The evening world., 1894-05-04
WAS WEsTERVELT RATIFIED?
The Pitcher Says He Was All
Right in the Unlucky Ninth.
declarations for the Kentucky Derby
Sporting Notes.

uuyler w~estervelt, the young pitcher
vhom Treasurer Talcott persuaded to
,orsake the amateur ranks for his pro-
fessional league team, would have given
,orlds to have had the New Yorks win
Yesterday. 1t was Westervelt's first full
professional game in his W town, and
a big crowd of his old friends ION the
street" CHuyler having been employed
in Deacon Whites office) sat on the
~hleacheries roofing in dead earnest for
him. The young pitcher was dis
consulate, and assured a friend who
accompanied him downtown that he
wasn't ratified in that fatal ninth
inning. However that may be, he was
hated with exa%sperating frequency. and
he may have been a bit dizzy when he
saw Burke plrouettea a al around do y so alien snd
dance with Hallman's musty hit. All
through the game yesterday was that
tantailzing, inability Of the New Workers
to bat the ball in the good old way that
bleachers yesterday but will agree hat
Westervelt had pitched a winning game
up to that nightmare of a ninth inning.
time. If his comrades could only have,
welted weighing the way they should
and can, but apparently won't, why, the
Sianss "f II doe a $ ssTye. asS so sod
purpose to throw rocks at Westervelt at
this stage Of the game. The boy has
speed, plenty of 1t, and he Is a puzzler
who will fool the best of EN-. He Is
extremely ambitious, and II Manager
Ward said, 'Huyler, l wan you to pitch
against Boston tomorrow the young
ex-stock broker would hear 1t with de-
light.
And just who will pitch against Bos-
ton Is interesting to know. Meekin' s
arm is very troublesome to him. 1t Is
mighty sore, and the last game he
of luck-for him-that New York won
from Baltimore.
Roger Connor had the game well in
hand for New York when his peach of a
hit for three hillocks sent two runs in.
Mr.. Ward will not shift the bulky Con
nor just yet.
In the opinion of a great majority of
affairs Young Critic. the Australian.
has bitten off a bigger chunk than he
can chew for his first appearance In
New York at Madison Square Garden,
hasn't been doing a great deal Of train
ing lately, but Jerry Barnett, Johnny
German and Eddie Loeber. of Brook.
Ign, who are to try not to be outpointed
hard every day preparing themselves.
Loeber has been coming on very well
OF late. The showing he made recently
in this city against George Dixon, quick
ly followed by his easy defeat of George
Siddons. gave his Brooklyn friends
30 much confidence In his boxing abil-
ity, that they are willing now to back
him against the remarkable colored lad
for a good-sized sum. Should he make
Q favorable impression in his bout with
Critic there is no doub but that efforts
will be made to match him against the
winner of the Dixon-Griffo encounter,
which takes place In Boston. June 20.
The students of the University of
Pennsylvania are indignant at the at
tempt Of Manager ArtIur Irwin, Of the
Philadelphia Club. to secure the services
OF Goeckle, their fine first baseman.
They say Irwin was actuated by selfish
motives and might at least have had the
good taste to wait until the end of the
college season. The feeling against Ir-
win Ia all the more intense, because Of
the heretofore friendly relations be-
tween the professionals and the collie
CLANS. Goeckle, by the way, is said to
be one of the best first basemen that
ever covered that bag He is a splendid
hitter n can go up. down and side
ways for balls n come back with
them.
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