The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-30
FOB THE REMNANT.
Tho ChicagOs Win the First
of the Series.
ruF GREAT GAME IN DETAIL.
Heavy SIugging-Numerous Base
Hits-One Error-The Score
by Innings.
The National Pennant.

CHICAGO, September 29.-The crowd
-,bioh Witnessed the opening game be-
,rssn the New York and Chicago ball
rrbs. for the possession of the national
,s,nant, was worthy of the occasion. 1t
,rmbered 900, which exemplified in
,1smarkable way the interest taken in
The result of the meeting of the two
rsaders in the League race, as the skies
Fere threatening rain. Raindrops began
N fall as the Chicagos went to the bat
IN The first inning, but it did not inter-
iare in any way with the progress of the
came. The crowd was evenly balanced,
- the visitors had hosts of admirers
resent. many of whom had journeyed
gsre solely to see the game, and very
many of the leading eastern and west
arn newspapers had representatives
resent. The crowd cheered the New
Workers whenever they made a good
1lav hut became frantic in the first and
g ninth innings, when the Chicagos be-
yan their run-getting, and when the
asst man of the opposing club went out.
The New York club appeared on the
ipId preceded by the brilliant First
Regiment Band, and Immediately there
sfter the Chicagos appeared under a
similar escort. Both were rapturously
cbeered. The visitors wore their
customary grey uniform, while
the Chicagos appeared in their
bIue 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 pres
snted their strongest playing front,
with WEIGH and Ewing as the bat
rerv while the Chicagos pres
ented Mccormick and Kelly. their
reserve battery. The crowd was
50 large that it stretched along side
Of the field, and special 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-base.
The Chicagos opened the game after a !
vigorous fashion. Dalrymple flew out
70 first base, and Gore took first base on |
balls; Kelly made base hit, advancing
Gore to second, and.both were advanced |
another base on passed ball; Arson
dew out to right field; Pfeffer made a
three-base hit, Kelly and Gore coming
home in the midst of terrific cheering.
williamson made another base hit,
bringing Pfefer home; Burns followed
Nth another base, Williamson coming
lone. Burns was thrown out in trying
o steal second.
New York was shut out, O'Rourke
citing a base on balls and was caught
tapping at first; Connor few out to
)alrymple and Ewing to Burns. New
FORK began her run-getting in third in
ing, WEIGH making base hit, but was
creed out at second on Gerhardt's hit; |
was forced out at second on
Wards strike; Ward stole second, and |
cored a run on O'Rourke's base hit;
}onnOr and Ewing both followed with |
lase-hits bringing in O'Rourke, but |
tonnor was put out at third in trying
% steal that base.
Chicago added two runs in the fifth |
on AellY's three-base hit, Anson's base |
at and Ptetfer's base hit.
New YORK made two runs in the |
eighth on WEIGHS base hit, Wards !
oaSe NIT, Ewings base hit and passed |
pan and wild throw by Kelly; Gil |
eSple struck out with two men on bases,
1erhardt and 0'Rourke having gone |
Jut on flies.
Aeliy made a three-bagger in the ninth |
ming and came home on Anson's long
iy to centre.
=, .Dorgan, of the New Yorks, struckout,
4IlcIhardson few out to Dalrymple. |
v elch got his base on balls, but was
doubled up by Gerhardt' S strike to short
Inc game abOunded in some very re-
y episodes and was played 'for
oloo6' on both sides. There was only |
ohe nelding error, that of Gebhardt's,
'hd 1t did not affect the result.