Evening star., 1897-04-28
First of the Series for the Local
High School Championship.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES
Record of the Clubs.

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TOday's Schedule.
Brooklyn at Baltimore.
Washington at New York.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Cincinnati
Pittsburg at Louisville.
chicago at ST. Louis.
Western League.
Columbus. 3; Grand Rapids. O. Minneap-
| oils, 3; Kansas City, O. indianapolis, Is:
Detroit. 9. St. Paul. Ii; Milwaukee, ..
| Atlantic League.
| Newark. Z: Athletics. s. Lancaster. .:
Richmond, q Norfolk, 10: Reading. 5
o. p. Caylor of the New York Herald has
the following to say of yesterdays game:
All hats off to Amos Rusie this morning
| After years absence he returned to the
| ranks of the Giants yesterday, in the center
| OF the nine, and did more than his share
toward winning the game There was 10
| doubt about his playing form. He is the
Rusie OF old, except that no one ever before
knew him to be well conditioned thus
early in the season. Captain joyce. Mr.
Freedman and every member of the team
| was highly pleased with the big boys work
about the Polo Ground after the game
There was a rush made for him after the
game as he raced for the club house hut an
effort to pick him up and bear him in tri-
umph upon the shoulders of admiring root
ers failed because those nearest % him
We're light weights and their united strength
couldn't lift him. The great crowd then
contented itself with standing outside the
| dressing room and cheering first Rusie
| then Joyce, and finally all the nine
Inc attendance was within a thousand as
great as upon opening day. Many adjudg I'd
II 10 De larger, but the grand stand held at
least 900 less,though the uncovered stan Is
were filled to repletion, and many were
standing al the ropes The Quarterstretch
was FULL and its gate closed at 3::0 o'clock.
low estimate of those present is 1900.
This number was a surprise, in the face of
the long-drawn-out parade and of the cold,
bleak wind, which blew a shver;ng gale
across the Polo Ground. 1t was so much a
surprise that the ticket sellers were twice
compelled to call for more supplies
- Enthusfasm Gu, Loose.
| 1t required merely a promise of victory to
| set off the old-tiTne New York enthusiasm.
This noisy approval grew as the game pro-
gressed, and ended in the usual chase of the
| players to their dressing room. 1t shows
that rooters cannot be deceived, ind that
they know the Giants are capable of doing
good work this year.
Rusie's welcome as he went out with the
nine in the first inning was very cordial.
The welcome home was renewed when he
went to bat. 1t grew VociferouS when in
the second inning he struck out the side in
quick succession. AS he made his three
cracking hits and continued to prove that
he is in the championship fight all over, the
big audience" grew wildly emphatic in its
testimony of esteem for Little Annie. He
| is once more enthroned in the hearts of
New York rooters, and if he doesn't hold
| the placp il will he his fault.
There was a marked revival in the man.
ner of the Giants work. Every man ap-
peared to have had some infusion of spirit
shot under his epidermis since Mondays
scporiic game. There were coaching and
nerve displayed in plenitude, as If the nine
had lunched On stuffed peppers and ginger
some spotty work by Davis. fine, but
"Cohoes" redeemed his fumbles by ex-
tTaordinary work in covering second base,
thus saving Wilson at least two errors
I he greatest Improvement was in the mines
batting. Let 1t be hoped they will keep
1t up.
In the fifth inning Stafford was rein
stated in left field, vice Gettig, recalled.
The latter gave positive proof that what
ever else he may be he is not left fielder,
and as the club is not educating fielders.
Charley" was called in. Stafford should
do better He seems to lack confidence.
Maybe he will regain it,
Some Hard Decisions.
Mr.. Lynch had a hard days work Most
of his decisions were according to rule, but
the crowd is rot well up in rules. He justly
decided Beckley out when the ball hit him,
because Jake" struck at the ball as it was
coming, and it was the third strike. The
rules say it must be strike. When Joyce
ran into Cartwright at first base and jolt
ed the ball from TIE big first basemans
hands he was properly decided safe, be-
cause Cartwright stood squarely in the
way instead of side, as he should
have done. The only error which Lynch
made was in declaring Davis out at the
plate in the seventh inning when he wasn't
touched. The umpire however, was inside
the diamond, and had to guess at it. He
guessed wrong.
Gettig's misjudgment of an easy hy. and
Davis first error, aided by McJames' two
bagger, gave the visitors their first two
runs. They scored the third on two singles
and Gleason's tumble, after two were out,
in the sixth.
Hits by Van Haltren, Tiernan Davis and
Gleason. in the first inning, earned two
runs. Two more came home in the second,
the result of Wilson's double, singles by
Rusie and Davis. and Cartwrights drop of
the ball when Joyce ran into him. A two
Dagger. made with a great slide by Tier
nan. an out: and McJames' error. let
dutch Mike" score in the fifth. Beckley,
In this inning, with the bases full. ran into
Demont at second and Stafford was de-
cared out. also for "Jake's'' interference
Hits by Joyce, Davis and Beckley a steal
by the latter and two passed balls resulted
In pair Of runs in the seventh The last
tally was the fruit of Dement'S wide throw
Rusie's third hit and Tiernan's single
The last game at home for a week will
be played at the Polo Ground today Sey-
mour win probably pitch against the sena-
torial delegates
NEW YORK. WASHINGTON
RHOAE R.H.OAE
VHaltren.cf 2 o OlAbbey r. @ O a a a
I1ernan. r.. el Dem0nt, S.. 3 i
Joyce, 3d.. l : ol Selbach, IT,. O
Davis, $751;. o 3 2 l q Mcclure, c. a n
Gleason, 2b.. 1lOBrien, 2b..
Beckley. III. l s o. Cartw' 'ght ID o ? a