The sun., 1900-07-25
THE RECORD,
CHICAGO, 0: BROOKLYN, 7.

CHICAGO, 0; BROOKLYN, 7.
I, took the Chicagos nearly three hours to
hoat the Brooklyns at Washington Park yes
,srdoy. The game, while slowly played. was
.,clting enough to keep the crowd OF 500 ball
C,anks present until the last man was retired.
Carvin struck out nine men and was tower
=, s,rength TO Chicago when the Champions
hssan a desperate uphill game. Nops was
rslisved by Howell In the fourth, and the latter.
ui,b Ave strke-outs, did his best to keep the
yisI.ors score down. But the Chicagos had
,h.r hats with them. and for that reason won
The Brookyns made two runs In the first
Inning. Jones and Sheckard knocked out
clsan singles and also executed fast double
.t.al Jennings struck out, but Capt. Kelley
with long iy to Green sent Jones in. Dahlen
cot A life on Mertes's high throw to first and
sbeckard ran all the way to the plate. Cross
closed the inning with hot liner to CAMEL.
The Chicagos scored once in the second
inning. Camel nailed three-bagger tn left
and counted on Brsdley's long crack. which
sheckard gathered In. Mertes put up an easy
Az. which Jennings muncd like schoolboy.
Mons, however, struck out both Chance and
Garvin with fast curves.
In the last half the Champions increased their
lead with two more runs. DAILY reached first
nm a funny tumble BY Mertes and Mcclure was
ht hy a pitched ball DAILY made a pretty
steal Of third and scored on Joness base hit
10 right. Sheckard also hit safely and Mcclure
ran in. Green made foolish throw to shut
of Jones at third and "Sheck" landed on sec
ond. Then jennings struck out az ain and
looked embarrassed. Kelley filed the bags
with four balls but Cross left them all with
shot at Childs.
With one out in the third Chllds was hit by
pitched ball but before he was allowed TO go
10 his base both teams got around Umpire
ODay and vranrled; Green followed with
Jones's head and Yielded home run. The
next two batsmen were out on infeld grounders.
and the score was 70 3 IN favor OF the home
BANKED even though Cross led of with single
and got as far as third.
The Chicasos forged ahead in, the fourth
and also sent Nops to the stable. Bradley
opened with three-bagger and scored on
Mertess fly to Jones' Chance was hit on the
arm and Garyin singled. Nops fumbled
ChIlds scratched hit TO Dsly on which Chance
counted Green banged a single TO right
and as sheckard's throw-in hit Childs on the
leg. Garvtn and Mccarthy ran in, wsile Cupid
gave way to Howell and Ryan drove the ball
TO Cross, who threw 10 Mcclure and the latter
ran Chds down. Green stole third, and as
Ryan started for second the former tried to
get home but was thrown out by DAILY. That
put Chicago ahead7tO4.
The Champs" were blanked m their half
and Chance incidentally piled on the agony
bv making a one-handed catch Of Jennings's
foul after run almost 20 the Brooklyns bench.
A double by Chids. base on balls TO Green,
and the latters steal after Ryan had advanced
Childs 10 third with an out, and a timely single
by Camel, netted two more runs for Chicago
IN the sixth and gave the visitors what looked
like safe lead But the Brooklyns promptly
made two runs and the rooters woke up. With
one out, Howell was struck by pitched ball
and Jones received four wide ones. Sheckard's
bunt was sllperby handled by Bradley for the
rrst out both runners advancing. Jennings
also got four balls and the corners we're COW
cred when Capt Kelley smashed base hit
TO e't which sent In two men. Dahlen,. how
ever, closed the rally with an easy fly N Mertes.
After the visitors had been blanked in the
seventh the Champions resumed their uphill
tight DAILY cracked a double to right with one
out and scored on McGuires single Hanlon
sent Dunn 70 first TO run for Mcclure and
Johnny, was forced by Howell. Jones struck
out The score