New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-19
SCENES ABOUTTHE DIAMOND
A MATCH GAME AT THE POLO GROUNDS.

DERLY LADY WITH CUCUMBER NOSE
There is no similarity between inc cro"u' 90
TO SEQ baseball match and the crowns '"A o
anywhere else under the sun. All otn'r 800
possess a distinguishing feature. You can ioon
YOU and conclude Just where you arc lou co"
watch the faces OF an assembling host and pcrceNo
IN them expressions which tell you what 'nos '
there for. This crowd has come to see tno i~0o''
that to see a college football game. the other W e
an international rife match. But the baseoai ~"
gives you hint Of its object In coming "s' In
In the multitude Of faces rising before you iihe H
side of grass there Is no prcponderatng type. NJ
type familiar 10 American streets ana prcsu"',s
born with an English tongue is absent fro' ~.
bare footed little bcggar dressed partially IN rag %
mostly In dirt, haunting the bo1-ofice ou'siuo o.
filing the air with his petitions generally auure
"sav, Mister take fellow In TO the young man VI
elegant pretensions and imported airs ana inc ''uo'
man Of comfortable appearance and seda'c ni1anv.
from bottom to top though all the graduated s,''a
Of American society, rank or grade IS ielt "i'HV
a. representative at the Polo Grounds III 800
coaches hansoms, buses and even III os ,
hands. the throng comes streaming along through
every street and avenue that leads to tho srounus
steady flow of pedestrians overrins 'no
| sidewalk Every arriving elevated traln' e'eiy
street car is evacuated as It stops near this emu"
| Of human interest. The game is caiieu a. -
| O'Clock, but by three the great structure n
| TO accommodate the spectators is we'll nied up 81"
| a
| Tantivy coaches in the shade Of which, II poS''D
or ont in the elartng heat II a more comior'aoio
nook Is unavailable, hundreds Of human ocins' aio
bestowng themselves. The grand STAND Is Ps0h'1
| all too dcnscly for individual enjoyment AVN, "
the socurest elevation where the danger rom arue
bat indscreet batters IS reduced to minimum o.
| the boxes and stalls reserved for ladies' anu 'u'
escorts and for persons Of more than ordinary dis-
| ,inction Every seat IS occupied. Every oOA Il
full Mrs Van Pcyster dc Rensselaer, Muess III en-
Pertaining a party OF friends composed VI US
tipruished United States Senator. MAJOR Dcnei"i
OF the English army, an eminent scehlinc
an actress who plays Forget Me Not and Canihs'
,brc. Young ladies' and two young gentlemen So
Iectcd from among Mr.. Ward McAlllsters choce
and favored Four Hundred Removed rom ~
bv a dividing bar sits the Governor OF Ne"-iorh' -
famous comedian who for 900 nights useu u ''"
enraptured audiences what the dickcy plus say
poitician to whom Is largely entrusted mo uuy VI
d,nc officials for this city and Of taxing their
salaries for the benefit OF Tammany Hall, ana a"
Honorable Justice OF the Supreme Court OF inc 'l'0
OF New-York Beyond these is banker WHO hs
ures his fortune in millions, and CathoHc P'o'"
upon whom the favor Of the Pontlh has peen s"o"
ered IN ttes and missions Of confidence and honor.
In a row Of six chairs below them sits the eh'iio
family OF rich grocer who has taken these chars
for the season and who occupies them with his VIE
/ daughter and three young boys az ever! e
Beyond ard about to the fullest capacity ol 'lo
, stand arc a motley host Of men and women !ou"s
o,d handsome and ill-favorcd. prosperous and ont-
, ateIbows amable ard tough. Below TINS nioIo
Central stand is another filed exclusively WIN nien
, and bows Extending out from II are tiers on ucFs
Of seats unshaded ard cheap, packed with muiu
! tude OF less favored mortalS.
