The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-17

NEW YORK. 4: PHILADELPHIA 3-FlEsr ga ME.
Four hours ard forty minutes of the most
exciting ball playing ever seen on the Polo
grounds: two games in which first one team
and then the other gained tho upper hand:
great deal OF ragged play. which Was however.
overbalanced by truly brilliant work and sem
sational batting by both teams: a beautiful.
sunshiny day. and 3.64O enthusiastic specta-
tors giving all the usual manifestations OF de-
light at the opportunity OF enjoying their
favorite sport. and then. as a glorious finale
two victories for the New Yorks. Those were
the special features Of yesterdays baseball
carnival at the Polo grounds. and the victories
were OF tho screaming sort that cause the
oranks to bewail the lack OF six voices each for
yelling purposes eight hands with which
to wave hats and canes. and about five pairs Of
feet. built on the Chicago plan. with which to
stamp upon the floor. 1t was an occasion on'
which the cranks found themselves unable to
properly celebrate tho stirring incidents. and
Il Is highly probable that many OF them will
talk In whispers to-day.
Tho victories were all the more gratifying
for tho reason that Harry Wright had for two
weeks saved Timothy keefe do the pitching.
and Tim was there with all his choicest curves
Nth Ills mammoth bat prepared to break a
few regulation balls into small pieces. All the
Sst Tmothy AND Roger in the Of
the New Yorkp. But Buck Ewing and his
merry men took a different view Of the matter.
and they proceeded to trample on the Quakers
Sssn nemSsrs y the New A Ysrk team and
Rood xid pthes Sene cost y. COY
1s ss the Eee2s S
With the brilliant execution Of William Ewing
4 6esOmes somewhat tame. The only Buck
hung around like derricks after balls In the
Dir; be dug them out Of the earth, and. in
hsr. Tor w But 9se his Hitting consttuted
the chief charm Of the gifted Ohioan
to dSss IL q sf two
81 three New, Workers. are perched on bases
II the second gene his his savage, hit drove in
Ewing also coached like calliopo. kicked
IKE mule distributed RI ginger IN wholesale
p1eoi he "a play somewhat better
game Of baseball than any man in America
rs :tscd BG o sebn s1 TIT ATTRACTED Sas ar
ana SIX hns feet ssp 81 him.
whscf Ssd The ear from
ball In the second game. and Denny Lyons
%hs Rer wss
stu most OF 1t was good. and much remark
HOW THE FIRST GAME WAS WON.
When 2 O'Clock arrived Mahouey who proba-
ply does not read the newspapers and aid not
Know two games were to be played. Lad not
shown himself, and Grace Pearce was sug-
Frosted, The Quakers demurred. but finally
ecceded. Pearce pmpired better game than
k.S1e hs s15 .Haa
we're unproductive. King. who pitched with
great speed and good control, holding the
visitors down close: In the thirl Boyle
opened with hit. King hunted to Keefe. who
runners were safe Fuller hunted a, sacrifire
home. Herman took first on balls and Ew-
inge single sent King home. Tiernan going to
O'Rourke's grounder to first ended tho in
Matters drifted along until the sixth. when
tho Quake rs tied the score. fumbles in success
bion by Fuller and Richardson and Aliens
snker fer two s baseT ar two
bAser was failure.
In the eighth Tiernan's hard drive to right. |
TOR which niE Thompson ciutched franticaliy !
stopped and got hold Of in time to cut oil Ter
and New York was ahead. In the eighth |
Clements hit for base. hut was forced at sec
ond by Cross. and then Hen slammed
nervous When the New Yoris vent Mt at t til It In
tho ninth the outlook was dreary. King
opened with a scratch hit, Fuller hit to Halt |
man; who fnmbled badly. King getting to
third and Fuller to second. Herman hit n high
King crossed the plate with the winning run.
he then went into the box and snufYed out the
Quakers in their half OF the ninth. and tho
crowdi whooped loudly and requested the
players to bring on the next game The score: