The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-04
FIRST BLOOD xoR THE NJ u a. C
They Heat the Coiunsia a. G. Tor Base
bali Cham p,onship Houors.


There was repetition OF tho result In the
initial encounter for the Eastern champion.
snip OF the Amateur Athletic Unions Baseball
League. fought At Bergen Point yesterday
afternoon, by tho New Jersey Athletic Clno.
champions OF the Metropolitan district circuit
aud tho Columbia Athletic Club OF Wash'nR-
ton. winners III tho Middles States district CIR
cult As in tho reninR game OF the series oe-
tween the representatives OF the organizations
for tho same championship last season. inc
score at the finish 81 the contest was -FOUR 10
nothing In favor.of the Jerseymon. Inc game.
however, was much better e1hibition IMAM
that OF last season.
owing o the brisk shower that fell about an
hour previous to the limo scheduled for the
contest, and which made the grassy ball Held
very moist and slippery. 1t was at FIRST thought
that the game would not take place. Several
hundred enthusiasts including large contin-
gent OF Washingtoninns assembled on tho
grounds. and all we're on The anxious seat. AZ
A., o clock the man ageme mt OF both teams heid
n consultation, and decided 10 play tho game
with the nssis;an OF barrel OF sawdust
scattered about the bases and piled up near
'n fbs caral ctys went to the bat Gre.n
reached first brse on called balls. That was
Tar f h1 got sn i1r bo.h TN Rna boys
fiiely famed thrice at tho pitchers terrific
shoots. Tho Ierseymen went 2nt II enc a Two
ba s hit m by the Washinetonians. Hiram
Wright followed with scratch ny to nrst
out,,and DAILY forced II. Wright out at second.
stranded there. ps Leach also succumbsd to
Westeryelt's pitching. A mutfed fy BY Green
and tumble by Leach allowed Doc. CMrr Is
and Srading TO reach first base atter MACK
had been retired. They were unable to score.
In tho third inning the Capital City boys
were disposed OF in one.two.threo rotation.
The Jerseymen broke the Ice by ta!ly,ng run:
Little Cary made two inenectunl sT,kes az tHe
the cinder path In far left field. He travelled
TO third on tue hit. Wild essayed 70 sacril,ce;
but did not succeed. because the helder tried
treated 10 third base. aud when Wild ado a
feut to steal SECOND he dashed home. Neither
side scored In the fourth. Ihe Columhias hAd
advanced one man to third aud anoiher to
second. In the nth the Jerseym"n scored an
other run Wiid tSiiyhG upon MS eWn W. sn a9nn
third fd and sacrifice BY, Ch%uno,y. In the
seventh the Jerseymen doubled their score
both runs being earned Two men y. we're 70 on
the circuit. The former batted another forced
hit. and got second again on sacrlhce ~
Chauncey He scored On 2, single . ~ Maze Maze
The Jerseymen outplayed tho Columbins Mt
ali points. While their batting. was, rather
scattered they made It count aSai , Lessns
rince hits. and n three-barger. Only four OF
them were struck out. On the other hand.
Vest rvelt held the .WashinetonIans down to
tw O hits one OF which was scratch affair and
Gnu sed a round dozen OF thom to succumb to
his twirlinR. He gave three men their base on
balls and hit another. while Leach only sent
one man to first and hit one with the ball. Tho