The evening world., 1894-06-15
EASY FOR
THE GIANTS.
Meekin'S Curves Hard for
the Western PennSyl-
Vania Pirates.
DAVIS IN PRETTY BAD FORM.
Wretched Handling of the Ball
in the Sixth Gives Two Runs
to the Visitors.
BUT THE GIANTS BRACEO UP.
Larruped the Sphere in the Good
Old Style and Took a Com
manding Lead.
BUT THE GIANTS BRACED UP.
Special to Tho Evening WORLDLY

IoLo Id, JUNE EsihNCu ny
their consummately easy victory OF
yesterday, Sootburg's "Clinkers'' strobe
into the field for their limberins up
practice this afternoon radiant with
confidence.
1t makes a heap of difference when Il
team pulls off the first game, and the
players have an instructive feeling that
they are good and strong enough to
waltz away with the second and third.
1t will be n long time. probably. before
the New Yorks offer another such ex-
hibition as they did on these grounds
yesterday.
This afternoon was hot and such a
day as usually sees New York put up a
really clever game. but the attendance
was meagre
This Is how the clubs batted:
New York. P%ittsburg.
Murphy, IS. Smith. II.
Burke. II. Donovan, IF.
Davis, 81. Beckley, ID.
Doyle. Id. Stencil, CT.
Ward, 2b. Lyons, 30.
Van Haitren. CT. Giasscock. SIS.
Herman, RI. Dierbauer. 2b.
Farrell. C. Mack. O.
Meekin. p. Gumbert, d.
Umpire-Mr. Emslie.
First Inning-Elmer Smith raced like
n stake horse, and Just got there ahead
of Murphy's throw of his hot bounder.
Donovan pelted up an easy foul fly off
third. and Davis nailed it. A blazing
meteoric liner from the nose of Jake
Beckley's bat nearly knocked Tottie
Murphy off his pins, but the Atom chung
his hit to Doyle unassisted. No runs.
Murphy gagged Gumbert nicely and
secured first by waiting until Pittsburg's
court clerk, which Gumbert Is. tossed a
MARI nf unru nttnnN nnnH az
but over the plate. Then Eddie Burke,
too, went to first on balls, and things
looked positively rosy. Davis brought
Gumbert nabbed. Doyle didn't bunt,
you bet; He slapped the ball full In the
eye and Il rolled past lyons like a ball
Burke reached third. The hit was good
enough for Jack Doyle to rest at first.
On Wards fly to Stencil Burke crossed
out. Mack to Glasscock. trying 4 steal
second. Two runs.
Second Inning-Lyons base on balls.
A rather wild pitch and a passed ball
permitted Lyons to steal second, and he
raced to third on Glasscock's sacrlice
90 Doyle. Bierbauer enjoyed the distinc-
ton OF being the first Sootburger to fan
the ambient fruitlessly. Mack, the ema-
front Of the plate. No runs.
Van Haitren made a gorgeously lucky
| SCTlttn NIX on MS DFlluer In front OF
Biersauer: The ball bounced clean over
E~icrbaucr's head. and Van was safe at
first; made a grand running
catch Of Tiernan's long fly 10 deem right,
Farrell hit Il ~grounder to Glasscock, who
threw n Haltren out at second. and
Bierbauer ike Il nash shot the pellet to
buckley. mailing g Duke" Farrell at first,
No runs.
Third lnning-Gumbert base on balls.
Smith flied out to Herman. Gumbert
was forced at second on Donovan's
%grounder. Beckley fled to Burke. No
runs
Meekin, poked a bounder. to Glass,
cock n went out at first. Murphy
flied to Stencil. Burke fouled out to
Fourth Inning Ward couldn't cling to
Stencils hot liner; and Stencil landed
on hrst; Lyons tiI"d out 70 Murphy.
attempt a steal on Farrell. He was out.
Glasscock was so encouraged when ne
slapped p hit 10 light and saw II getting
away from Tiernan tn t he dashed on 10
second. Then Mike made a bad throw
which bounded out Of way of second and
rolled along past third. Davis dartet
ready to receive 1t from Davis. He got
IL and Glasscock, who was determined
to make a circuit Of the bases, was
neatly nailed at third. No runs.
peach to short left. which fooled Smith,
and Jack made two bases. Ward sacri-
feed. Van Haltren flew out to Stencil,
No runs.
Fifth Inning-Bierbauer flied to Da-
Wis. Mack out, Murphy to Doyle. Gum
bert flied to Ward. No runs.
Herman flied TO Donovan. Farrell
duplicated this trick. Meekin out. Lyons
to Bcckley. No runs.
Sixth Inning-Smith out. Ward to
poyle. Donovan hit a difficult grounder
which ward was unable To grab and
Donovan was safe at first. BeCkloy
raped to Davis. and the ball cnromel
against Georges hce;s and bounced on
towards left centre. Ward felded the
ball back 10 Davis t. cut Donovan on At
third and Davis dropped 1t. Beckley
meanwhile went 10 second. on Stencils
ripping single to left, both Donovan and
Beckley scored. Smith struck out.
Glasscock flied To Van Haltren, Two
runs.
Murphy flied TO Stencil. Burke hunted
safely. Davis hit for three bases, Burke
scoring. Doyle base on balls. Davis was
pocketed and run dow on Wards sac,
riace. Van Haltren hit to Beckley, on
first. who threw TO Gumhert, covering
the bag. Gumbert muffed II and Var
was safe, Meanwhile Doyle scored and
Ward got to third. Herman laced out q
th~ree-bagger. Ward and Van scoring
Farrell out. Glssscock to Beckley. -Four
hho a.