The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-19
NEW YORK, 8; PHILADELPHIA, 5.

The Philadelphia. although they lost their
third straight game to the New Yorks yesterday.
had the satisfaction of making o record which
has not been surpassed this season. They made
seventeen whistling safe hits OF Amos Rusie,
and got but ave runs. Rusio was in poor form.
having very little speed. but he managed to pull
himself together at times when the situation
was critical. He also received phenomenal sup
port from George Davis. which was q lucky
factor In the game.
The Now Yorks did not play up to their mark.
but they were extremely fortunate in getting
their hits In when they did the most good. Their
base-running was away below par and their
fielding not of championship material. Nc
Creery and Van Haltren let q number Of balls
drop safely that should have been easy outs.
wilmot made his bow in Holiness place and did
DAY. Neither he nor ,McCreery set, the crowd
wild with heavy stick work and there was a
l &GiihSsa was a ON thu ae ED hitting itS giles flies to the t oStaeid
before the game and seemed to be in excellent
trim, 30 that when Wilmot went into left field
the 5000 cranks began to wonder when Herman
will be liable" to play:
ond, when q zero should have been their lot,
After term Nash an st MsFo GH.; SSF fIss dte o 'FgTss' a W Ss6s SnS
have captured II Gleason had not called for il.
Cooley, rolled a slow one to Davis who fumbled
Wheeler. and Gross scored. Then Dowd was
thrown out at first.
but could have had several more with any kind
of good base running. Gleason was out on a
Ing some applause, pushed a single to centre.
Clark put the new man on third with a single to
nailed d1 with ease: Warner followed with a base
on balls, which, but for ClaIk's blunder. would
Wilmot and Van Msitren's hit sent Warner in.
Van Haltren drew a throw to second, on which
Rusie was caught at the plate with a couple OF
In tho third Rusio and Gleason made plays
that. prevented runs, Amos threw, Delehanty
S Sos II liner mit'f La3oie S drove si a ao ShSIeN tn fe few VIZ =
mot sitting down hard just as he picked UP the
Knocked dow Sasb's Single. Which made fajoie
q pss satfd ln step Of q C sSerl!ss bid G fer 81 bi sis sD 9n pas
mn Me sSs; ay0 o %sn Se' Sew 1s.' York's half with a
s scfier to one cross ross A DsSis lifted to 'i s6e BAH al I 70 sRs
home, and Davis scoring himself on Gleason's
Jump. The KID was caught stealing. and VIII
mot was third out on !, an easy tap 70 Laioie;
fourth. chiefly because Rusie was ineffective.
mcfarland scratched A hit, Wheeler took four
p pow H fore asO cSse Hsy.f M ias Sass T rann q ss!i in D9 and
belehanty forced boTd. Whyeler counting. De!
Lajoie. shueart Followed with a single and
haafthns ,o SSs so on 6al rs covered tho corners again.
Delehanty began tho sixth with q safe hit but
was doubled up with Lajoie, the latter being de-
elared out at first when he seemed to have
beaten pavis's throw. shugart singled after
ser's deels %a' b efi%sR Rer sse elosea Umpire carDsn'
Wumo and Davis made sensational plays In
the Quakers' seventh. Nash flied to Gleason
md Cross belted one to left centre. 1t looked
like o triple, but Wilmot, after some tall sprint
ing. got under the ball for a beautiful catch.
doep short and got the ball to Clark In time.
completing o star play and making the cranks
happy. With two out in New York's half, Van
Haltren got in q good drive TO left, on which he
took two bases easily, but he foolishly tried to
peach third, where he was pinned down., Dele
Nash.
In the eighth the PhiladelphIas took the lead
by hanging up one run. Wheeler singled and
Cooley sacrificed him to second. Warner then
threw wildly over second. and as Van Haltren's
Phot to Joyce was wide of the bag. Wheeler
beautiful style. and Delehanty. the Great. drove
one against the 25-cent seats for three bases.
He was left, however. as Lajoie fled to Gleason.
Then the crowd began TO yell and cheer in
order to rattle Wheeler. The Now Yorks
braced. and when McCreery got four balls there
tho latter lost a sure double play by fumbling
tho ball. Days then sent in two runs with his
second three-bagger and scored himself on Glea.
some single. The next two men were easy. but
Gross and Dowd let Warmers pop fly drop safely
and Gleason I scored; pselehsnty gathered IN
In the last half McCreery. after misJudgine
shugart'9 hard drive, jumped into the air and
made q circus catch. Nash drove q two-bagger
to left. but he was left The score:
hEw YORK. PHILADELPHIA