New-York tribune., 1901-06-19
AMERICAN LEAGUE

A regular old fashioned game OF baseball was
played at Washington Park yesterday between the
Brooklyn and New-York teams, In which the SIX
thousand spectators present took the Hveiiest III
terest. For several seasons the Brooklyn team mas
had such an easy time OF II casting gloom INTO
Harlem, that the better work done by the Harlem
this year has served to revive the old reelhs
Of rivalry, and when the New-York team went over
to Gowanus yesterday 70 participate In the reopen
ing of the local baseball season many oI tiie au
mrers of the retuvenated athletes from the district
Of Coogan's Bluff went with them They TOOK
along their mouth organs, meSapnones, ois anu
little bundles of Uncle Sans collateral and an
oversupply Of enthusiasm Then the Brooklyn
team proceeded to .swipe' their rivals from Har-
lera hot and hard. and the return trip all the way
back to Harlem was sad indeed
II was one of those games which happen oc-
casonally In baseball which the admirers OF the
defeated team call 'rank' and the enthusiastic
''rooters' for the victors proclaim a whooper
full of fire and ginger. IL all depends IN DaseOdh
on which side of the fence you fall Ihere were
blunders. many brilliant plays, and when the
score was tied in the fifth inning the ioyai sup
porters Of each trying their best TO out
yell each other when not engaged in casting
sarcasm and rIdicule. When, in the next inning
the champions knocked Taylor out OF the oox ana
scored half a dozen Brooklyn straw hats
went into the air. to be scattered by the lively
breeze I'm every direction The widest demonstra-
ton was In the Fourth-ave. bleacheries. and some
OF the straw was waited away like chan, ana
failed to come back 10 the original owner. Al the
&C Inclusion OF the battle the Brooklyn enthusiasts
red face but happy while the visitors from
New-Yo ork were sad and choked.
The New-York men by the defeat fell back some
what in the league but it was at the expense
of a good cause. for Brooklyn certainly needs rev
victories just now. The New-fork men oatteG
freely but the hits were generally scattered ana
failed TO accomplish much in the run-getting way
on the other hand. the Brooklyn men made their
hits count. Hughes started in to pitch for the
home team. but he went up into the air IN the
fourth inning and he did not return TO earth IN
the next inning. Manager Hanlon properly sent hinn
to the stable &c cool off. and substituted Donovan
sample OF Donovan's work was shown IN the
seventh ianing when he gave two 6ssfs on bre
ana struck OUT thtee men "a lee ,bs{r c1r,
Tor hve innings, but MS curves hiI ost 9 ~
ning and with one run In and the bases fui IN the
sixth inning me- TOO was sent 10 'he 0eneh anu
II trying position for Denzer 70 Jump ,1 into ;
Brooklyn had added fve more runs TO its list and
Ills home run in the third Inning was loudly ap-
plauded His finest play was IN the frst inning;
Sebachs long fly in LETT field and by a splendid
came as straight to Mcclure arrow from the
bow of the experienced archer on the bases
Acedo. kicking up dust In the eyes OF his pursureIs
opening inning Sheckard and Daily went to first
on called balls. and Dahlen's hit TO left brought in
lyn increased the lead with two more runs in the
third inning. Keeler made a three-bagger TO right.
drive to the extreme left field limits One run
SS by Ga2s and Hughes n and ss
Nine Brooklyn went TO the bat IN the sixth
inning. breaking two thousand New-York hearts
Two bases on balls. hits by Gatins and Mcclure
a three-baPger by McCTeery. the ball trying TO
climb the right field blinds. and rather costly
tumble by Strang. allowed five runs and settled
the game.
New-YOrk made two runs In the fourth inning on
Warner being hit by pitcher. and Nelson's force
The New-York men looked dangerous IN the nth.
when nine men went TO the bat and three were left
decorating the base corners Hits by Selbach
Barnard Strang and Nelson force bv Warner
md bv Dnhlen gave New-YOrk three runs
their last scoring OF the game. Score: