The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-22
NEW roBK. ?; BROOKLYN.

| aud so impaired his usefulness that he was
| conspicuous in the losing copartnership
that existed among the New Yorks that day:
but at the Brooklyn opening yesterday
Matnewson demonstrated that the hurrah OF
hrst performances does not have an abidingly
bad effect on his equanimlty aud skill. From
the New York opening to the Brooklyn open
ing the pendulum of his prowess swung to
! the other extreme. ana where he was n rhine
! stone at the Polo Grounds he was jewel OF
| the FIRST water yesterday at Washington
| PARK. Holding the Brooklyns down to three
scattering singles and with smoking speed
that added to the effectiveness OF his souirm-
ing curves. he was more than one-ninth OF
| game from the Brooklyns by score OF tol.
| Brooklyn contributed nobly, 70 the big
games Of the National League this year
bar Boston. where the American League has
The older organization almost in total eclipse.
very fair as pertains to friend and foe. and
this was noticeably the case Yesterday. The
and partisan one way ' or or the other but the
Z was quick to s see that Tie eontendins
Nc travis men and Hanlon' hopefuls.
who are disposed to P ode decisions Would
$Ss s, ,ss ss!i ssSss ;sss
in Brooklyn, as we'll the one il New YORK
the he ginger that vent i' With TS' Twas, Il was
convincing argument to All except the none
kicking Is not necessary to add zest to the
The artistic mind OF President Ebbet,
an hour before the game began the two teams,
regulars and retainers. filed into view from
Sf the ostaeid' This sight. IN It's variatiohs.
70 quicken the S biaod and there Is no 5al
player so blase that his shoulders do not go
SSs little Is he herr the Ice ss
Of the band. Centre field REACHED. the must;
ssasbt ana wheeled asd The
welcome swelled In volume.
When the, march had been completed the
the roof 81 tRe grand stand ana With 'i few
vigorous tugs unfurled the stars and stripes
70 ths whipping 6Teezs The sE is raised
and the crowd rose and cheered anew. The
touch Of patriotism that preceded the e1-
bassSsll appetite and eveITpody was base.
ball hungry when Mrs, Ebbets threv out
tsf ns Whine Ss . s Snes mSs IN.
Of the batteries and the umpire three times
In response to demands.
have-been Instances stood out in bold relief.
One Of these came in the first inning strsng
McCreedie had fouled 10 Lauder was safe at
second when Gilbert dropped Mathewson's
at the bat. Warner. turned to the umpire as |
Sss Se OF b. f1s a the
Warner having his back turned and made
the surprised Warner got the ball to Lauder |
Strang was writhing at the bag.
Had Sheckard been as alert as Strang he
was making his sensational steal. Still. !
there was excuse for Sheckard sine StTangs |
However. had sheeSsrd been %" on second second
he too might have scored when Householder |
singled to left and sent strang home, Mathew;
Dahlen In a hurry. and so good an oppor- |
tunity for another run came not again, In |
and neschhs second on
raced to third when sheckard's grounder |
Eot away from Lauder But he overran
ing up Lauder, whipped the ball to Lauder
in the twinkling Of an eye, strang had his |
back to third and being a sure out. cut loose
for home. giving Sheckard an opportunity |
70 reach third: He gave the New Works a
when Msthewson touched him out He |
prSDably would have scored later had he not
The New. Yorks got men on bases in the
fret three innings; but nobody go! around
q great stop Of Bfoxne's 6it in the third and
second Dahlen making the stop just back
Of second base, In. the fourth and nth in
nsssss nH Ew :pGsnd f sdSss 81 ri. bn
Brooklyn pitcher Knocked down liners and
fuss than if he. were handling dew drop
nes Gl6er5 nj st stu ,h S S to him
hustled after the ball and threw accurately
over Gilbert's head into Doyle's hands, ii
went heels over head But he froze to the
The New Yorks tied the score in the sixth
inning They also made two hits, but the
man who scGred MAS Brow mel, who took rs,
Van Hsltren sent bin home with safe NY
TO short centre. Van Hsltren tried to steal
McGann hit safely and was nipped stealing.
An unusual thing about the throwing Of
the sn Sere ks 20 S ~ o,hep
on the bound yet every u this happened
into the recipients hands In easy position for
'"S After the second inning Brooklyn's chances
ISr sV second base after the second nnnS
Was not hit by the broOktyns, ana Mathew
son was gettine better as the afternoon waned |
Flood singled in the seventh with one out,
but his two helpers could not hit the ball
beyond the inneld. A pretty stop by Lauder
Was made In the seventh inning on Schmdt's |
ugly bounding erounder
AZ the New Works were doing the more hit
ing and taking more liberties with Schmidt
delivery as the game Progressed, u was no
round. Mooann began New Yorks half
II the ninth with single 70 centre. Neat
inside work put him on second base, The !
New Yorks worked the sacrifice hit plan all
rancing the runner than any scheme tried
BY the BTooklyns. Bresnahan put McGsnn
m second with n well placed sacrifice and |
when Bsbb hit TO Flood and was thrown out
n first McGann went to third
lauder looked so business-like when he |
,ame TO the bat that Schmidt gave him no
,hanoe at the leather. but sent him along |
10 four balls and, ss he though out Of harms
jilbert. who was the next batter. That IL
where Schmidt's plans slipped cos. lie was
cert This brought snother danseTou; bitter.
Ind Warner wanting lie cracked 9 grounder
= cod home with time TO epare Iaudsr |