The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-04
THE SPORTING RECORD.
New York Wins the Closing Game OF the
Series with Chicago.

New York Wins the Closing Game OF the
Series with Chicago.
CHICAGO, Oct 3.-The final meeting between
the New York and Chicago clubs was not deserv-
ing either playing organization as a contest of
skill, but fine clean-cut playing was made inn
possible by the very cold weather A cold rain
fell at one time, threatening to stop the game,
and the Chicagos, who had obtained good
lead, played to hurry the game and were
met by cries of play ball" from
the crowd. New York obtained its five runs
through series of errors in the sixth
inning, after the third should have been
out, and was supposed to be out by play at
second base, but the umpire did not see it, and
declared the runner, who was forced to run to
second base, not out. The game was called at
the end of the seventh inning, owing to dark
ness. The visiting team did graceful thing
before the opening of the game, in presenting
he home nine with handsome silk banner, in
scribed: ''To Chicago from New York" In pre-
senting the banner, Captain Ward declared that,
while New York had striven for Chicago had
won the championship. and fairly The at
tendance was 10000.
Dalrymple opened for Chicago with hit to
given his base on balls, and went to third on
Corners failure to hold a ball thrown by Ewing.
Kelly made base hit and stole second. Arson
went out to Gillespie, Pfeffer struck to Gerhardt,
who failed to hold it. and Kelly came home.
Williamson went out at first. For New York,
O'Rourke made clean base hit and reached
second Oh passed ball, and third on Burns's
failure to hold Counor's hit Connor was thrown
out in trying to steal second; Ewing went out to
Gore, and O'Ronrke ran home; Gillespie made
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Dorgan flew out to Dalrymple.
In the second innings, Burns and Clarkson
flew out; Sunday reached first on balls. stole
ond, and came home on Dalrymrles hit to Ward,
who threw to Conner too late; Conner, in turn,
threw wild to the home plate; Gore took his
base on balls and Kelly cleared the bases with
homo run; Arson few out to Gerhardt For
New York. Richardson opened with base hit;
Keefe struck OUT Gerhardt got first base on
balls; Ward few out to Gore, and Richardson
and Gerhart were advanced base on the play;
ORourke went out long fly to Gore.
Pfeffer few out in the third; Williamson reached
second on Connor's error. and came home on
Burnss hit the latter coming home a wild
throw; ClarkSon made q baSe-hit but was forced
out at second Sundays hit: Sunday stole
second, but Dalrymple ended it by going out to
Gillespie. For New York, Conner struck out.
Ewing went out at first and Gillespie went out
at third
Gore began the fourth inning with a base hit:
Kelly went out on foul fly; Arson few out to
Richardson; Gore stole to second, but Pfeffer
struck out. For New York Dorgan took first
base on balls went to second on a passed ball,
and reached third on Richardson's hit, which
Burns failed to handle; Keefe struck to Pfetfer,
who touched Richardson and threw Keefe out at
hrst-base. and Dorgan ran home; Gerhardt
gained his base On balls, but Ward went out at
first.
In the fifth inning Williamson flew out to
Gerhardt; Burns made a base hit. but was
caught at second. and Carkson struck out. For
New York. O'Roprke made base hit; Conner
followed with another and both came home on a
wild throw; Ewing and Gillespie struck out, and
Dorgan went out to Arson.
In the sixth inning Sunday flew out to Dor
gan; Dalrymple took his base balls; Gore
flew out to Gillespie and Dalrymple went out
trying to steal second For New York, Richard
son took first on Williamson's error, and stole
ardson caught trying to mako third
base; Gerhardt made base hit; Ward
went out to Gore; O'Rourke made
base hit filling the bases: Conner followed
with another base hit, allowing Keefe to score;
Ewing made a twobase hit. bringing in two
men, and passed ball brought in the remaining
men on bases; Gillespie took his base on Keily's
error, but Dorgan ended it by going out at first
base.
In the seventh inning Kelly struck out, and
Arson and Pfeffer went out at first base. For
New York, Richardson few out to second; Keefe
and Gerhardt struck out
In tho eighth inning Burns and Williamson
went out at first base, and Clarkson struck out.
For New YORK, Ward took first on Burns's err
ror. and O'Rourke followed with home run;
Conner took first base on balls; Ewing struck
out and at this point the game was called on &C
count of darkness Following is the score: