The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-20

Baltimore.
bossen....... 1900
usshinEton. $500
Total 81, pod
BALTIMORE. 8: NEW YORK. 3.
BALrrMoRE. April 19. This town 10 baseball
crazy. Hanlon's beauty briRhts captured the
opening League cham pionship game from the
New Yorks this afternoon 10 the presence OF
about 10 900 persons. The turnstile figures
were 1900 but several hundred cranks
dropped from over tho fence like the scar and
yellow autumn Leaf This boats all records
for Baltimore. The New Yorks enjoyed a good
nights sleep at the Eutaw House. and early
this morning they were up and about. while
the sidewalks and streets round about were
crowded with baseball enthusiasts who were
anxious to catch a glimpse OF little Murphy.
Johnny Ward. and especially the famous
$500 battery. Meekin and Farrell
At 12k o'clock the special train bringing
sixty wild-eyed rooters from New York ar
rived at the Union Depot and escorted by
Henry vonderhorst proceeded to the Hotel
Eutaw. The street presented o lively scene.
There were fully 5000 men and hoys who
clustered around forty open carriages which
were waiting to carry the players and visiting
oranks on o street parade to the grounds
y
comfortably into Q barge. and while they
waited they discoursed popular music to the
delight OF the diminutlye colored boys. who
could not keep from dancing. After q
short delay the procession moved ahead.
First came the band. then came Ward
and Hanion. the FIRST In uniform. After
them rode the players Of both teams In uni
form. and the New York rooters. whose hopes
were ct o high pitch. After riding around the
city for an hour or more. the cavalcade drew
up In front OF the ball park.
The grand stand. an old-iashioned affair
with half com plsted upper balcony. was well
filled one hour before the game. The bleach
srs. extending along into far re!t field. were
packed with q good-natured crowd. who
chsered and yelled upon the slightest provoca-
ton. Team after team and trolley cars with
out number continued to empty the cranks on
the dusty road outside the ain entrance. only
to cause hereer onslaught upon the rapidly
firing gate tendera At o'clock the sale OF
grand stand tickets was STOPPED. SO that hun
drsds we're elled to buy admission tick
managers finally opened n gate near the grand
:s:ad and SLOWED u. mob g rS,6 iST into
Srovs them quickly bsbind the rope D
Before the teams appeared the seats were all
Ssep icTmsa black se@srsis s2oana 't tSs
smoothly rolled field. The grand stand was filled
.ssSr @as and q snS ShSE
snaHbPsr 2, their friends, At3:iO o'clock the the
Player. f aisd oa. q or the clas house eu Tho
b.ltlmorss came first, big Dan Broutherss
s Sass But f las r aees New p s
onto the greon sword, and the band struck up
show how finely the national game can be
played they are not as q rule military men.
sS wSss sssy w 80 ] saG
Frs HaniS9s men sSsTSsd on GHt cot 81 s ns
risd int. o. a cSiness puzSls V'' As' .O' 'aA
The New lorks were ,worse. Little Murphy
bad to run to kss9 up with Roger S. Gon.S.s
IN pulling order out Of chaos German dropPsd
> ball. and several Of his comrades waited for
march. aud the vast crowd roared 10 delight
IS the teams succeeded In s1uaring away Tor
shsepish as ne lifted his cap and bowed to tho
York took The FIELD 70. Z ten r. minutes
such electric style that the Gotham rooters
League battle Of 1874 began.
into details. The baltimores showed the elects
81 me SonthSrn TIP by PLAYING ma . ut
Robinson to seeond. but he more Than mado
s .t fh e. Ss sIfs, part IL Hs me
. superb exhibition OF battery work, and re-
esiyed magnificent support Brouthers was
siesIis1t but lis won dsTfuI battipg N aterisliy
out three hits In all, Two we're doubles. the
the crowd n right centre nsld; bGt,
a ground rule. The second double was tire;
m9ndous drive that struck the eentTe-neld
fence three feet from the top and then bound
cd back among the spectators who hung upon
the ropes On the Polo grounds It would have
out double but HE star play Was a grand
catch Ola long hard hit from Itsrnan's bat.
sit nnd 1 bass p.T Gs wss o, the the nsSt
dsseriptiSn. as was Jennings's lightning short
In other words. Baltimore was in champion
chip form and New York wasn't. Tarrells
arm was too strong and hts throwing was
drsadiuly Wild Rusis WAS all right for Ave
game put up by Wards men and slowly Loaf
errors we're exeusHble. being fumblss OF hard;
we'll placed He lei the team In this respect.
The New lorks played without anY head work
e times and e9lld do practically nothing With
With poor Judgment In short, they were never
10 the hunt ana were outclassed at all points.
0raS opened the bali with sharp liner that
Eddie Burke nuffsd. Then keeer sent a
grounded 20 Murphy. who let Il 80 through
his leGL BrOdte. BFoutheTs, and helley then
popped up IN: Geld tiIss. and Il was New iork's
turn 20 bat Murphy MAS thrown out b. heltz
and Ward crack ed base hit oyer second Van
nailed by Robinson when he tried t. steal
In the seeonG inning with one out JehninSs
made . hit. and when he stole second. Farrell
MuTph" quickly grabbed ISnnlnGs By tho
arm and held him until Van Haltrsn returned
las ball g ths lnhsld plsee q Sork for when
Az tWo men we're quickly retired Ter New