Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-17

fans and other char
acters in baseball think him down, and for
all that he looms up with material that the
world cannot very well excel. 1t was just
the other day that the general opinion had
him and his Colts out of the hunt and to-
day probably everybody interested in the
national game will be thinking that his
chances for the pennant are very good.
Always a Dangerous Lot.
The Chicago chieftain always brings a
tribe of demons TO this city, and his first
visit here this season is no exception. He
landed at Exposition Park yesterday after
noon with Just as clean cut nine as there
has been in this city for long time.
Those who think that he and his Colts are
merely in the business to make up the
requisite number of clubs will be sadly mis-
taken. Adrian is in the League as OF yore
to do business, and it is safe TO bet that he
will do it before the season is over
The weather yesterday was the finest
there has been here this season during
ball game, and, despite the big attraction of
the circus, there were about 1000 people
present. The commencement of the game
was DELAYED for Is minutes to give the
circus patrons a chance to see the game. A
great many embraced the chance, and they
would not regret it, if good ball playing
was what they wanted to see.
The game was very well played Indeed.
Both Baldwin and Hutchinson pitched in
splendid form. Mark pitched well enough
to win game nine times out of ten, but his
colleagues failed to get their eye on the
ball at the right time, and that was the
entire cause of trouble. There is often good
reason for complaining about defeat, but
nobody can reasonably get into grumbling
mood about Yesterdays game. The fates
were against the home team from the start
They really played well, with the exception
of Elmer Smith, and they hit the ball hard,
indeed, very hard, but it availed little or
nothing
Luck Dead Against Them.
Time and time again terrific drives were
banged out, and the ball either went straight
into a felder's hands, or, if it was a
grounder, it took the most lucky bounds
and fielder couldn't fail to get it Such
things occur in baseball and they GER
tainly occurred yesterday. With just
little good fortune on. their side the home
players would have won the contest. On
the other hand, the visitors got their big
hits in exactly where they counted most,
and that settled the matter Altogether the
game was good one and one that patrons
of the sport would enjoy. The general
work of both sides was extremely good, the
visitors playing without a fielding error
OF course Anson was cheered when he
marched on to the field.
The visitors were the first to score, and
really clean score it was. In the second
halt of the first inning, after two men were
out, Ryan walked leisnrely to the plate,
and the first ball pitched to him he nailed
it square, and it went flying to the right
center fence, and Mr.. RYAN got home with
something to spare. In the first half of the
inning Shugart nearly accomplished what
Ryan did.
The Big Hit Didn't Count.
The former made a three-bagger with two
men out, but Farrell struck out and "Shug"
was left.
But in the second inning the home play
ers got down to better work. After two
men were out Pop Corkhili banged out a
three-bagger and this was followed by a
double by Mack. Pop scored, of course
Baldwin sent grounder to Cooney who
tumbled the ball long enough to allow Bald
win to reach first. Mack foolishly left third
base to try and make home, but he had no
show whatever to score, and was run down
between the bases After this the home
team never looked much like scoring.
In the second half of the fourth inning
DUNCAN led OF with single, and a sacrifice |
each by Canavan and Cooney sent him to
third Then Hutchinson loomed, and
somebody remarked:
"Now, old Hutch, win your own game"
He proceeded to do this sure enough, and
knocked the ball to the right center fence
for three bases. Corkhill got the ball and
threw it to Smith, who muffed the throw,
and Hutch scored on the error The score /: