The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-16


A crowd OF 5000 enthusiasts enjoyed a
model game OF baseball at Washington Park
yestcr day. The players OF the brooklyn and
Chicago teams attended strictly to business
and did not register a single kick against tho
umpires. The game was sharply played and
fairly brlstled with magnificent stops. catches
and throws. The batting was not heavy. but
the Superbas used their sticks with better re-
suits than tho Western experts. The outlleld-
ing OF Jones OF the Irouklyns WINS a remarkable
performance Out " SIX chances he made four
catches that were pheuoucuai He retired
the side in the NTH taking tremendous drives
on the run from DomHhur aud Taylor Again
IN the seventh he hauled in long smash itOul
Taylor while snru,ing over int" l"!t centre.
but his star achievement came n the hinth.
LANCE nailed the tall 40 hard that it sailed on
a line for the centre Held fence. Jones backed
rapidly. ~ InSt ~ the ball was about To stiike
the boa, he threw uG his tight hand and
crowd die not applaud until Jones threw the
ball In. Then everybody knew that the catch
had been made and there was an ovation n
store for the popular centre fielder
Green. th9 Chicago right fielder: made =. a
:ReT sstG5 @ Who RS ft h So to
Jared 1t while IN the air and fell over backward
into a little ditch in front Of the right field
show that he hal not dropped il; and tho
crowd generously appIaudst hum all the way
might have been a home run IN the second
inning by getting his hands on terrific
drive almost 10 the pt%ksts in left ,S cen,
put up n superb game at shur,htop. He was
everywhere between second and third. and his
throws from deep iield were always accurate.
The best nay made ly Dahlen occurred in the
punched a hail into short left Held 1t looked
safe. and Green got under way. Dahlen
hustled, and with a running. jump he caught
the leather at arms length. Then With lnnG.
brilliant double play.
The pitching OF Jack Dunn WAS SO effective
that the Chicagos might have been white
washed but for an cxcusahe error on the part
Of Mcclure. Tn" play came NJ in tn" sixth
inning Ryan opened with, a single to centre
handed to Wolverton. ard il was The only blot nf
the kind upon Dunn's record. suddenly Green
and Wolverton started smu.'ancously to make
a double steal. Casey wa not alive the situa-
ton and started late to cover third. Mcclure
was ready to throw. but seeing Casey was not
line 1t over the bag in time for an ont, Casey
didn't get there and the leather rolled into left
ton landed on third. whence he scored Chi
Cages second and last run on an out
was unfortunate. enough to have NIL Of the
errors behind him prove costly. DrmontreI,
In the second inning. after DAILY had singled
ana Ryan had made bis star sat, catch on Ander-
attempt TO throw Da'v out ut second, hit him
on the shoulder with the ball, doubt" steal
Gnas wax whe GaiGey by
ners to scoot back to their bases with all poss-
BILE speed. Mcclure was equal to the emer-
gency. however. and brought in one run with
a sharp base hit to centre.
Casey redeemed himself in tho fourth when
he lined the ball to centre field. 1t struck n
stone and bounded over Mertes 8 head. 80 that
the midget circled tho bases like streak Of
lightning. With the score tied the Brookyns
hunted and beat Taylors throw with slide.
although l.ange dropI ed th" ball. Then Dona-
hit him on the arm with the hal and Casey raced
to second before LanRe could get tho sphere
again. While Mccormick was Iepriving Me-
which he scored In a canter on Dunns single
to centre. Jones followed with Il base on balls.
and keeler's safe drive to left sent Dunn home
Kelley hit to DemontrevIc and Kecer was
forced. but Mccormick threw wildly to first.
trying for double play. and Jones ran across
the plate with Brooklyn's nth aud last run.
Tho gcOrN.