The evening world., 1894-05-04
X IRA.
PHILADELPHIA 4
new YORK 6
Delehanty, Of the Quakers,
Opened Up with a Slash
Ing Home Run,
SENT IN A man AHEAD OF HIM.
Chilly, Threatening Weather, but
$500 Enthusiasts Saw
the Game.
VAN HALTREN'S FINE THROW.
Nailed His Man at the Plate on a
Quick Return Of the Ball
From the 0utfieId.
VAN HALTREN's FINE THROW.
Especial to The Evening WORLDLY

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POLO GROUNDS. NEW YORK. May
May 4.--AIe they going to trot away from
the metropolis with three straight vic
tories? wondered the faithful as they
watched the gailus Quakers scamper
about in practice play this afternoon. 1t
was a mighty hart thing to contemplate
that the Phillies should hit the Giants In
the thorax with a three straight blow.
and Capt. Johnny Ward has talked to
the boys like a major. zee
You must get into the gsrse. lads"
said he. land pull one Of the chestnuts
out of this awful baseball confiagra-
ton"
1t was a nippingly cool afternoon, and
q dismal n at hat. The attendance
was encouraging. though. and $500 en-
thusiasts passed within, the turnstiles.
w Was every New eye yer Ek!!sam 1STn the 10 DO bore the 'n sliet It.
Every face had a set expression. which
meant The Giants are due"
John Ward proposes to make It a gala
day i,oeed for the opening game with
the Bostons here tomorrow. He has had
a raft of requests to repeat. the quaint
march the Baltimore and New forks
e saV sa III sns 'P%snalrnEf p a%y 81 'h to H dapli,
cate that march, and he has engaged a
brass BAN to fiji the ramparts OF Man
hattdnVllle with melody.
The teams were made up to-day as fol-
lows:
New York. Philadelphia
Murphy. s. Hamilton Ct.
Ward. 2b. Mailman. 2b.
Van Haltren, CT Delehanty, lG
Tiernan. RI. Thompson, RI.
Davis. 3b. Cross, Sd.
Common. Id. Clrmenta. c.
Burke. II. Haddock. p.
Farrell, C. doyle. Id.
hsekin. p. Allen. 81.
First T~nniDQ-The gentle OIakers had
the first try at the bat and the sturdy
little Hamilton worked his arms like a
riston rod to keep them from freezing.
ented him his base It was 1nst 3 bit
Quakeryille. for the next instant Meekin
Mailman was lucky In getting his base
on balls. Meekin took a reef In his right
blceps, but 1t was no Use, az the debonair
further end OF the left field b~leacheries.
Herman couldn' get 1t In a month Of
had a walk-oyer crossing the plate on a
home run. Thompson went out on an
easy bounder to Ward and Meekin stined
!cross's ambition by throwing him out
Murphy, the inanitesimal. poked an
easy one to Allen. and went out at
nrst. Johnny Ward wasn't fim-fammed
he ambled to second on a wild pitch.
He became. oyer-contident and tried
a mailer, and then Van Haitren lifted a
beauty to Delehanty and that ended II.
No runs.
Napoleonic stride. went In to knock the
stitching out OF the ball. and he did for
IA minute, until the atomesaue Murphy
got beneath II.
of the Phae0fM n i'p ane & 9Rha H1es"f Farrell ehi
basketed II for fair. Boyle sent a siZ-
zler to Murphy. and i was that hot
and threw It H right over ta Rogers head,
Boyle made two bases on the mispiay.
Meekin didn't like the look In Aliens
fye and se ban a,T 4 to b nrst b Sn iSsr a 9s!Is;
the turf to Van, Haltren. and 1t was a
cinch apparently. that Philllies would
score again, but Van shot the ball back
TO Farrell in beautiful fashion and Boyle
was a dead Quaker right at the plate. No
run
Haddock couldn't suit the fastidious
M fdrsed Ii in we're s so or tse nF shaf fo Mix ea Fos
TO nrst easily. Then George Davis
sauntered up and showed the ball from
the hose Of his bat 50 hard that II never
stopped Its Aging In the air until II
rolled to the ropes between right and
centre.
Herman was home with consummate
ease and DAVIS rested on his laurels
and at third base at one n the same
time.
Roger Conner batted a cloud kisser to
Hamilton, who wouldn't drop II on his
life. but Davis left his autograph on
the plate with his spiked butchers be-
fore Hammy could get the ball back to
Clement.
That tied the score, and there was a
rainbow OF hope on the heights across
the river. Burke went to nrst on balls.
Farrell lifted a neat but not gaudy ny
to Delehanty and was out, and Meekin
forced Burke at second on his %srounder
10 Allen. Two rnus.
Third Inning-A good, clean single 20
right put Hallman on first, rnd a
grounder OF D~elehanty's that rolled
through Connor's hands sent mailman
but Mailman got hone and Deiehahty
was ON speaking terms with Ward at
second.
rectly. and the batsman took his base.