The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-30
THE RECORD.
NEW YORK, 8; BALTIMORE. 2.

NEW YORK. 8; BALTIMORE. 2.
Another great crowd, bubbllng over with en-
,husiasm and pcnnant hopes, saw the New
Works again defeat the crippled champions from
Baltimore ut the Polo Grounds yesterday.
Joyce's men played such a fast game that the
cranks went away confident that the champs"
will be subjected TO three straight" and that
the Hostons will begin their hardest series
when they reach here tomorrow. Such work
ss the New Works are doing just now Ia calcu-
iS,rd 10 make any team in the League fight des-
pcratcly 10 defeat them. 1t is doubtful whether
thc BGltiln9Tes, with AL their criipples In The
game, could have won yesterday, for the locals
wegr hllcd with ginger. hit the ball hard, and
batgcI up Meekin in truly championship form.
Arm. The big fellow has all of the wonderful
srerl which made him famous in 1894, and in
? sSo,r"I mat the Visitors were like a lot OF
vn5Ucn Indians. Barring two bases on balls,
wh.,u were turned into runs. Meekins deIiv.
men behind him, too. seemed imbued with a
Wholesome desire TO help Meek in holding down
tSSuy SENSATIONAL. II there is q man In tho
League who, is playing shoststop better than
T6i. yyoltg man, who started of rather poorly
IN The =P2Sl!tion. Is engaged II the daily All ooSuRa,
I I5ss,S o. and k6ti'H With Pai bis W side p ae %Ss Gleason Sh ossl t ac.
tss. Holmes again Distinguished himself in
ri n5 IfcT Who at one time was the Leagues
star ritchcr, was not much OF q puzzle. Only
iS;ais hight have doubled the number Of their
fans. Quinn and Reit5 sO66SIlSd up several and
this or any other city. 1t was refreshing TO see
Tiernan line out three of bis old-tims hits,
kin also delighted the crowd with their good
hitting. Altogether it was most enjoyable
'n aTha st0 Won't. ioV do At ali" was tho universal
ey as McGraw opened the game, with . base
on 9sot s1 ,bso sRd y Pv%Sniis DaSy. W ssGls seS Sg tss s1 @sS, ~ ". 8
tie Mac hustled to third On Kelley's scratch.
. S Sies. sSf' Davis, and CLARK were making a
Z douhe play. with Kelley and STENCIL as vic,
the franks began TO cry:
Van. Hsltren went out at first, from Reits.
and there was q wild cheer when .Tiernan
sole .econd, and Capt. Joyce waited patiently
Good eye, scrappy!" yelled the crowd, as
be walked TO the bag. but the next instant Mo;
forced Herman. When Gleason doomed 9
'Af tl5 fqE h bsfsn HRa .Iifihbas fs, sseana l iaajss s aish
= high hy, which fell safely, between the out
stretched. hands of Joyce and Holmes a foot In.
lde the foul line, 1t was a good beginning, but
tad third on Reitz's sharp hit to Msskin. The
f FORKS 'S came sf In f SGPSRs slr t TURN ais which saa w aaS s SsT
D mi sweet.
\ The third inning caused plenty Of excite
nent. Hoffer was out on a splendid running
@Ssg on balls. Joe Kelley's long ny was niDpsd
70 Davis, nailed McGraw in q desperate at
w " We got 'em eoing,' yelled the New Yorks
Is Meekin opened the last half with a slashing
single, which hit the chalk line IN right field
that way when Van Haltren forced Meekip ON
AgrOunder to ReitZ. Tiernan's second single. a
= Nae drive to left. hoTsver. put Van on SECOND.
Now came The most sensational play of the
one, 90 by, whanged the bali with terrible mo-,
men.lm fax into right field. 1t sailed directly
iT the bieacheries and tho crowd shouted al
hot III unison:
IT, a homer!'
0BEien, The baltimore right fielder, how
speed to The fence in front Of the seats, leaned
far over the rail. and as the ball was on the
ipeci4,ors he threw up his, hands and caught
H. He was twisted completely around, and
yet be almost caught Van Haitren at the plate
iacGionS catch that for a moment, the crowd
seemed dumfounded. Then everybody burst
q fielder walked in to the bench after the Inning.
Van Hallron's run tied tho score, and the
next moment Gleason brought IN two more
Wilson put up a fly for iReitz, and got a life, as
T's N+'f'AN' w 1Ao bSNSAANA ooSthcA uhN
Cropped the ball. Then, on Wilson's steal.
Gleason was caught Off third, and the score
EGoi 8 10 J..
The visitors began to hustle gamely In the
naEth,, WIN one out, O'Brien received q base
On balls, and nobody knew what might have
~tdpleaed II Van llailTen hadn't taken Clarke's
TIIE .lhor on tho dead run. Eteitz's single put
vbEen On third, and Quinn's hard base hit to
ph'Ie brought the run In Meekin then pulled
NJ alsc'i ~in-clIer and struck out Bowerman and
- r,crrti wildly by tie excited populace-
lLepinH.
Singles by Holmes and Meekin In the last
.I OF this inning and Van Haltren's long fly
~ slehzei edded another run to Now Yorka
sIAS, aud III tho sixth victory was clinchod In
TTtlhhcr That put everybody In good humor.
mere we're two out whom Holmes began tho
H. WIN a rafting two Dagger to right fsld,
S Sseki1 took a base on balls, and when OLD Van
Is iTGSSlraeeHent The veteran mOtioned 70
SH9aie5 who was on second, to look out for o
1--WE In that. direction, and then smashed Q
E.1 past McGraw. The ball reached tho
nuGha In abort left field. and the hit looked
70 stn IStt "02,it Two bases. But as Kelley tried
tiSuE :Is9 lAe Lieaehing boards. and Van got
VIZ zoe in ahead OF him. Herman followed
H. 70 lA!rI saio hit, stole second, and gal.
IrH 4oi On JOyce's screaming two-bagser to
tai ,ph''a was thlrd out on a fly TO Kelley,
N, N@ti,.Ae ,l'rkj lowed:
~ all Dvrr!'
IrIr VA, uo t.lth, too, for tho remaining Inn
Lc,e were quickly and fruitlessly played. The
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