The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-30
THE GREAT CONTEST
BETWEEN NEW YORK 6 CHICAGO
For the Psnnant in The League Base ball
Raes-ohicago Wins tho First Game Of
hsssriss by Heavy BAttiDs-ThO De-
taIls Of the FIght-othor Games.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2O.-The crowd which
witnessed the opening game between the
New York and Chicago base ball clubs iol
the possession OF the national pennant wal
worthy Of the occasion. 1t numbered ter
thousand, which exemplited in a re
markable way the interest taken in
the result OF the meeting Of the two
leaders in the League race, as the skies
were threatening and there was the evel
present prospect Of rain. Rain drops be-
gan to fall as the Chicagos went to the
bat in the first inning, but it did not in.
terfere in any way with the progress Of the
game, but Throughout the nine innings
the clouds were lowering. This did not
prevent, however, the large attendance.
The crowd was evenly balanced, as the
visitors. had hosts Of admirers preeeas
many OF whom had jouIneyed here solely
to see the game, and very many OF the
Eastern and Western newspapers had
representatives present. The crowd
cheered the New Workers whenever they
made a good play, hut became frantic In
the first and ninth innings when the
Chicagos began theirrun getting, and when
the last man Of the opposite club went
out.
The New York club appeared on the
field preceded by the brilliant First regi.
mens band, andimmediately thereafter the
Chicagos appeared under similar escort.
Both were rapturously cheered. The Wis.
itors wore their customary gray uniforms,
while the Chicagos appeared in their blue
working uniforms in which they have
won their long list Of victories, and which
they retain as an omen OF good luck,
The New York giants presented their
strongest playing front with WEIGH and
Ewing as their battery, while the Chica.
gos presented Mccormick and Kelly, their
reserve battery.
The crowd was so large that it stretched
along the sides OF the field and special
field rules were adopted at the request Of
the New York nine TO the effect that any
hit which reached into the crowd would
be counted as three-baser.
THE GAME OPENED.
The Chicagoes opened the game after
vigorous fIshion. Dalrymple few out to
drst base, and Gore took frat base en-
balls. Kelly made base hit advancing
Gore 10 second, aud both men were sd-
vanced another bAse on passed ball.
Anson few out to right feld. Pieffer
made three base hit, Kelly and Gore
coming home in the midstof terrific cheer
ing, Williamson made another hlse hit
bridging Pfetfsr home. RHns followed
with another base hit, Williamson COM
ing home. Burns was thrown out In try
ing to steal second.
New York was shut out. 0'Rqurke
getting base on balls, was caught nap
ping at first. Connor flew out to Datrym-
pic and Ewing to Burns. New York be-
gan her run getting in the third inning.
WEIGH made base hit but was forced out
at second on Gerhardt's hit. Gerhardt
was forced outat second on Wards strike.
Ward stole second and scored run on
O'Rourke's base hit. Connor and Ewing
both followed with base hits, bringing in
U Rourkr, but Connor was putout atthird
in trying to steal that base.
MoRR RUS GETTING.
Chicago added two runs In the eth on
Kelly's three base hit, Anson's base hit
and Pietfer's base hit. New York made
two runs in the eighth inning on Welch's
base hit, Wards base hit, Ewing's base
hit and passed ball and wild throw by
Kelly, Gillespie struck out with two men
on the bases, Gerhardt and o. 'Rourke hay-
ing gone out on flies.
Kelly made three baser in the ninth
inning and came home on Apson's long
fly to centre.
Dorgau Of the New York's struck out;
Richardson flew out to Dllrymple; WEIGH
got his base on balls, but was doubled up
by Gerhardt's strike to short stop. /
The game ahopnded in some very re-
markable plays and was played for "blood"
on both sides. There was only one fsld,
ing error, that Of GerhardI's and it did
not effect the result.
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