Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-10


Gyms, was put in to pitch ball to them. The
experiment was a failure but it does not
show that Thompson is not a good and
promising pitcher. One swallow does not
make summer by any means, and to test
youth by making him face the Brooklyn
team does not prove the youth to be
failure Where the experiment was bad
lay in the fact of putting Thompson in
against such strong team as the Brooklyns
and on a Saturday when !, 300 people were
there.
Thompson Was Very Wild.
The young man couldn't get the ball
across the plate, and that was the difficulty.
He NAV have been nervous and if he was
it was only to be expected. But it was
fortunate for the visitors that Thompson
was there or else they would have been
beaten Just as sure as we live. After they
had made four runs in the third inning, the
pitchers were change, and then the visitors
hadn't things so much their own way.
But the Brooklyns are good team, one
of the best and no mistake. They helded in
the most brilliant manner, and if they had
failed TO do that the ball was hit hard
enough to win the game. They are GER
tainly among the most active of base rum
ners and viii never lose anything if kicG.
ing will gain it. John Ward is about cham.
pion as a kicker, or to put it milde r oh.
jector. He wasn't at Exposition Park. YES
terday, TO take the worst of it,rand il is
probable that he objects too mucyo
In the first inning the homef sIurpers be-
gan in way that cheerc1tu <their friends.
Miller get his base on h. '..ls and reached sec
ond on j., ,novan-s sacrifice Bierbauer
Then sent lively grounder to Corcorau,
who fumbled the ball. and Miller got to
third and Bierbauer to first Mack went
easily out on a fly to Corcoran, but Jake
Beckley loomed up and sent the audience
wild. Jake banged the ball past Tom DAILY
to the left-center fence for home run, send
ing in three runs. This was indeed joyful
for the home people.
Johnny Couldn't Steal Second.
In the second half of the inning Wald
was sent to base on balls. While Griffin
was at bat Ward tried to pilfer second and
was nabbed. Griffin got his base on base on
balls and Corcoran's single sent him to
third. Corcoran stole second, and Msck's
wild throw over second sent Corcorau to
third and Griffin home.
In the second inning Thompson was still
wild, but no runs were made on account of
double play very neatly done. But in
the third inning Thompson was ''at sea-"
Hart started off for the visitors and got his
with the bunting bat and Griffin made a
single, scoring Hart, Ward getting to third
Corcoran was hit by a pitched ball and the
bases were full. Burns knocked a long fly
to Corkhill, scoring Ward Brouthers got
his base on balls and again the bases were
full Joyce came next with a good single
to right and Griffin aud Corcoran got home.
Brouthers being nabbed on trying to make
third on the play. DAILY knocked an easy
fly which Miller caught
In the fourth inning Farrell started off
with single and Corkhiil make a safe bunt.
Ehret went to bat instead of Thompson and
reached first on tumble by joyce, filling
the bases. This was splendid for the slug
gers. Miller knocked long fly to Griffin
and Farrell scored.
The Cranks N-re Much Disappointed
Donovan was easily put out on first and
so was Bierbauer, and this retired the side
with only one run, and there was much dis
appointment
Baldwin went in to do the pitching in the
fourth, and he commenced BIZ giving Con
Daily his base on balls. Hart struck out
and Ward went out on a foul fly to Farrell
Griffin knocked out high fly Just over fist
base and nearly above the foul line. Dono-
van ran for it and muffed it, Daily scoring
The next run was made in the seventh
inning, and was made by the visitors.
Ward started on Tor them and got his base
on balls. He got to third on Grif1in's good
single to left, but he was very cleverly
thrown out at the plate by Farrell in trying
to score on Corcoran's infield hit. Griffin
reached second and Corcoran was forced
out by Burns Griffin going to second.
Burns started to steal second and was
caught between the bases, but while he was
being put out Griffin got home.
The home players made their last run in
the eighth inning. Becklev got his base on
balls and Smith was hit by a pitched ball
Farrell sent out a fine liner, which Tom
DAILY caught, and he returned the ball in
time to catch Beckley off second Corkhill
made a triple to middle, scoring Smith, and