The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-28
THE RECORD.
NEW YORK, g; WASHINGTON. 8.

NEW totht o y ~
with his great right arm in splendid working
order, Amos Rusie made his bow to 10000 en-
thusiastic followers at the Polo Grounds yester.
day and proved beyond a shadow of doubt
that he is still the best baseball pitcher in Amer.
lea to-day. Contrary to the general opinion,
Rusie's long lay-off has not produced evil effects,
for the big fellow has never been in better shape
and has seldom twirled more effectively than in
this particular game. From the time that Amos
began practising until the last Washington hit
ter was smothered he received an ovation, and
the public demonstration was even more mani
fest when the great crowd tried to carry the
popular pitcher off the field at the end Of the
game.
Rusie showed after he had pitched a few fast
balls that he intended to convince the crowd
that he was still all right. He never worked
harder, and as the game progressed he let ont
all Of his former wonderful speed and bewilder~
ing curves, much to the discontinue of the Wis.,
itors. 1t was indeed a happy event for the
cranks. for they realized that with anything like
good ball playing this year the New Works,
helped by such pitchers as Rusie, Meekin.
Doheny. and Clarke, should make u memorable
Manager Joyce's men also displayed some Of
Rusie's ambition, and hustled with decidedly
n Si3 ,b si bsIl rather sh ! f Gq iNon fheir ti sSf mhi Mss sf fsy
below the standard. In fact. they did not play
the ball OF which they are capable, although an
improvement is bound TO come later. Gettig
was not able to play left field, and Stafford
was put into the sunlit garden in the
middle of the game. Gleason was also
moved down in the batting order, changing
places with Joyce. The Kid is playing the
t'game of his life" all things considered, and
would be a hard man to replace. Brilliant
achievements on the part of the local tielders
were not recorded in punches, but there were
enough to show what may be expected when hot
weather sets in and lame arms and joints are
thawed out.
Mechanics. the young physician, who pitched
for the Washingtons, was omewha erratic. al
though he managed to strike out six men with a
very fast delivery. But there was no hope for
him. as his comrades were simply hypnotized by
the great Rusie, and therefore couldn't hit u
balloon. McJames was also handicapped by a
few errors which were sandwiched In with solid
hits. Herman, Davis. and Rusie did most Of the
batting for the New Yorks, Silent Mikes"
drives being hard and to the point.
Umpire Lynch had his troubles. In the fifth
inning he declared Stafford out at first because
he claimed that Beckley held De Montreville's
arm and prevented a double play. That was a
signal for bowls of disapproval from the crowd,
but the trouble in the seventh inning, when
Lynch called Davis out at the plate, was far
more effective. In truth. Lynch seemed to
soften under the broadside of catcalls and boots,
and smiled audibly at the peaceful Wilson, who
was kicking like q mule over another seemingly
bad decision. But Lynch's rulings cut no figure
in the general result. for the visitors were out
batted and outpitched, and that tells the story
In q nutshell. The score: