New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-24
GIANTS GETTING ANGRY.
BROOKLYN BEATS THEM TOO OFTEN,
THEY DID NOT EXPECT THIS KIND OF TREAT
MENT-MR. DAY TALKS OF ENDING
THE SERIES

THE
The exhibition now being given by the New-Yori
ana Brooklyn baseball teams bears only slight re-
sembance to the National game although the series of
games is to settle which the best club In the country
icS'euays game at Washington Park was about as
unsatisfactory contest to true lovers of baseball
mas ever been witnessed In this nelghborhood Only
SIX innings were stumbled through the Brooklyn
winning its third victory The 3,045 spectators
present. besides being all but frozen death went
nome thoroughly disguised. About half an hour had
oen devoted to baplayng, and about three times that
much to muling and wrangng AIRY one with an
ounce OF brains who yesterdays game, witnessed
the heated arguments of the players, and noted the
temper and hatred illustrated by both teams, would
have dismissed all ideas Of hippOdroming from his mind
Both teams showed a disposition 10 question the
decisions Of the umpres early in the game, Ewing
asserting that but for an unfair judgment the Brook
lSn team would not have scored single run in the
opening inning. The real trouble, however, occurred
IN The sixth inning. With the score at : to . in
brOohlyn's favor, the Giants went in determined 10
stop their fumbng and play baseball. o'Rourke
ied of with lively twObagger to left field and
Whitney made a bunt hit and cleverly beat the ball
TO FIRST o'Rourke going TO third the play.
passed ball advanced Whitney to second. Crane
then started the cheering by sending the ball to far
right field for thrce-base hit scoring O'ROurkc and
Whitney. Gore followed with another three Dagger
TO right field and Crane trottcd the plate. Tier
nan was 50 buslly engaged chewing tutt frutd that
ne struck out Ewing then hit the ball down in
front Of the plate and made rapid tracks TO first,
Gore meanwhile starting for the plate. Clark cap.
tured the bah and attempted TO run Core down be
tween third and home. In throwing the ball Clark
struck Gore IN the back and Umpire Gafney de
cared Gore out, asserting that he had Intentionally
obstrcted the throw
Then the wrangng began In earnest and lasted for
several minutes, but Galfney had his way and Gore
was SEM to the bench. Ewing, who had TO second
on the play, sent back to first. The Giants
as mad as hornets and showed It plainly in their
flushed faces. If dsdalnful glances and scOrnful
sneers had been fatal Gafiney would have dropped
dead. Ward then hit safely to right field, advancing
Ewing TO third. Wand started for second but Clark
threw 10 third to catch Ewing the ball went to left
field and Ewing scored Ward also scoring the play.
In returning the ball It struck O'Rourke, who on
the coaching line, the back, although Ward would
probably have scored anyway. The wrangle that
followed lasted half an hour.
Gahnsy, after hnng O'Romie So for as he called
IT, wful interference, ordered Ward back to third base
Ewing appealed to Umpire Lynch, declaring that If
Ward sent back he would take his team off tbs
field. Lynch thought that Ward would have scored
anyway and both were allowed. Then the
Brooklyn men adopted the tactics common to the
southern mule, and prevalent in baseball today ami
it was almost dark when the teams again got in
position for play.
In the last half OF the inning an unfortunate error
by Richardson was instrumental in giving the Brook
Ign players three runs and the game. Gore. Ewing
Common, Whitney and Crane also contributed to the
column. their plumbers giving Brooklyn nearly
all their runs. The Giants played far below their
true form and deserve sympathy In their defeat
Not only were the New-YOrk players highly in
cenSed at the umpires, but so was John b. Day The
president of the club. Mr. Day said after the game
that he was tempted end the series right there and
not allow his team to play another game lie did
not to think that his players had received fair
treatment from the umpres in either of the last
two games lie said that he was not accustomed to
such work and that he did not intend to put up with
it, lie. President Byme and the two umpireS will
meet at 1 p. III. to-day and talk the matter over
seriously.
Umpire Gafney was met on his way to NewYork
after the game by the writer and said: d" Tho Giants
not playing in their form and that is why
they getting beaten. They anticipated an easy
series and are surprised The team not playing
IN anything like the form IL did against tho ST. Louis
ia, year | did not want to accept this position any
way, knowing the tremendous local feeling such
series would create. This lighting and wranglins
will have to be stopped 1t VIII spread TO the spec
and then there will be riot before the question
of supremacy is settled. To-morow's game will be
started at 30 II ought to be started at o'clock
50 that nine innings could surely be played. firmly
believe that both Gore and OROurke Intentionally
ntcrfered with the ball. and that IS the reason saw
the decisions as / did"
The score was as follows:
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