New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-21
HURT ON THE BALL FIELD.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO TWO PLAYERS.
COLLINS AND BURNS, OF THE BRIDEGRooMs
HAVE CoLLIsIeS-THE GIANTS
WIN AGAIN.
LEAGUE

LEAGUE
PisS.hr Ork D. Biooklyn Boston g. Philadelphia
ASSOCIATION.
~ uiS D. n~Iihore l. Cincinnati D, Washington .
When the 3545 spectators left Eastern Park Brook.
yn yesterday afternoon at the close Of tho game of base
BAN between the New-York and Brooklyn every
face bore serious expression and poor Collins" Poor
burns' IT'S Too bad" seemed TO be the burden Of their
conversation There were Wild shouts Of exultaaon
over the victory Of ayorites although green diamond
battle had been fought ond won The Giants won, but
their NewYork friends had for no praise for their
pets. but only sympathy for their opponents.
Serious accidents on the diamond field fortu-
natey Of occurrence yesterdays game at the
distant East New.York grounds viii be remembered with
feelings of sorrow by every who witnessed
the contest. Hubert Collins and Thomas Burns the
victims showed that they do not belong that unenvabe
army Of randsand playert" but that they fearless
Of unbounded pluck and determination.
The game had gone nicely UP eighth Inning.
seventh inning the Brookyns rallied and scoring
three runs. took lead of n . Partisan feeling
high ard the homo players determined TO hold their
advantage If such thing were possible. The Giants
were just determined to pass their rivals.
Conner opened the eighth inning and hit he made
viii ,e matter Of baseball history He drove the bo
into the air and it seemed destined be caught by either
Collins Burns Both players started for the ball and
either might have got IT,
lake II huD, Nell>Q BUTTS, ana COLLINS, VINO hiN
slackencd speed started with renewed vgo TO catch the
ball Burns had stopped Collins evidently thought
he would and the two players together face to face
With a terrible crash They went n the ground II
struck by pledrivers and both lay moiioness the
field a cry Of horror went up from the spectators.
Then scene Of the widest excitement cnsued. The
players rushed to their fallen Comrades and there were
Wild shouts for physicians. An excited policeman sent
out an ambulance call which finally answered.
The two men presented a pIafu sight a they Law on
the ground Water dashed into their faces but 80
had no effect Blood rushing from the nOstr-. eyes
ears and mouths Of both players. The fallen were
tendesy pcked up by comrades ana carried their
dressing rooms.
The sight OF the blood and the apparently lfess bodies
had sckenne effect. Women buried their faces in their
handerh.fs and wep while the hysterica shrieked
Two women tainted and turned pale end held m
10 the seats front for support
As the injured players carried past tie lef: field free
seats three men tainted and another had A. The
scene recalled fail H the grand stand snd the conseque
excitement at grounds last fall when e Yaie and
Princeton College eevens played the final game for the foot
bail championship.
Dr. Mclean the physician o; the club, assisted by
ea other doctors went work the players without de-
lav Burns was the first to regain consciousness. but
Collins lay in stupor his CHASTITY. blOodstoinei face hay
Ing every appearance Of death Burns badly bruised
ana cut but injuries considered dangerous md
Dr. Mclean thinks that he Will be none the worse for the
accident ten days hence
IT Serious WIN OQlInf, y less I"oNel
ran than Burns There terrible cash across Col
lns's forehead and another HIS and right
cheek The laid bare Until the physicians de-
cded TO up wounds Collins may be seriously in
ured one OF the physicians SAYING that he feared con-
question OF the brain Both PLAYERS taken N their
homes last night Collins halls from Kentucky and IS
brilliant player
TITS the duty Of the captain 70 call 20 the PLAYER who
Is to catch ball in case Ike this. There is sorno
doubt whether Ward called or not. Some say that he
did others that he did not screechins locomotive
attached to Long Island Railway train was passing in
front Of the grounds when the accident happened ana
even Word Old designate the make the play tho
chances were that nobody could have heard him.
Only once before did such accident happen IN the
Metropotan district 1t at the old Polo Grounds, az
and Fith-ave. six yesrs
ago Gillespie and Cassidy, two New.York players At
that time had collision in running for ball and both
were knocked unconscious 1t has been said that Gillespie
never fully recovered from the blow, and Cassidys ball
playing days after that were short
When order restored yesterday he game went on
with Terry in Burnss place and Caruthers at second IN
place OF the unfortunate Collins. But one inning was
played this way, for Terry retired and Caruthers wenS
10 right and Estebrook went IN TO cover second base
But the Who'll. Brooklyn team seemed demoralized and
he errors OF Caruthers and Ferbrook about gave the
fay TO ew-York
Rusfe pitched a fine game. except in the seventh
inning when BrOoklyns made three OF their hNe MIS-
Richardson Is suffering nervous disorder and
Bassett covered second and Clarke third. BurnSr
nose was not broken in collision, wa announced
lust after the accident.
Neither side scored in the first two innings oou
pitchers doing excellent work. In the third inning me
,apts broke the fee and scoring took the lead
Ruse Led Of with a Clipping hit 10 leftneld and Gore
was ssn 70 first On called balls Clarke then mae az
,rtstic sacrifice going out himself at first but advenc
ng Iuse third and Gore TO second Tfernan's drFe
70 OBrien scored Ruae but Conner tried 70 knock the
rAn0 m
The Rrideeroorns also scored run In their half OF te
ming and the game was tie. Lovett was sent 70
lrst on called balls but was forced out at second on
,ons,s drive to Ruse Collins tried 70 steal second
md as Buckley made Wild throw. Collins kept on 70
bird He scored Wards scratch tWo'oase MT winch
ell lust outside the nheld lines
The Giants had seven at bat in the hfth inning
ret got In but run. Buckley was sent 70 hrss y"
allied balls and Rusie advanced his catcher 70 second Oh
sar-fHce Then Gore made a hit and 80 did Clarke
,rinr the bsses Tcrnsn hit TO Ward and Buckley WI"
rrown out at the plate. Conner was hit With mtchD
AL forcing home Gore. o'RourEe's puny effort lett
hree men Oh bases.
In 70 the seventh inning Brooldyn men had made
Mt one basehit but that inning the Bookyn men dla
,e affective batting and scoring three runs took the
sad nv 70 . Pfnkney struck out. but Grirn hunted
no hall and beat the throw 70 first He started 10Y
acond and as Buckley threw wildly Griffin got TO third
,urs was sent to Ast balls and be Immediately stole
scond Knsow had struck ont each time he had faced
,rs,A hut this time he hit safely to left-hed, and
,r,r,n and Burns scored. Kinslow went 70 second
ostts sacrifice and scored collins's fNobSse hit
o leftfeld
The accident 70 Collins and Burns had much TO do With
- Cit, two runs in the eighth inning which tied the
anne Common hit to right and as Burns and Collins
a1e together Conner got third He scored oRoures
a. 20 le,t 6ed Whistler forced out oRourse but got TO
acrrd himself on the play. He scored errsr by
.r,,bers who had taken Colins's place at second
~ . ninth ,nnhg the New.YorkeIs scored the which
ron them the game Another change was made TIE ~ retlr
~ Caruthers going right and Eserbrook 70 second
ore the first batsman rrounder to second which
-brook fnbd Clarke sacrificed Gore second, and
-nd Mitch allowed him 10 get third. He scored
ernans hit to right field. The tabuated result Eas as
blows:
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