New-York tribune., 1886-06-06
SUNDAY EDITION.
JUNE 8, 1886.
NEW-YORK WITHOUT A RUN.
BEATEN AT THE START BY CHICAGO

OVER ELEVEN THOUSAND PEOPLE WITNESS THB
DEFEAT OF THE HOME NINE.
Another great crowd went to the Polo
Grounds yesterday the turn stiles registering 10999
people who passed through the gates. They did noe.
however. registor the himble youths who climbed
over tho fence. The game was the nrss
battle in this city this season between the
NewYork and Chicago clubs. and ono not understand-
ing baseball would hsvo thought that the fats OF
nations hung result Of the contest judging from
the eager excited crowd The 7th Regiment Band took
their places In front OF the grand stand ut O'CLOCK
and as tho gates were thrown open tho rush
for available positions began An hour before
the game called every seat In
| the grounds not reserved was occupied
The musicians played patriotic and lively music, AID
kept tho spectators In good humor until tho match was
started The game ITSELF while highly exciting aud In
terestlng. model exhibition OF playing.
Tho local club appeared in poor form. and II 1t had
played in tho trim earlier in the week IL is doubt
full II 1t could have beaten the Kansas City Club. Tho
players were deliberate and uncertain In the
field, did not to know what to do when they
reached and they held their bats II they
afraid they loaded One would have thought
that Mccormick throwing dynamite at them to SEQ
how careful they let tho bat and ball touch
Keefc although he was as smiling and apparently con-
fdent usual seemed have lost his cunning the
early part OF the game His poor work especially
noticeable In the first inning when he gave three OF tho
Chicago players bases called balls Wards one error
damaging than both OF Eserbrooks blunders
combined. Mccormick pitched with wonderful effect
the local players did not make hit until the NTH
inning Tie Chicago club has not lost game In which
Mccormick pitched this year Esrerbrook reached third
base in the fifth inning and that was as far
any the NcwYork players got Kelly caught ineiy
and made the local players stick 20 the bases as II they
glued there The Giants would not have run to
second Pfeer had offered them sugar plums Aasons
home run ia the openng inning remark
able incident tho game
The Chicago sent to the bat first, the New
York players going into the field. Dalrymple was sent
to called balls Gillespie retired Gore and
then Dalrymple second on passed bal. Kelly.
the third striker also sent to first base called balls
Captain Anson stepped to the plate he checred
He waited patiently for good ball and when the
globe came where he wanted it he swung his mighty
and the ball sailing far ino left centre field.
O'Rourke tried to IT, but 1t went his head
into the crowd bcyoud Dslrymple and Kelly both
scored and Arson also reached the home plate before
the ball could be brought back In their half OF ths
| inning the local players were retired IN
quick order. Ewing reached first on an
error by Piefer. but was , thrown ,r n.ort ont y;
to In favor OF tho Chicago club The second inugs
was not remarkable neither side scorlns eunaay sae
brook. Darympe went TO hrst on called balls snnlay
retired In their hat ofthe inning.
Esterrrook reached first on An error by Anson bn was
| men failed to add TO their In tae
third inning Arson made hir. but Kelly,
Pfefer Williamson put out at hrst base Ina
New-YOrk players q failed to score in this inning.
Mccormick made threebase hit in the fourth inning.
but left third other three players being pus
out. Ewing, Ward aud Gillespie were the batters ior
the local club in this inning but could not hit the BALL
| The Chicago men nth inning. making ono
unearped Gore and Kelly were retired on 0u1 nes
EstcrbrOok. Arson sent the ball To Fight held Dls
Dorgan misudgei it and the ball went over his head
Auson reached second the hit Pfeier Knocked me
bail to war but that player mued 1t AMI AnsOn scored
The local players Ga an excellent chaneo
In their half Of the inning, but failed ingor
ousy. Neither side scored In the sixth inning the IN
cdents OF interest being hit BY ORourke an error oy
EserbrOok aud pretty double play by Pieer ana Al.
SON. The eighth and ninth innings We're passed
over without any more runs being made Inc N.s-
York players made hits in the final inning but DID
| not get u man beyond second base The WAS -
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