The sun., 1900-09-29
THE RECORD.
BnooKLYS, 6; BOSTON, s.

" bOsAON1
In what was perhaps the best played game
Of the season at Washington Park. the Brook
lyns again vanquished the Bostons yester-
day afternoon. Barring two growls by Her
man Long at the umpire. there was no kicking
and no delay. Magnificent plays OF the most
sensational order prevailed and as the result
was In doubt up 10 the last moment, the crowd
Of 2Ooo cranks relished the sport .im-
uensely. Though the Bostons were beaten.
they made the Champions work like beavers to
secure victory In which Eugene DeMontre-
Vile and Roaring Bill" Kennedy were con.
spcuous factors, Kennedy not only pitched
with steadiness and effect. but he started a
fruitful rally in the nth inning with a three
Ssss hit in the eighth that really won the same'
while superb catch by him In the ninth spoiled
a possible two-base hit. Sheckard, too. was
In evidence with his bat, his single In the fifth
It was from sheck ards bat, by the way, that
Billy Hamilton made one Of the greatest circus
Sssf sise for that matter With one out and Keelcr
on frst base in the third Inning sheckard got
IN ye tSs, %ssf GOOD S dsa' sOms n IL
around the bases, Hamilton got his plano legs
chase Just as the ball was sailing over
his head. he stuck up his left hand. which was
bare, and made desperate grab at the sphere.
several feet In the air. and 1t stuck, too Hamll-
ton was as much surprised as anybody, but he
made n QUICK throw 10 Lowe, heeler was
rounding third at the time, 40 the Bostons had
a chance to fatten their fielding averages when
Lowe tossed the ball 70 Long, The latter
threw IL 20 Pittenger and he sent II 20 Tenney
for the out, double play being made there
fore by five men.
Other startling plays were made by Collins,
Cross. Dahlon. Kelley. Long and Kennedy.
Kennedy, except that he became unsteady
at a critical Juncture and his widpess was al
most directly responsible for the defeat OF his
companions.
Hamilton scored the first run OF the game
In the third inning on his base on balls and Long,
Kennedy showed that he was not ready TO get
into the balloon. though he was helped great
deal by a rafting play on the part OF Kelley,
who knocked down Tenneys smash and caught
Long at the plate. In the fifth. with one out,
Stahl singled and scored another Boston run
ran homo on Collins's single 20 left. but Collins
could not reach second. Up 70 that point the
Champions had made but one hit OF Pittenger
and with the score 8 to o against them the crowd
began 70 expeo defeat.
Two were out In the last half OF this inning
the rooters. Kennedy hit for three bases and
scored Brooklyn's first run on Joness single
The latter raced TO third on Keeler's two-ba9ger
10 left and both counted on Sheokards oorking
base hit to centre. With the score tied, Ken
nedy redoubled his efforts, with the result that
Ia the last four innings the Bostons got but
one man TO first base.
The Champions won out In the Eighth. Sheck-
ard was hit by a pitched ball and stole second
but In sliding he went over the bag and was
nailed. Then Pittenser gave bases on balls to
Montrevilie, who after playing the game TO
the limit lined beautiful single 70 centre on
which Kelley and Cross ran home. The score: