New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-17
NETWORKS WIN AT HOME.
BOSTON MEN ALLOWED ONLY ONE RUN.
A FINE DAME OF BASEBALL AT THE POLO GROUNDS
-BRILIIANT PLAY ON BOTH SIDES

FINE DAME OF BASEBALL AT THE POLO GROUNDS
BRILLIANT PLAY ON BOTH SIDES.
Tho Nsw-York Club returned to its home grounds
yesterday and played game OF baseball with the Bos-
ton nine The contest OF unusual interest,
brilliant plays beilg that the onookers
were In continual state Of applause. The ball was
stopped caught and thrown with remarkable and
accuracy. The game one that would keep large
crowd at high pitch of excitement and even a small
assemblage would make much noise. Weleh pitched
with effect but he wild IN his delivery at times.
His work the whole. however, was good. Rad
bourne not effective in the early part OF the
game, but he improved and pitched with tremendous
effect after the third inning.
From the beginning OF the fourth TO the ninth inning
the local players tired in one two three order,
not player reaching first base The Boston men
made few blunders. but their efforts Mt run-makng
not successful until the eighth inning. when two
blunders by Ward gave the visiting players one run.
1t the intention of the management to give con.
cert before and during the match but the present
trouble over licensing baseball grounds prevented:
About $500 people were present and after The long
ntermsson in baseball games in tins CITY enjoyed inc
contest hugely. Gerhardt, Gillespie, ORourke Nash
and Sutton played excellenty and were frequently
appIauded. Another pleasant incident was the I'm
partial ulnprinG of the veteran Tommy York.
The New York club the first at the bat and
opened tine game In lively manner making three
runs. O'Rourke the first striker sent the ball safely
into lett field and the teat seemed to unnerve Rad
bourne slightly. Tor he allowed tnc bulky NonnoT 10
reach first on called balls. A wild pitch advanced
each player base. Ward followed with short hit
and both ORourke and Conner scored. Ward went
to third on hit right field by Gillespie and scored
IN a hit to centre field BY Dorgan. The latter and
Esterbrook retired on double nay and the run
making was stopped for the time. The Boston men
were retired in short order. brilliant pick up and
throw by Gerhardt calling forth deserved applause.
Neither side scored in the second inning, although
the local rlrb had half dozen men at the bat. The
local PLAYERS added mother TO their score IN the
third inning. Dorgan made another safe hit and
went around to third base a wild itch. Ester
brook was presented with beautiful and rather large
Hornl horseshoe when he stepped to the plate but he
responded with only lite pop-up fly. Welch. how
ever made hit and Dorgan scored. Both sides were
retired in the fourth and fifth inning without scoring
The local PLAYERS retired i'll one, two, three
order The Boston not so easily put out.
No more runs were scored either side until the
eighth inning when errors by Ward allowed the Bos-
ton men to score their only rnn Wise made hit and
reached second on mufied ball by Ward Rad
bourne sent easy fly TO Gerhardt but that player IN
order to make double play allowed the ball to strike
the ground He threw Daily out at second, but Ward
IN attempting put Wise at third base threw the
ball wild and Wise scored the error. The score
was Is follows: