New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-05
BIG CROWDS AT RIDGEWOOD
SEE THE BROOKLYN CLUB
BEAT THE ST. LOUIS.
HOPES AND CHANCES OF THE GIANTS IN THE
wEsT-sTANDING OF THE VARIOUS
ASSOCIATIONS.

The largest crowd that ever witnessed a game Of
bau at Ridgowood Park, Brooklyn saw the game
Yesterday between tho Brooklyn and ST. Louis teams.
No tickets were sold TO tho grand stand after 3
n. m. while every inch Of space except Tat ocol-
rdcd for tho game was packed with peroirhg hui
mautv and a border OF people decorated the tail
fenco all around the pSyunds. Excellent order
nrevailed and but for the natural excitement OF the
snort more dccorous crowd could not have been got
together.
A. carly as / o'clock the various surface and ele-
yotad roads terminating at RidgewOod showed i'm
-, activity. even for a Sunday. The elevated
cars especially were taxed beyond their capacity
in pite Of the fact that about all the rolling stock
- ttc roads was in use 1t was almost impossible
10 Get ON train al stations above Brdge-st At
underwood the lines In front Of the ticket Offices
reached for blocks All the stands were filed 10
o,,orAovvinr nearly an hour before the game startt
and the outflow was pushed back into the outfeld
p,t for the wise policy Of the management In putting
I'M barled-wire fence incOsng the ground reserved
for the players, It would have been impossible TO
NAV the game. A contact with those prickly barbs
did moro TO keep the crowd in check than Dozen
Long Island c0nstables would have done
The vendors OF every conceivable drink in the lanes
leading TO The Park and the army Of fakr had a
nrogtable day. One could buy glass OF acid
lemonade with red paint in it for three cents or a
bogs score card for two cents. Tho vendors Of hot
corn and hot sausages were on hand in force and IN
sniff If The heat did rushing business The thlmble-
ryp fskrs had been spied ont by the policemen and
were absent at less green fields yesterday
At 80, when the game was started, Ridgewood
parl, lad never presented gayer scene. The crovN
was o1et saving its lung power for the good thiGSs
70 come breeze fragrant and cooling came out
from the adjacent wood, and that portion Of the crowd
sheltered from the suns rays was cool and happy.
glance at the crowd made one think that all Brook
lvn and goodly slice of NETWORKS population was
there vet when the diligent manager counted tho
tickets it was found that only 1894 people had gone
through the Formally of purchasing tickets. The
fences are high with convenient spikes and nails placed
at REGULAR intervals, yet the small boy not baked
The fshhorn nuisance was also present, but Tho dis
cor,lant blasts wcro squechel early in the game.
When. at 30, UmpiIcs Ferguson and Kerins took
their respective positions the screech Of distant
whistle on some Long Island engine was the only
noise thai broke tho stiffness. The Brooklyn men
won't first 10 the bat but were put out so quickly
tlqt not q n.u1mur was heard The apo-lke Latham,
who il as timber as a steel spring then came to the
bat and received al ovation lie was too intent
upon getting to first 10 any 1iiphaps, and when
bo wa, thrown out at first base roar OF appreciation
went ~.
Tho crowd howled good naturally from that point
10 The end Of the gamo. The Brooklyn mon, by
good batting. assisted by errors by King. Boyle and
gohips,n scored five runs and took the lead in the
second inning. Then pandomonium was Let loose
in the third inning the home team scored two moro
runs Oh LIT by Burns, sacrifice by Corkhiil' base
on called balls and orDors by Latham aud Fuller.
Tine 81 Louis men concentrated al their efforts IN
the fourth inning, and yet made only two runs.
Mccarthy went from home to second on a Wild throw
by smith and scoicd on a hit by Comiskey. Comishey
ran " second the thrOwin, stole third and scored
when Vl-ucr struck Robnsons bat with the ball, III
stead Of throwing the sphere 70 third base.
The game was exciting one, replete with
brilliant features. The home team Won through
superior batting. King did excellent work. except in
HE second and third innings. Caruthcis ri .cheI a
steady earnest game, being the pcrsonidcation Of
coolue,s At the most trying moments. ONcn mado
a wonderful running onchand catch in the fourth
inning aud received ovation. The score was a.
follows: