The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-29
THE RECORD.


NEW NOfh, ~ OtNOi HNAfts
CINCINNATI, Sept. 2S.-Not since he wrestled
with problems in school has Prof. Lester Ger
man faced a tougher proposition than that
which stared him out Of countenance In the last
moments of this afternoon's game. Ihere were
"" t,S Op lie sw scor reo When Sn p HOY; S came Vn up to BAT. A
single meant at least q drawn battle, for 1t was
getting too dark 70 play another inning. The
three former occasions he had earned the pass:
word to first with his little bat, The pair Of
oear the '9 plate ' We're h tSe' ss asn Of lu gifts 1F' Bgiiy
Merritt, who has been making all corners guess
less and laid on the shelf for the Gfth consecu-
tive time when German lost his bearings on
Massey, That PresentStiqn was immediately
on an expectant look when PARROT picked up
his club. lie had run the limit with a sin
credit Another four-baRger meant a tied
score, He made one ,lunge at the ball,
Then he caught one, but he only carried a high
one Into the air, and there, was a chorus OF
ana Fl, Slese b sas fy , ;stslsa ma ,.s Sso EEelle stIa irfR
over second Wittrock planked a grounder.
which wriggled safely past Fuller and Ward
toward right csntre, but Wsra intsrcspted il
And made the plsy to catch wit,rock; Umpire
in protest, but Smiths run counted, and the
game went on. Three hits proved to be the
hands the New Yorks set up 4 cheer Of salts
faction.
The Reds might not have won, but they could
have made the contest n draw had Wittrock not
been so slow when coming home. He was out In
a Remarkably queer way. The catastrophe oc;
base on Burke's muff of his fly close TO the ter
race and McCerthy's out. Hoy poked out. one
which carromed of Doyle's fingers to Ward.
Wittrock in the mean time was travelling home
at n gait which signifed that he had time
enough. He was mistaken. Ward gave that
sphere a sudden Jerk, and when. 'Wittrock ar
rived at the plato he found the ball there ahead
of him.
For the first time since he had his arm broken
is a legend that whenever a ball player has his
arm broken u makes him timid at the bat.
THE farmer :" shattered that old superstition.
He stood up like a major and cracked away at
the ball In his old familiar style, while his work
at first was n pretty stlff bid for the berth rs n
regular. Massey and Parrot looked lost at
third and second. but Tom played his position
as II he were out to give his brother "Jiggs" an
New York's inheld was not intact. Holidays
groundcr left Davis with a game leg, and he
will not play again until the visitors tackle
the Baltimore champions. Murphy was on
guard at third base. He was not kept over
busy, but his wild throw let Vaughn all the way
20 third In the nth inning, and Merritt's fly did
the rest. At bat Brownie" made his presence
felt. He owned the majority of the stock In
four Of the New Yorks' tallies, hammering in
the last pair, which virtually won the game: He
kept on over the bag ont. toward left field, and
before he could crawl back was tagged Out.
Herman and Fuller were also largely in batting
evidence. The game was n lively one. and not
until the last man was out could either claim to
have u mortgage on the result. The score: