The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-01

Philadelphia. ~; Boston. 2,
~ Cleveland Rain.
AZ Chicago Wet grounds.
sI>SDIso oY THE CtrBs.
Detroit. y + r IS, Chicago y s. S so
M Ar% ln[S g: g: s 6 fous .SS
SRw York "a. Ia. b; WASHINGTON, 2.
to establish a baseball club in this city there
came the climax yesterday, when the first
game in New >ork of that young and pow
Oh Washington Heights 4 great crowd
locked to the site on, the lofty and com
HIS in So short time wrought order out of
chaos. The crowd not only saw the home
team win on its own new domain, but had its
was by the absence Of two OF its best players,
gives promise Of solid and durable strength.
no, one Of ephemeral speed The man h. who
Contractor McAvoy, who undertook the task
OF TRANSFORMING rock-ribbed hill into a
piled the spacious and cornforta Bile stands.
and President Gordon. who watched the
progress Of the work with untiring vigilance,
enjoy. For them 1t has been hard work
for weeks, and nobody begrudged the day
of relaxation that served to relieve the strain
of responsibility,
There may have been some who grumbled
that the grounds, were not in perfect playing
that. considering the vast amount of work chat
had to be done. the condition of the ground
Vas aecepH6he snd that bsa0rf lena
was H saddcd and uf nice 'i iad out ne and Ieit
and centre fields level and with plenty Of
slopes downward and ends abruptly where
the filling in ceases It. az wei as the other
s be ro9my and Level before
Is nothing to prevent enjoyable baseball
from being seen.
both in regard to the team and the grounds,
FytFs s sa n sH Win wiz r nss on
was ths spirit OF the reception et Wen Ike
The crowd was undsmonstrative and inclipsd
TO with old Judgment, yet altogether friendly.
even eager to see American, League ball
those unfamiliar with American League play.
was the workmanlike1mannler in which 4, me
we're no irills or furhelowS or the slightest
symptom OF grand stand playing. but strict.
serious attention to h,sincss-a desire in the
1t was clean baseball with q proper regard
FOR the decisions of the nm pires. and the
lost ostt"by this condition Of Affairs There
was II panied look and an exclamation or two
from players; At decisions tie very nsssdleiss
The crowd was of the Same substantial
at New Ya rhe Of o
the grounds and stan d. finish being some
thing only aSe can impa.t was rsi'e f Az, by
OF a myriad OF colors snapped in the fine
breeze which swept the hill and took of the
Flags of all nations" observed spectator.
That means that some day baseball will be
played under every hag, in the world and that
in White letters the name Of eneh city Of TIE
the high EST spot in New York 4 affords a view
Of the Hudson and SUR ogndings that alone
most ball cranks does not extend beyond the
field below. but the most proey remarked on
ground gro i It is, where waahin ston fous ht. and
where GrifIlth will now endeavor to lead his
forces to victory.
PLACES Griffith said to his men:
here, sure enough, so you fellows are due to
find your f., batting we eyes PbboGhetGi
Just before the teams reached the home
grass the biz big semi.crcie Of oniookers sud
denly produced a forest Of little American
flags Thousands Of them were waved in
n few moments but Old Glory. The band
padd Ghsers for die White
body stood up 1t was an inspiring Picture
In winning the game. the New ,Yorks arose
to the possib iiities of dropping balls in the
they We're accustomed to doing it every day.
Halt dozen flies scared over In thnt direction
na s te s Ihe Of
bro, and still less in consecutive hitting, and
for that reason they We're beaten. Cheshire,
s swim me co aEss Snf IDEAL f% n"S
Several players stood out prominently by
Keller s1 he owe TF whose
heretofore has been asted on the desert air
of Brooklyn. was one OF them. He made
and made three of New 'York's Sin runs. Also
to the front came Williams. with his timely
Rs ~ mig base p ahd
Jimmy Ryan, BY his batting and fielding
his crippled hand could only help along BY
coaching and capt ;S Gri ,s was on the COACH
fhe " very ,''2 first man up Robinson of Wash
ineton. cracked the ball into the right field
valley for two bases. Keller ran as FAR back
picc, but could not reach the leather, But
Robinson anchored midway home. Selhach
Williams na s s4s ~ bsss ag X kyaS S
lit to Conroy and was headed of at first
Afonso yelled friend END q DayiSs
Alfonso raped q erounder toward second.
and De Montreville and Carey moved him
down. kepler was next up ana was JOY
fully received He hammered a high fly
TO centre, which was too far back for Ryan
to get and ran to second base on the hit.
Netherlands out at first advanced Keller
a notch and Williams put the ball over the
left field ropes. scoring him. While some
of the hits made in the course OF the game
would have been caught under ordinary
circumstances there were others that would
have been good for three bases or home
The washingtons could not. get a square
lick at the ball in the second inning. Tho
sphere did not get beyond the pitcher and
three senators came to the bat only to sit
down as quickly. In New iork's half of
the second inning Conroy hit TO right for two
bases Courtney sacrificed, and 0Jonnor
singled to centre, scoring COnroy, )Connor
stolo second, the only steal Of the day, but
that was the end OF his Journey, az CHESHIRE
flied to Townsend and Delehanty corraed
Davis's foul fy. In the third inning Drill
smashed a liner to Davis. Davis ran In too
far on the hit and then mufred the ball over
his head Drill reached second on the error.
He figured on u run sure. but CHESHIRE twisted
them in a little speedier and the three sue
ceeding Washingtons could land only on the
edges Townsend. Robinson and Selbach
raised easy flies.
The New Yorks in the third inning also found
oui that there's many a slip. Their half opened
fatteringly. Keller doubled to right and moved
iip on Mcfarland g sacrifice. Williams flied TO
Ryan, who made n fine throw to the plate,
and Keeler was nipped sliding for the plate.
DeMontreville opened the nth with two
Dagger into the right-neld trench for Wash