New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-22
BATTLE OF THE CRIPPLES.
AND A LAME AND LIMPING GAME 1T WAS.
NETWORK AND BROOKLYN CoNSpIIE TO SHOW
HOW POORLY BASEBALL MEN CAN PLAY.
LEAGUE.


LEAGUE.
~ Chicago I, Pitt'6Grg 4.
ASSOCIATION.
Boston 6, Washington T. Athletic 5. Baltimore 8, DR..
II all tho bainwork exhibited at yesterdays bali
Eastern condensed and focused under mammoth
magnnying lenses :he speck which would BIZ visible 90
the eye would not be larger than the sword point OF the
average mosquito. The game between tn New York
and Brooklyn and although close and exciting was
wretchcdy played There no. enough animation and
dash eigceen players respectable flow Of
Precipitation. The Bridegfooms after dingdong,
game, each having the lead three times in
the nine innings
badly crippled and the players Of each
nine seemed to feel II it at the mercy OF the other
rstclass amateur team with any grit and spirit might
have beaten either :esm The pitching Of John Ewing
poor and that q Carthers was not much better.
But IT the playing Of o'Rourke which made the
followers Of the Giants This veteran can hit The
ball. and tina: is about oil he do. His fielding work
yesterday simply 1neXcusable lie had one msudged
n.y. poor throw In and piece OF caieessness which
ought cost him slice of his weeks salary In the
ninth inning Oourke apparently went to sleep and tire"
the ball second base and lost che game. Had he re-
turned the ball the home plate the chances are that
Foutz would have been put out and he game would have
been . tie.
The management OF the New.York club not intend
to carry any useless lumber and some players who
drawing salary for records made years ago would
better polish up their muscles and go to work. T. J..
Keefe old-me pitcher yesterday received
ten days notice, which that at the expiration Of
time he will be longer connected with the Golfers
Of the New.York club. Keee has done great work In
past seasons but he done poorly this year, and he
did not much last year. Keefe contends that he has
been fairly treated, and that every effort has been
made "freeze him our of the local club He pitched
good game for tho Giants this and several
very bad ones. He may join the Boston team.
Anxious inquiries made by the $500 and odd
spectators at Park yesterday the condition
Collins and Burns the two players so severely Injured
IN tho collision Monday Bulletins posted saying
both out OF danger, and that Burns would
be able 10 rejon the team 10 week and Collins probably
| in two weeks. Pinkney had narrow escape in the
preliminary practice before the lie was struck on
the head with bated ball. and knocked almost uncon.
scous but he recovered quickly and part in the
played second for the Brookyns, and Ester
brook right field, and both did good work
The New-Yorks went first to the bat but the Bride
grooms were score, making run In the last
half Of the first inning After out Ewing
foollshy sent BoUz to called balls. Foutz Stole
second and q wild pitch.
In the second inning the NEWCOMERS got two runs
and took the lead O'Hourke led OF with hit TO left
field Basset drove the ball toward first and FoutL
threw TO second cut of o'Rourke. The ball went
wide both we're safe. o'RourSe scored on
Buckleys sacrifice and John Ewlng's hit 10 right field
sent nome Bassett.
scoring three runs again held the lead John Ewing
began his by sending Burdock to first On
called balls followed with hit to centre field.
and as Gore caIelessly allowed the ball to pass him,
Bl.rdoek scored and Ward got around TO third Car
uthers hi: to left asld and O'Rourke msudgd the
ball Ward scored Caruthers going 20 second Caruhes
scored hit by PnImey and Brooklyn had four runs to
New-York's two.
The Giants braces up in the fifth inning and sent three
men around the circuit and they again held the lead.
Gore was struck by pitched ball and Clarke made HIT
Gore put trying TO steal third, but Clarke man
aged secOhd in clever style Herman was sent
TO first base called balls and Conner got life on
an error by Foutz Clarke scoring on the play ORourke
made hit to left field and Herman and Conner
ssed the plate leaving the s.oe NcwYorH o. BOOK
Ign 4.
In the sixth the Brooklyn men got two more runs and
took the lead for the third time. Plnhney made hit
and he was advanced second Grifn's sacrifice.
Eserbrook hit to left field, which ORourke handled
bungngy allowing Pinkney 10 score. Kinslow reached
nr,t on a tumble by Basiett and Esterbrook s''r d.
The Giants did stupid playing In the seventh
inning and two added TO BrooAyns list
giving the Bridegrooms lead Of three runs "aFd
reached first on an arror by Bassett and stealing second
anerw rd went third passed ball Caruthers wa
sen 10 first on called balls and then Wild pitch allowed
Ward 20 score. OBren made hit and stole second, and
on Pinkney's sacrifice Caruthers ran home.
1t the Brdegrooms' turn to get ''loud" IN the
ninth inning and the Giants scored four runs and ought TO
have had the game right there. John Ewing got to
first on tumble by Pnkney, and Gore and Clarke were
sent to rst balls, filling the Iases Then Tiernan and
Conner tried to knock the OF the ball, and both
were Of course put out 0Rourke came to the rescue
with pretty drive left and centre fields sending
homo care and Ewing Bassett followed with twObaae
hit ami O'Rourke and Clarke scored Whistler, as IN
previous turns at the bat easily put out leaving the
Giants one run In the lead
Then an error by Long John" Ewing an unsporonan-
like trick by and ORourkes los; OF sense en-
abled players TO get two runs In The last hsf OF
The inning and win the game Ward, the first baCsman,
eSched ArA on an by Ewing started for second and
Clarke prepared to throw down and catch him, but
Caruhcrs stepped Carke's way and prevented the
| throw A vigorous protest was made but the umpire
held thai he did not see the Interference. lie the only
person on the ground who did It. Caruthers then
sacrificed Ward to third and Foutzs short hit to right
led brought him home, Fou,z going to .econd on the
throw in OBrien then hit left field aud O Rourke
pada the altar pay OF tho game. He threw the ball 10
eeod baar instead the plate and FOuH scored and the
came ~ over The score follow: