The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-17
THE RECORD.
Few YORK, :; PHILApELFnIA, 2.

nEW YORK, ., PHlLADELfHfA, q
The Philadelphias are not the ball team this
year that residents Of Quakertown have lauded
In times past. From their exhibition al the Polo
Grounds yesterday afternoon II was apparent
tina, serious internal dissensions have broken
up the nine until the. men do not care whether
they win or lose. Manager stAllings. who sat
on the bench in uniform. seemed to have no con.
troll OF his players, who displayed no positive
interest in the game and appeared to eloat over
their MANAGERS discontinue. As one OF the
"stalllngs has wrecked the team by letting
rone OF the best men go in foolish trades. and he
has publicly rebuked the rest Of US because wo
cannot win, No man knows what position he
S G;aI q Hs eik With 10 P fbe , @ay hing: p have We BEEN s5e r al,
this year StallinCs on the other hand. claims
that the men have combined against him be-
cause he has come from a minor league TO man.
age them; 1t is a pretty row and Reach and
Rogers win have a hard time building up a
In striking contrast, the New Works put their
hearts into the contest and showed what har.
mony and discipline, fairly dealt out will do for
q team. Meekin worked a slow ball with bcauti-
full control. keeping the hits well scattered.
o . hn lnS eng ne lE1 ouu speea: ana IL vas a.,
support from Warner. Gleason. Davis, and Nc.
Creery. The last named was a hero with the
5000 crHnks. for he cracked out three hits and
threw Delchanty out at the plate after hauling
down a hot liner from La!oie Bill Clark. too;
n%,couple OF magnificent stops being features OF
his work.
Jack Taylor. the Staten Island boy, pitched
pluckily in view OF a very sore right hand. He
was constantly called upon to field sharp hits.
ana nll Ns Work well. In one instance. though.
his hands were not necessary for fielding pur-
lo-es, for a terrific liner from Neekin's bat nit
Jacks ankle with such force that the ball car.
rOitct over to Laloie for an out.
DelrhREty. who leads the League in batting,
and Toole, were the only Quakers who could do
anything TO speak of with the stick. but both
wore guilty OF some sloppy base running. Lynch
and CARPENTER continued their excellent UNI
piring. although Joyce and Taylor kicked a
triic over decisions that were close.
The pmladelphias scored in the first inning.
when Cooley singled, Gross sacrificed. Meekin
stopped Dc!chanty's liner with his leg and threw
:hc big hitter out. after which La!oie. the
the second Nash and Geier singled. with nobody
Out. but the QuRkers were blanked.
The New Works made three runs in the last
nal: and the crowd laughed. With one ont
Shugart fuInb!ed Gleason's roller, and The Kid
got 10 second on q wild pitch. -Four balls 10
Holmes md Ciark's hit brought in Gleason.
other wild pitch. which lot Holmes in. Clark
scored on A!cckin's out and Van. who received
foar balls. drew u throw to second. SO that War
her WAS finally nailed off third.
McCrccry was tho star in the third inning.
With one out. Delehanty tripled 10 deep left,
Llo!e q corker TO right. and Nc
Ia score, and was beautifully put out on a throw
10 The plate by the now man. Then in the last
half McCreeFy led of with his second single
and got to the rubber on a bunt by Joyce. Davis's
sacrifice. and Gleason's safe one TO right.
Bill ClarSs single. a wild pitch. and Warmers
base hi, yielded another run in The fourth. In
the ffth Cooley and Cross opened with singles.
tsen the former was caught asleep OF second.
which WAS n costly biunder. as Delehanty fol.
lowed with a base hit which got away from Van.
and Cross scored one run. when there should
have been two out. II not more. After that
Meekin, became moro effective and runs were
out OF the question.
KID Gle-son distinguished himself in the
seventh by hitting the leather over the right
neld ropes for a home run and sending joyce,
VINO NAG forced McCreery. in ahead OF him.
after that IT was q case OF hurry up for sup
per. Tho score: