New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-10
HOPE FOR THE PENNANT, YET
THE GIANTS, CHANCES IMPROVE AGAIN.
CAREFUL PLAYING DEFEATS THE CLEVELAND

CAREFUL PLAYING DEFEATS THE CLEVELAND
NINE-voN DER AHE GAINS COURAGE.
The game at the Polo Grounds yesterday what
is generally considered in modern baseball TO oc neat
and interesting match. 1t was not a WI IN exc uns
battle. however as the Giants had the game well ~
hand after the second inning. 1t was the first game
of the final series in this city between the New-fork
and Cleveland teams and Just care people were pres
ent The Giants played in good form, being more
careful than energetic In their work Keefe ptched
with exaspcrating elaboration, but with remSrNioie
effect Gruber pitched more energtcaly' Du' WIZ"
less skill The general fielding play was eAcehen', ,no
work of Stricken, Radford, Faaz and whitney e'oAS
considerable applause. Radford. Gore and Giks maze
wonderful running catches. singular thing IN 'ho
game that. although the Giants sot o"' "0'
runs, each player got at least one
Neither side scored in the opening inning but IN Tue
second both teams made runs. For the Giants' hlon
arison was sent TO first called balls ana ran u
third on o'Rourke's hit TO centre field "hlueS 'i,o
hit safely TO centre field, and Richardson scoivu
Tho Cleveland men did better in their part OF tno
inninr and scoring three runs through good batting
took the lead Tebeau got to first on tumble py
Ward and Gilks hit safely 20 right field, advancing
Tebeau to third FaaH hit to Keefe ana leoeau was
thrown out at the plate. thinner then hit 10 lo'
field and the ball striking the seats bounded oVor
fhe fence. II counted for nome run anu "iiA''
Faatz and thinner scored.
Cutters wild pitching in the third inning was
costly. allowing the Giants to score three runs and
have the advantage Gore hit safely to left Held ana
Gr1ber did not seem to like II. The next ball he
p,tched was out of Zimmer's reach and Gore ran 70
second The next three batsmen, Herman Ewing ana
Conner we're sent to first called balls the last
one forcing home Gore. Ward then sacrificed allow
ing Ternan 10 score. on Richardson's sacrifice Ewing
scored and the Giants had the lead.
The local players increased their lead with two
moro runs In the fifth inning. Conner hit SAFELY 10
right field and got TO second on Wards sacrifice He
ran to third on passed ball, and scored on Richard
sons safe drive to right field. Richardson stole 10
second and got to third on an error OF IeDeau s.
which gave ORourke first O'Rourke started Tor
second and the unsuccessful effort 10 him down al
lowed Richardson to steal home Cleveland scored
a run I'm the seventh inning and earned it. thinner
made a hit and on sacrifices by Gruber and Radford
got TO third He scored Stricker's scratch hit 10
left field The local players scored two more runs
IN the eighth inning. Whitney led OIL with hit
and took second on a passed ball. keefe was sent
m first On called balls. Gore sacrificed each DaSe
Keefe got around third on wild throw by Oruoer
Whitney scoring. Keefe scored on 1iernans hit 10
right field.
In the ninth inning the Giants added three more
rims N tleir score on hits by O'ROurbe and Herman,
a tNCObagger by Ward, three stolen bases Two Ud7Ss
I'm hail, and sacrifices by kceie ana RICHARDSON IN
fho ninth inning Faatz-s two-Degger ana Two StoIcn
hs4es gave Cleveland its maj run ana ehueu uc
game The score was as fOuOWS'