The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-16
TIE REQ

~BHooKLrN. g. 1T. LOUIS. 1yIRsT GAME
Though the weather was threatening about
1000 ball crsnks turned out 20 see the double
header between the Brooklyn and ~. Louis
teams at Washington Park yesterday, The
first game was a model eN Inhibition OF ball playing,
s ssoG6ps, Tor Iui fHS pT Sy r@pire AeG aTfnsegy'' Which
Capt Mc0raw declared, robbed his team oi
certain victory. Both rulings we're made II
ont Tor eaving second base before Nallace's
fy was caught by Jones. and was surrounded by
the Cardinals, who wranYIed until they We're
moment later on Beister's hit. which was
particularly asSraYssinSS ,lt Nth K NiI@rs H1
second and DAILY on first and two ont. the former
was caught Of second base and was pinned
down in such a manner that he could not reach
the bag. without a struggle, Ciarney decided
that Kelley was not out, whereupon McGraw
and his cp'npanions made another howl which
vas VasoT r%SviIsq 1a TIsno Then SYSTEMATICALLY doubled
md bn. Kelley and DAILY scored the runs that
a. 1T the game. Incidentally Gafney alb
stils ia II he was not required TO work longer:
t,hdTswsi In the pres eaid 2
See two games umpired and played accordlns
H. league rules was further ptoof that the
magnates must pass a nIle this winter that
will compel umpires To of1ciate In both games
when a ~doubINheader Is played. Both Young
and Kitaon were In great form. the htters
exhibition Icing, a source OF encouragement
70 tht CTAnkN no HdNt Ot1h Bh'i'ilpN wait
ing for Kit" TO round TO for nearly six weeks.
Kitson had his nerve with him at critical stages,
Of which there we're seyssral ana received ,ed
last inning went out on ny balls TO Jones,
DahIsn complained OF a lame arm so Demon
15syt,lH ms Ssaf IN b a. P to6. f%2 St oniyPi n t saa ae "a
did he make a SNOWY record. but with his
gt,iea double Sst in he he eighth t SainniSn,ss the T game.
Farrell, With three oorking singles. also dis
tnauishe himself. while the fel ing Of Jones.
pa1y, Kelley an Cross va o. a 1ghtning oscer
too; McGrsw led them In batting " IN a double
,ns fact sy that sns 0 %s.t tarss m rGl ing fit s.s1,s Of We" ;6c
Brooklyns went out on ry balls, Both. teams
made a run in the first inning McGraw
G SsfRstt's s'S out Jones' pagan Brookiyns J" hall
With a base on balls. stole second and
counted On ,shsckaFa.. mighty. driys 10
pson. scored sS1 5 again Il. The second on tEo-
basgers by DcAlontreytlle and MCGUIRE The
Cardinals t syG H. ! It p} " in '9 Ell 1hi tSo Eh .a9d ES9i On
YounS's out and scored on McGraw,s double.
brooklyn took the lead again in the fourth;
. e. fST y Fsr 1i2fls S44e RTsdI"% anot5ar run @n' f fRd
score remained 3 to 2 until the seventh, when
the visitors found Kitson for a two-bagger.
two singles and an 9ut, which sent Two w. runs
ahead The eighth was eventful and decs-
I've Donovan Otened WIN a single
and stole seconu A indoc ucu
called ont for leaving the base too soon, Gafney
said Keister followed with a single and stole
second MCGaIn &C., four 9Sis ana TS. RiS s,iH-
fumbled the ball, but got i TO the plate 80 fast
down tsSt K for Il. T tSlrG Sa out tFy'4 Fhs TO B rock Ts' w EaR
II in to i sSTs sHa after ten xS SE2 E Eaiicv .l9 SdtGa and
stole second. Daly had his hit knocked down
b. Wallace, but Keller showed head work in
not leaving, second, for he would have been
then Garney made his ruling on Kelley as de
scribed above. DeMontreyile ulaced a beauti-
ful two-base hit just out Of Donovsn's reach
As soon ~ the last man had been retired,
Umpire Gaffney walked on the field. He paid
no heed 20 the REQUESTS, Of both players
ss% the bn BTo9 Itt, IF, 'luS 6 Officials tho no
teams then selected Jennings of Brooklyn
and Donlin OF st Louis TO do the
umpiring. each calling balls and strikes In
alternate innings The teams also agreed 70
play but six innings, as It was growing dark
and nobody wanted a controversy. Manager
Hanlon put in Joe McGinnity. the Iron Man"
,aiESe Ms oGinfnityE did not begin to show his real
form, He was wild. hitting three batsmen,
and was batted rather freely and also luckily
But when be struck out three men
arose as one man and oheered the great pitcher
for several minutes. The Brooklyns. won this
game because they pounded the ball So hard
that rgn 1jn king w w9id gssE h G5d .n gnd Sr
young catcher. Buelow, on a continual jump
In vain efforts 10 throw base-runners out When
the fifth inning had been finished, Jennings
called the game on account OF darkness, the
visitors expressing a willingness 70 have him
do 80. II was light enough TO play at least
two more innings but the result would probably
hitting hard and hustlinS to beat the band
The score.