New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-12
GIANTS BAT OUT A VICTORY.
eRooKLYN YIELDS AFTER TEN INNINGS.
AN EXCITING CONTESTS OF BRILLIANT PLAYS
AND BAD ERRORS.

AND BAD ERRORS
One OF the most exciting games Of baseball ever
seen In this neighborhood was played between the
New-York and Brooklyn clubs at Washington Park.
Brooklyn yesterday The attendance was over 1000.
and the onlookers yelled screamed and danced around
rs II their future peace OF mind depended upon the out
come Of the game. 1t was New-York against Broob-
Ign, and feeling high. The contest like most
games Of this Kind showed plenty Of errors. but also
abundance Of sharp batting The Giants poor heidinS
work would have been fatal but for their magnhcens
batting Richardson, Ewing, and especially Hatfield
bungled around II partially bereft of their powers
OF locomotion- Gore played splendid game, ana so
did Collins, Burns Conner and WEIGH. Hatteids
home something not likely to occur Often 1t
required innings to decide the match 10 was an In
andout stuggIS the start and the result was de-
ermined only when the last man had been put out In
the tenth inning.
The New-York men went to the bat first, but were
retired without a run being made The Brooklyn mon
were more fortunate, scoring two runs In their hair
Of the inning without basehit being made. Pnkney
was sent 10 first on called balls. but forced out OF
second by Collins. Foutz then got to nrst on
mufed fly by Richardson, while an error by Hatneiu
allowed Burns to reach first and MI the bases "eion
then dropped a throw to tho plate and Collins scored
on the error. Corkhin's sacrifice allowed Fouz TO
score In tho second inning the Giants batted we'll
and making two runs, tied the score. Foster led on
with a hit but was forced out at second by sattery.
WhItney was put out but Hatfield surprised everybody
by sending the ball down among the caN1aRes III
centre field and making homo run. bringing homo
Slattery before him.
The Brooklyn players scored run N the thru IN
ming and took tho lead. Collins was sent 10 first on
called balls and IL proved q costly experiment lie
got TO third on hit contre field by Burns and scored
on Oorkhiips sacrifice fly out to Foster. The BrooK
lyn PLAYERS added ono TO their score In the
fourth inning After two men wore out. Collins mano
lively twobaso hit to left fold and scored on ht TO
centre field by Foutz.
In the fifth inning the Giants began to W'eio tne
bat and the result three all earned ana tho
lead Weloh led of with two-base hit While Goro
lift safely and ran 10 second on the throw In BON
scored on lively hit between left and centre heds oy
Ewing. Ewing went to third on hit by Ccnnor ana
acored On Fosters sacrifice In the seventh inning inc
home players scored moro runs and rcgained une
lead Burns made throe-ba hit. and then o'Bren
sent liner 10 slattcry. The latter dropped the Dali
and both Burns and o'Bren scored The Giants
scored one run in tho ninth inning again making inc
rms even While the excitement was at fever neat
Hatseld uade a hit ran second on valid throw py
Carrtheus and scored on Cores hrce-base MT IN no
tenth inning the NewtYorkers scored the IVY TUE h
which gave them the victory on three-pase NC ~
Ewing and Conner and e1ror by Smith Inc Iroon.
ivn man Got one run the tenth inning by base on
called balls hits by Pnkney and collins ana an
nv Uatfeld billant double play by MhI.iey
ended the game In favor Of the Giants INC soOio
was as follows: