New-York tribune., 1890-04-20
THE START FOR REMNANTS
pAsEpkLL MINES BEGIN THE CHAMPION
SHIP RACE.
vrw.YoRK TEAMS, BOTH NATIONAL AND PLAY
Frs. FARE BApLY-BRooKLYN ALSO
BEATEN-CRowDS THRONG TO
THE GAMES.

BEATEN-CRowDS THRONG TO
THE GAMES
II would be an exaggeration 10 say 'iaV ai -'o"
york was at the opening championship paseoaii sa"oS
:, the Polo Grounds Brotherhood ParR, ou' Is
s-,ain that nearly every baseball crank i'll '"c
w. ,ourncved TO one hundred and fifty ffthst yester
,ov afternoon Although the games olo ho' pcs'"
- s hannast 2 and O'Clock. the trains bound Tor
,,o,, on the elevated roads were packed aiter the
hour for luncheon. huge crowd assemDiea ou'suo
,n cotes ef the Brotherhood grounds fully an hour
hetore anv reasonable hope OF gaming auh'''an'o
"e,,,a hs entertained. And when the time came Tor
tho rewardiog of all this patient enthusiasm t1ere
was rush like that of an army INTO c"s !us,
,.,a,os Everybody expected 30 have good
,ire and everybody was on the slouhuS prs"' anu
carly Never was better natuIed' a more 'n',o"s"'
,enresentatlve and cosmopolitan crowd assenioieu "
unpess a baseball match. There was h"o" iai M ("
rord in the Brotherhood GROUNDS tlah Ill 'he 1'o"
xor,, ,uh grounds but, although there was not one
,.. ,os enthpsiasm and the crowd was enhheh'y
;.t vel, dressed and respectable IL oio not peiohs
en- clearly to the higher social Circles
The upper tier of the grand stahu III "'o rolo
,-rorpds was occupied almost exclusively by women 10
was veritable mass of bewdenngN beau'iiu coio's'
Among those noticeable in the boxes III 'he upper
.,or ,rore Henry Harper and family. Colonel Enl-
rnons Clark and family. Mrs. John b. Day, Walter
e. SCHUYLER Tax Commissioner Feitner' A. T. o~'ehS'
John Newman, 4. W. Booth. W. ii. Daly' "eorgc van
wipkle A. Vredenburgh. Walter Currie, Wihe Day,
Lieutenant Kelly L. ;. n; Amasa l.. Lyons ho"a'u
Douclass Joseph Coleman, Assemblymah >. "o'uoi'
Robert Gordon, J. II. Dunn. II. Bleecker ha'"po"''
u : Leroy. John Scott, Colonel Iheouoe
uami,.on william H. Langley, John F. Gouldspurs'
Assistant District Attorney Clarke. Of Brooklyn f. '"
ruly clerk of Marine Court: John " Atwa'Fr NoP"''
Auditor Thomas NJ. Foote, c. De Forest Grant %
Griswod william Parsons, william B PARKER wilma"
II. Oseood IT, Frederick Gcbhard, Dudies '. "au'
y,co.kev Butt. John NJ. Bowers, Perry hei'no".'
Norman OelTichs Alfred ;. Post ana ISAAC INV
The Wall street brokers' boxes were gwen up ''''''
entirely to women .o
rhc polo Grounds were not remarkable for any pro
,usion in the way of decorations. But V"o mos
oodded cheerfuy in the breeze lheSe ooio "0
e.ends. World Championship 1890" ana "Ch@npo"'
New-York and Brooklyn. ,.
The motherhood Park. however, wa rc'pfhiuo"'
.,h inning Flags OF all nations iuttercd from
tho uoricht pillars of the giandstand, ana tHo
,,ont OF the lower stand fcstooned Wl'h Inv 0V''
and Stripes The 60th Reg ment baho piaScu
number Of lively waltz tunes. The weather WIS io'
all that could be desired. The sun was warm o"'
,he wind was too cold to be compatible Win en-
fire comfort IN fact. the wind WAS chuy anu
penetrating. But the baseball crank sat III h''
.cat right through the game. and for two hours be
lore IL began. The cIand-tand was IT. 0ou 'H
the deck OF an steamer and those VINO 'houen'
ia providc themselves with winter oVcicoa's htn
good reason for generalization. some ladies' WHO,
lemptcd by the brightness in the heavens veh'uco
io,th without cloaks or capcs sat bravely shiverne
foi three hours.
