New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-12
NOW FOR SECOND PLACE!
ONE MORE VICTORY WILL SECURE III.
CLEVELAND HAS HARD WORK TO GET ONE RUN
yROM THE GIANTS.

CLEVELAND HAS HARD WORK TO GET ONE RUN
yRoM THE GIANTS.
Tho New-Yoll and Cleveland teams began their
ess OF three games at the New Polo Grounds yester.
uay' The weather was dark and a light rain kept
.ro attendance down, yet 3572 spectators were
P'''o"'' Tho New-Yorkcrs easily through
SUPERIOR batting. WEIGH pitched with mastery effect
"sal"s. al the Cleveland basmcn except Tebcan and
over ieoeaus hits did not assist in the run making
Inv Cleveland men played a brilliant game in tho
o'' ,ner inability TO bat at timely moments alone
ing mem. Ewing retired in the sixth inning
.''' INC victory was virtually won and Brown took
ms pace behind the bat Catcher thinner was
'"Noh SICK IN the seventh inning and the vet,i an
800 snyder caught out the game. The New
TOOK the lead at the start and had the game
Wei IN hand all the way
"o OicVeiand players are unique in their way, and
'0 proho 10 modesty commodity not possessed
W inc average ball club. Several of the Cleveland
p'ers were seen before the game and they said that
they would be satisfied to win one game out OF the nres
oht SERIES and by doing that they would get of town
IN second place. They voiced the sentiments of
manager LOTUS. who added that he thought that
INC boston club had about made its best efforts and
@e ne would not be surprised to Cleveland finish
aheao Oh the New Englanders. He felt positive that
INC Hlahts would accomplish that object without
much trouble He deplored the fact that Welch
TO pitch, saying that he was the most troublesome
pitcher his team had met this year. Deadhead
mn mad Its usual number of spectators.
Inc Giants took the first whack at the new ball,
anu as usual of late. scored four runs and started
OIL with a good lead Gore hit the second ball
pitched sending the sphere to right field for two
bases. Tiernan made similar hit to left field but
as Gore thought that Twitche would catch 1t he only
got to third on the hit. Ewing started the on
lockers bowling by hitting safely to right field and
sending homo Gore and Herman. Conner kept up
the good work with hit to left field. Richardson
sacrificed HIS chances but advanced Ewing to third
and Conner to second. Both scored on Wards neat
hit just second base
Nothing more In run-making way done
until the fourth inning when the NEWCOMERS scored
four more runs and further increased their lead,
Bslely seemed lose control of the ball for a tmeS
ward, the first batsman, sent to first on called
balls, and stolo tc second in his usual clever style
ORourhes hit past Faatz put Ward third. Then
Whitney was sent to first called balls, and the
bases were full Welch hit slow bOunder
to Bakely and Ward would have been thrown out a:
the plate had not Bakey thrown wildly Ward
scored the error. This seemed to mako Bakey
nervous, for the next ball he pitched far out OF
Zmmers reach and both O'Rourke and Whitney scored.
Ewns's lively threebagger to left field sent WEIGH
across the plate. This left the score at TO In
Newly OIkS favor.
In the SIKH inning the New.Yorkers added one
more run 10 their score, Herman making a three
Dagger TO right field and scoring wobase hit to
their first and only in the last part Of the
inning Stricken hit safely 10 left field and wOuld
have been forced out at second by McAleer, but
Richardson dropped the ball Twitchcll reached first
Faatzs sacrifice allowed Stricken score. No more
runs made the tabuated result being follows