New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-21
FOUTZ, THE GIANT-KILLER.
NETWORK DEFEATED by BROOKLYN
UNABLE TO HIT THE SLOW CURVES OF THE
sCISsORS"-SCORE AND RECORDS.

GAMES YESTERDAY.
Chicago g. Cleveland !. Plttsburg 10. Cincinnai -
The first game Of baseball between the New-1orS
and Brooklyn teams to which the local enthusiasts
have been looking forward nnxiously, has been
played and the brooklyn men the yictorS Inc
game was pised at Eastern Park. Brooklyn. yester-
day. In regular March weather. 1t WAS TOO cold ior
baseball or comfort yet the merry turnstiles clicked
Of $3.50 enthusiasts. who witnessed the game
New-York based her hopes upon Rusie. ana inc
elongated Foutz sometimes called "ocisSorS' "u
the pitching for the Brooklyn team. Foutz uui'zed
slow curves while Rusie had terrific speed. lie
pitched the ball all the field. however. ana MS
Witness coupled with the poor eyesght ana lumber
Ing movements OF Bassett and O'Rourke. iost Ne"-
York the game Clever running catches "cro niaue
by Burns and Richardson. while the general WORK
OF Ward. Corcoran and BOYLE was superb. The result
does not convince the friends OF the Uahus 'n''
Brooklyn has the better team.
The home players went first to the bat and although
Ward got first called balls, he got no furtier
The Giants fortunate. and scoring TWO runs
took the lead. to the intense delight OF ttcir 11cds
who had followed them all the way from Harlem
Fouz eIratc and sent Gore TO first called balls
Fuller going sacrifice, but charged his mind
and hit safely to centrecld Ewing hit to the pitcher
but Fvutz threw wild to third and the bases were full
and the friends OF the Bridegrooms were threatened
with heart disease. Lyons went to first on called
balls, fercing home Gore. Tho best O'Ronrke could
do to force out Lyons and then get out himself,
although Fuller scored on the play.
In the second inning tie home players got run
and tho followers Of the Brldegrooms felt better.
Burns led Off with three base hit between left and
centre and scored sacrifice by Corcolnn. one
more run went to Brooklyn's list In the third inning
and the score was tie. Hart sent to first Oh
called balls with the usual fatal result Ward hunted
and beat the ball to first loudly applaudcd.
Joyce tten sacrificed each base and on Brouthers'S
long fly to centreneld. OF witch Richardson made
clever catch, Hart scored.
The Giants got a run in the fourth inning and again
had the lead. Lyons went to first tumble by
Corcoran apd O'Rourke sacrificed him TO second. He
scored Richardson's hit To left-fe.d
The Giants lead WAS shortived, however. for RuSie
went to pieces I'm the next inning, and Ward and his
bstted in four and took a commanding lead.
Hart struck out, but Ward made a hit Ward went
TO second on passed ball and Joyce sent to first
called balls Brouthers hit 10 right field and Ward
scored. Brouthers then walked down to second and
scored with Joyce Burnss hit past short. Hits by
OBrien and COrcoran scored Burns. The friends Of
the BridegrOoms fairly danced in their joy.
Rusie was again erratic in the last inning. and two
Brooklyn's list and IS 1t afterward
turned out, the two runs that won the game. Ward
hit safely and stole second Then with Two men out,
Ruse sent Burns and then o'Brten to first on called
was natural that CorcJran. of the poorest batsmen
IN the team, should hit safely 10 right held sending
home Ward aud Burns.
But the excitement was not yet over, for the New
York players rallied in their last tul at the bat and
II locked for an instant as if they would bat out
balls, and Ruse's fly to left field was captured by
bali two men were on Sases. Fuller went to first ' on
called balls s., and the bases were full Ewing then
scored. Lyons also hit to Iignt field, and Fuller
scored. ORourke and Richs rdsOn, usua were easy
victims, and the game over. Appended is The