The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-08-19
THE
CHICAGO. o; NEW YoRK. 4-rIRsr GAVE.

CHICAGO, O.; NEW YORK. 4-FIRsr GAME.
Thirteen thousand baseball cranks went TO
che Polo grounds yesterday TO see the New Works
and Chicagos play two games. The " faithfuls"
figured out that the home team, on form,
should win both contests. but Anson's men
fooled everybody. The first game was handily
won by the Windy city players. and the second
resulted In II tie after ten innings had been
nj crowd began 10 pour down from the Il"
trains as early as noon. and when the portals
we're thr% ST 9PPeII h1ind run nc Tor ,s seSts raised a., "a a
turnstiles. Up to = o'clock the cranks came in
droves, and when the first game began there
were fully 5000, persons on the ground, Gen,
tlemen from behind ribbon counters. who had
been frugal during the week, occupied front
Peats in large numbers, while the regulars"
including the enthusiastic followers. OF the
game who never pay to get in, took up the other
choice vantage points. There were many ladies
IN the vast throng. and they had a most enjoya-
A small knot Of Chicago %rocters went fairly in
sane over the first contest. They had been dis
posing OF several small bottles under the grand
stand, and when victory pcrched on Anson's
sounded ike a ferryboat whistle. BY the time
the second game was over not one of them could
SPEAK.
chiefly because OF errors made by Capt. Ward.
His wild throw in the frstinning to catch Dahlen
eighth cost still another run; German. on
general verdict was that it was a hard game for
the plucky pitcher to lose. S~tratton, after the
first inning, pitched magnifcently. He had a
slow ball that completely baffled the Harlem
s%luggers, and as his support was superb, the
at the bat and in the field was one OF the fea-
lures, while Langc's splendid outielding un-
Aoubtedly saved the day for his companions.
The game was delayed ten minutes by the nom
appearance lpf Ward. who was not dressed in
time for the call OF play.
The Chicagns went TO the plate first and RYAN
and Dahlen put sirglcs in left field. German
then struck out Wilmot and Decker. LANCE
was hit by u pitched ball. filling the bases. Will
Con threw wide to Ward To catch Dahlen and
Ryan scored. Dahlen going 10 third on Wards
wild throw To Davis. Twins twO-bagger scored
both Dahlen and Lnnge, and Parrot was third
out, Davis To Doyle.
The New Works went Arson one run better in
their half. Murphy and Burke made singles,
Davis got four balls. Doyle banged n single to
left, scoring Murphy and Burke. and on Wards
clean base hit to centre Davis and Doyle came
in. Van HaltTen fnul-t'cd 80 Decker. Fuller was
thrown out by Dah.rn. and Wilson iiied to Dah-
len, leaving Ward on third.
" The ChicagOs tied the score In the second on a
prue fukc. After ~ChriYcr had ri1d to Burke,
Stratton got ls base On balls and took second
on a passed bali. RyUn'> long ny was well taken
by Van Haltren, but on ~ljahlen's singl" and a
wild throw by Murphy to the plate. StrattOn
scored. Arson fOoli~hly coached Dahleu home,
but German threw him out "a Wilson.
Both pitchers settled down after this and
there was no more scoring until the first half OF
the eighth, when the thiCHgu- made two runs.
WilmOt obcned with u ht and took second on
Decker's ont. Igngc drove one To- Ward. who
threw wildly 20 trSt, WiimCt scoring and LANCE
running all the way 10 third. lrwin's single
brought in Lang", hut "a double play ended the
misery. These were the winning runs. The
score: