The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-04-13
DIDN'T GIVE UP THE SHIP.
The Jersey Citys Snatched
the Victory when Defeat
Seemed Certain.
DoWNED BROOKLYN'S A. A. TEAM.
Seven Runs in the Last Inning---
Lorillard's Stag.


Jersey Cfty's team was beaten, some
probably with the opinion that the boys
in blue could not best nine OF scnool-
boys.
These impatient people who lose heart
too soon missed the interesting part OF
the game. It was grand rally. l. did
look as II the home team was gone
goslfug, for the score was nine to three
in favor Of the visiting team when the
ninth aud final inning opened. But the
boys had a batting streak, they ratified
the enemy and amid intense excite
ment they piled mp run after
RIM until seven men had scored
and the Jersey boys We're in the
lead by one. They put out the visitors
rapidly as they came to the bat aud the
game belonged to the Jersey Citys.
Four hundred people left the ground
happy and a score who did not.
The four hundred were JerseymeD, the
twenty were BrookIynites. for the defeat
ed team represents that city in the Ameri-
can Association.
1t was a great finish, and the patrons
are satisfied that the team is capable of
doing good work and will not be on the
bottom round of the ladder Of the Allan
tic Association when the season ends.
Che trial of pitchers was not INDUCED
in. McDerInott was sent to the box and
did the nine innings. He is rusty, and
the Brooklynites tickled the ball for many
hits at the start. Their batting was weak
er with each inning until the fourth
inning closed. Then they ceased. Nc
DermOtt warmed up and in the last five
innings he pitched with skill and
accuracy. Not a hit was made and in
four of the innings the Brooklynites
were retired in one, two, three order. He
js pitcher who studies the batsmen.
He does not depend upon speed and
curves solely, but uses his head as we'll
He will, after he is acquainted with the
weaknesses Of the batsmen in the At
lantic Association, prove one of its star
twirlers.
The Jersey boys went to the bat first.
Burdock got his base on balls but was
forced at second on McGucken,s hit to
O'Connell. McGucken stole second and
went TO third on Keay's scientific hit to
the pitcher, Brady was given first on
balls and stole second. McGueken was
caught ut the home plate on the old
dodge of the catcher pretending TO throw
70 second to catch the runner from first
and having the ball sent back by the
basemen Playing close. The Brooklynites
made three runs. They were in luck, as
the ball travelled just out of the reach
OF the fieiders. Peltz began with
safe hit, Daily followed with a
two-bagger and Peltz scored, O'Brien
made q safe hit to left and Daily went
home. Fenneily made safe hit to short,
Simon went out at first and OiBrien
scored on a practical steal Peltz went
to base on balls. OsConnell sent MP fly
and WIS doubled up with Fennelly, who
was caught at home on Van Alstine's
throw.
The Jerseys were retired promptly in
the second Van Alstine and Reidy went
ont at first and Roussey on fly, Sheehan
reached Hrst by Peltz dropping his high
fly after long run to reach it, but Shee-
han was left. The BrooKlyns tackled on
Two runs in this inning. Gerhardt went
out on q fly, Gerrity made safe hit, Peltz
went out at first, Daily put up q safe fly
and sent Gerrity home, McGucken
dropped the fiy sent to him by O'Brien and
Daily scored, Fennelly gave Roussey fly,
The Jersey Citys drew another blank
In the third inning. Burdock made
safe short hit but froze at first as Me-
victims The Brookiyns drew two more
runs.
Simon led off with safe hit and stole
second. He scored on O'Connell's hot,
safe one to Van Alstine A wild throw
by Reidy to second enabled O'Connell to
reach third, and he scored on Gerhardt's
safe hit
The Jerseys broke the ice in the fourth.
Two men made the circuit, after two men
were out. Brady's long foul was taken
by Simon, and Van Alstine died at first
Roussey was awarded first on balls
Sheehan made a safe hit and both went
across the home plate on Reidy's safe
drive to left. Burdock closed the inning
with foul to left field, leaving Reidy
and McDermott on the bases. The last
named had gone to first on four balls,
The Brookiyns put up one run. Daily
made safe hit and was sent in on
O'Brien's two-bagger Fennclly struck
Simon out, hit to McDermott, and
O'Brien was caught between third and
home. Pitz WINS retired at first.
In the fifth McGueken opened with q
safe hit. He started TO steal second when
keay put up an easy fly TO Gerhartlt and
the batsmon and runner were doubled up.
Brady, after obtaining first on O'Con-.
nell's muM, was caught while pilfering
second.
The Brooklyns increased their total by
one, their last run. IL was made by
0'Connell, who reached first on balls
He would have been caught at second
brt Roussey muffed the ball. He scored
ON the wild throw of Burdock to first to
capture Peltz
The latter and Gerhardt, who secured
first by Brady's muff, were left on base,
as Gerrity, Daily and o. Brien were retired
on strikes, foul and fly respectively.
Each drew blank in the sixth inning.
Roussey made a two-bagger in vain, as he
was doubled up with Reidy. Roussey
tried to make home on Reidy's hit to
Fennelly.
The seventh was also zero for each
IN the eighth the Jerseys scored one
Keay made a safe hit, got second on a
passed ball, and scored on Brady's
safe, short hit. Brady was caught
81 third on Roussey's hit to short
Van Ais tine, who went to first on Nc
Cullough's muH, was doubled up with
Sheehan, who gave Fennelly fly. The
Brooklyns were easily disposed Of
In the ninth ming Reidy faced Nc
Cullongh, VA ad succeeded Gerrity IN
the box f0S .the Brookiyns iii the sixth
inning. Reidy touched him for a safe
one. MeDermott followed suit Bur
dock was hit by a pitched ball.
Three men on the bases when
McGucken drove hot one to O'Conneil.
The latter feided the ball hard to home.
but Reipschlager could not hold it and
Reidy scored Keay hit a slow one to
the pitcher, who sent it home but failed to
catch McDermott.
Brady made sacrifice out and Burdock
ran home, Van Alstine sent corker to
Fennelly. who sent It home, but 1t was
TOO late to catch McGucken, Roussey put
up a sacrifice fly TO centre-deld and Van
Alstine scored, Keay ran home on wild
pitch.
Van Alstine's run tied the score and
the audience went wild at the maQnifi-
cent uphill game. Sheehan was safe at
first on Fenrelly's quick but poor throw
to first, muf Of Gerhardt's gave him
second and he scored on Heidy's safe
liner to centre. The crowd yelled with
n at Pow - IL