The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-21
THE RECORD.

Ono OF those dreaded affairs. collision on
the ball field. took place ut Eastern lark yes
terday afternoon. tho result boing that two
players OF the BROOKLYN team wore disabled.
ono very seriously. and 5000 spectators WHO
had boon enjoying an intensely interesting
esmo were thrown into state OF gloom. Tho
fear with which tho skipper regards n sudden
suua,l. tho terror with which tho Mesterner
sees the approaching cyclone are not moro
pronounced than the dread OF collision BY ball
-rIinyers. The consequences are nearly always
DISASTROUS and q player is apt to be unified
for good work in tho future. When two strong.
heavy mon. running Mt top sieed. crash into
each o.hor like Two rushing locomotives. the
wonder is that either over again handles
ball.
Collins second baseman. and Burns. right
fielder, arc the victims OF yesterdays collision.
which was probably rs hard and disastrous
us any that ever took place on ball Held. Tho
unfortunate acci lent occurred ut the begin
pinG OF the eighth inning The game then
stood 4 to Q in favor Of the Brooklyns, aud
Victory seemed to DO within their grasp. Con-
nor was the first New Yorker to bat in the
=, eighth. Allor two balls and one strike Connor
landed on the ball. and 1t sailed UP into the air.
1t was one OF those ugly. twisting flies that are
yo difficult to gauge aud it sailed over Collins
st second. and was apparently about to drop
safely into short right field. 1t was one Of
those balls thnt so out little too far for tho
q, tuneldsr and not quite far enough for the out
folder and each is in doubt whether to run
!. for It. At such a timo coaching is the only
thing TINT Will prevent an accident; II hap
bened however. that jus. MS tho ball won't up
In tho air u train wont by the left Held fence.
nj akiuR such u noise that the ioudest COACHING
Ss.d out his yoies was droMnea Hh COZ
Inns and Burns started for the bail when 1t was
hit. aud At tho iustaut they started both saw
rho nthOr came to u stop, lDeu nOtn men
made another rush. and each. concluding that
eprss ssson BOTH men n" ABOUT
,hsy ca mn" together With thud that was heard
The s' men en- dropped 10 the earth like en- OK
struck with an axe and lay as though dead.
the face The other Brooklyn players run to tho
spot where their comradoss lay ana tue spe;eta.
OF By the police Doctor. were called Tor. and
two or three went to the scene. The injurea
sS ss' made bss ana em TO- FEE
spectators expected every moment TO- see
a .nd ,S s he szs aa %R S the
linn and apparently iifele:s. xere carried on
near tic grand stands it was seon that both
V mon were covered with blood, and several men
room: and everything possible done for them:
was finished ,,, The men i,, met face TO- face
saais CUT o'u shoee NJ him S ,s yels
and tho n who him
ara s1sD his teesh @Sss oasona ddS Is
Collins ,reeainsd consciousness his, MUD
not p eisar at :45 O'clock. When Frosidsnt Eyrne
put tho two injured piayers in carriages and
homes. Burns will no doubt be a Don't in a low
Gays but in the case 81 ColIIRS there Is room
"sre sssn 10 b. Say hurt tho ocs or
an ambulance but President Byrne decided to
In addition to losing at one fell stroke two
~ result Of that accident Whom, play was
hsrs took ans I'm
right only during tho remainder Of tho Now
sseon,i. Wfkiie connor naturally resr.ttSd tho
bali Tor the New Yorks and lie took three bases ts
on his hit O,Ronrke came next with u clean
snssss Goa At M hit r nGm
a run oMn na
Hrst and second. Carnthers was slow in
handling 1t and then made bad throw. " hist
ler scoring the tying run on the play. Nusie
The New Works scored tho, winning run In
and he fumbled his first ami only chance. Then
Clarke sacrificed. putting Gore on, second. A
Wild pitch lot him to third. and TierIan's
single to right sent him home with the wiu-
ming run.
Both ius's and Lovett pitched great hall. the
Now Yorker doing tho best work.
base on balls. steti, and Warts scratch two
baser that dropped between OKourk". Gore,
and Whistler. IN tho seventh singos BY Grit
fin and Kinslow, nurrss base on balls. Buck
lsys. very bad throw. Gal Colinss double
- yielded three runs.
Tho New Iorke had made one in tho third on
Rusio's single u base on balls and sacrifices hy
Clarke and Iiernan: and another IN the NTH
being hit by pitched bail. There would have
been another run 10 This inning blu! lor ba!
calmly on third while Clarke went to irst on u
base hit
While Fstcrbrook missed the only fielding
chance he had. he made amen Is BY sracking
single to right. tho only lime no Went 10 hat
Esterbrook will worry likeiy have n chance on
Brooklyn's second base. Tho score;
NAV YORK. BROOKLYN.
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