New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-19
THE GIANTS FORGE AHEAD.
KEEFE's CURVES INSURE VICTORY.


A FINE GAME WITH THE ST. LOUIS CHAMPIONS
BROOKLYN DEFEATS INDIANAPOLIS.
Cold weather baseball has many disadvantages, as
the 5000 people at the Polo Grounds yesterday can
testify. II there is such thing cold comfort, the
spectators experienced II yesterday Tho high winds
served to dry out tho diamond and put the fold In
good playing condition 1t also pointed the FEATURES
OF tho onlookers and caused almost much discom-
fort as the regular o'clock Jam at the City Hall
station OF tho ThIrd-ave. elevated road. The play
ers however bundled up as they were In heavy Ham
nels, did not mind the wind and cold There was
also larger attendance Of the fair than usual
The game was tho third of the serios between tho
NewYork and 81. Louis clubs and resulted in the
second victory for the homo nine The game was
the kind would expect to see between tho two
champion clubs OF the country, and the closest aten
ton given to every play. In spite OF tho cold,
fcw II any, people left the grounds until after the
last had been put out In the final inning. Tho
local club principally on account Of its superior
fielding and baserunning. Keefe's excellent pitching
also had much to do with the result
Tho onlookers seemed to think that the Giants
would win as as 1t was seen that Kcefe was to
pitch Keefe rewarded his admirers with an excel
lent exhibition in tho art of scientific pitching Base
hits made by the st. Louis players Of course.
but safe drives were few and far between, and al
though the Western players scored run In the
eighth and another In the ninth inning, neither run
was earned and only one hit was made In each inning
King also did good work, and with better support
New-York would have mado fewer runs.
Tho umpIres again changed positions. Gaffncy at
tending to the decisions behind the bat while Kelly
looked after tho decisions the bases. There was
hardly murmur from either the players or specta-
tors. In fact, little fault has been found with the
umpring in the three games and the wise policy Of
securing such men has been fully proven. Kelly
and Gaffney are not only careful umpires, but they
have the confidence Of both players and spectators
and that has great deal to do with successful UNI
piring
little incident that looked significant occurred in
the fourth inning 1t has been the rule at the
grounds this year to prohibit the presentation OF
flowers to players during the game. If the Giants
athletic figures have broken any hearts this year,
those hearts have not been eased BY the promscuous
presentation of flowers. Yesterday, however. the
rule ignored and when Conner stepped to the bat
in the fourth inning he was presented with a hand
some bouquet Of flowers with a gigantic visit
Ing card attachment. Conner waved the bearer
OF the Offering away and then foutipped out
to Catcher Boyle. The bouquet was handed from one
player to another and the sender's name soon be-
came public property. Connor was about the only
one who did not know who his admrer He
fused even to look at the gift after he had returned
to the players bench. Whether the big first baseman
thought the flowers had hoodooed him or that Mrs.
COHHOr was Watching lrOHl inc upper ueT VI tnc
grand stand nobody but Mr.. Cornor knew. The
NEWCOMERS were the first to score, ttarting the
game with two runs to their record. Herman
particular, and sent TO first called balls. He
stole to second, and went TO third Ewings sharp
hit which King could not handle Richardson then
forced Herman out at the plate or hit to short.
Ewing started for third. and Richardson for second.
This seemed to furry Boyle, for he dropped the ball
and Ewing was on third and Richardson on second.
Conner was thrown out from White to Comiskey, but
Ewing reached the home plate on the play. Ward
hit safely past second, and Richardson scored.
No more runs were made until the fourth inning,
when the Giants got and drew further
ahead. After two out, Ward hit safely to
left field and was loudly cheered A low throw to
second allowed Ward to reach that base, and Stat
tery's sharp hit past second sent Ward home. In
the seventh inning combination OF errors gave
New-York another run. A bunder by White gave
Slattery ufe,' and by Boyle and Lyons adj
vanced Sattery to third. He scored Whtnsy's
sacrifice to Lyons. The st. Louis men escaped
shut-out in the eighth inning By scoring run. Rob
insOn got to first an error by Whitney, to third
on O'Neills two-bagger and scored on COmiskey's
out at first. In the ninth inning the western cham
plons got and made their defeat less
CALLING After White had struck out Boyle made
hit He took second a wild pitch and third on
passed ball. Keefe then struck out to King. Ewing
then went TO the backstop and allowed Boyle to score,
while Keefe turned his attention to striking out
Latham which he accomplished. The score was as
follows