Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-08

uOOh lllS DdSSudll
gers of this bailiwick
were downed twice by
the Senators; the same Senators who used to
be considered 4 mark every day in the week
Tor any team in good sized League.
The entire trouble was caused by two left
handed Young men, both tolerably known to
the citizens of hereabouts.
Messrs. Knell and Killen were the sole
cause OF the catastrophe, and last evening
Arthur Irwin and his band were smiles all
over because of The achievements of these
South Paw terrors.
There were over 5000 people on the
grounds, and most certainly they became
weary long before the second game ended
The contests were close enough, but there
was prevailing presentiment to the effect
that our slu-gers were doomed to defeat
simply because pair of steady left-handers
were 10 face to them. And the fears turned
out to be well founded, because hitting
either hnell or hilen was simply out of
the question. This inability to hit good
left-handed man is becoming remarkable
What They Cannot Hit.
It is almost considered an axiom here
that left handed batter cannot hit left
handed pitcher, but in ves;erday's two
games the local team only had one man
batting leit-handed,, viz, Beckley. With
AZ exception or two the right-handers could
not iathom the tricks OF twirling INDUCED
in by Manager Irwin's pitchers. The truth
Is, that Knell and KilleD are excellent
pitchers irrespective OF their South Paw
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young man in the pitching business, and he
viii fool many teams besides the P:ttsburg.
But our own pitchers did very well, in
deed. Old Sport Calvin pitched a remark
able game and it was only in the tenth
inning that he was mark enough for the
visitors to hit his delivery hard enough to
score two runs and win the game. Had
there been any hitting at all in the game on
the part of the home team that fatal tenth
inning would never have been reached The
Washington team have only their pitchers
10 rely on and whenever those pitchers are
hit at all steadily the Washingtons are
likely to BE- beaten. They are not in the
front ranks either in hitting or fielding and
in the first game Yesterday they made suf-
ticient errors 10 lose many game if time
y hit now and again could have been made.
But the team reflects great credit on Man.
a-er Irwin. Thew are better than they ever
were and will give a good account of them
selves.
\ Very Exciting Contest.
The first game was one of the most e1cit-
ing that has ever been PLAYED here. When
the ninth in iEg ended and neither side had
scored, therewaz, indeed, some lively shout
ing. And when in the tenth the home players
oF h.
was Wild hut the enthusiasm was short |
lived as rhe visitors went in and thumned |
ont two great big runs right off the stick |
end. During the progress OF the nine |
innings there were some very exciting |
stages. In the eighth inning Shugart led |
of with a good three-bagger between the |
center and left felders. A run looked |
sure. Corkhll went to bat and sent lively |
C"ouGder TO DOGd, and Shugart started for |
home but had no earthly chance of getting |
there. He was put out between the bases. |
Mack followed with q tolerabiy long tlv to |
Buiee, and bad Shugart still been on third |
he might have scored on the throw in. But
its useless TO cry over split milk.
In the tenth inning after Farrell was
ou1, Becklcy surprised everybody by max !
ing a single over second base. He reached
second while Hoy was fumbling the ball.
DOwd iumbled Corkhill's grounder and
Brci,lev went to third, and scored on wild
throw bv Radtord. Everybody thought the
game was won, but the visitors turn was |
vet to take place.
Where Richardson Came In.
Richardson started the second half bv
knocking ont single to right field. Knell !
sacrificed him to second, and he scored on
Dowd'S single to right, Dowd going to |
second on the rlay. A passed ball sent |
Dnwd to third, but he was thrown out at |
the plate when trying to score on Radford's |
infield hit. Il dtord got to seconl on the |
play. and scored the deciding run on a |
single by Hoy, and the great game was
ended
The second contest was also one of the |
exciting sort. Frank Killen and Mark |
Baldwin were the pitchers, and both started |
on, in great shape. The fourth inning was
reached before run was made and then the
the visitors drew first blood. That verv i
bulky man. NIilliCan, started off the second |
half o. the inning and sent lucky one
down the right foul line for three bases A
sacrifice hit by Kiilen scored the run.
The eighth inning came and the local
heroes got their turn. Earle started out
with a single to center and stole second. |
Baldwin and Miller each knocked out flies
which were caught. Louis Bierbauer was
next up and he sent hot one to left for
base and Earle scored, tieing the score
This looked encouraging.
But the awful second half Of the inning |
cane. and Donovan started it with single.
A passed ball sent him to second, and Dut-
fees sacrifice sent him to third. Larkin
knocked a grounder to Beckley and Jake
made a bad throw to the plate, allowing |
Donovan to score. Milligan's double scored
LarHin. Richardson was caught out and !
K lien got his base on balls. Dowd was hit
with pitched ball, and a single by Radford |
scored Milligan and Killen. The score:
FIRST GAME.