The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-22
THB JERSEY GITYS WON
Batted Hard and De-
feated Notwithstanding
and Sporting.

The Jersey Citys defcated Newark yes
tcrday at Oakland Park. 1t was a game
that delighted the spectators, five hum
dred were present, as there was an abur-
drnce Of free hard hitting.
Oberlander twirled for Newark. He
was retired at tha end Of the second in
ming. as the Jersey Citvs were batting
him too hard. They touched hin for
eight safe hits, OF which two We're two
baggers. Giircy succeeded Oberlander.
put the home team was in batting Mood
and his curves failed to stop the hits a
accumulation of runs.
The Newarks, too. were strong ut the
bat. n made the jersey City boys work
hard to secure the victory. The errors
were not numerous considering the way
the ball was pounded as they consisted
principally of fuinblcs of hard hit balls,
or muffs after a long run.
After Reidy had been put ont at first,
McGuekin, Brady and Sheehan made
four scored as did Van Aistine, and
McDerm0tt, who reached first on errors.
and second on errors. A singular coin
cidence was that the entire nine men
went to bat in each of the first two in-
nings, and the ninth man, Cook, WIS
third out in each inning.
In the second Reidy began with a safe
hit, McGucken reached first on balls,
Keay and Brady were retired, Sheehan
got first on balls. Van Alstine and Rous-
sey followed each with a two Dagger, and
McDermott with a single. Reidy n
McGucken scered on Van Alsrine's hit,
Sheehan and Van Alstine on Roussey's
hit and Roussey on McDermott's hit.
Brady made O three Dagger in the fourth
inning but he was doubled up with Van
Alstlne in the latters fly to Smith. The
Jersey City's scored one in the eighth on
an error. a passed ball and a passed ball
and a safe hit. They made three in The.
sixth. McGucken was hit on the head by
a pitched ball bnt he was able to go on.
A wild throw gave him second. Keay
was given first on balls. Brady hit safe
and McGucken scored. Sheehan made a
scratch hit and Keay scored. Sheehan
reached home and McDermott's safe hit.
safe hit and scored on Brady's two
Dagger.
In the eighth Jersey City gathered
four. Ronssey began the inning with a
th~ree-base hit. McDermott was awarded
first on balls, Cook made a scratch hit
and Roussey scored; Reidy forced Cook
out at second, McGucken drove q safe
one to right, and McDermotU aud Reidy
scored. Keay hit safe to left and Nc
Quicken went home. The Jersey Citys
gathered one in the ninth inning. Shee-
han reached first on !!filbert's poor throw
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The Newarks made two in.the second
inning. Smith made a two Dagger, and
Oberlander, who reached first on Keay's
cxcusable muff, scored on CARTS Two base
hit. Newark raised another in third in
ming on Fields's three baser and Mansell's
single. They plucked four in the fourth.
Giiroy and Gilbert had scratch hits and
Carl and Johnson clean singles. They
composed the quartette who made the
runs. They were assisted home by sacri-
fee hits of Mansell and McDermott.
Fields scored in the fifth inning after get
ting first on balls. A stolen base and
McDermott's safe one helped him in.
Fields three Dagger, McDermott's two
baser and Smiths single gave the New
arK's TWO in the eighth. They made three
in the ninth. Gilroy and johnson hit
singles, and Fields for two bases. Those
three reached home. Fields scored on an
error.
A laughable incident was the trick of
Roussey, which enabled the Jersey Citys
to score a run. Sheehan was on third
and Van Alstine on first. Roussey put
up u fly, which Mansen caught. Roussey
ran over first base toward second, and,
thinking he was the runner, Fields and
McDermott began to play him and Shee-
han sneaked home. Imagine the chag-
rim of Newark's first and second basemen
when they found they had put the same
player out twice and allowed Jersey City
to get q run.
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