The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-28
SPORTS AND
SP0RTSMEN
Cuban K Giants Won Again
From Hoboken = Other
Sharp Games.
IRON CROSS GAMES
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letes at Work-Other
Notes.

The Hoboken Club was prevented from
winning yesterdays game from the Cuban
x Giants by an unfortunate injury to
Beck, the popular little left fielder. in a
game Saturday at Newton, where he play
ed Saturday with the Hudson A. c., of
which he is a regular fielder. His absence
neeessitated the changing of the players
and August played Beck's position in
stead of entire field. McGoey played right
and Ratchford played centre in the early
innings. Neither of these men played up
to the usual standard and both August
and Ratchford permitted balls to get
away from them which should have been
put outs. In the second innning>a high
fly in short left field should nave been
caught, which would have lessened the
coIored teams score by three runs. The
Hobokens presented Mcfarland, a,
pitcher in the box that has been much
talked about lately. He formerly pitch
ed for Newark's Atlantic League team,
but since the organization went under Me-
Partland has had a trial with the New
Yorks. If yesterdays exhibition IS a
criterion of his ability as a pitcher, Nc
Partland win not attain very much pres
tige. He was given a warm reception BY
the colored cams who scored no less than
II hits, divided into four two baggers,
three triples and tive home runs.
The low score made by the Cubans Is
an Indication OF the excellent support rem
dered by the felders and basement. IN lne
early innings things We're rosy Tor tne
Hobokens. They started right to work
and in two innings scored six runs ana
the spectators counted on the home team
winning. 1t is hard to calculate on q win
against the colored players until the game
is played out. They have a way OF do
ing things hat generally works success
fully, as indicated by results yesterday.
Augustus failure to get Howards short ny
in the second inning gave the Cubans an
opening which they improved n IN place
of being the third out Robinson's run
counted and Nelson followed with. a four
Dagger and three runs prepared the way
for the subsequent victory. ~ was the
second game of the season and a deIeat
in the first made the rooters for HOBO
ken all the more anxious for the cluD
to win. That they failed to do so, now.
ever, is no reflection on the strength OF
the team, as the home nine played a
clever game and deserved the honor even
though they failed to land It. ~.
Their playing was much better than In
the preceding contest and the crowd was
chances for applause. as there were some
pretty movements in the fielding. After
having scored seven runs in three innings
the Hobokens rested their advantage
and failed to add to it until the Cubans
had wiped it away with two runs in the
eighth inning, after tieing the score IN
the seventh. The Hobokens drew all
blanks after the third inning until the
last when Garvey, the first up for the
home team, hit the ball to centre field for
two bases and then on the throw IN TO
the third baseman reached home. the ball
going into the bleaehers. Smith got his
base or balls. but McVey hit to sflortstop.
who threw Smith out at second, and
Grant felded the bali to Wilson, complet-
ing a double and putting a stop to all
other chance of their opponents winning,
as the next hitter made an easy out, and
the game ended with this score