New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-27
THE GIANTS ON TOP AGAIN.
TERRIFIC BATTING THE FEATURE OF THE
GAME.
FOUR OF THE SERIES NOW BELONG TO THE
LEAGUE cHAMPIoNs-PoINTS OF

THE PLAY
The Giants won yesterdays game In the worm ;
championship series and took the ieid Ior w ~"
time They arc confident now that they VIII WIN AT
,a, ,,o 81 tho roxt three games. and capture the
r,ss ,ritbout having b. play the full eleven games
scheduled Yesterdays game was IN NdS' 'D''i
70 fridays battlc from every POINT ol WV ~
there was no comparison between the t"o fnm''
The Giants sharp batting was ABOUT inc o"' 'li ,
foa,,ro NJ the contest The weather was eAecrdoi0
and kent the attendance down 10 "'"l- SPY :,
The grounds were muddy and drz]n"B I"" 40"
during part OF the match. H.,
Iovctt was put I'm to do the pltchhg LOT h'ooh' ~
but his curves WI battcd 50 freely tha' ar
his place In the fourth inning. crane as usual ~
such cases could not handle the wet oaii' aii,
although his curves were not Datt-u nd'u "o 80
NOT get the BAN over the plato. His sumDhnR oae'
10 ci,,in, bases on called balls was stopped III the
seventh inning ard Keefe pitched out inc Ea'n'
The general fielding play was goou' ou' l''' ISL
brilliant II would have been all but lhposs'O" ~
have brought out any br1lancy Of any kind on such
a damp dark. disagreeablc day. No"-lorA mas "o"
captured four of the games played
The game started at go p. M, win me brooAS"
men at the bat. Ward caught the ball sent lluo inc
oir nv O,BrIen and Tiernan did the same for Conss
av Burns could not get ball to suit mhi ana was
sent 10 first. Foutz hit safely between nghV "''"
centre advancing Burns 10 second. Plnkhc! TO
Ieved the anxiety of the followers OF me "ial'S ny
dfur
throw him out at first The Giants were more
forunac and took the lead their part of the inning
sl.,terv took two bases on wild throw to hi$t by
pnlney Tiernan was declared out at first on close
decision on a throw by Smith. slaitefy ran 10 lhu
ON the play. and scored the first run oil me gac o
Ewing's hit Just back Of second base. "au ; sacri
flee nut Ewing on second and Conner was struck by
pjtched bali and went to first. Richardson spobu
the chances for further by sending little hy TO
COrkhilL
In the second inning the Brdegrooms got one man
70 first base on called balls but he got no further In
this half Of the inning the Workers fairly elcctred
the onookers by batting Lovet's curves In every dl
rection and scoring eight runs II was the Ivelcst
batting of tho series and the Onlookcrs howled with
delight. Twelve men went to the bat and six Of the
runs were earned. ORourke opened with twobaS-
ger TO left fed but Whitney was put out on pretty
clever catch by O'Bren. Crane and slattery were
then sent TO first on called balls. filling the bases
Tlernan hit safely TO centre field and O'Rourke and
Crane scored. Ewing hit safely, and Stat
terry scored. Ward put out, but Con
nor followed with two-bagger to right field,
sending home Tcrnan and Ewing. Richardson then
lost the bah among tho free seats in left field. making
home run and sending ConnOr in ahead of him.
ORourFe then made the longest hit seen on the new
grounds sending the ball high the fence between
left and centre fields. whitney made twObagger,
but was left when Crane was thrown ont at first.
In the third inning Crane lost control Of the ball
and the result was four uncamed for Brooklyn.
O'Rrien was sent to first called balls and Collins
made a hit wild throw by Crane put OBrien
third Burns went to first called balls, filling the
bases Foutz was also sent 10 first. forcing home
O'Brien Pinkney followed with hit to right field
and Collins and Burns scored. Plnhncy would have
been forced out second but Ward dropped the ball.
Foutz scoring on the play. Brooklyn wanted to put
in Caruthers. but II uneven innings" the
umpire refused TO allow the change to be made.
Lovett settled down 10 the third and easily retired
the Giants. CarutheIs, however, took Lovetts place
in the fourth inning.
In the hfth inning Crane again pitched wretchedly
and the spec tators yelled Take him outl7 To-Day
ODay I" Burns, the first bstsman, sent TO first
on called balls and Foutz hit safely to night field
Pnkney sent an easy fly to second, which Richardson
dropped TO make double play. 1t was
not allowed and Pnkney declared out.
rOrkhill was sent TO first called balls filling the
smith then sent the ball into the free seats.
end Burns. FouU and COrkhill scored. oRourke
captured the ball and smith was retired az the platc
1he Brooklyn players wIanged over the decision but
Il did no good New y Orh quickly put out. and
the inning closed with the score at to Z In New
Crane was still Wild in the sixth inning, but his
clever support saved him, and Brooklyn dld not
score. In their half OF the Inning te Giants increased
their lead with one more run Ileth9n pol 10 Hrsi
eNcusable error rs Collins, ana ran 10 MIRO
on a lively hit TO right field by Ewing. Ward hit TO
loft, and Tie nan scored. EWlrg was thrown out
trying 10 seal thrl and CGT,thers easily disposed
OF Conner and Richardson In the next inning TIE
New Yorl.cis added more run 10 their score
After OROurkc had been disposed Of, Whitney hit
safely 10 centre field. kCcfc followed with a two
Dagger TO the centre Held cmbanhm"nt. Whitney ran
to first called balls and stole second clycry. bur
Ewing could not bring more runs home. There were
10 special features in the remaining innings. The
a. follows: