New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-26
a HARD FIGHT WELL WON.
GIANTS PULL VICTORY OUT oF'THE FIRE
DOUBLE PLAYS AND DARING BAsERuNN1NG

DOUBLE PLAYS AND DARING BAsERuNNlNS
KEEP THE CROWD IN WILD EXCITEMENT
@weu l would not have missed that game ior
t,o bin1 said Wall Street broker as ne en''re0a
rom tho Polo Grounds yesterday. Fifty dollars
sr,ad D,shv RAN with disian strongly marked on
every featu-e Of his chubby face al would not nave
r,sssa that game for any money. Why. know some
rranks who won't sleep for week. because 'ho oo'o
WEATHER kept them downtown today
Some of the other 1856 spectators present al ule
h.,,le beveen New-York and Brooklyn's baseball
hu,ons NAV not have estimated their pleasure
=, ucb high figures but still they enjoyed the contest
nuas,v A better satisfied crowd certainly never
left tho gates of the new grcen-6amond neid IN
Harlem II was remarkable game, gcneralv VP'eo
nv far the best of the year, and although 'he
Brookyn champions beaten, they were far from
being disgraced. The contest illustrated scienthc
baseball in all it's striking points and nanoeuvres
The man or boy who. after seeing yesterdays battle,
went home to his dinner able to talk above a hoarse
whisper had few of the instincts Of free American
citizen under his overcoat.
The playing was so quick and sharp that eleven
innings were over in exactly two hours. On last
Wednesday 1t took the same teams two hours and
quarter finish six innings. The pitching OF Terry
and o'psy was one OF the features OF
the gene and both men did remarkable WORK
Tho general fielding play. too. was rmarkaoie anu
evoked almost continuous applause. slattery IN centre
field made two fine running catches. whe " houi no
caught a foul fly that looked impossible OF accom-
pl,shmea, from the grand stand. Ward. Richardson
Collins Foutz. whitney. Pnl5ney and Ewing also oid
yeomsn's service. Ward saved defeat by SWIM Oaso
running in the ninth inning, while he sianery anu
Ewing won the game in the eleventh INNING mo
Brooklyn men felt considerably depressed over tnNt
defeat. r..
remarkable feature of the contest was the iso'
That five double plays were made in the hrs' "reo
,nn,ngs and half. One double play a game Is inc
average After the game j. Barton heS anu
T,ghv Bell presented to each of the sixteen Giants
s1so. representing their share In the dement, d" "''
Broadway Theatre last sunday night .,
Smith dit MOI appear the ground ana bic bt"oh
,vn team was made up with Davis at short core
was also absent and Sattery put in centre heio
sor Navy os-k Brooklyn went first TO the o".'
o'Bren going 10 first on called balls Ooilh9 s"u'
out and by a remarkable throw to nrS' EWING pun VI.
O,Brien completing double play Burns was sfuo"
nv a pltched ball but got no further imam nreV ua'
as Foutz popped up a little foul fy 10 Ewing, -,
Nswyork slatteay and TlernaD were put OUT, anu
fhen LYNCH called Ewing out on two srhcs' Ou'
r.cnned his mistake and Ewing sent the next pan
TO hight field for two bases. Corkhln caught ""'U
fly and the first inning was past VIII no runs
O,Dav as not so effective IN the second inning anu
the Brook, n scored one run ana hao 'le ,o@o
In taet thu nrst four ba'smCn hit safely Pihkpoy
led off with safe drive and Nsner hit safely 10 ei
field but Pinkney tried TO make thiru Oh inc NV
and was thrown out by O'Rourke. Terry SEM 'no
bali between loft and centre fields, and aiuloueh
D,Rotirke nsds heroic effort be could no' q"s0
reacb Il Corlhfn hit safely right field and Nlsner
scorrd Foolish base running by Terry enabled ara
10 double him up second on pavis's popup H.!
The Giants had rcethered dangerous poh' WIN HVio
loss Richardson got far as third base IN the
latter part Of tho inning but double play ny ''i'
and Pnkney pre- vented runs
Neither side ipored in the third inning, Inc ohy
features Of note being hit by Collins, efea' sop anu
throw by Whitne', and neat double play by fihhheS'
Collins and Foutz. The only feature In the fouren III
ming was the completion of the fifth double pay
rcmarksble record II looked like runs for the OiaS
IN the fifth inning but looks deceptive. After
cannon and Rlob srdson had been retired, o'Rourko
bt safely to lett Held. Whitney followed with TWO
baeger 10 right advancing O'Rourke TO third opay'
however was not equal to the emergency, ana sent
,tae Ay TO Collins and the friends of the Giants
grosned That run for Brooklyn began 10 look d. DIG
as q house. 49, ,.,.,e ho., ,s.ms were
rrcSly nut owl. o'Day and Terry astonishing the
crowd by their wonderful control of the batsneh h
Ivn, victory TiorI was put out and so was Ewing
and two strikes haG been called on "s ard NAM
Of the oniookers left their seats preparing Tor teir
Journey home The next ball came Sa o forws s
snSSuy sharp crack ss a and to the R Ga
S Ssf a1f yct 1pG S delight Ga P
ali or nothing and Ward made daring dt'emPu , ~
ts tst ard stole third pandemonium ened
The a656 peOple made more noise than 10000 oranaE
mortaIs wo ud when waiting for returns on eGSe3n
nioht Con nor ten hit toward short, and as DAVIS
,neementsrily flimbled the ball. Ward ran home ana
the game tied The onl9oke SsS "a he facs
,onnnr stole second and third but Richardson's out
prevented hin from SCORING - .h, orasr
In the tenth inning and tbe crowd was excited 10 the
bighest ntoh The Brooklyn men were then put GU,
tn RE eleventh inning and the Giants went 10 pal ana
Won The game slauery, The first batsman MI saIely
ntt 1ad sr after Herman had been put out Ewing
sacrificed putt ing slsttery on second WIN TWO our
I'D came ~ the bat dc sent the pail rolllhe
t~ard abort and SIattery started for the home
plate Davis waited for the ball ana Wen Wsn, Sas
~ srsf nv W tnches and the greatest game ever
nIayed al the New Polo Grounds, and PROBABLY Me
finest Of the sc Son, had come 10 an emo lhe S'oi'
was as follows: