New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-18
NETWORK BEATS QUAKERS
orF.sTDFD GAME AT POLO GROUNDS
NATHEWSON'S PITCHING TOO
MUCH FOR VISITORS

Ner-yorlz sent her thousands into the upper
.,a NJ Manhattan Island yesterday 10 do hon.
age 10 that ever popular game. baseball Ii
yras the opening Of the season at the Polo
Grounds and Of the largest crowds N the
history OF the sport present TO witness the
first real game Of the season. The contest was
between the New-York and Philadelphia teams,
snd resulted in a rather easy victory for the
home team by the score Of TO D.
AS early as / o'clock every elevated train car
-,aa IT'S quota of enthusiasts to Harlem. a1ad
then disgorged its human freight into the Street,
xbere a wild scramble was begun for the
grounds where so many famous green ciarnono
ba-t1es have been fought in other years. The
carly euard made for the "bleacheries, and
eued them in short order. Those with invita-
-ions and there were several thousanes OF 'helh'
took their time and consequently the grandslahu
under Coogan's bluff was the last to M 1hete
Was q fringe of humanity about the ropes IN
ceutrefeld and when the game Logan 1t Was
estimated that about eighteen thousand pe>lf'ES'
usra rresent The stands seat about fourteen
thousand people and all Of the seats IN the
erandstand were occupied so that the above
sr,re +, thousands is a conservative estimate.
The engagement this year decided to go back
N old rrfncirles and there an attempt at
decorstions The 9TH Regiment band played
lively airs before the game In the crV 80, '.1ea
were many women. and Of politicians there Mas
host nearly every Tammany brave IN Town
being there. The large attendance had an ap-
probable effect upon the players. ana lhes en-
tered the battle with a greater SHOW OF ln1eFest
end determination than is generally seen e.
games at the Polo Grounds
THE BAT BREAKERS ABSENT
Until this wear the visit OF a Philadelphia
team meant a lively batting matinee at Ieasl'
but such was not the case yesterday Inc
Quaker City aggregation has lost all or us
heavy batsmen-they have been gobpled up ps
he American League-and the team which 1dceo
the New-York nine was probably the poorest
hiring ona eyer sent out of Philadelphia. he
visitors fielded well enough. but mace oliiH ioui
hits and MOI a single run. OF course, Mathew
son pitched with all Of his oldtlTne SELL put -
the close he seemed to feel that hieh CESS piuoa'
ing skill had been wasted upon ratl.I ia" i-' O.
teral MANY in the thousands left the sfouids
at the end of the game feeling as III lheH ma
seen minor rather than National League past
ball OF the four hits made by the ftlli1-''P ---'
players two came in the ninth inning ho
The visiting players We're also SLOW on .Le
bases, not taking the same cfat tar,a,e Dunn
New-York men took at regular intervals -, IN.
made one Of the best plays OF the galiLe "a Ia
eighth inning running out into centre iisI. -
making difficult catch. Wheeilfs ~ ~, -
han 10 FIRST completing a neat double play
Brown also made pretty running 'aII I, 80
Jackson's bat in the seventh 1nnlhS- nuns ,' 80
played a capital game at short, accepting ~
his nine chances In sliding into d base ia liio
sixth inning Jones injured himself. put he ~
rirleS MA ninth the niniEr "iei4 IN 80
comnelIed him to retire. Thielman eooh rs
place Felix and Voorhees, we're MI fselE
Yeager the New-York catcher MADE a M q,
tine h. came 10 the bat. The PhllaoeIplila - -.
ers seemed r,oorIv drilled, and three or ioui iii
are recorded which ought 10 nave peeIi 20
outs There was little concerted cheeiiHs 60
few hats went up into the air, but met 80
plenty Of noise The baseball enthusiasts "i
quick &c forget.
HOW THE GAME WAS WON
Both teams drew goose eggs until the ioui Ia
inning when the home players ralheo' aiiu'
scoring FIVE runs, practically won the game
Doyle reached first on a blunder by douglass
and jackson followed with a safe hit 10 iei'
field Smith hunted artIstically. filling the pase.
geager sent the ball spinning into centre ~
for clean single and Doyle and JACKSON eN
pered home with the first runs OF Ihe 49,,
Mathewson went out. but Smith scorer D
sent cut curving fly to rlght -
which, fortunately dropped safely. anu c
ger crossed the rubber. DelehanlE was 80.
tired but the play advanced Dunn 1919
was retired bat the play advanced Duiiii.
followed with a hit. and then stole secoitu- -.
he die this Dunn stole home with the ia ~ -,
Each side was BANKED in all of the oihei i. IL
inRs with the exception of the slxth, "iiei. -.
New-York PLAYERS added two more runs 70 49,
total Yeager again hit safely ana Mathe" ~
sacrificed him to second Dunn was reilteo' -.
play putting Yeager on third Delehahty i.iI
safely and Yeager scored. Jones's TWO paesei "
left centre sent in Delehanty. The score;