4 There must be something wonderful ABOUT
ranc that can bring together day after Cav 'hrouen
out the summer months of every year from Jour 4
twelve thousand people and hold them despite aus
heat and atmosphere strong OF tooacoo s'o' -,
two or three hours Nine great big men are place.
a. stated distances from each other over I'VE acre
Q ~ Ground tenth man takes a bat, and as ID
ball IS pitched him he tries to strike II OUT i
e the field II he succeeds he tries to run arounu
% block at the four corners OF which an enemy
II placed II he gets all the way around ".'nou
t brc ,ntercepted by the ball the hands OF his op
4. -. ho scoreS a run This Is all there IS TO II
II Rut before tho ball hit and before the run Is con-
II Melted there are many thrilling dangers 10 g
II cane 60 many pursuers and interceptolS 10 e'uu
N en- many opportunities for the exhibition OF strength
e courage ingenuity audacity and ski on the part
n both struggling Sides that no one 10 "hoih '"''
n. Qualities appeal can fail TO enjoy the contest
~ tn soe a bercuean figure suddenly go into M
:, r,entarv conculsion, tho ball he has hclu
- HE hand dart through the air with force enough
b., hrcak an ox's skull, 10 see the batter SWING III
% c,ub and hlt the missile squarely, which means th'
= clio pont O. a sphere has met single point
~, circle 10 SEQ plunge into tho air or "hAh s'I'
: tho ecld 10 see the striker tear along !" MS III
t objective point as II chased by the fures 10 SEQ u
=, h,u descend plumb into tho extended palm OF a
- olort fielder or TO see IT'S course cut short DS u
- d,-irc hand of a shortstop who thercupon huris
=, over 70 the point whittier the striker IS aiming
that even his flying feet outstrpped IN the race
-, this Is a spectacle over which even WOODEN n''
= should be ashamed not 10 enthusc'
he rhis has been great week at the Polo Ground
NJ Tho New.York Club leaders in the annual race
TO the remnant have met their two principal lVas a.
iK have played a series OF battles royal fauCh ISlN
an d soIomon have both testified that the race IA n
m always to the swift, Neither does victory ai"a
II h,onc to tho baseball club that most deserves It,
TO For the reason that so representative anu Coz
lre nact multitude is always to be found al paseU
CIR match tho physognomis can nowhere moro pronlO
VS. er,nlov himself At of the games this we
Dw ..,,nc IN AN isle near the reserved boxes whe
ry. Mrs Van peyster dc Rensselaer, Mugs was ent'
We tanning her guests wero an elderly couple III
m and a woman. Both must have oeeh norc III
DTS s,xtv wears old A mere glance suniceu 10 Sill
that OF the two she was the MacSrcgm' she
go No, tall nor gaunt commanding she da
o'r -. ..rorc nor passionate. But she had a NJ
'er ,no . cucumber and a wide mouth that fitted as
10 Tins and teeth like the Jaws OF a rattrap' lie
,,r NOT would not, could not uDderS''nu '"o s""'o
- .nnrcc,sted every movement and watched thc srou
49, with the intensest enjoyment. only one III,
no seemed TO disturb her, and that was the Som'"l
To- nonetratnc tones employed by one Of the two you
'' iodjes who. with three young men, were drawn IT
-, Mn Ward McATlster's Four Hundred and were non
ing Mrs Van Pcyster de Rensselaer, Mussss party
ork their chooo ~ u.hcr nainf,I and II was
cru 20 no ESCAPED Her lowest accents smote your
~, heavily and when she delivered herself OF an artl
ime laugh u was ho VIM -. r-,,,os s,ates Soma
Ow. dered. nO'iccu uha' ~
rity ,vavs coughed when no heard the hrs' RUNNING
led. -, ,or,h
any tha' arIooS "a WAN &c tberc few he M
OF 4" NOM said tho Viu MAUI - ~
E of more OF IT!
vom-'TIs only the third inning