New-York tribune., 1891-04-23
THE BALL is SET ROLLING
GIANTS LOSE THEIR OPENING GAME.



GREAT CRowD-THE SCORE.
The National League championship baseball season of
1891 formally opened yesterday under unusually
auspcous circumstances Great crowds witnessed the
four games but the attendance at the Polo Grounds
eclipsed that Of any previous opening day in this city
That baseball is not dead has crippled or lost
any Of its popularity could not have been more httnsy
Illustrated than 1t was st the popular Harlem play
ground yesterday
The field presented gala appearance when at p M
Umpire T. j. Lynch yelled Play" indicating that the
battle between the New-York and Boston teams would
begin. Nearly $1,000 happy people were packed Into
the incosure. Flags bunting and stresmers oedeckeo
he grand stand Every seat in the grand stand ana
"bleacheries" full, and human wall extended
around the remainder Of the field The club had failed
secure license and Cspps's 7th Regiment Band oo
net give concert, anticipated The band how
eye did escort the players on the field TO lively music
The only grumbling OF the day occurred over the
facilities furnished by the elevated roads Inc
crowd too large for Colonel HAMS men
and rolling stock. Among the spectators were
many welknown people, ministers, physicians
perchant rrtnces brokers actresses etc The upper
ner was reserved for and their escorts and 1t
was freighted down with feminine lovelincss There
ave tayho coaches In the far outhed ana score
or OF carriages The usual photograph ana camera
nuisance was present, conspicuous and tantalizing
The players OF the two teams assembled at Wast ana
Broadway at .. M, and driven to the grounds
in tayho coaches Tho line Of parade was crowded WIN
people and the players got royal reception all aiohg e
line and also when they appeared at the grounds
The game was a stirring one, Boston winning not
through superior play, but account Oh plumbers o
Tiernan and Gore. Ternsn simply made an error all
rood PLAYERS do that but Cores blunder was something
more In plain English he tried TO win applause oy
making difficult play Out Of an easy one, ana MS
bunging caused him to make an error and lose the game
N the last inning. Prckcy caught one OF the nhes'
s,mes aver seen while Richardson's work was really
artistic Clarkson and Rusie were the pitchers ana IL
Is hardly necessary remark that that part OF the "o
was well done. The little mascot made his reappearsnce
doae IN
a,ng his wears retirement Friends Of the Giants need
not worry their defeat They lost the hfs' esue
each year that they the worlds championship
At O'Clock Umpire Lynch called play with new
vo,r a. tho hat AS Gore stepped the plate he was
presened noral horseshoe and then all te non, non
sense was over and the battle began In earnest WIN
two strikes and three balls Cafkson sent the neA u,e
straight over the plate. Cores bat met IL squarey
and the ball bounded of between second and first IL
ahmed through fuckers fingers and Gore was saie on
frst and mighty shout went up Tlernan' rs Vrin DO
then sent the ball sailing TO safe terrory
in left field scoring the first honors OF the season
,asscock understood his play and sacfnced MS chceS
70 advance each base O'KourKe hV W 'n-iu'
and although Nash threw him out at hrst Gore % ~e.
enabled TO score the play Connor was sent % iS'
on called balls and then made one Of his famous oNnR
slides into second. Richardson sent up toul ny "n'n
Tucker captured and Boston went 10 the Dsb
That nimbe excowboy, Long, was the nfsO man up
a y. .sn. the ball smiling the crowd In LETT nelo
Long would have remained third but husie iooh9t,
,s the box and Long started for the plae. huse s"
bave captured Long az Uhe pldtS, puV III h0 ''~'N
he hall low and Long scored StoVey was sen' " n9
- Ills and Thicker hit safely past Glasseock SulNah
made an apparent hit to short right but HehAu
made capital running catch. Buckley anu "idseooOA
caught stovey OF second and he was put ou" Suin.
after being struck n the head and knocked do"h' WOW
70 first Brode sent grounder to Richardson anu "s
nut out at first The inning closed with the scorc ~
nnv started the second inning but was thrown ouV ~
FIRST buckley hit viciously to short. ana Long lae "
, ,,.r,c orahs for it, but could not smother e a
alzing little sphere Rusie forced out Buckley az
after nearly strsning his back reachng or ou.o ,,,
ended b, chances for runs by sending high ny 70 sullivan
For Boston Nash and Bennett were put out pu' Ni
want IN first on balls Buckley caught the great po
rsppine and he put out and the game was sun .s
In the third inning Ternan gave Stovey long 0Ne'
hut Stoyey was equal the OCCASION pIassoo0N w
- on, hv Nash O,Rorrke wen shouts OF approval oy
knocking the ball over sullivans head and taking two
He went to third passed ball. aoa ecoreu on NV ~. ~
Connor Richardson sso hit safely, but he was ioe Ou
al instant aftfward by Dennys amateur orve az shol
put the Giants were ahead and everybody iee pien
Then the Giants strong boy took hold OF Bosons oa'
tors and struck out Long and stovey whhc hcharuso
tossed fuckers puny drive TO Connor. Inc inning ~.
with the score to in favor OF New orh WV. ,orO
o,nvd in the Cranks' Corner whisned stan1a rom
!. Annie Rooney 4" and everybody grinheo' 9niie 10 NV
fashionable at ball game ., c.uo,. HIT
Ito. Tho onlv feature In the last half OF the inning al
oateurish mum by Tlenan enabled Boston 10 score run
and tie the sccre and made the ifienus Vi % -, 80
.r sullivan was sent first on balls and then sOoe !"
s,cond Quinn and Brodie we're put out ana NSsh sem "
- cv ,o reht field Ternan muhed the ball ana sullivan
a 11e three.toot mascot would have made an easy
oo,ch y, e. Then the spectators got up ana strcecAu
n civ. vent TO their penup anguish, and 70 unhA
muscles at the same time. Bennett struck out leaving '0
score to .. 81. -, co,ro, |
Neither side scored IN the eth inning ht oy Oonhor
and nretty base.steang by StOvey being the featos
Neither side scored the sixth, although Boston eoU wv
hi,s and came dangerously near doing IT, BLANKS "ere
o added 10 the list the seventh inning GARRISON anu
long made hits Buckley retired both oy capN'l sap
hrows to the bases. =, a..
xo ,ups were made the eighth inning but In tne
,D,h the game was and lost When Husle fesoheu
,rst ON a tumble by Long and went TO secoho Oh VII"
- ,ha onlookers began 10 feel that victory was ar
'a ,hn cisnas Then Gore hit safely 10 left neo ana
pusle scored what locked TO be the winning run
put Core had little circus trick TO perform at the ias'
oent which was destined TO prove the sehs'oohal ieSV
a ., the whole game Rusie sent Nash to hrst on
od halls and Bennett safely to centre helu CarA-
- r,ck mt Long then the ball sailing 10 centre
seld and Gore started it with the speed OF young
ocIo,e Then he hitched himself ran Sideways anu was
,eng ready 70 make wonderful play out o an easy cs'c
rb h,u sruck his hands and bounded out ana INTO the
crowd cry Of horror went up as Nash ana behhe''
crossed the plate with the winning rum
I'm a. The clubhouse Captain Ewing had an snlmSVeu
o,versaton With Gore what the captain sad may
eo b known but hereafter Gore will not try TO win ap-
nlaY.o but will play baseball 1t should be played
Nyas II an errorY said Ewing 10 the writer last nleht
"It was a rank one" The tabulated result follows:
NEW-YORK. BOSTON, q |
:.s s;.; ~. E,sy,,: ssss In, '$R3S5$$I
Gips@e"p,ee' g ! o o Sullivan, ! f.. l l