The evening world., 1894-09-20
NOW FOR PITTSBURG.
Giants Get q Warm Welcome in
the Smoky City.
Ragged Play Let's the Pirates Roll
Up Lead Of -Four.
Weird Story OF an Opposition League
OF Disgruntled Players.
Especial to The Evening world)


EXPOSITION PARK, PITTSBURG
Sept. 20.-Promptly at noon the New
York team and its accompaniment of
rooters reached the Smoky City. They
were cheered by the sight OF Harry
Stevens and all the New York drum
mers and theatrical people he could
rake together, who gathered to welcome
them.
Probably the most popular baseball player that
ever came to Pittsburg 10 Johnny Ward He
is now at the head OF winning team. and still
has lots Of detractors. Ward has this season
proved beyond all doubt his ability as a man
agor. When would-be authorities jeered at his
team when 1t was losing. Ward philosophcslly
bore the insults He made his team stronger
and as result, the rivals OF the supposed pen
nant winners are Just me a team = ever
came To this city.
All the way over from Chicago the
cranks accompanying were busy with
pads and pencils, and figured out the
chances OF New York for the pennant
The result was gratifying. and hope Is
stimulated by the fact that should Bal
umore lose five and the Giants win all
or the remaining games. We would win
A wierd tale Is printed In one Of the
local papers to the effect that Bucken-
berger. the recently released Pittsburg
manager, and Jack Glasscock. whose
hhhHSidi ulilCultleS were settled last
light upon his severance from the Club,
were conspiring to put clubs in the Ma
tional Leagues territory next season un-
der the guise OF doing SO In conformity
Agreement. At conference last Sat
urday, 1t was agreed the story was to
put clubs In New York, Brooklyn. Phil
adelphia, Baltimore. Buffalo. Pittsburg,
Columbus, o., and Chicago.
1t is said Cross, Delehanty and Tay-
lor. of Philadelphia, and Beckley, Bier
bauer and Smith, of Pittsburg. are
ready not only. TO Join the new organi-
Capt. Ward said on the train that he
put little faith in the story as printed
President Kerr, OF the Pittsburg. Club,
has just said to 1.-THE Evening World'
reporter that he could not Confirm the
tale, but seemed to be in the dark as to
Buckenberger's movements since the
batters release. Barnie, of Louisville,
and Chapman. OF Buffalo, are claimed
TO be in the scheme.
None OF the present League clubs will
be in the new venture. Their capital
and influence will be ready for a con-
tiict II one Is precipitated.
The batting to-day as follows:
New York. Pittsburg.
Burke, II. Stencil, CT.
Herman. rf Donovan, RI.
Davis, 30. Beckley.
Doyle. ID. Smith, II.
Ward. %. Bierbauer 2b.
Van Haltren, CT. Hartman. 3b.
u
Farrell. c. Mack, @.
Rusie. p. Menefee, p.
Umpires-Messrs. Belts and Gaffney.
First Inning-Burke slapped a single
over Bierbauer's head. Herman hit a
fly TO Stencil Davis raped a grounder
between third and short. Doyle ad-
vanced them each n base on his out,
Bicrbauer To BeCkley. Ward filed to
right No runs.
Stencil got his base on balls. Dono-
vans hunt was ielded slowly by Amos,
and Doyle dropped the ball, Stencil
reaching third. and tallying on Beck
ley's ny to Burke. Smith forced Dono-
van at second Ward threw Bierbauer's
grounder to Doyle. one run.
Second lnning-Nan Haltren was not
allowed TO hit the ball by Menefee. on
Fuller's hit to Berbauer. Van was out
at second and Shorty at first. Farrell
out, short 10 first. No runs.