Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-03
QUITE A GOOD GAME.
The East End Gyms Hustle Our
Sluggers Somewhat Warmly.
THOMPSON IN VERY GREAT FORM
Baldwin and Camp Twirl the Sphere in
Satisfactory Style,
BASEBALL NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST

There are not many flies on the East Enc
Gyms to use q common, everyday stree
4 phrase, and that young man Thompson WHIT
pitches for them need not blush to tell hi
acquaintances that he is pitcher Tht
Gyms hustled the new League representa-
| tives yesterday afternoon at Exposition
Park to somewhat uncomfortable degree,
and at one time there was probability OF
| defeat being the lot Of our expected cham.
pions.
There were about 1900 people on the
grounds, and they saw thoroughly inter.
esting game. 1t was not brilliant, to be
! sure, but there was closeness and a neat.
ness about it at this early stage of the year
that kept all the spectators in good humor.
Exhibition games, as a rule, do not go we'll,
but yesterday was an exception, simply be-
cause the local sluggers, hadn't the soft
snap they anticipated ..
Tougher Than Expected.
The grounds were far from being good,
but the pitching on both sides was so good
that the outfelders were not required to e1-
ert themselves very much. Before the
combat started everybody thought that the
League sluggers would score so many
that darkness would prevent the full nine
innings from being played. But those peo-
pie who thus anticipated were wrong.
Thompson upset all calculations of that
kind, and once more he demonstrated the
fact that he is a good pitcher. Certainly all
the sluggers are not in slusging condition
vet, but he pitched in way that gave every
man who faced him to understand that he
has very good notion of his business. Not
run was earned off his delivery. He was
splendidly supported by, Berger. The lat
ter not only caught we'll, but was in first
class throwing form. He played IN way
big League. The East End ielders id
tolerably we'll with the exception of c.
AddE who made one or two wretched
throws which meant runs.
Baldwin pitched the first five innings for
the home players, and he had the Gyms at
his mercy. Mark was in good form, and he
had capital aim. He pitched in a way that
somewhat reminds ed one of his best perform
ances.. If he is rightly taken care of he
ought to be in splendid condition for the
opening of the championship season. He
was replaced by Camp in the sixth inning,
and that very 1.-the youngster kept up his
mis- pitching, including two doubles, but for
all that he pitched well, and he nabbed
Gumbert cleverly at first. Camp is hawk
in watching bases.
They Fielded Very Well.
The Pittsburg fielders generally did we'll.
Shugart performed much better than on
Friday, and Corkhill, Hanlon and .Swart-
wood each accepted very difficult chances in
admirable style.
In the first inning Hanlon made little
scratch hit and reached second on Bier
bauer's out at first. The Captain got to
third on passed, ball and was nabbed at
the plate when irving to score on life hit
by Swartwood. Berger's bad throw scored
Swarty. In the fourth inning Bierbauer
led off and reached second on q very wild
throw by, C. Addy, who had made splendid
stop Of q hot groupder. Swartwood banged
a single out to center, scoring Bierbauer
and the latter got to third on wild pitch.
Farrell's sacrifice hit scored the run. In
the fifth singles by, Baldwin and Bierbauer
and an error by c. Addy scored another
rnn, and in the seventh Hanlon got his
base on balls, stole second, got to third on
a tumble by Cargo and stole home.
The Gyms made their first runs in the
seventh. f. Barr started off with single
to center, reached second on wild throw
bv Beckley, stole third and scored on lite
hit by Haller, Farrell aiding the run, get
ting by mufing thrown ball After Berger
had struck out Thempson's double scored
Barr. In the ninth inning Haller led off
with a fine two-bagger and scored the only
earned run in the game on Berger's single to
center. A neat double play by Shugart
and Beckley retired Berger and Thompson
and Camp threw d. Barr out at first. The
score: d