The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-04-20
TWENTY TO THREE.
Newark Piled Up the Runs
and Jersey City Stacked
Up the Errors.
4 DISASTROUS OPENING GAME.
How 1t Was Done---Lorillard's Jolly
Stag Racket.

The baseball season opened yesterday
rather disastrously, however The home
team suffered a severe defeat. The New
arks administered 1t. aud eleven hundred
spectators saw it done. Some were
pleased; they came from the second city
in New Jersey; there were thousand
who were disappointed. few disguised,
and they belong to the first city in this
State.
The bleaching boards were overcrowded
and goodly number were in the grand
stand when the bell rang to clear the
field and Umpire Mahoney advanced in a
seaside uniform OF flannel He won the
sympathy Of the audience at once ana be
was safe
4 dozen ladies were present and they
seemed TO enjoy the sport. Several
sEocKho lders looked on. They did not
enjoy the pastime, and their actions IN
Dictated that they were astounded at the
courage of some men in claiming To De
1irst class ball players.
The work of the local team was decid-
edly rank. They made superb start and
the hope OF the Jersey City FOLK WIS that
the city at last had team that was not
beaten before it went on the field 20 face
the boys on the other side OF the Passaic.
which has been fault with our teams
for several seasons.
The hope was speedily dissipatedt the
absence of the commander was Soon
nude evident, and it twas an eyery-man-
for-himself sort of game.
Captain Burdock was not in condition
TO play Had he been on haud to direct
the men a far better exhibition would
have been given.
Defeat may not have been averted, but
the score would not have been twenty to
three, for these are the figures that were
made, and not one OF the twenty runs
were earned.
Turner, the new pitcher. was in the
troll the ball is undoubtedly due to his
lack OF practice.
EHHe acts like ball player and was cool
and self possessed even when the ball was
flying in every direction from the bats of
the rival team. He was liberal in donat-
ing bases on balls. Seven Newarkers
trotted to first through his failure to send
the sphere over the home plate He dis
played his Hberality unfuckily at the
time when his supporters were Oft color
on fielding and the Newark boys
were cruel enough to take
advantage of every misplay. In
the eighth inning Turner lust threw
the ball in straight, without an effort, APP
parentiy, TO pitch. The Newarks, of
course, easily hit him, and the Jersey
CAiJH oAibMcA AcEtelcti dl liApbOiuo III IT,
noralization. So ludicrous did their ac-
lions seem that some in the crowd began
20 deride them, and yelled with delight at
every error, which did not tend toimproye
the play Of the home team.
Fitzgerald, KeaY Sheehan and Brady
distinguished themselves in the error
column and Reidy contracted the com
plant. Roussey and Van Alstine were
the only TWO steady men who had chances
offered. Turner accepted Two offers To
assist and McGucken did his best in left
field.
The Newarks played fine game. The
only man who was slightly Off was Smith,
who had a lot of work to do. It must be
said for the Jersey Citys that they hit the
ball hard, but is always dropped into the
hands of some fielder and TWO close de-
cssons were rendered against them.
This is how the work was done Fitz-
gerald was the first batsman at the plate
tie hunted safe one, and came in on
McGuckin's two-bagger to left. Keay
followed with safe single to right, but
McGuckin was caught at the plate while
trying to score on Keay's hit.
heay froze &C second, as Brady gave a
ny to smith, and Sheehan was thrown
out at first. They did not score again
until the last inning. Sheehan reached
reached first on Smiths error Van Al
slime retired on fiy 10 left Sheehan was
forced out at second by Roussey. Turner
made safe hit. Reidy was given
first on balls. Fitzgerald landed safe
one in left and sent Roussey and Turner
home. McGuckin ended the game by GO
ing out at first.
Study closely how Newark made the
score Of runs and then mark who are re-
sponsible. In the first inning they made
two runs.
Carl was given lrst Oh balls. Gilbert
went out on strikes. johnson sent a two
Dagger to right and Carl scored.
tumble by keay sent johnson to third
aud he practically stole home while the
pitcher and catcher were toying with the
ball, In the third they made one run.
Gilbert hit safe, was advanced on John
sons sacrifice to third on a passed ball
and home on ManselFs sacrifice
IN the fourth inning they made the big
gap. Fitzgerald muffed Smiths fly, Duffy
and Gilfoy reached first on balls. Carts
sacrifice enabled Smith to score. Gilbert
Went TO first on balls. He took too much
room and Reidy threw to Brady While
playing between the bases Duffy
started for home and scored
as Brady threw wild to Reidy.
johnson drove two Dagger TO left and
sent in Gilroy and Gilbert. Gilbert got
four bad balls and went to first Man
sell went out on foul. McDermott put
up fly to short right which Brady
muffed and johnson scored. Fields fol-
lowed on slow fielding.
In the eighth inning the Newarks added
eleven, when they should have been
banked. Carl got first ON balls Gil
bert went out on fly to Fitzgerald
who muffed Johnson's fly minute
later, Fields went out at first. Mansell
got first on balls, Keay made wild
throw to first and McDermott was safe.
Smith and Duffy made singles, Gilroy
gave Sheehan q fly which he dropped
Carl and Gilbert hit safe. Keav
dropped Johnsons fly, Fields hit for two
bases. Mansell made a single, and the
eleventh man crossed the plate McDer-
mott ended the inuing by putting fly in
Sheehan's hand. which he held.
The following Is the score
JERsEY CRY. NEWARK
MfB.F o.AE. R.lhP.o.AE
Fitzgerald ell 2 2 2lCarl, RIB. ......3 i 8 0