The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-09
II RECORD.
NEW YORK. o; BROOKLYN, 5.

crowd numbering not less than $4,000 per-
cons saw the New Works play fast ball and sub
due their Brooklyn rivals at the Polo grounds
yesterday. Amos Rusie pitched for Joyce's men,
and. with the exception of one inning, when the
visitors punched their hits and made four runs,
he had an easy time. Throughout the Afternoon
rom The cranks, who applauded every move BY
him and made him blush like o schoolgirl. Whom
the game was ended Amos had to run to the club
IS sssst shS snd Snake Ge0 MN Mani $, L The f han na-n Il 4 S sss
Tie second game IN which he pitched. and, like
Manager Joyoe.has reason 10 feel hopeful over
NH lm%dR ssS and sda0s SonsEd Ga Ss a %sp' da dhSS pdiay ySs
BIi Kennedy. who pitched winning ball against
easy mark for the New Yorfs. George Davis
walked to the plate Ave times and nailed as many
OF his bat that there was no question about them.
He also felded beautifully and had TO raise his cap
eddiy in evidence With three hot hits. and bis
double play was the star fielding feature. Beck.
Icy w a.,s,. tower S.n, Of nS strength zen n sIn, A. first ao base g; and md
catch. warner handled Rusie's swift delivery
as well az anybody could. but his throwing was
re Brooklyps sh9wed an Improvement over
s were @ mad T By them. In he sa sbssncss Of George
Smith, shoch played short field cleverly. Jones
Sss t 70 and r. Rn sh,y @ eures sn t and 'e alim Tns es ss 6
game both teams left Immediately for tho West
: Rasie received q great welcome whom he began
pitching. Griffin struck out, Jones got q HE on
s sn'v who stole second, aided by Warmers poor
throY. Then Shindle retired the side on strikes,
New sYorffs opened successfully With Kennedy's
pitching and scored two runs. Van Haltren
fou!ed TO Grim and T1ernan beat out o bunt-
Inyrn's npf mt Mike m 0Arnnd- whAnHa ha
counted on Davis's clean single over second.
Davis stole second, wen, Tsnt to t Ais on aleason,s
down between the bases.
The Brooklyns had two men left In the second.
and warmers single. when the Broofiyns were
s sSisks s9 ' and Se an cid On six Hlc hat mih raised G,sd a S laugh si By
sfsFs hi% Out. Barn.e! Take him on. :" He
Brooklyn third. The New Works continued to
total By O., Joyce got a base on balls and came
home home on singles by DsyiS and an dele son. JonSss
e SsaS : b bas f ON 6aIis 'a aIisd q tho S Ssea. W az n sPs
long fly to Grimm permitted Davis to reach the
Plate, but Rusie grounded TO LAchance for the
In the fourth Barnie's men broke the leo with
srup. Lachance was thrGwn out by Davis and
four balls were handed to Caravan, who quickly
BocEIss's head. Grim forced shoch and Cana.
.ou a IN, Uut hennouy I0n DctOto AHOe Win
three srtpes at nothing. With two out In the
last half Joyce's men resumed their batting.
yoyce. singled. stole second, and counted on
Dayis's double. Kennedy fumhled Gleason's tap
and hit Beckley, filling the bases. Bill CLARK
vas equal TO the emergency, and brought homo
Two men with O cracking base hit TO centre,
Warner was third out ON striKes, and the old
Brooklyn rooter with tho white whiskers set up
another wall Of:
Take him out T.
To tho surprise OF the New York rooters and
the infinite Joy of the Brooklyn adherents, Bar
hies men made q great brace in the nth and
SSalls. Jones singled and Anderson doubled.
Capt. Mike scoring. Jones came In on Shindle'6
pit, and Lachance's safe one carried Anderson
home. Canavan flied to Van. and while eckley
was throwing Shoch out, Shindle crossed the
rubber with the fourth tally. Grim struck out
and tho score was D to B. Kennedy then pulled
himself together and tho New Yorks received
their nrst blank.
The sixth was quickly played and without
runs. Rusie was lnvipcible again In the seventh,
but the Now Yorks. too, failed to score, although
Warner singled and stole second. "A superb
double play by Gleason. and Peckley killed
Brooklyn's chances In the eighth. For New
right and scorsd on Dayls's fifth ,consecutiiye
base hit George. and Gleason, who also hit
safely were both thrown out by Grim while try
Ing 10 steal second. Rusie wound up the Brook
lyns in the ninth with a blank, and the great
crowd cheered the winners. The scorer