The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-14
PITTSBURG'S
AWFUL REVENGE.
Treat the Cherubs as They Would
Back-LOt Players.
1T WAS A COMEDY Of ERRORS,
The Visitors lit Almost at Will. while
the Locals Had Trouble in Con
Meeting, and Thus the Game
Was Lost.
1T WAS A COMEDY Of ERRORS,
u Ms a comedv of errors.

10 was comedy of errors.
Ana the tokc was on the Cherubs. For
ritisbure's Pirates had them at their
mercy. errors and all. from the very
start.
II was an easy guess for the seven
hundred cranks They saw IN minute
that the locals could not, or wouid nOi
win.
The spectators enjoyed the game how
EYER. for IL did not count. and nobody
Jared much whether Wrigleys men won
Or lost
All they wanted was a game Of ball 10
warm them up for the regular season
which opens on the twenty seventh INST
True. they did not get the game they
expected. but there were several niue
diversions that made things bearab.e.
Some Of these diversions were In the
shane Of apparently rank decisions by
the umpire. and some came in amusing
debates concerning the new balk rules.
Several times these rules were appa-
rently disregarded. but tho umpire ala
not enforce them. and ~ went at that,
after little animated talk.
The first inning savored strongly of
rar-'ime. Each team made two errors.
snd In each instance they counted. Pitts
burg received more benefit from them
han did the Chcruhs. however. for three
runs went on the board for them. while
the locals could get no more than one.
And Il was p long time before they got
another-not until the eighth inning.
The manner IN which these two lonely
runs was made was ihusly,
Wrigley led of in the first. He put
fly ball out TO Mccarthy I'm left field.
and the latter kindly muned 1t. and
Wrigley took advantage Of the time thus
made to attempt 10 reach second. lie
would have persisted in the attempt had
not Reitz dropped the bail that was
thrown at him. thus insuring Wrigley's
safety. Shannon worked for four bad
ones and walked. and Dolan sacrificed
both men down. Flaherty could not
connect. and struck out and Hargrove
singled. scoring Wrigley and advancing
shannon. who attempted 10 make home
on Hargrove's steal lie was caught at
the plate. however. from Ely TO Shriver,
and the inning closed.
In the eighth inning Flaherty safed
and reached third on Williams error in
throwing wild to first. and scored on
HarCroves out at first
And that was all.
Re seven hits were all singles and
wee scattered. not more than one coming
20 an inning.
Hoffcr pitched eight innings and was
most effective He was relieved by
Lever I'm the ninth off Of whom one hit
was made but which counted for naught.
as two men were out and the next man
mp dice AZ first The visitors hit all
kinds OF ways-singles. doubles. and
triples. and had both Bishop and Good
win at their mercy. which fact. added
10 the errors Of the home team. resulted
In the sweeping victory.
Carr went in to play at first, and
showed up very well. although he had
no opportunity 70 do anything remark
able Seybold was n little under the
weather and did not play. Flaherty
taking HIS place. and Dolan took up his
position AZ second. The latter was not IN
perfect condition. as n result Of his re-
cent indisposition. and he was rather
stiff IN his playing Hess performed his
usual good work behind the bat while
WriFley and Dundon essayed their duties
az short and third
Hargrove did splendidlv at centre and
the error accredited 20 him was due to a
long run slightly misjudged lie was
responsible for bG.h runs in great
measure and ~ was clearly seen that he
IS himself again.
The detailed score Of the game IS here
appended.