TN. Ncyv-York teams in both games wore their
rev white uniforms with black stocking and trim
mings. The Philad piia teams were dihercAtY al
tired. one team blue snit> with hsht oic
belts and black stockings the other wore gray suits
with red stocking, and belts
When the men arrived the field they were re-
ceved with tumultuous applause. the women in the
boxes rising 10 wave handkcrchiefs and TO get a
glimpse OF the players When the players settled
down TO work a hush fel, upon both crowds, broken
only by an occasional Of approval from either
one or the other Of then. From the moment of
play until both crowds pouring out into the
street the movements of tio contending men were
watched by thousands OF eyes. Just 12,O13
people witnessed the game in the brotherhood Park,
and 4,644 were present in the Polo Grounds
At the Polo Grounds the New-York team was
beaten through the inability Of the local batsmen to
gauge Glea,ons pitching. coupled with the poor field
ing work of Buckley. Crane and Clarke. The batting
throughout was light, and the Philadelphia men made
only one hit each of the innings when they scored
two runs.
The New-YoIkers went first to the bat and each Of
the players appauded "a he stepped to the plate
Tendn was thrown out at first and Glasscocks and
Hornungs chances for runs were cxtngushcd in the
same manner The visiting players also put
out without run. Burke and Myers striking out.
Hamilton 10 first called balls. and stole second
He rt with speed for third that he Slid past the
base and clever throw BY Buckley ended the Phila-
delphias' chances for
In the second nniug each side again failed to
Aficr two we've Crane got 10 hrst on fumblo
by Allen, and a wild throw by Clements allowed Crane
10 steal second. Clarke struck out and New York
sent 10 the field. Then Rusc gave clever ex
hibton Of pitching. Thompson hit safely and Clements
base, and it looked like runs for Philadelphia Rusie
then settled down to work aud struck out Mayer
thompson was run out at the plate on McCauleJ =
drive 10 the pitcher. Allen struck out ana disap
pointed PhIiadcpniaEs were left on secoEd and third
buckley started the third inning by hitting i, d
erOundcr to short which Allen could not handle Ruslc
forced Buckley out at second and then himself stole
secSno 1 a,S,led by passed Dai licrd I ana snne %
the score BY innings Inc visiting men ais" failed To
score.
The New Workers had the bases full i'll the fourth
inning, but the lucky basellit did not materlalze
HOrnung went 10 rst on called balls and Bassett was
struck ~ pitched ball. benny then forced Basseti
out at second but made up for TINS ny stealing second
first called balls lillng the bases BneAley. how
ever was not equal to The OCCASION and his srounder
10 short retired MIN al first.
The Philadelphia scored the first runs OF the
game in the hrh inning and took the lead Two runs
buckley. McCauley and Allen each went to first Oh
called balls and Gleason made Sharp hit TO efl
catch Gleason at hrst. threw wildly, and both Nc
csuey and Alien scored after .he damaige nad been
Crane and Clarke struck out again in the sixth
inning. Thompson sent 10 first called
balls, and after Clements had struck out Mayer hit
safely 70 right field Clarke allowed the ball TO pass
him, and Thompson scored the error. Clarke stood
holding the ball apparently not knowing what to do
with II. Mayer improved the opportunity to run
around TO third. McCaulcy sent a fly ont 10 centre
The eighth inning quickly played both teams
belng put out In one. two three order. There was
ray Of hope for the Ha team in the ninth inning when
Crane reached first error by Mayer. The hope
was quickly dspellcd. however. for Clarke and Ru-e
struck out. and Buckley thrown out at first. The
score:
NEw.YORK IN. L. PHILADELPHIA.
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