New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-11

Inc "iants won another handsome victory ut the Polo
''ouhds yesterday but ter pennsnt chances were not
oe'terd particle. for the Chiesgoes and Bostons also
won New'fork's only chance is for Chicago 30 lose
three straight games at Boston and equal number in
TINS city, result devouHy hoped for but hardly to be
expected
1t was another delightful day OF the Polo Grounds and
the 1257 spectators the Srw-York and Cleveland
tsms play close and exciting game IN which brilliant
Honoeuvrss and amsteurish fumbng Overwhelmingly
oespsttered Tbs Giants by a margin
simply because they paid close attention to business
played ball from start TO finish
Ewing pitched a good game, II the third inning b.
excepted Even in that inning the errors by oRourke
did more to give the Ceyeands the four runs than did
long Johns pitching. BurkeN who a member Of
the ORR team last year did great batting for
Cleveland In fart he made twice the number Of hits
Ne~-fork's entire outfed made. McAeer made a won
d"rul running catch in the eighth inning aud that was
about all he did do He forgotten how to
bat
Buckley escaped nom the local clubs hospital and
took his old place behind the bat work was superb
a. usual. Richardson and Bassek also did good work
McKean's errors were costly but than
O'Rourkcs
The NewYorkers the arst at bat but the Cleve.
lands the first score making one run I'm the open
ing inning. Burkett led OF with a twobase hit to
centre field, and Childs first on called balls
Mexican sacrificed each base, and a similar play by
Davis allowed Burkett score
The NewYorkers evened up matters in the second
Inning, tying the score with run. Conner made
twObase hit to left field third on a sacrifice by
O'Rourke, and scored two.bagger to left field by
Richardson.
Ewing and oRourke went to pieces in the third inning
and the Clevelands scored four and command
ing lead. Burkett again led on with q twobogger to
centre field, and Chds was sent to first on balls
Mexican sacrificed, aud the three PLAYS were an
repetition OF the first inning. Davis
sent hv to left field but 0Rourke INJURED the ball
and Burkett scored the Tebeau hit field
and 0Rourke allowed the ball pass him. Chids and
Davis scored and Tsbeau got third The latter crossed
the plato Virtues hit past Glasscock
In the next inning the Giants got couple and
made their chances look better to first
called balls, and would have been forced out at Sec
ond by oRourke. Chids, however. muHed the ball and
both men safe. Conner got to third on a foolish
throw by thinner Tebeau being near the base. As
made hit, but oRourke thrown out 1t the plate
Richardson went to secoad the play and scored Glass
cocks hit to left field.
comica throw by Mexican Instrumental 10 giving
the Giants two In the fth inning teIng the score
Gore got to first tumble by Mexican. and Bsssett
made scratch hit Tenan made artistic sacrifice
adyBIcing each a base. With two out Mexican threw
O'ROurke's little drive Virtues head and both Gore
and Bsssett scored on the error
Both pitchers then settled down and no more runs
made until the ninth inning when the Giants got
and the game After Buckley had been put
Ewing sent to first called balls. He
ond Cores hit to left field and scored the winning run
Bassetts hit to centre field The was fol.