Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-21


team there was one of the exceptional in
stances above referred TO- There never was
more baretaced plan of robbing team out
of victory than that INDUCED in by Um-
pire NacGliar Yesterday afternoon at Expo
sition Park. and in full daylight view of
about 1,5O0 people. Nacullar declared
Beckiev ont at the plate in the fourth
inning when he was absolutely safe. Had
the run scored the game would have be-
lDnged to Pittsburg without an extra inning.
No Excuse for Umpire MacuIiar.
There was no excuse for the blunder,
whether il was intentional or whether it
was not. The crowd, it is needless to say,
gave Nacular one OF the most terrible
roas,incs that any umpire has received in
this citv. 1t was downright blunder of
the most egregioGs kind, and this is not
said rs means of palliation for the defeat.
Il is said rs a matter of sound truth, be-
cause it is never the policy of this paper to
deal uuiustly with the umpire. The truth
is that AiacUllar is not by any means a
competent man to umpire a League base
bail game after his work OF Yesterday. For
the sake Of the dignity and patronage of
the game he had better be relieved from
attempting anv more the performance OF a
duty that he evidently has never been de-
signed 10 fulfill
Bat Air. Macullar apparently started out
with the intention yesterday of giving the
Pirtsburgers a sample of what he could do
toward beating them when he was inclined
that way. lie gave the Clevelauds two
Irst runs beyond any doubt by calling Nc
E1uan safe at third when he was ont in the
second inning That blunder resulted in
Mexican and Virtue scoring. Under the
circumstances the home team really did
well to keep the game going for teu innings,
because, after all. an umpire of the Macullar
type is of infinite worth to the side he
resolves TO help out.
Not Wanted Hero ANY EIore.
The only pity for the locals was that he
didn't choose to champion their cause. Il
is TO be hoped that we've seen the last of
Mr.. Maculler here as an umpire. If he
does come here again the attendance will
suffer, because dozens left the game yester-
day as soon as he made his remarkable de-
cision on Beckley.
As far as run getting and playing were
concerned the contest was an exciting
one and would have been pleasant and en-
iovable had Macuilar not tarnished it with
his incompetency Baldwin pitched an ad
Inirable game and would have shut the visi-
tors out had he and his colleagues been
fairly dealt with by the umpire. Not run
was earned off his delivery and he displayed
his best form throughout the game. The
game would not have been ended at the
tenth inning if Smith had not mutfed fly
st that stage and allowed the winning run
to score. Also in the second inning a most
palpable error by Baldwin himself contri
buted to the run getting.
And Farmer" Cy Young pitched in
great form and our siuggers could do moth
ing with him. He had some excellent
felders behind him with the exception of
Mexican, who made couple of bad errors,
and Iebeau made another of a very costly
kind.
How the Runs Were Scored.
The visitors commenced the run getting
in the second inning. Mexican led off and
knocked a grounder to Beckley. Baldwin
ran ahead of Mexican and covered first and
Beckley gently threw the ball to Mark, who
just as gently let it fall to the ground.
Tebeau went out on ''pop" fly to Baldwin
and Virtues single sent Mexican to third,
Virtue going to second on the attempt to
throw Mexican out at third. While Nc
Aleer was at bat Mexican was playing well
of third and Mack threw the bail to Far
rell, who touc ched Mexican out if ever a
man was touched out in a game in the his
safe. McAleer knocked fly to Miller and
Mexican scored. Virtue scored on Zimmer's
hit
In the fourth Bierbauer reached first on q
tumble bv Tebeau and got to third on Shu-
CARTS single and scored on Beckley's safe
bunt and Young's wild throw, Shugart
reaching third. Beckley stole second and
Farrell and Smith struck out. Mack
reached first on McKean's wild throw to
first and Shugart crossed the plate Beck
lev was close at his heels and Virtue threw
the ball to thinner, the latter getting it
Just as Beckley touched the plate Beck
ley was not touched by the ball until he
was on the plate, but he was called out.
In the tenth inning Childs led off with a
single over second base and reached second
on a sacrifice by Burkett. Davis flew out
to Farrell and Smith mufied McKeat's fly
and Childs scored the winning run. The
score: