Savannah morning news., 1885-09-30
BATTLING BALL GIANTS.
CHICAGO NANQUlSHES NEW
YORK IN A BIG FIGHT.

sevon More Games Which WIN DECIDE
the National League ChampionshIP
Tor ISS5-The Eyes OF tho Nhoie
Country on the Two Clubs il Chicago
CHICAGO, Sept. 29.-The crowd which
witnessed the opening game between the
New York and Chicago base ball clubs
tor nossossion of the national peunant
was worthy the occasion. 1t numbered
0.O00. which eXemplifed i'm remaf kaoie
way the interest taken in Che result OF the
meeting Of the two leaders in the league
Face. as the skies were threatening and
there was an eyor-present prospect OF
rain. Rain drops began to fall as the
Cbicago's went TO the bat in the first
inning. but this did not interfere in any
yvav with the progress Of the game, though
throughout the nine innings the cloud9
were lowering. This did not prevent, how
ever. the large attendance.
BOTH TEAMS WELL. BACKED.
The crowd was evenly balanced, as the
visitors had hosts Of admirers present
many Of whom mad iOurneyed here solely
to see the game, and very many OF the
leading Eastern and Western newspaper
bnd representatives present. The crowd
CueerDO luo New oihclh whenever tht1
made a good play, and became frantic IN
tie first and ninth innings, when the
ChicagOs began their run-getting, and
when the last man OF the opposing club
went out The New York club appeared
on the field preceded by the brilliant Flrst
regiment band, and Immediately there
after the Chicag0s appeared under
similar escort. Both were Tapturously
applauded.
ON THE FIELD.
The visitors wore the 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 AZ an omen of good
luck. The New York giants presented
their strongest playing front, with Welch
and Ewing as their battery, while Chi
cagO ptesented Mccormick and Kelly,
their reserve battery. The crowd was 50
large that it stretched along the sides OF
the field, and specified rules were adopted
At the request OF the New FORK nine to
the effect that any hit which reached into
the crowd would be counted as a three
baser.
BEGINNING THE GAME.
The Chicagos opened the game after
vigorous fashion. Dalrymple flew out to
first base and Gore took first base on
Gore to second and both were advanced
another base on a passed bali. AnsOn
dew out TO right field. Pfeifer made
three-base hit, Kelly and Gore coming
home in the midst of terrific cheering.
Williamson made another base hit, bring
ing PfetTer home. Burns followed with
another base hit, Williamson coming
home. Burns was thrown out in trying
to steal second. Kelly was shut out.
k0u nd
was caught mapping at first. Connor
few out to Dalrymple and Ewing to
Burns.
NEW YORK's LATE BEGINNING.
New York began her run getting In
the third inning, w eich making base hit,
but was forced out at second on Ger
hardts hit. Gerhardt was forced out at
second on Wards strike. Ward stole
second, and scored a run on O'ROurke's
base hit. ConnOr and Ewing both fol-
lowed with base hits, bringing in
O'ROurke. but COnnOr was put out at
third IN trying TO steal that base. Chi
caQo added two runs i'm the fifth on Kelly's
three-base hit, Anson's base hit, and Pfef-
fer's base hit. New York made two runs
in the eighth on Welch's base hit, Wards
base hit, Ewing's base hit, and a passed
ball and a wild throw by Kelly. Giles
pie struck out, with two men on bases.
Gerhardt and O'Rourke having gone out
on flies. Kelly made three-baser in
the ninth inning and came home on An
sons long fly to centre. DOrgan, of New
York, struck out. Richardson flew out
TO Dalryuple. We!ch got his base on
balls, but was doubled up by Gerhardts
strike to short stop. The game abounded
in very remarkable plays and was played
''for blOOd' on both sides. There was
only one fielding error, that Of Gerhardts,
and it did not affect the result. The fol-
lowing is the score by innings: