New-York tribune., 1886-05-01
The NETWORKS IN THE LEAD
ABAD DEFEAT FOR THE BOSTON NINE.
THE SCORE 10 TO 2-TGE GAME WON IL THE FIRST
INNING.

THE SCORE 10 TO 2-TUE GAME woN IL THE FIRST
INNING.
The scenes at the Polo Grounds yesterday
when the New-York aui Boston baseball clubs were
preparing sccoad battle for pcnnant honors IN
tho League rae, not animated IA on Thursday
vet they full Of interest to baseball enthusiastic
The chilly air kept the attendance down to about 5000
The contest was almost unlike that OF the previous
day possible. tho only similarity orins lh"e
tho NewYork nine again won Tho boston
men seemed to feel the strain they hal Undergone
on Thursday did look like conauerng heroes AS
tey took their places FOR the struggle. The local play
entered uron their work as II the contest OF Ihuts
day only bcen refreshing exercise to them IheEc
were fewer Boston sympathizers present. the majority
plainly hoping that the local club would win, and win by
as biz n score rs possible.
Each nne changed It's pitcher and clcher, Kece and
Dcasey forming tho battery for the New-York nine ana
Bunlnton AMI Tate for the Bostons. Keefe pitched
with strategic effect until he hal the Boston bat
ters thoroughly dcmorzcd, and then to spare
himself for future battles he took things
easily. Dcasey supported Kccfo admirably
behind the bat. and also helped considerably
with his bat in the scoring. Bufnton is bigger man
keefc. but the latter knows moro about curving
ball than his antagonist from the Hub could learn IN
ent Buinton at and batted him so hard that
they virtually had the game settled before tne second
inning begun. keefc, Deascy aud C3nnor hit tue
ball ercey that many on-lookers feared 1t woud NOT
last through tne game. , ,
but retired in quick order When tho local nine
stoppoi up paie and made hit after hit Buln-
tons heart sank and the few followers OF Boston iet de
pressed. O'ROurkc put out, but CoDnor retaatet
by long hit ward the field dag saf ana reached
third base. hit field By Gillespie scored
the first Dorgan followed with two-t ase hit to
left field which left player on third and another on
second Radbonrpe would nave put Gillespie out at the
home plate Esterbrooks hit To shorstop, but Tate
mucd ball aud the ank left fielder scored on the er-
ror Dcasey followed with another hit. which sent Dor
gan and Es;crurook 20 third. kccfe'S tw0-Ddsc
hit sent Deaslcy home and Wards hit made keefes
count such streak or batting IL seldom early
in A The Boston men retired quickly In the
following inning bu scored single run III the tr on
misplays by tho local Tate went to trst called
balls to second on Hornnngs HIT TO third ON an error ~
crhardt and scored Poormans out 10 left nc!d In
the NTH inning little more Jndicious batting
enabled tho home players u add Two
more runs to their score. Deasey made a hit ana
went second by BurdOck. kecfe followed
with hit and stole To second, both he ana Deas!ey scJr
ing hit right Held by Ward. Two more runs were
made seventh inning. Dcasley made another MT
and scored Keefes three btggcr" TO centre field
Wards sacrifice allowed keefe to score.
The local pitcher had boon doing marvellous WORK mp
to the last inning when he lost his skill for an instant
and the visiting players made another Morrill, made
a hit, was advanced base on Radbournes ht went 10
third n Wild pitch. and scored Oh hit by BufdocK.
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