The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-30
THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Ten Thousand People Witness the Game
Between Chicago and New York.
The Eastern Players Defeated by Score of z
to 4-Ball Games at Other POints-The
Racing Events of Yesterday.
II ASE BALL.

Chicago Defeats New York by a Score of 7 to
A Very Large Attendance.
CHICAGO Sept 29.-The crowd which wit
messed the opening game between the New York
and Chicago ball clubs for the possession of the
national pennant was worthy the occasion. 1t
numbered 900. which exempifed in a remark
able way the interest taken in the result of the
meeting of the two leaders in the League race.
The skies were threatening, and there was the
aver present prospect of rain. Rain drops began
TO fall as the Chicagos went to bat in the first
inning, but it did not interfere in any way with
the progress of the game; but throughout
the nine inning the clouds were lowering. The
crowd was evenly balanced, as the visitors had
hosts of admirers present, many of whom had
jcurneyed here solely to see the game, and
many of the leading Eastern and Western news
papers had representatives present. The crowd
cbeered the New Workers whenever they made
good play. but became frantic in the first and
ninth innings, when the Chicagos began their
ruE getting, and when the last man Of the oppo-
Eition club went out
The New Workers appeared on the field pre-
coded by the First Regiment band, and imme-
diately thereafter Chicago appeared under SIM
liar escort. The visitors 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 play
ing front, with Welch and Ewing as their bat
terry, while the Chicagos 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 a threebaser.
The Chicagos opened the game after a vigorous
fashion. Dalrymple flew out to first base and
Gore took first base on balls. Kelly made base
hit. advancing Gore to second and both were
advanced another base passed ball. Arson
fiew out to right field. Pfeffer made three
base hit, Kelly and Gore coming home in the
midst of terrific cheering. Williamson made
another base hit bringing Pfeffer home. Burns
followed with another base, Williamson coming
home Burns was thrown out in trying to steal
second New York was shut out. ORourke get
ting base on balls and being caught mapping at
First Common few out to Dalrymple, and Ewing
20 BCsns New York began her run getting in
She third inning WEIGH making base hit but
was forced out at second ON Gerhardts hit Ger
hardt was forced out at second on Wards strike.
Ward stole second, and scored a run on
ORourkes base hit Connor and Ewing both
followed with base hits bringing in O'Rourke,
but Common was put out at third while trying to
steal that base. Chicago added two runs
in the fifth on Kelly's threebase
hit. Ansons base hit and Pfeffer's
base hit. New York made two runs in the
eighth on Wech's base hit Wards base hit.
Ewings base hit, passed ball. and wild throw
by Kelly. Gillespie struck out, with two men on
bases. Gerhardt and O'Rourke having gone out
GA flies. Kelly made three baser in the ninth,
and came home on Ansons long fly to center.
Dorgan, of the New Yorks. struck OUT Rich
erdson flew out to Dalrymple, WEIGH got his
base on balls, but was doubled up by Gerhardt's
strike to short stop. The game abounded in
seine very remarkable plays. and was "played
for blood on both sides. There was only one
fielding error-that of Gerhardt--and it did not
affect the result Following is the score: