New-York tribune., 1885-07-14
NEW.YORKS BEATEN AT HOME
rv1ucKy GAME WITH PROVIDENCE MEN.

- cpvAr CROWD AT THE POLO GR0UNDs-HiIs
nuNcHEp IN THE SEVENTH INNING.
A crowd of about 5000 baseball enthusiasts
visited the Polo Grounds yesterday to welcome hoio
the New York Club and witness postponed game De-
tween the New-York and Providence mines The locai
payers received hearty reception when they appeared
and were chcered from time they left the clubhouse
until they reached the diamond The men ala some eA
ceent work in practice, could not do as well when
they began to play in earnest. lucky ray AZ .no o
in the seventh inning and missplays py heeio anu
Deasey gave the visiting players -FOUR runs anu ''o
game The contest up to the sixth inning was as nhe'
payed rs even the most baseball man coud wisn
neither side sending player around Tho bases b'i'n'
stons accurate throwing aud difficult catches were
numereus and the excitement increased, as nan the
game had been played, yet Mother hiho hau so'''u
Both pitchers appeared at their best but up 10 tha' "u
LUCKY inning Keefc did the better work Durps tae hrS
seyen innings the local players had made six hts out no
one got beyond second base. 10 the sixth inning 'he
players had gauged Keefe for only two h's
and AS the home players outeding their opponents
the prospects for the final success OF the nome team
seemed excellent
Keefc whose excellent work was being highly COM
mcnded seemed TO lose his cunning when the seventh
innirg was reached Js allowed Carroll, one Of the
best base runners In the country, to reach first on
called balls Start followed with three-base hit 10 CEN
ire fsd and the FIRST run was scored DdiIy III. "
right field sent home Start and then single h'ls
by Denny and RadfOrt ana u WIN INV" w
second base by Deaslcy sswelled tho runs 10
four The on.lookers lost hope, and the closing innings
were almost devoid of interest In the egnlh thLee
base hit by Connor and wild threw in by Manning
gave the home club their first In the hnai inning
the Dude who not 40 exquisite as usual ne oelng
the only player of the nine without aerayat made 9s
ht TO cent field, and had reached the home pate oe
fore the astonshed players from Little Rhody could
get the ball into the diamond Rad6ournc adople5
more spec in his pitching than usual his strong hoiu
generally being in change Of pace and curves start
difficult catch of line hit by Gillespie In the nha
inning stopped what would ordinarily have been Two
base hit. Deasley struck in the aouomeh
In the fourth inning by foul UP
from DaiIy's bat, and suffered great pain Tor
several minutes He stuck pucSiIy to his work, how
ever and refused to leave the game. . -
The first part Of the game greatly resempea tne con
test mines played mere on May D. Ihat
game was also battle Of the pitchers, the local cruz
winning by a of to o. and the Providence players
making only ore hit from Keefes curves The new sys
tenn reservng best seats and chargng2o cents extra
for them was used yesterday and late comers Were
pleased. # nobody else was. There was no oheldl
fearue umpire present, and Becannon. formerly an
American Association official umpred the game ana ms
decisions were wellrcceived. Esterbrook ana ConhOr
dd the effective work with the bat while me leia
ing play ofGerhardt Deasey Esterbrook ana Bassett
was highly commended. The score was as foiiows'