The herald., 1897-06-12
THE BATTER PULLS A STRING
A wHoPPER-JAwED GUN DOES
THE REST
The Game Attracted Prominent Peo-
pie, But Failed to Please the Fans.
Sporting Notes
associated Press Special wire.

PRINCETON, N. j., June 11.-Prince-
toms patent baseball pitching gun was
decided success yesterday. eight strike
outs, one base on balls. one wild pitch
and four safe hits being the record in
three innings In the first test Of the ma
chimes practicability in an actual game.
Mines representing the Ivy Club and
| Tiger Inn, two Princeto social clubs,
played a match game. using the gun to
pitch for both teams, and the contest
attracted large crowd Of interested
spectators. prominent among whom were
Mrs. Cleveland, with party of friends,
and many Princeton professors, who
came to see with what success the
Princeton invention would meet. The
gun is dicharged by the batsman, who,
when ready for the ball to be delivered.
steps upon an electrical interceptins
plate, connected with wires with trig-
ger on the cannon. The speed with
which the bal. is thrown is regulated
by compressed air, and prong-like pro-
jectors from the cannon's S mouth impart
rotary motion to the sphere when dis
charged, producing curve in any direc-
ton, according as the position of the
projecting prongs is changed. There is
but one serious defect in the operation
Of the machine that will prevent its use
in games, and that is the long time re-
quired for reloading. This was especial
ly noticeable in yesterdays game, be-
cause the intercepting plate was out Of
ha da1aVc fhorahy
necessitated did not allow the game to
be finished. Three innings were played.
During the first inning the batsmen
were timid about standing near the plate
and the big outcurves caused them to
jump back, but as the gun threw strikes
in every instance, they plucked up cour-
age, stood closer to the plate and sue
ceeded in occasionally making safe hits.
The game was uninteresting, excepting
for the novelty of seeing the pitchers
box occupied by machine. The Ivy
Club won by a score of Z to 8.
LEAGUE GAMES
WASHINGTON, June 11.-A triple
and home run with men on bases won
the game for Washington today. Score:
Washington 6, st. Louis 3.
Baltimore-The Orioles beat the In
dians out in the last half Of the ninth
inning in one of the most interesting
games ever played on the home grounds
Score: Baltimore 5, Cleveland 4.
Brooklyn-Up to the seventh inning
today the Pittsburgs held the lead. In
the eighth inning the home players cu.
loose. Score: Brooklyn 4, Pittsburg g..
Philadelphia-Three costly errors in
the second inning on the part of Chicago
and good batting in the sixth and eighth
innings by Philadelphia won today's
game for the home club. Wheeler pitched
a brilliant game for the home team.
Score: Chicago 7, Philadelphia 10.
Boston-Boston had walk-over in
both games with Louisville this after
noon. Clingman's work in both was phe-
nomenal and it was his playing that
saved the players from even worse de-
feat. Score: First game-Boston s,
Louisville 4. Second game-Boston 12,
Louisville 4.
New York-Burke made a safe bunt
towards third base in the sixth inning
when one man was out. and Hoy fol-
lowed with a good single to left. Hoy
got around to third on the throw in.
Then Corcoran hit a liner into right
which scored Hoy and won the game.
Score: New York /, Cincinnati 2.