New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-24
THE BOSTON NINE AGAIN BEATEN.
DEFEAT ALMOST TURNED INFO VICTORY
A PLUCKY UPHILL GAME OF BAsEBALL-THE
METRGPuTITANs WIN AGAIN.

A PLUCKY UPHILL GAME OF BAsEBALL-THE
METRGPuTITANs WIN AGAIN.
The League baseball champions of Boston
were again defeated by the NewTOik nine at the fOo
Grounds Yesterday The home players took long lead
IN the early part OF the game and looked for time as
if they would again win easy victory. Such was noe
the case however as the champions rallied at the Dat III
the as two innings and brought their score mp to within
one OF their opponents amid much excitement
The attendance was large, the grand stand
and fro seats being comfortably hIed, the
turu.,tiles registering 1927 paying spectators.
Bunnton and Hackctt were the battery Tor the B0i0ns
by whitney and b plucky catcher Hines. being given
d,v Off Hntrton has not tho speed OF whitney, but he
ves more curve 70 the ball Nelch pitched for the local
club except the fourth and hfth INNINGS, when Ward
manipulated the BALL ward was batted for three base
Lifts while IN the seven innings in which Welch pitched
the Bostons made safe hits The New-fork players
batod moro freely ana made fewer errors than the
Hos.ons Umpire Mclean struck in the head in the
early part OF the game by f0ul-tlp, and he seemed
dlzcd for several sccond From many OF his decisions
allerwald persons Thought that he hld not luly
recovered his senses. He frequently hisicdi and
rs often appaUdod. HIS decision in che Alth inning,
when he declared Dofsa cut after Tue NsS 1ofa mn
had forced OH second base by one oil the Boston
PLAYERS, WAS met By storm OF Indignation .
In the itNt INNING. Hl'et t~o i.H n'H o ~ 49,
Conner scored making SAFE drive 10 IL NJ ue! Soh5
l5ng Two base hit to centre field BY Gillespie. In the
thlrd inning the home players battet Buu,hton ior
a safe mr. and Ewing sent the bail into right field
Ward followed with another night Held drive, sending IN
Wrch Common made q long hit toward the nag pole III
centre field and Ewing and Ward scored. Conner went
to second on Buing0n's wild throw and scored on E-
c,pes out at r.t base. In their half OF the hlru lnS
the Boston -cored run. crowley being gwen
his bn,e on six balls. going to third on mt to right hSd
hy wise and scoring Oh On error by ,astn- IN the
fourth inning the Boston men added one more run 70
their score. BurdOck being given his Pase on pals,
going TO third MOriIl5 nit 10 lef-ccnrc ned ana
scoring on an error by ConnOr I'm the iith inning me
Roston, scored their third run on tWO-bse t 10 lett
ipd bN IIoruuug ana a single hit by sutton lhl5 lcIt
The score in favor Of the nome cldD, ana II re
manned 1T those ieures until the seventh inning. The
home PLAYERS hen rallied and bttttd the Boston pcher
for three earned runs Gillespie forced COnn0r out ar
second after that bulky player had made a M, ana
scored on a twO-bagger by McKnnJn. Caskins followed
with long, high right field, which gave him three
bases and sent MckiuOn home. The latter scored OIL
sin gle 10 centre field by HankinSOn.
This left the ~ 3, and an easy victory seemed
assured the local club. a game OF baseball IS never
over Wcyer until the last man has been ut out III ne
last Inning as vas Illustrated By the rally at the bat IN
the last innings by the Bostons when they Dated
Wrch freely than in any other part or the game
An error by COunOr, and IL threc-base hit Dy M0rlI
gave the visiting nine ran III the eighth inning IN
the last inning spectators held their breath 70 IL
seemed for moment If the Oca; club were Deatenj
but a splendid catch by Hankin>0n saved nc game
Three earned runs were scored Oh hits 10y hahhhs'
Crowley Wise and sutton.
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