New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-05

general feeling Of inactivity. mugginess and ds-
content seemed prevail about the Polo Grounds
yesterday. due probably 10 the smoke-.aden atmos
phere and the humidity which prevailed everywhere
The spectators tumbled into Their seats in a slow
and hesi,ating manner. and the players looked
heavy and lstless as they took their places In the
field. 1t was the sort OF weather when life is
burden 20 man and beast.
These conditions may account for the baseoa
game which played at the Polo GROUNDS between
the New-York and Pittsburg teams. The players
OF the two teams seem to hate each other cordially.
which can be readily understood when the makeup
of tho two teams Is considered. The Giants are
Lord Chcsterfieds compared to that tough-looKing
crew from Pittsburg. who aptiy named the
Pirates" II Steve" Brodie needs a particularly
rough piece OF timber prop for his Bowery
drama, he should hunt up the P.ttsburg aggrega-
ton at once for he would find 1t there; and falling
there he still has Cleveland TO fall back upon.
Captain Donovan and his Pirates did great deal
of protesting. much face-makng at the umpire and
"sass.ng back TO the spectators but they were
beaten for al that The Giants had their hands
full however and they turned apparent defeat into
a victory with two three-baggers ana a nome run vi
in the ninth inning II Of that o.d-fasnIoAed
kind of game In which fumbling. misplays ana
brilliant manoeuvres are mixed up IN newl.deriais
profusion. The spectators would groan at comedy
OF errors only to forget the b.unders an instant
later and applaud frantcaly some really remark
The game was long drawn out. and the final inn
ing was played in the dusk OF the evening. after the
sun had gone down and the lights had begun to TWIN
kle on the distant elevated road and bridges NC
Quad made mistake In ever starting that nnth
inning In case either team should make a rally II
was certain 10 be too dark TO finish the inning
properly. ~ , -
And that was what did happen. The inning was
started with tSe IL 20 In favor OF the Giants
Me. kin. however not at his best. and the
Pittsburg men rallied at the bat. and with five hits
and "A sacrifice they scored four runs and had ead
OF two. II looked decidedly back for the Giants,
for the home players needed two runs to tie ana
three to win As usual this year. Ward and his men
were equal to the emergency, and the three runs
made with only one out Fuller. the frs; bats
man, hit safely for three bases, and he scored on
Farre.ls out at first Meekn then sent the ball
flying through the crowd IN right fed. and Dono-
van plunged after It. The ball blocked and
1t should have been returned 10 the pitcher In his
position before any play could be made 1t was
thrown to the plate however. and when Meekin
was touched as he slid to the plat. the umpire Of
course calel him safe. he should have done
Burke then hit safely to right field for three bases
an1 he scored the winning run on Tiernans drive at
Bauer which the latter threw poorly to the plate.
The victory does not put the Giants ahead much
because those terrible Beaneaters and Orioles also
a peculiar feature Of the local game was that
every OF the eighteen players made at least
one hit and only OF the men failed 10 score
runs. II Is the second time this year that losing
team has scored thirteen runs The extent Of the
Giants hitting be gagged when the score
shows that ten OF the fourteen runs were earned
The Giants made nineteen hits with total OF
ne