New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-24
A REMARKABLE GAME.
KANSAS CITY DEFEATED AT BROOKLYN.

A, CLOSE GAME MADE MORE EXCITING BY A
NUMBER OF UNUSUAL PLAYS-TIIE RECORDS
The game Of baseball yesterday al Washington Park
between the Brooklyn and Kansas City teams. was
about as interesting a match has been PLAYED IN
brooklyn this The playing was quick and
brilliant errors few and the result, uncertain
until the final play Of the game had been made The
superior batting of the home players than coun
teracted tho perfect fielding Of the Western team
heavy shower fell Just before the game bus only serye
10 lay the dnst and cool the heated atmosphere An
invtgnratins breeze sprang up Immediately and the
2753 spectators settled back in their seats 70 ENJOY the
game and to feel comfortable al the same time.
Tho Kansas City men were the first 10 score. making
two in the third inning Davis made nit ana
scored a two.base hit TO centre field by CONWAY
Hamilton also hit safely and Conway scored. In the
fourth inning the Brooklyn players rallied at the pat
and tied the scoe. Foutz hit safely, and on Burnss
hit TO centre field ran third Burns Immediately
stole second In his usual brilliant style. Both scorer
OIL Pnknsy's lively hit Ia left field
One Of the most peculiar records Of plays on the
green diamond field made by the home players III
the fifth inning The Pigs In Clover' and the III
teen PUZZLE we're both ou'done IN fact the famous
record of the old Motroposns, made at staten lsiahu
three years ago, surpassed The MeuS
Oh that occasion made Two twobaggers and TWO Sinse
hits in one inning without making a run Ihe recoie
of yesterday seems beyond solution on paper 30' ~
was illustrated on the ball field iw00agger was
made, followed by four consecutive bases Oh c"ieu
balls two Wild pitches and stolen bas5' anu So'
a run was not scored. The remarkable record was
made In this way Terry led oil with t~o-oasger
and went TO third wild pitch. Nisner was
sent 10 first OH called balls, and Terry was thrown
out at the home plate, the catcher throwing the pan
10 third TO catch that player nappns, and receiving
the return in time retire the runner on his way ho'
Visner attempted 10 seal second, but ceVer uEo"
by Hoover sent him 10 the players bench lnsteSi'
smith WAS then sent TO first base on called Dails'
stole cleverlv TO second and went 10 third on VIII
MITCH OBrien and Collins were also sent 10 FIRST on
called balls. filing the bases. FOutz was retlfed
on a brilliant stop and throw by Alvord and three
men were left on bases and the riddle was solVed'
HAD the PLAYERS stood still at least two runs wou
have been forced home.
In the seventh inning Manning was sent to hrst
On called balls and TO second on sacrifice py
Alvord. Davis hit TO far centre field and Manning
scored Davis attempted TO make home run ou'
was thrown out at the plate. IN the colllsioh "hc"
followed FoRz was badly spiked in the foot ana was
assisted off the field and CaTIthers took his place
The score remained 10 in favor ol haisds
civ until the ninth inning. when the home team
turned apparent defeat into victory. After Two men
were af O'Brien hit safely to lett nelu anu Eo, y.
eoroud by a most daring slide. Collins was sent l"
tlrst ON called balls Caruthers hit into me crown
In right field and O'Bncn scored bt G0iD'is 10, va
mt out a. IL seemed 10 the unlnluateu \ lulis
,S,,qnrlc followed and Umpire Carney very pioPIIS
allowed Collins TO score, the ball had be DlOc"eE
IN the crowd and had to be returned 10 ne PItIh,
IN his position before 1t was in play ms ehueU
The remarkable game with tie score as iolIo"s'