New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-18
THE RECORDS.

That professional baseball will be popular In
BROOKLYN this year seems assured, for in the games
already played the representatives or the Ci'y VI
Churches and troey-cars have demonstrate" VI"
fact that she has team able 10 cope WIN any "
the country This is a new experience Tor piooA-
lvn of late years. and the enthusiasts hereaoou's
seem to like It, While Brooklyn was trouncing 'ne
CHAMPIONS from Boston yesterday, the New orN
,aaro was making an exhibition of itself In Balti-
mora with the makeshift team left In that town as
n sort OF 'holdover." But well-posteu pasep'''
followers here will probably go to BROOKLYN 'his
year to see baseball. anyway so that not nuo,'
sympathy or regret is wasted on the mismahaseo'
,nexnepsive aggregation on this side OF the East
River. ,oa .ha
More than Ave thousand spectators praVeu VI"
chilly breezes to the second meeting between
the Brooklyn and Boston teams at "asi'iiie 'o''
Park Yesterday afternoon. Many or the spectators
did not arrive In time to see the opening as 'heS
thought the game would not start until p H.
Instead 1t began at $780, 1t was "eii-piaseo
Como in which brilliant fielding maneuvres were
plentiful but as on Saturday, there was niue pd'
ting The pitchers from their elevator posi''.','
seemed to have the batsmen at their mercy WIZ
tho result that only eight hits were Inaoe-io"i VII
each side Dunn, the long-hnoed Soune''V'
pitched with skill and speed. and the champions III
,h erst eight innings had only one hit to their
credit and that was a rather scratchy two-passer
which fell near the foul line In lett heiu. me-
b,,s urere made off Dunn in the last inhins' pul
onIv ono of that number signaled to the onloohers
what II was when 1t left the bat. Tenneys III.
was a bunt and Stahls drive did not get peyonu
shortstop Willis almost as enectNe' eAoep'
In the second inning when the home team won tno
game 49,. ~ provn
1t Is pleasure to see Tenney' the eN- ,,..n
colIegs man play ball He Is as lively as a Klt'eh'
and he plays ball with head. hands ana feet anu .,
great deal Of It with his feet at that. Dahlen anu
Dolv aid excellent work in their positions Ptchers
1Iaul and Hughes are now with the team, anu lhey
will be able to take their turn when called upon
Tho home team took the lead and won the game
,r tho second inning. With Anderson disposed o.
Dahlen was sent to first base on caied pails' No
Cam followed with hit to lert neid' anu d" Ia
slant later each stole base. Daly was Sent "
first on called balls filling the bases win a'h'e'os
and the hearts of the onlookers with expectancy
and gee Smith was disposed of, but Dunn came
forward with timely hit to right, ana won 'ie
eame for his side. Dahen and Mccain scored on
the drive and a wild throw by Collins an ihs'an'
later put DAILY over the plate
BROOKLYN made It to in the eighth inning.
smith hit safely and Dunn sacrificed him TO Sec
ond Kelley's out put Smith on third. ana ne
scored when Lowe fumbled Keeer's drive near
second base In the ninth inning the champions
escaped a shut-out. Tenney bunted, ana peat tno
throw to first. Lowe and Duny were disposer Oh ",
hut Collins cracked single to centre nen Ine 1i
Stahl hit down TO short, and the bases We're luiI.
Lowe was sent TO first on called balls ana ienney
was forced over the plate. Then Dunn settled o9wn
TO work and Collins forced at third on ber-
gems drive to Dahlen. and the game was over