The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-08

NEW YORK, O.; CLEVELAND, 1-FIRsT GAME.
The last time Seymour pitched against the
Clevolands he shut them out. lie would have
repeated the trick in the first game yesterday at
the Polo Grounds but for a single base on balls
which, ADVANCED tho visitors only run across
tho rubber. The young leIt handler devclogcda
controlled, and made the Cleyelands look as II
they were made Of wax. Behind him, the
well.oilod machinery. Davis accepted eleven
chances ut short, and the work OF Clark and
Warner was also commendable. ,Cuppy. once
Cleveland's star pitcher. gave a pitiiul cAhibi'
tion in tho. first three innings. His arm has
been lame all the season. and he cannot get up
the New Works had hit him for two home runs
and thrce singles Capt. Tcbeau took him out
and substituted q catcher, McAllistcr, who vas
very effective, but one hit. u homer by, Van
Aaltren, being mado by the locals III the re-
seymour's pitching in the first inning wase
memorable piece of strategy. Burkett opened
on him with n clean three-bagger, and II looked
Filters up. But Sc mour used a great drop
ball and struck out Childs, Wallace. and OCon.
e6ored on third base. The New Works could not
do much with Cuppy's slow delivery IN tho last
bali. two force hits and an iniield fly retiring
In the second Seymour pulled, out Of a very
pmall hole; Mexican began thG fun With a two-
eInsie to left. which Herman helded rapidly;
To6eau's base on bulls covered the bags, and
York Captain threw McKean out at the plate.
Cuppy then lined what looked like a single over
s ssitIias 'G eat phv'f s aSHpe% IN u mo wI gave
Four balls TO BurKctt which advanced Pickering
Rcross the plate, after which Childs closed the
With tho cIeanosl kind OF batting the New
Yorks then proceeded TO make four runs, all OF
bits into right fold. and the. Kid scored on
,Marnor,s i i"o i 9"SsSr, also to riEht- Clark co ran
anyhow. as Joyce Soomed a long one over the
tiEht fold ropes for four bases. seymour flied
But he was left. as McCreerY and Herman
With one out In Cleveland's third. o.Connor
throw, only to be left. George Davis began New
Yorks. hall with q homc-run drive to the right
Geld fence, but after that the side was quickly
Davis made a beautiful catch Of Tebeau's
which. however, was misjudged by Van Haltron.
McAllister. though a catcher. began pitching
when the Now Works went to the bat in the last
half, lie showed speed and control, Joyce's men
getting a blank, a.. ... a,.,
Initial bag. The locals also fell easy victims TO
SStlii:tsr's s pitching Oh 'isEE. TesSsT opened the sixth sixth
ut Zimmer's hot grounder and a double play OF
an electric nature was tho result. DAVIS being
balls, and Burkett landed him on third with a
safe drive to centre. Seymour neldcd Childs
out In fne style on a slow hit. and the score was
still 8 to l. also after the last half in which tho
locals for the third successive time were unable
TO hit the young catcher's pitching.
Seymour was still invincible in tho seventh.
With two out Mexican singled and Pickering
stuck out on three pitched balls. Van Haltren
began New Works half with n four Dagger over
tho right-tleld ropes. McCreery was thrown out
by Mexican and Herman. whose fly was mufed
by Burkett. was forced BY Gleason, after Davis
had flied to Childs.
Tebeau hit safely in the eighth, only to be
doubled up with Zimmer on Davis's clean stop
and throw DAVIS also settled MGAllister at
gut quickly and SO did the visitors in the ninth.
The score: