game was won by the home PLAYERS
on its merits and the contest clearly demon
strated that the Giants, from New York, of
to-day are not the Giants who a season or
two ago were the terror of the country.
This is a fac, and Just as clear to see as a
summers sun. Their work yesterday was
clean enough, but they lacked the dash of
the famous Giants And there is another
fact that is hard to conceal. and that is the
condition of many of the New York play
ers The truth is very few of them are in
good playing condition, and that fact, COM
bined with their lack of vigor and enthusi-
asm, NAV account Tor their poor success so
far this season.
Rusle pitched verv good game. but there
were three innings that went very much
against him. 1t was this trio of innings
that caused his defeat He, too, gave evil
dence of being considerably too big to play
trSt-class ball, as several times he was COM
PEELED TO stop for a breathing spell. He
was blowing like porpoIsc various times
But he hit the ball hard and that redeemed
his wildness on very important occasion
The ieiders behind him played their part
tolerably fair, but not brilliantly, with the
exception of stop by little Fuller AL
together there is room for considerable i'm
provement in Pat Powers team and when
they get into better condition they will GER
talnly give good account of themselves.
Elmer Pitched Very Well.
Elmer Smith tried his hand at pitching
for the home team and really pitched a
very good game. He had a capital COM
mani of the ball and the LETT hand batters
were at his mercy. He also showed good
speed and Judgment The fielding was
good as usual, but if sold opportune'' bat
ting had been present there would have
been considerably more runs scored. Sew
eral times there were excellent chances for
the home team to make a hit and bring in
some runs. But this little shortcoming
was to be found on both sides.
The third inning was reached before run
getting was commenced and it was then
that Amos Rusie played part that event.
ually meant defeat to him and his travel
ing companions Charley Farrell led off
the inning and got his base on balls, and
so did Jake Becklev. This made the local
cranks shake hands with themselves and veil
like Indians Elmer Smith followed and
whacked out as nice single as ever was seem
The ball went into Mike Tiernan's terri
tory and Farrell scored, Beckley landing
on third. Corkhill got the sacrifice bat
and succeeded in sacrificing Beckley home
Mack went out at first and RAYMOND got
his base Oh balls and matters looked very
blue for Rusie. But Miller knocked out a
fly which Gore caught and that ended the
first half which looked SO very, very bad at
the opening.
The Giants in the Lead.
Then the Giants took their turn and
thumped out a run bv clean and hard hit
ting. Rusie was first and in a wav of
revenge for his mistakes he cracked the ball
plumb on the nose and it went rattling down
the right foul line for three bases. Fuller
Knocked a fly out 10 Corkhill which was
caught, and here Mr.. Rusie made a very
grave mistake. Had he tried to score on
the throW-in he certainly would have
succeeded, but he stuck to third base and
was clearly thrown out when he did trv to
score on Cores infeld hit Buck Ewing,
however, improved matters by banging the
ball TO right field for three bases, and Gore
scored
In the seco"d half of the fourth inning
tine visitors took the lead LAWYER
O'Rourke started out with a single but was
admirably nabbed when trying to pilfer Sec
ond Richardson got his base on balls aud
then Raymond fumbled a hot one knocked
out by Lyons. Boyle's sacrifice sent Rich
ardson TO third and Lyons to second, and a
corking single by Rusie scored both men.
Faller made single, but Gore struck out at
a very important stage.
The home players tied the score in the
sixth. Beckley made a single and got to
second on a passed ball. Another single
hit by Smith scored the runs. In the ninth
inning there was much excitement Mack
led off by making nice single to right and
got to second on tumble by Tiernan. Ray
mond struck out and Mack got to third on
a passed ball. Miller raped out good
single to left and Mack scored what proved
to be the winning run.
Macullar umpired instead of Hunt, the
latter being ordered to Louisville. Mscul-
lar umpired fairly well. Both sides object
ed now and then, but he was pretty even.
The score: