Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-24
new PLAYER SIGNED,
The Local Club Closes a Deal
With Jake Stencil,
of Portland.
HE WILL BE A UTILITY MAN
Rain Stops the Home Game and There
Will Be Two Contests To-Day.
CLEVELANDS SCORE ANOTHER WIN.
The Senators and the Reds Play an Inter.
esting Tie Game.
ALL THE BASEBALL NEWS OF INTEREST
The League Record.
ABOUT THE NEW PLAYER.
Good Things Said About Stenci1-Two
Games at Exposition Park To-Day.

Good Things Said About Stencil-Two
Games at Exposition Park To-Day.
Another new player has been added to the
list of our sluggers and he will be here in
two or three days from now. Manager Buck
enberger yesterday afternoon closed
a deal with Jake Stencil, of
the Portland club, of the North
west Pacific League Stencil has been en-
gagged as a general utility man. as he can
catch and plav the infeld or outfeld
positions. He is also recommended as a
good batter. Last year he led the League he
is in now in batting, and he also heads the
list so far this year. Something like 500
has been paid for him. He is a young and
well-built man and very speedy runner
Some Excellent Recommendations.
Last evening, speaking of Stencil, Man.
ager Buckenberger said: "We have made
the most careful inquiries about the player,
and all the authorities we know who know
him have advised us to secure him. Of
course he may not be as good as expected;
We have that risk to run, but assure you
he comes here highly recommended. We
are sadly in need of a general utility man
who can fill up breach when anybody gets
hurt or is sick. Without such player to
fall back on our team get all broken up in
day. We have good team at present, and
we want to keep them good if we can"
Rain stopped yesterdays game at Exposi-
tion Park before the first half of the first
inning was finished. Play started brilli-
antly. Terry and Haddock were the pitch
ers, and the home team went to the field
first. Terry gave Ward his base on balls,
and then Tommy Corcoran knocked a
grounder, and hot one, to Shugart, who
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by very quick work, threw Corcoran out at
first.
1t Was a Brilliant Play.
The play was certainly q great one.
Broutbers went to bat, and while he was
there the game was called, as the rain was
falling briskly. 1t did not fair up within
the 80 minutes and the game was postponed.
Two games will be played this afternoon
for one price of admission, and the contests
promise to be great ones. In the estima-
tion of President Byrnes four of the greatest
pitchers in the League will be engaged in
the two games. During a conversation last
evening the Brooklyn President said: "We
baseball people IN Brooklyn still look upon
Terry our own. He was with us for ten
years, and the last two years we had him We
hardly ever requested him to put on a uni
form. He is a gentlemen, and once more
he is great pitcher. Although I would
like to see our team beat him, / assure you
that will be pleased for his sake if he is
victorious. Haddock is to be pitted against
him, and let me say that Haddock is a fine
pitcher. If all goes we'll the two of them, if
well supported, will make the first game
fine one.
Two More Good Pitchers.
"In the second game Stein and Baldwin
will be the pitchers, and there are no better
in the country than these two. Stein has
been our best pitcher lately, and as Bald
win is now in good condition again, the pair
ought to make matters extremely exciting
Again, / say that four of the best pitchers
in the country will contend against each
other TODAY"
Speaking of baseball affairs in general,
Mr.. Byrnes said he was very well satisfied
with the way things have been going.
'There will be no big changes made for
next season." he said. Capitalists are not
getting the returns they must have on
account of big salaries, but there will be a
fair and reasonable effort made to remedy
that at the proper time Players have not
only been getting all the receipts of late
but also much of the magnates' money, and
that kind of thing cannot continue, YOU
know. We are having great ball playing
nowadays, and think it will be better next
year"
Mr. Byrnes, and also Manager Ward, are
in strong hopes of their team winning the
pennant during this half of the season. They
have reason to be hopeful, for they have,
indeed, very strong team, certainly one of
the strongest ever seen in Pittsburg.
The first game to-day will start at
o'clock and the second at o'clock z. M.