New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-14
GREEK MEETS GREEK.
THIRTEEN INNINGS AND A DRAWN GAME
DARKNESS FINDS THE GIANTS AND cHIcAGos
sTRUGGLING IN AN EQUAL FIGHT.

DARKNESS FINDS THE GIANTS AND CHlcA0oS
STRUGGLING IN AN EQUAL FIGHT.
More scientific games OF baseball have been played o.
tho Polo Grounds than yesterdays contest between the
New.York and Chicago mines more in'eio9""s o'
however, has seldom been seen on mahna''an i9''n''
Darkness stopped the play after thirteen 'nhns WIN ~
result s unsettled neither side having scored more tnah
,ha oher IL WAS remarkable match In every way ano
the local nine was extremely fortunate IN many ""S'
Each team made the same number OF error" ""''o W.,
Chicago had fourteen basehts 70 tnei' ero s'
New Workers. only four The crowd was is'Re "' .
o,o and n was difficult n,1tter 20 secure scat on 'no
grand stand half an before the game sal'ea'
g. 300 spectators present OF least lVoo o VI"
being women Umpire Lynch was one OF the unp'''Ns"'
features OF the game. .... .,,
in tho cap,o and payed more Ike amateur team than
the leaders in the League When they 81" tns' VIZ
Chicago men not such awfuly snar' players " '
the local braced up ana played "onaoriu' s -
ing the last nine Innings Ward ana whitney p''!o- "
onsld form and Sattery the hero OF play IN inc
tenth inning that undoubtedly saved Newfork from u
feat lie caught high fly from Pfehers oat anu rs'
the ball to the plate In time 10 make douDie p'y a
nrcvent Duffy from scoring what would have Deeh 'ne
winning run WEIGH pitched rather poorly, his cAce"en.
field support alone saving him from deieaI hhsoh pJ
in splendid form, too, making four hts
Tho Chicago PLAYERS were the first 10 score, fnaKihg
two runs I'm the opening inning and taking the lead Inc
NEWCOMERS were the first the bat but were put out
cont To first on called balls spite OF the fact that many
people thought that WEIGH putting strikes ihslead
NJ . halls- over the plate. Ryan went % seconh On
passed ball Van Haltren hit safely TO right heId al
yancng Ryan to third Van Hsltren started 10 seeoho
and as Ewing made Wild throw got there safely ana
RYAN scored on the blunder. Duly was put out oy
sotterr Arson then made hit to Wclch and Van
aren was run out but Arson managed 10 get 70 Secon"
yIe scored on Psener's lively hit 10 right field
wech then settled down, and the Chicago men were
thnv n
innInos Baldwin however, was just effective, and
tho local nine got but first base during the
rt three innings fourth inning the local players
scored their first run, due almost entirely 10 baiu"ih
widnes Ticrnan first called balls 70 secohu
ON n Wild throw to third on a wild pitch. Conner also
went to first on called balls and ran to second on via
pitch. O'Rourke long Gy tn centre he'a anu
Ternan scored Common might havo done the sane' o"'
was too lmd, and remained on third
In the last halt Of the same Inning tho ioc"i n'e'
seemed TO lose their heads and playing Ike 10, OF
school boys allowed the Chicago men to and three noIe
rms 10 their score made hit Just out OF wh'
nev,s reach Pfener then hit WEIGH. but that player
made wild throw to second. and both Arson ana fehcr
were safe. Williamson sent an easy oounoer oo"uru e"o
and I'M, richardson allowed it pass him, and Arson
900 on tho error Burns was out at first by
Ward but Pfener scored the play Daley got 70 nr9'
on an error by ConDo and Common MADE wiid 'ho"
IN the houe plate Williamson also scored
The exetemeat was tremendous In the ninth INNING
,vben tho home players seCred fur runs auu @ca the
carc richardson made hit to right fed and Conner
also hit safely the same direction ohourho se' On
,osy fy % RYAN, that player dropped tho oai aha
tho h,s.s were full Ewing hit safe to right and Con-
nor ona Richardson ran home DAILY male wild throw
n second and ORourke scored and Ewing 60: to third
Ev,na sr,rcd on whitneys out to Duty. The score