New-York tribune., 1894-05-27
RADLY SCARED GIANTS.
THEY HAD A GOOD LEAD BUT BROOKLYN
ALMOST CAUGHT THEM
THE GAME SAVED BY GOOD PLAY At TIE hASl
MoMENT-AN EXCITING CONTEST AT
THE POLO GROUNDS
CANES YEsTERDAY.

GAMES YEsTERDAY.
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boston TO- wssangtcns called on account Of rs'n
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The uncertainty of baseball vas never better Il"
lustrated than it in the game at the Poio
Grounds Yesterday between the Ne%-York anu
Brooklyn teams. The two teams started apparently
upon even terms. and yet after two innings hau
been played. It looked as II the Newcomers wouin
win as they pleased. for Wards men had lead OF
Z to l. TO make the victory look more assured
the Giants were playing with dash ana sp"''
which promised to carry everything before thein.
Then a change came over the scene and In inc
ninth inning the Giants lead had been reduced to
one little run. and the men from over the Bridge
had y player on second base with nobody out A
hit meant another run and tic, ana posSip'F
victory The spectators were on their rect Snou'
ing Ike wild men. and the enthusiasts who mao
followed the Brdesrooms Into the Harlem waste
meas saw a victory In sight
Ward had erred sadly In that ninth inning ana
Stein and DAILY had scored. while Corcoran, pant
ing with oxertion and excitement, stood upon sec
ond base ready to come in on hit and tie the
All eyes were centred upon the Hooser youth VINO
answered TO tho name o; MeekIn. Trecway sent
ny 10 TIe-nan and Corcoran began to look ANXIOUS.
Burns was ye.lng furiousy on the coach Ines' anu
the crowd kept up mighty chorus Shoch S ny
wen, TO Burke and It all depended upon shndle'
breast. and the game was over.
The crowd numbered $500 and It was weil-oe-
have1. wel-Iressed and representative assernblase
OF people. The fine team work displayed by DAVIS
DOYLE Van Haitren and Ward In the nrst TWO IN
nlnss dil much to win the game for New-fork'
The battery work Of Meekn and Farrell was eX-
ce..ent aad the local managemen; made wise
move when the services Of these two players were
secured from Washington.
HOW THE GAME WAS WON
The game opened with Brooklyn at the bat, ana
the men from across the river started out as Il
they intended make It interesting fer their rvaa,
for they scored a run in their first attempt. DAILY
was retired but Corcoran sent the bal safe.y 10
centre field Tredway sent grounder which Muir
ply fumblcd. and both men were safe. Shnd.e hi
safely and Corcoran scored but Tredway was run
down between second and third. and no further runs
made
The New-YorlIers went to work with will and
they sent nine men to bat and scored five runs
Murphy was sent to first called balls as usual
Davis forced out Murphy at second and Doyle
reached first an error by Daly u was a costly Costly
base and Davis scored Doyle and Van Haltren
each stole a base and Wards out al hrst enab,ed
bai and Stein besan to get red in the face Tier
nan stole second and. with Van Haren. he scored
Burkes hit to centre ned. Farre.Is two-basser
to left hit the stand and Burke scored. 49,.
The New-Yorkers increased this Lad with two
Hsliren doing some c,ever base-rannng Davis hit
safely and Van Haltren hit to right fled for TWO
bases Davis scoring, and Van Haltren taking thrd
on the throw TO the plate Wards hlt past second
sent in Van H1ltren, and New-York had lead OF
This lead did not seem to frighten Foutz and his
battle They rallied in the NTH inning and scored
two runs. With one out Daily was sent to first on
called balls and Corcoran hit safely, advancing
Daily 10 third. Corcoran stole second, and with
DAILY he scored Tredway's hit to right fled.
In the sixth inning the Brooklyn men rallied
again. and scoring two runs. made the score I TO
3. and knocked out a little of the confidence ex-
hibted by the New Workers. Meekin could not get
the bail over the plate and as result Shindle and
followed with a terrific drive between right and
centre fields for three bases. scoring Shinde and
Burns. Meekin then settled down. and II was
fortunate for New-York that he did
Mcekn retired the next three men In short order
and ne repeated the performance In the seventh.
In the last half Of the nning the Giants added one
more run their lead, and swclled their tota. 10
g. With out Ward was sent 10 first on called
balis. and Tlernan made terrific drive to left
made clever stop. and Ternan stopped second.
Burkc's long fly to right field enabled Ward to
score
The BridegrOOms rallied more in the ninth
inning and fairly gave the friends OF the Giants
heart disease Stein. the first up. led off with
a hit past shOrtstop. and DAILY sent TO first
called balls. COrcOran sent a grounder 10 second.
and It looked like an easy dOuble-p.ay. Wards
throw to first was low and both men were safe.
while Stein scored. Ward then threw wildly to
third after Trcdway had been put out, and DAILY
scored hit would tie the score. but Shock ami
Shinle not able to make one. and the game
was over. The