New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-01
DARKNESS ENDS THE GAME
BOSTON AND NEW YORK MAKE NINE RUNS
EACH.
AN EXCITING CONTEST AT THE POLO eRcoNDS
ONLY EIGHT INNINGS PLAYED-BRook-
LYN BEATS KANSAS CITY TWICE.

LYN BEATS KANSAS CITY TWICE.
The most exciting game Of baseball ever seen 10
New-York was played at the Polo Grounds yes'euss
when the New-York and Boston teams met for 1her
last game together this season. Better games nave
been played from purely scientific point OF Ne"'
but a similar degree of excitement ana interest h"
never been witnessed here before Darkness s'oPp'u
che game at the end Of the eighth inning. making inc
battle a draw, each team having nine runs
Elevated trains were run frequent intervals, Dut
could no, accommodate the throng bound towaru
Harlem From . TO O'Clock the scene AROUND tue
entrances 10 the grounds one Of rnhin0 sursns
b,manity. the grand stand being the loadstone' Al
.hn oatss 10 the grand stand closed and the
,o-eorr was turned into the outled. Thousands OF
,,eon,e were turned away, yet the attendance was
"A ass The police handled she crowd WELL cohsu
ertngthe number Of people packed IN so smau spa
Unpires McQuade and Powers came IN ior consul
h,o ahpse and their cratic work deserved the con
6smnatton II received Crane retired IN 'he S
snntnr and WEIGH took his place, doing iair worn
Gore ward o'Rourke and Nash led in batting "HsU
GRANT and Judge MARITIME among the many "eii
known people present ~ .o tho
Neu.ycrk again sent Boston to the bat to open .ne
game. the first play made being remarRapie ruN".na
catch by Gore, who captured .hc ball rgh' y" W
embankment. Kelly put out, and aithoush N'oH
-. -, bo GOT no further than first base as
Brouthers twas thrown out at hrs'' "heh ,-ou
c WITH q, scratch hit for New-York a mighty yen
went up Tiernan put out and then Twins -,
20 the bat and greeted with cheers Inc ~ -,
Gallant captain presented with great pan lla1
., rnd ana white immortolles. Clarkson, Ko"i"s
what follows such presentations, ae'iue - no
Ewing 10 first on called balls tah'ns
.hanoes Common and Ward were easily Pu'
ON, and the first inning ended WIN I1
.,,ns On either side Neither side scored III INC So
Inpspc,a hunt hit by o'Rourke being the ohS 81,
In thei third inning Crane let down ana 'io -.
fnp
En-. erst ba.sman, hit safely TO centre helu' anu "a
~,.u,.o,.,s sacrifice Bennett advanced 10 seOon
r,, osned 10 furry Crane and he SEM hdiui'
picbard son to first on called balls After TWO suAo
had been called Kelly he hit the next o'ii P'D.
,pto right field for two bases, sending nome D
Nash also hit safely to right field for TWO pass
IT p,charason and Kelly scored and the crown ero"
- ,,- .,,.nt and sad Then Crane struck Brouthers'
.ndng him TO first Quinn hat to Ward VINO ap
antlv threw the runner out at first, Dut inc uhpno
t.a,d safes and the crowd howled us uisdppi "
Mash started for the plate and there was ano'
decision Boston again getting IL ana NaSn iU
r,o6 onfnn then stole TO second no effort belhs
,raas n catch him. as Brouthers was on third omi'
St, ,stex and Brouhcrs scored. Smith was run ou'
between first and second, but Quinn scored on the
plsy. a.. Chants for in their
This big lead did not affect the Giants LOT IN 'n1
mart of the inning they scored I'VE runs, "hno ~.
croxss apparently went crazy The yelling ias'ei
- WEAKLY ZEN minutes. Gore led OH
~uh a hit and Tlenan also banged INC
nan safeIy TO centre field Atcr Gore had scoreo OH
isvld uttch Ewing sent long fly to right hcd' anu
,o,thansh Kelly caught the ball. 1fernan managed u
s.or. Common was sent to first on caled odlis anu
moyd f6I,owed with a hit Richardson was also sent
/. f,rsf on called balls, filing the bases. ohourAe
mr. btt safely to right field, sending home Connor anu
Nard Kelly threw home wildly and hicnaiuSo"
,soorsd. .-.o.. NADIA the score
( In the. fourth inning the Bostons maze 'he Soolo
n TO by scoring one more run. benno" N
put to- first on called pans am oin
20. hoyls for WEIGH. Clarkson again
1891 and Bennett safe on
..ond Handle Richardson hit safely to centre heio
Nnd Bennett scored -, s.., .,,rc
nm .,c,berent was tremendous IN the fifth inning
svhen the Giants scored runs and ueh the scoio
Ward made a hit but was forced out al secoLu ~
Richarison Richardson was declared out for "au
,,,ter.nce with the throw at second. ana the crown
Sow1ed its disapproval. ORourke then hit sa1eH
ma scored on whitney's twO-bagger 10 right heio
Whitney stole TO third while the Boston players "cro
arranging and scored Cranes twooagger 10 cen'o
nsM7 In The sixth inning the Giants scored two
s,ns and took the lead and the scene that followed
ns0es description tore led off with his fourth hit
ia than 1Iernan cot to first on an error by Quinn
sr1y,r, Aorced Tiernan out at second but the play
eloyed Gore TO get TO third Connors long ny 70
left 6eld allowed TO score Ward then hit safeN
10 ceutre field and Ewing scored.
In the seventh inning good batting gave Boston
vu,o rore runs and the game was again tie. Kelly
LID off with hit to centre field and scored on close
soaysin I'm Nash's twObagger between left and centre
dods Brouthers hit safely to right field and Nash
ssored, Johnston. Quinn and Smith were put out
and each nine had nine runs TO its credit The score
was as follows