New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-19
BROOKLYN STARTS THE BALL
IT'S TEAM ALSO WINS THE OPENING GAME.
CLEVELAND MANAGES BY HARD BATTING AND
FAST RUNNING TO SECURE ONE RUN
OTHER GAMES


OTHER GAMES.
The weather yesterday not suspeous Tor the open
ing OF the championship season 10 broohNh ous
the season was opened nevertheless While the threaten
nc weather Affected the attendance at the game ana kep
mo number OF suectators down about co., did not
deprive the onookers present enjoying the sport and
yelling frsnticay at good showing made by Che home
club.
Mayor Chaplin and other city eeials were present ano
80 was Conernos The latter with the vocal music
ro the occupants OF the free seats made the
stad Inhabitants OF Gowanus think tina; Barnum ana his
menagere had arrived In Brooklyn week ahead OF Tine
There were many ladies' present and as the oreezes
waited IN from the Bay the members OF the fair sex were
,,ely tried in their efforts look interested and feel
comfortable The match was between the Brooklyn and
cleveland clubs and the result tho friends OF tho
home club TO their happy and enthusiastic over the
good showing made by the Brooklyn players
To critical and impartial observer the match was too
opo sided 10 be really exciting The Brooklyn players
took the opening inning and held 1t easily 70
the end. They played remarkable game IN tine heiu'
not making an Their batting and baserunnins were
also OF high order The Cleveland men found Csrutherss
.urves tansiig except at infieauent Intervals
The fielding OF the visiting players was anything bus
accurate orr, Smith. Foutz and oBricn, did the best
work with the bat f..f-
The game opened with the homo dub at the bat Pink
,ey struck tho first ball pitched basehit and on
oased ball he ran down to second Mcclellan got 10 nrst
on tumble by McGlone, Pnkney going to third on the
play. Mcclellan then stole TO second ceveriy' Ai'er
Orr put out CarUthers got 70 nrst Oh sno'he
error by McGions Pnkney scored Csruthers stole to
second and both he and Mcclellan scored on MT INTO
left neid by o'Bren For Cleveland Hogan made Two
Dagger, Mexican single and Hotallng single YET no
runs were scored The first were thrown out at sec
md and Hotaling left on first
fhe visiting nine from Ohio made their nrst run IN o
fourth inning Mexican hit and got 20 second on
Hotalngs first He scored ON good hit into nght
field by McGlone. the fourth inning the BROOKLYN
men got In another and increased their lead oBren
sent the ball spinning left field for two bases and
scored on a his to centre field by Foutz
The Brooklyn players had another streak OF batting In
the seventh inning and added two runs TO their
score Foutz led OF with two:bsgger into left field
and on lively hit cchre by Radford Foutz scored
Little Paul ran 20 second the throw In on Bushong
sacrifice and scored when thinner muned a little popup
fair ny from Pinkneys bat.
The Brooklyn increased its lead by three moro runs
I'm the following inning Mcclellan made hit and scored
on three Dagger field by orr Caruthers went
to first on an by McGlone. wild pitch sent
Caruthers TO second and orr the homo plate. Ca
ruthers scored hit into right FIELD by Fouz In the
final inning hits by Smith and Pnkney and another blum
der by McGone gave Brooklyn Its tenth run The score
was follows