Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-04
A BROTHERHOOD VICTORY.
About 10000 People See the Players
League Game at Boston and Only
1000 Visit the National League
GrOunds-Great Excitement.
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.sPEcIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.i
Boston, April 3-lt is doubtful if any city in
the country has ever witnessed such an out
pouring of baseball cranks as turned out to-day.
The rivalry between the two Leagues stirred
up the people as never before, and the result
was surprise all around. Between 1000 and
10000 people saw the Boston-Brooklyn Brother
hood game and several thousand were turned
away unable to gain admission. The attend
ance at the National League grounds, where
two games were played between the League
teams picked mines, was 1000. The day was
perfect for ball playing so that the players and
spectators could enjoy the sport. 1t was in
every way big boom for the Brotherhood
League to have such a tremendous gain. They
didn't expect such reception. and it appears
to be black eye for the National League.
But comparison with other years shows that
the National League has more than held its
own in spite of the bitter rivalry and the open
Endorsement of the Brotherhood by the labor
organizations. Fo-day there were 1857 paying
spectators, more than the average number at
the opening day for the past three years. The
League managers, therefore. profess to look
upon the result of the days fight as victory
for them. They assert that the great majority
of men who saw to-day's game will not have
another opportunity to attend game until an
other holiday comes along. The real test will
come April 19 when the championship season
opens with both Brooklyn teams in this city.
But the brotherhood managers look upon to-
days Endorsement as an omen of good luck.
The masses of the people are unquestionably
behind their organization and will support
them whenever the opportunity offers.
The brotherhood players were warmly re-
ceived by the great crowd. The Brooklyns out
batted and outielded the Bostons and won
with ease Ward and Bierbauer did some
great fielding in spite of the poor condition OF
the grounds. Nash covered himself with glorv,
and made several magnificent stops. Stovey
did the best batting for the Bostons and Orr,
Ward, Bierbauer and Seery did good stick
work for the Brooklyns. There was little
chances for good base running. The Brooklyns
scored seven of their runs in the first and
fourth innings by timely hits aided by bases on
balls. The score by innings:
Brooklyns .................3 o 80
Bostons ns....................0 o.
Persons who went from the Brotherhood to
the League grounds felt lost after being pushed
and crowded at the former place but they were
well repaid for making the change. The
Regular" as the principal nine was called
won the first game in the first inning by piling
up eight runs on three hits and six errors. In
this inning CIarkson surprised every one by
stealing from third base to the plate, something
he was never guilty of doing before. Lowe and
Brodie did some good batting. The score by
innings:
Boston on..........-..........a.... .....S 2-10
Picked Nlne...... g.
After a rest of a few minutes another six in. |
ming game was begun with Taber and Hodg- |
man as the Regular" battery and Getzein |
and Shellhasse in the points for the picked |
nine. fuckers batting and the coaching of |
Long and Tucker were the features Of the |
game. Sdore by innings:
boston ..-..-........ ............3 1-1O |
Plckeo Nlne.-.....-. .....-..-...-..o 90