The sun., 1892-04-13
THEY REMAIN THE PEOPLE.
VIEW HORK's NEW TEAM SHOWS THAT
i IT GIN PLAY BALL

1mey Uefent tho Phi1ndelphias n n Close
<. oaae-Rusic Pitched Wen. and the New
Yerks Hit Keefe Freeiy-Brookiyn Wins
Easily at Haitimore-Pittsburgh Boston,
IonisviIie, ana Chicago the Other Win.
sers - Splendid Attendance Considering q
z the wea,her-Aiany Oiher Games.
Il, The first rush Of the bnttle Ia over and tho
contestants have drawn of the Held to put
themselves In shane for tho next clash. Tho
onslaught was fierce one and tho casualties
are many. As the smoke OF conf clears
away and tho wounded are borne from the
ground there can be disccrned the tall figure
and waving plume OF William Buckingham
Ewing rs no leads his victorious warriors
from tho field Of their triumph. And as
they stride away from tho scene Of tho
struggle. Sir John boyle. Lord James
O'Nourke, tho Dnko OF Indiana. and other
doughty chioftains exhibit their hacked
blades and dented hr,nor. and explain to each
other how the tide Of victory turned In their
favor. And Earl Wright leads his beaten but
unoonauered followers sadly from tn. field.
determined. however,. to retrieve their honor
on some other occasion.
Yesterdays victory Of the New Yorks was q
peculiarly gratifying ono. and. no doubt. fills
the crnnks OF tho metropolis with exceeding
Joy. To begin with. tho New York team as q
whole Is not yet in as fit condition as its adj
mirers could none for. and it will require
couple Of weeks play in warm weather to put
them in championship form. They nre also
minus tho services OF one Of tho most valuable
players on the team. In spite OF these draw
backs. they mot and defeated what is
generally admitted to he one -: tn" strong
,,t;aI sst teams in tho country and which I'm in
:s.saon :enson in ~af The so N the pink ''nS
condition. Added to this Is the fact that in tho
Sos for lPhaaerh was wN KGS% w9 Sa Taf
Roger Connor. cagerto defeat tho reconstruct
and with ai thinGS in Their favor. tho Vnaky;rs
were unable TO conquer tho .plucky
YORK KesS lit esy he
f%It bsais Is out TIE S,S rrGai,'i9n TINT the
hit Rusie very hard. and TINT this was i'm
probable as the Indiana Ihnrderholt I'd ,.,';, was
# ts q Victory to DO proud Of and indicates
that tho New Yorks are very much in the ilgnt.
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retains some knowledge of the art of pitching
from home should satisfy the ,cranks on both
sides Of the bridge and also in Jersey.
and While the tincinnatians' In ans made snnlt on
the wind IN. they rouidnot overcome the lead
OF Buckenhergors men.
II President Harrison attended the game In
Washington yesterday he was no doubt panied
and surprised. Tha Boston champions were
expected to beat tho WashinGtons in quiet.
parliam entary way. and it was hardly antici-
pRted that Nash and his men would jump on
Danny Richardson's brigade and maui them
around in tho sand until the POLICE Were
called for. The outcome shows that Washing
ton needs Danny Richn nrdson very badly. Also
One OF the surprises Of the day was tho tidy
way In which Louisville took Cleveland into
camp. The Forest City boys are in prime fix.
and it takes n snug team tn hold them down.
II Louisyil.e's other pitchers can perform like
Meakin. Fred Pfeffers aggregation will hRvo
something to say about penndnts.
The circus OF the day was at st. Louis. and
the 5000 spectators who saw the affair must
certainly have got q good return for thcr
money. The rush made by Chicago on the
with the subsequent spuIt by GLASS;
through 1t all Anson's glass arm was never
shattered.
There is one feature OF the opening that
stands out like a full moon in clear sky. and
that Is the attendance. The weather was dis
agreeable. 1t was too cold for the proper en-
joyment OF the national game. and thousands.
no doubt, stayed away on that account Yet.
with this disadvantage. a grand total OF 3B.297
persons saw the six games. maxi g an average
OF over 5000 to each game. The figures AS
sent by Bun correspondents ore as follows:
rniadelphA..... ................... 4hO
WAshinRton 800
Amots b32S
Ht LOUIE SlW