The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-07
DIAMOND SPARKS.
Pitcher Wilson objects to Being
Blamed for a Defeat.

The cause of the decisive defeat of the
Puritan A. G. team by the Paciics on Satur-
day was told in the NEWS yesterday. The
Greenville team was short the services of
several of its best men, who were i'll or laid
up with injuries and could not play. Defeat
was certain before the game began, unless
the Puritans had a streak of phenomenal
luck or the Pacifics had an off day. 1t was
the very reverse, The fielding of the Puri-
tans was very yellow. George Wilson went
into pitch, although defeat was inevitable
and pitched well, despite the wretched sup
port. He retired fourteen on strikes and
Notwithstanding numerous errors only eight
safe hits were made by the Pacifics. Yet in
other papers an injustice was done the
pitcher, as he was described as an easy mark
and was further Inundated by being called
by an Objectionable nickname. Had Wilson
been proDerly supported he would have done
far better, as there would then have been an
incentive to work harder. He did not take
chances of straining his arm when the team
was hopelessly beaten, which he might have
done under more favorable conditions, and
he pitched a slow curve and pitched well.
The umpire, MIR. Douglass, was accused of
being partial. and in close decisions favored
the winners. 1t was the opposite. He knew
the home team was beaten. and gave it the
benefit of doubtful plays and balls.
The Pacifics too demur at the diluted
| honor given them in beating the Puritans.
They are confident that they have a far
better team than the Puritan's best and are
| eager to make a match for from $25 to 800
a side with the distinct understanding that
the Puritans must nave its strongest team on
the field when the game begins. They want
no more victories with post mortem excuses
from the vanquiShed.
Glare seems to be claimed by many clubs
as its crack twirler. He was scheduled to
~ffat, on 4ha TrNn1ilao M SafrY6oU mt
pitched for the Jersey Citvs that day, but on
Sunday donned the uniform of the 1ronsides
against the Brooklyns. He pitched winning
bail in both games.
Results of League games yesterday
Brooklyn q, New York 8; Boston Is, Wash
ington Z; Pittsburgh, IL, Cleveland g.; Louis
vile 3. St. Louis l; Chicago IL, Cincin-
natl 9.
A riot occurred Sunday afternoon at a
baseball game between the Monitor Club Of
Montclair and a team from the Young Mems
Catholic Club of bloomfield, in which six
young men were badly hurt. 1t was one of
the game of days gone by, in which the
losing club failing to win by fair means
tried to take the game by physical force.
The Montclairs we're the agressors. The
Chief of Police of Bloomfield said that the
row will end Sunday baseball playing in
Athletic Arena.
James Sullivan, President of the Metro
politan Association of the Amateur Athletic
Union, is confined to his home in G~reenville,
this city. He has been a prisoner for several
lays. His eyes hive been weakened by
overwork
Two new records have been made with
SIS II. weight in as many days on Saturday.
j. S. Mitchell, N. Y. A. c., beat the record
by ~ inches in throwing the weight over q
bar. he put it up IS feet ~ inches. At
Hartford yesterday John Pearsall Of Flor