Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-16
STARTED WITH A TIE.
Our Sluggers Play the Giants
IL Innings and Dark
ness Stops Them.
A CHANGE SAVED THE DAY.
The BOstons Get an Awful Wolloping
by the st. Louis Team.
EXCELLENT GAME AT BROOKLYN.
Ned Hanlons Birdlets Win a Fine Contest
From the Reds.
EXCELLENT GAME AT BROOKLYN.
Ned HanlOns Birdlets Win a Fine Contest
From the Reds
ALL THE BASEBALL NEWS OF INTEREST
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NEW YORK, July 15.-Tom Burns, who
engineered the Pittsburgs into sixth place
in the first series, executed piece of gener.
alship to-day that was nothing short of q
stroke of genius Burns, who is below me-
dunn height, played third base, and he OBJ
served that the New Yorks had an unpleas-
ant habit of knocking line hits over third
so high he. could not reach them. While
the New Yorks had big lead, Burns paid
no attention to the matter, but after the
Pittsburgs tied the score in the seventh,
the third baseman began to exhibit anxiety.
Finally, in the tenth inning, Burns looked
around for a tall man to play third base and
his eve lighted on the six-foot figure of
Charles Farrell. The latter was called to
third base Donovan shifted to center and
Mack went to right.
Where the Game Was Saved.
1t was in the twelfth inning and that move
saved the Pittsburgs from defeat. O'Rourke,
first at bat, was retired at first, but Bald
win hit BOYLE in the small of the back with
a pitched ball and sent him to first in an
ambulance. Then Shugart juggled Cranes
grounder till all runners were safe and
happy. At this point Fuller came to the
bat In the eighth inning Shorty had
knocked a two-hagger over Burns head,
and he hit the ball on a line in the same
direction. Had Burns been on third then
the New Yorks would have won, then and
there, for Thomas could not have reached
the ball without the aid of scoop net
With Farrell the case was different. His
telescope figure shot up in the air like
Fourth of July rocket and the ball nestled
in his fond grasp.
Timely Double Play.
BOYLE was flYing toward third, and while
the New York coachers whistled 'down
brakes and reverse, the runner was unable
to stop. The result was a double play and
the side out where a run seemed certain.
Only three of the new men appeared in
the game, Newman having succumbed to
malaria. The work Of those who did play
was refreshing. 1t was full of snap and
ginger, the record of IL stolen bases testify
ing to the lively character of the play 1t
is seldom that New Workers have seen such
scuTrying around the bases as was witnessed
yesterday, and this in face of good throw
ing like that of Miller. 1t was treat to
the l, POO persons who saw the game, and
they testified their appreciation bv more
enthusiastic applause than has been heard
at the Polo grounds in many a day. There
was an observable effort on the part of the
men to play the best they knew how, and
there was only one instance in which rat
ties seemed to overpower them.
Our sIuggers Tied the Score.
That was in the fatal seventh inning
when the Pittsburgs tied the score. Dono-
van, Bierbauer and Shugart hit singles in
succession, Donovan scoring. Then Beck
lev and Smith sent flies to Tiernan, with
Bierbauer on third, Shugart on second and
two men out, Farrell went to bat. He hit
one between 0rst and second. Burke could
have handled the ball without effort, and
the side would have been out for one run.
Buck Ewing temporarily lost his head and
iielded the ball, while Crane, supposing
Burke would take the bali tailed to start
quickly enough for the base. The result
was that Farrell got to first safely and both
Bierbauer and Shugart scored Farrell
went to second on a wild pitch and through
some poor backing up and throwing got to
the plate with the run that tied the score.
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