New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-25
SEASON BEGUN
GIANTS BEATEN IN THE FIRST HOUND.
THE BOSTON CLUB SCORES VICTORY on

THE BOSTON CLUB SCORES VICTORY oN
WEIGHS POOR PITCHING.
Tho Giants. tho baseball champions OF the League
and Of the world began the pennant season Of 1eeD as
Oakland Park Jersey City, yesterday, and the Bostons.
their opponents. beat them. Every scat on tho
grounds was occupied yet only 3,o42 people wer"
present. The three pennant flags owned by tho
Giants hoated from fag.stafs. The story Of the
game be quickly told WEIGH pitched like school
boy IN the first two innings. and like himself in tho
last six. The eight srorod by Boston in the
first two innings the game. The Giants played
good uphill game, but that was all. Quinn is no
shortstop Ward played with New-York. Kelly
claimed that the game played under protest on
that account.
The Giants went first 10 the bat and Gore opened
tho League season with pronounced drive 10 right
field for bases. Tiernan's artistic sacrifice put
Gore on third base and similar play by Ewing
allowed Gore score. Then the Boston players
the BAT and absorbed some Of the enthusiasm
Four tgo-basc hits single and base on called
balls the visitors from the city Of culture four
and the lead. Brown started of with a two
base hit 10 left field and Kelly sent to first
called balls. Both scored a lively two-base hit
10 right field by Brouthers Richardson's two-
Dagger to left brought home Brouthcrs. Quinn to.
lowed with twobase hit down the left foul Hns
and Richardson scored
In the second inning the champions were BANKED
in spite Of the fact that Richardson made two
base hit. WEIGH again pitched poorly and the result
four more for Boston in their half of the
inning ClarksOn led of with a two-base hit
centre field and Brown made hit and stole To second
Johnson sent 10 first called balls. The crowd
graned whom WEIGH also sent Kelly TO first on called
balls forcing home Garrison. Brouthers followed
With safe drive TO centre field bringing Brown and
Johnson the plate. Cora fimbed the ball
,&nd BrOuthers 10 second and Kelly scored the
error The flags foated merrily in the breeze, but
the mascot shivered II he cold with the
at 8 to l in favor of Boston.
In the fourth inning the New-Yorkers began 10
a HID and Ward won't 70 first called balls. Rich
ardson drove the ball safely to centre. add Conner
scored, Ward going to third and Richardson 10 second
on the throwin Slatery hit safely to left field, and
Ward scored. Slatrery got around third a wild
throw TO second by Bennett Richardson scoring Tho
Giants scored two In the fifth inning, draw
ing nearer TO their opponents. and the spectators al
most went Wild. Tiernan< made h and did
Ewing COnnor's sacrifice advanced each base.
Wads sacrifice sent 11ernan home. and Richarson's
3, Ncw-fOrk q. WEIGH retired the Bostons three
pitched balls, and he received whirwind OF ap-
plause.
Tho sixth and seventh innings were quickly passed,
neither side adding TO Its IN the eighth
ming NewYork got one more run. Slat,ery rcar he'd
first called balls welchs sacrifice advanced each
base. Cores long fly to left field allowed SIattery
10 score. No more scored, and the game
resulted as follows: