New-York tribune., 1886-08-12
THE NETWORKS WIN AGAIN,
AFINE GAME WITH DETROIT.

BRILLIANT PLAYING AND GREAT ENTHUsIAsM-AL-
MOST EVEN WITH CHICAGO.
A scientific game of baseball was played at
tile Polo Grounds yesterday betwcon the NowYork and
Detroit nlnes There another immense crowd pres
ept over 1000 people passing through the turnstes.
The contest from scientific point OF view the bost
played game at the grounds this season. stuug by
the two previous defeats, the Western giants played
desperately and victory would have rewarded
their efforts against any other nine. The
work OF tho New-York nine nearer
perfecton not fielding blunder misplay marring
s record The "recOrd makers" from Detroit and the
record breakers" from Chicago have both visited the
city during the past fortnilht The NEWCOMERS eX-
tended the great baseball mines Of the West every cour-
tesy sent them home without victory. The wall
OF among the enthusiasts In Chicago is echoed
in Detroit. Pitchers Baldwin and Dancing Mickie"
Welch were In perfect physical and mental condition..
and pitched twists and curves that ordinary mortal
would have found impossible to catch in scoop net.
With the exception OF the sixth inning Welch did won.
derul work. considering tue batting strength OF the
players opposed to him. Although Baldwin held the
local players down to five hits earned In three
separate innings Esterbrook, the "Dude carried of
the honors OF the day. filling his position in the most
creditable manner, while his homo the seventh
inning turned the tide OF victory into New-Yorks
harbor. Dunlap also playeda brilliant game at second
base and but for his agility tho Now York club would
have scored two and probably In the sixth
inning. ORourke. ConDor and Esterbrook were the
loo Al players Badwn's delivery The excite
ment and enthusiasm throughout intense. The Do
roit started for homo Immediately after the game
while the NewYork team started for Boston latern the
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field. Tho Detroit men, as usual Of late retired
without scorng the opening inning. The local club
work and scoring one run took the usual LEAD
field ami scored hitjustovcr Rowes head by Connor
Ewing. Ward and Richardson were retired and Conner
second inning. the pitchers doing gooi WORK
and rstiTne eac player ,, as ne voS SIS anS
devoid OF runs two6ase hit by Brouthers and mar
veous onchand catch by lianlon being tho features
The great centre fielder Jumped hgh into the air and
captured possible h0mc-ruU bit with his right hand
Both sides were again retired ~ one Two three 9rer N
in the sixth inning, aud Welch temporarily losing mis-
TWO earned run. Rchardsoh ed OF with safe 10
ceptrc Held went to third on two-ba.o Int to left
field by Brouthcrs. and both scored safe hit Just
over Wards head by Rove Tho latter was neatly canght
At second by Ewing, bs Thompson struck ont and Ester
brooks line catch OF line hit from White put the VOL
yerlnes into The field again.
The Now-York men allowed their opponents to bold
only monen.ry lead for they scored In their
half OF the inning ami to the amd great rcjoc.
ne The big Tiled to out-ycl the little men but
they all did we'll iiarlemlte- stuck ther heads Out OF
thor Windows and probably Thought rot IA proEess
ORourke's had arrived again. and he led oil with
twobase MT To rlsht. Inc cheers were Iene"eu. co.
OEourkc went to third on Wild throw to second by
BALDWIN aud scored on hit to centre i"lt by Connor
Ewing would then have ou but Cancel missed
the ball and Ewing went TO second on tne error 1t
fnI onchani catch and double play by Dunlap pre-.
vented, Ward being retired ani Ewing thrown ont at
sSth lnung ended with the score ~ to - In
an m ,ung tne enthusiasm WAS gcater tAan ever, and
Estcrbrock the hero OF the hour. The Detroit men
were quickly retired, but the local club scored ono
ran aud took the lea Dorgan struck ont Ester
brook sent the ball through the picket fence in right
aud made the clrcu. OF the bases before small ooy
found tho bail and threw 1t 20 Thompson. Wcch sirncS
out sld Gerhardt was thrown ou, ut nrst aud the
seventh inning ended with tho score at , to . IN
Of the NcwlorK nine and to the Intense satfac-
ton Of all present. No more run. were made. although
the interest IN the game al not htS until the st man
put out In the ninth inning Inc score WAS as fo