New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-09
TWELVE HOT INNINGS.
THEN THE GIANTS WON THE DAY.
, FINE BASEBALL GAME AT EASTERN PAhh
ACCESSORIES AND RECORDS.

ACCESSORIES AND RECORDS
rho sup heat down upon the Polo Grounds yesterday
with all It's August fury, yet one Of the granues sae,
sa.n in NewYork played, while the spectators "
on and sweltered and the players were oaneo III ,
., 1bo game was between the New-York ana rus
burg teams the GanVs "in""e "'i
rho mace az which the game played was terriho
~ and Il is a wonder how the players withsooou ''0
1T, IN such terrible heat The players oil both te'i'
d ~, 20 the highest pitch and they did not seem
,ous NJ the great heat until II was all over ana 'u0
49,, ,yoro 1eady TO drop down exhausted The players
,yorked like demons struggling for mastery IN iuriN
Acc Tho hating was sharp, the fielding orilIiah'' anu
,h general pay such to work up the average o@se"
.o,a,or into frenzy OF excitement and delight.
The Giants never won harder battle IN ueir 49,
ron the Green diamond I'm spite OF the fact ha1 1er o
Moments have been dOdgngiaround last place IN te s
,aca durIng great part Of the season PittsonrsS s
struggle was largely clever ruse BY Manager NC
crnnIole McGunnige has become famous Tor de'ectns
tho code OF signals used by opposing players
M always sits upon the players bench during the game
and he Il constantly advising his men, He discovers ~
battery signs by Ruse and Buckley in the second III
- rh,cb accounts in a measure for the terrific manner
m which Rusie's curves batted In che next lhhis
p.,a and Buckley retired behind the grand stand ior
several seconds to rearrangc their exploded Oatny
prchev Shueart and Bauer played in capital iorm'
The Giants went to work with vim, whieh AZ ioNs -"
,od grcat game The local men scored 1--WE runs ~
the fret inning and took the lead Gore was SEM " mn
IN called balls and Tiernan hit safely 10 centre ~ a.
hou came az Hanon like pistol shot, and ne iuh' "
long enough 10 let gore get to second tore scOru ~
Richardson's sacrifice, and wild trO" ny ~
Tiernan reach the home plate. - alma, .oo
The next inning lively one, both teams uos '"
good batting The Giants scored two runs
g With a hit 10 left field and Buckley cleVefy siciho
him to second Rusie then hit safely TO rghs ne,u Wv
pas.att scored Ruse got home Ternans two'osgser
TO right field. -. , 1,,,o. was
Then an error Of Judgment by Bassett and EWING we"
mainly responsible for the five runs seorcu oy l IA Or
crew from Pitsburg Berger hit safely 70 leiI anu ~
hit 70 right Then Ru-ie struck out Maui anu DeiseI
calvin hit toward third and Basseu ought 10 nave s ~
hall He allowed Richardson 10 take the Dai ao
con seouently got first Hanlon ioho"eu WIN .
h.gger IN left field scoring Bauer. Carroll ana bcrs
- Shugar. hit 10 the clubhouse for nome rum
and The Putsburgs had lead by to T. The ritepurs
had discovered EewYorks battery signals with eihs IT,
suits. .,s .,o mana run
N their list Calvin struck out but Hanon Shus INV
Beckley hit safely Hanlon scoring -.
Tn. enthusiasm was tremendous In the seventh, "hen
rhe Giants got three and reganed tne e"o %
run Gore and Tiernsn put out but Gavin looSnS
. pthordo, 70 nrst on called balls o'Rsurke then
IA, sa,eIv 10 left fed for bases and the crown
to howl right merrily Conner bit TO nr.o puo 'nS
bounded out Of Bockeys reach ana laehaiueOn -
Cannon was allowed to steal second the Fi'''ou- a
,r,o their efforts on the batsnen Ewing was Clever '
sent the ball sailing left field, and oRoufke anu OO'n'
scored. M, . ro. = rrn
Tn the last half Of the inning the visiting men gov
tvinc the score and but for poor bsse-runnns W
might have repaned their lead. Miller maze ni'
Tauer struck out Carroll hit safely to centre nea' U
returned the ball wild and Miller got 70 third anu
second Miller however played too far OH 1hiru any ~
was nut out on a clever throw by Buckley 70 o"7
Manager McGunnige promptly nned Miller CIV ior
less base-running. Maui MT 70 iei' N' ~
home leaving the score 10 Z. ,.a q. n,
Rnsie then settled down and was the same WzSru " "
Ola In the next five innings the Pittsburgs eoe puo o
ne Tho eigbth ninth tenth and eleventh innings "oo
a.a over and vet neither could break the ue' "n'''
the crowd was worked up to the highest poihV Vi
ment Every play was greeted with via yei's' "S
the Giants won the game In the twelfth ihhins uio
element was at fever heat and the noise was
e,td bslness men and dQnAed mothers OF famlles ou
in With the small boy and made Harlem re-eeho
Tn the twelfth inning ORourke was the hrst OaoenNn
70 taco the veteran Calvin He hit viciously TO SNORT anu
Sbcort after fumbling the ball threw wildly to hrs anu
Tho Orator was safe Conner followed win q I"o-oSso
bit t centre field and the spectators began 70 u@c
NO. Cantain Ewings chance to save the day anu Ee
accented IT, like the great player he Is lie hc Vhe O
safely to left field and Conner and o'Rourks came no"o'
cantain Buck was hero and the conteheeu S"he VI
his face showed that he recognized the ac~ E"ins M ~
second IN a wild throw by Calvin Bassett hen ouhseu
tho hall and beat TO first, but Milers thro" was WIN
and Ewing kept on and scored. II was one t"o tnse ou'
-, psbnrg and the battle royal was thing OF e pas'
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