New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-29

Tho baseball season was rcopencd In the East yes
terdav and the visitors from the West met dis
as,er in four on, 81 six games played. The only
Eastern teams 10 lose the Giants and the Sen
a,ors or course little Is expected Of that always
losing aggregation at Washington. hut the Giants
ough, 10 have done better. The defeat was costly
one New York dropping back from NTH TO eighth
place In the race for League honorS
Probably fully 300 TO $500 were at the Polo
Grounds expecting TO see the HON" players retaliie
upon the Spiders for the shabby treatment received
in Cleveland recently. The New-York men made
a pluckv fight making Of their old-timc raj
lies I'm the NINTH hut Cleveland had one run the
better Of 1t when the game ended.
Although Rusle's curves were batted rather more
freely than Is generally the case when the big fel-
low Is in form he made clever record by strik-
ing out ten Of the Cleveland batsmcn. His curves
however had no tcrrors for Burket Mexican and
Captain oliver Tebc,,u Cleveland missed the ser
vices Of Chds for Captain Tcbcau. who cssayed to
nj his shoes. gave the Giants two runs by his
fumblIng Burkctt and McAlccr made splendid
running catches. the best plays Of the game. Ban
non Is not likely to astonish the world as left
fielder. Wilson caught remarkably clever game.
HOW THE GAME WAS WON.
The Spiders were sent to tho bat and opened the
game with with two out Rusle seemed
to lose sight OF the plate. and the next two bats
called balls. oliver Tebcau came to the rescue with
a hit and his brother crossed the plate
A base on balls I'm the second inning again played
important part. and the Giants made "A run and
tied the score. Van Halrcn was sent TO first on
called balls and Wilson reached first error
by o. Tebedu. OConnor mufed Rusic's fly. Nc
Kean mured little pop-up behind short. and
Wilson forced at second. Van Haltren scoring.
The Spiders rcgaincd the lead In the next inning.
when two more runs were added to their list.
making the score TO |. Two more runs were
added to the list In the nth inning and the Giants
chances looked gloomy. Burkett again led on win
a hit and scored for the second time on Mexican
two-base hit. which Van Halrcn mis- Judged NC
Kean took third Stafords wild throw TO the
plate. and he scored on Bakcs long fly to Herman.
Up to the sixth inning the Giants had made only
Two fits. At this point the home players railied a'
the bat. and scoring two runs cnllvened the specth
tors somewhat Van Halircn led on with mn.
Haltren stole third mum by Greminger. ana.
with Stafford. scored Wilson's hit TO centre-hed
This made the score to In ccveands faVo,.
and the Ohio men Increased their advantage WIN
one more score In the next inning. In the last ma
OF the seventh the Giants scored run on base on
balls to Tiernan. a hi, by Davis and Wild throw oy
Oliver Tcbeau. -,
When the ninth inning which proved TO be the
Spiders scored what proved TO be the Winning run
Burkctt sent to first called baiis. anu max
Ing clever steal TO second scored on Mexican
hit left field In the last half Harmon was dis-
field for home Davis did the same thng Wit
tremendous drive to left centre Held ana the crown
looking for a victory. began TO yell. DoyIe M
put out, and Van Halren was sent TO flrst on caei
balls. a hit meant n great deal Van HalIren tred
to steal second and thrown out by OCohhor'
and the game over. The score: