Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-23

asts, while another who had been keeping
tab on The men who passed the home plate
shouted out, Ten runs and every one OF
them earned"
This is 200 easv," declared another, and
Just then Beckley picked up the bat and the
fan shouted, 'sHeave her now, Becky, old
boy," and Becky did-for two bases, and
two more runs were scored. Again the
crowd went wild They refused to quit
cheering, and so great was the enthusiasm
that when Shugart batted out to first he was
cheered as well as the others. Then fol-
lowed few neat plays by which the Pitts
burgs were retired, and the newsies blew
their horns as willingly as when the Pitts
burg's were having it all their own way.
The Enthusiasm Foamed Over the Fences.
At last, when the st. Louis club retired
without scoring, Exposition Park was not
big enongh to hold the enthusiasm, and the
applause was taken up by the watchers on
house-tops and even far up on Monument
Hill.
During the progress of .he first inning
the score card man announced that Caruthers
was in the box and would have Breiten-
STEMS batting position. He was called for
in all quarters of the grand stand to repeat
this bit of information. For a time then
the game went quietly on. The big lead of
the Pittsburgs dampened the ardor OF the
Browns and also of the people. The coach
ing feature was almost wanting. The st.
louis people were too much crestfallen TO
indulge in this feature to any extent and
the Pittsburg BOYS didn't think they needed
st. Up until the fifth inning it was a sue
ression of pretty plays by which neither
side advanced any and good plays on either
side were literally applauded. Smith
closed up the fourth by making balloon
ascension jump and catching a fly in left
field and the applause did not cease until
after Calvin picked up the bat and finally
wound up by getting tangled at the home
plate and being put oct. Yet in the open
ing of the fifth Pittsburg raised the score
by two runs and the men in the bleachers
raised their umbrellas on account Of fresh
attack Of rain.
ST. Louis Had to Play Ball.
The ST. Louis people were slow about
showing up at the bat and the crowd grew
riotous and commenced to hiss. The play
was to wait for the rain, but the crowd
anCrily demanded that the ST. Louis people
play ball. The Kisses finally brought them
and the game was continued through the
seventh inning when the St Louis people
scored another run and the rain closed the
game
Long before this, however. the newsboys
had grown tired of the unequal sport and
started a game of their own in the rear of
center field which afforded almost as much
amusement as that of the high priced
PLAYERS.
Many of the familiar faces at the opening
game were missing on account of the bad
weather. Charles j. Clark, who is never
known TO fail on an opening game, was
there with his son. Henry 2. Rea had left |
his commission house while he watched the
game. He and Henry Brown occupied |
seats close together. Down in the front
Tow Dewitt Wilt represented the interests |
OF the Opera House, while Colonel Sam |
Dawson, with several member of Lillian |
RUssell's company, represented the Bijou, |
and ben Cullen was there for the Duquesne /
Seated away in one corner by himself was |
John Henricks, figuring as closely on the |
game as If 1t Was part OF Allegheny City's |
audit
sIeShenians Out in Force.
The city was also represented BY Major |
William Kennedy, who left the cares of a |
canvass TO take a whirl at the national |
game He was accompanied by |
Councilman Charles Simon and As |
sistant City Clerk Marshall White. |
In another corner Ed Morris, the |
GA-DaSeDdl payer, SAT between select
Councilman Lowe and Councilman Nc
-Aulev. Just behind them were Police Cap
tain Agnew and Detective John Milbey.
Superintendent Muth and Detectives Lee
and Donaldson formed another party, and
near them was Detective Charles Porter.
John T. Wilson, of Wilson, Walker &
Co, with John Dean and John X. Brown,
represented the older enthusiasts in the
game, while ex-Fire Chief Evans and
Councilman Holmes Miller and j. P. An
urews held up the end of the Pittsburg city
government. In this they were assisted by
City Clerk Martin and Mercantile Ap-
praiser Harry Eehl, NJ. j. Rafferty, with
Joseph Cappeau and a number of friends
formed pleasant little party. R. P. Ken
nedy led a delegation from Uniontown.
The only features missing yesterday were
tie man with the fog horn voice from Saw
Mil Run and Tramp" the famous police
cog of Allegheny. This is the first opening
game he has missed in 13 years