The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-15

S ss" YORK ....,......,..s SGSS,S I'd 30
base Sc on Il bais@od Ncolnnitf. i struck eut,By
McGnnty. l. BY Young 2 Hone r IN. bli.L
boBlin. Msnes, SScrncs hIis-HcGAnn, Bres1a-
han. Stolen base Dsylln; 49, BY plitehsT-by
iohnsons and Emsli,p TmeHi hour and II
minutes
PHILADELPHIA IT, ~. u BROOKLYN, g.
The only thing 10 spoil perfect day
t mi Sh' r nFStA foT the 9' season was
defeat for the home, nine BY the PhiA-
delPhians; Opening day had the weather weather
which custom demands shall be gone through
with were done and all was pTlmed ana IN
[eadiness for a triumph for ne local pis 3ds
thing Of chance that this would come 70
pass. Then came the nth, " hen Jones began
10 prove easy and SheckaTd grew careless.
The pitcher was batted from the box, That
settled the game and spoiled the pleasure
OF the gathering. -, -
II was not great day More than 10000
persons witnessed the contest, who came, not
alone for that purpose but 20 be psTt Oh ne
more or less the elite OF Brooklyn and the
great mass OF those not so choice socially,
but equally baseball enthusiastic, were 70 De
found 10 the attendant throng. The great
macs WAS on hand early. society was, as
usual. atrihe ate. None missed me efercises,
no time was consumed for that ceremony,
The Twenty-thiTd Regiment band ever ana
anon played tunes. the While stan OF Sc
Iscted artists" sang melodies and arias, some
Ta gtiTne and some the reverse. 10 90 sure
only a few persons In the immediate neiRhnoT-
hood Of the songsters could hear ialnily
chirped note or 80, but there they were
Those who did not hear az least could see
MN Tn 55i Ress on penhant raising came the
hosting Of the national ha.g. body Of mem mem
bers OF the t.lks marched out INTO the neld
The Gag rose into position, the band play
inR the Star Spangled Banner meantime.
With great unanimtty the Grove arose 5tsye',. ~
with the haR and remained standing bare
headed until the emblem was In p lace 81 the
top Of the hh GstAn ~ oI tbs a bSII
was ushered In. Up 70 this tlns the popu-
lace had only tGntaliEing ellmpsss OF uese
heroes as they idly tossed the ball from one
10 another far back on the green before the
clubhouse. But the music OF the band was
heard playing lively march and me Players
we're seen 70 form In line. Down the neld
they came, each keeping step with az least
two Others md swung In well intsntioned
4 not strictly sgeisht line sSTO'S .ns hS o1t
and the line Of thrty-tWo players dlyioe1
into equal parts and each team betook itseit
regular stahd and started a iittlo ball throw
ing. The gave those In the STANDS VINO
thought they knew the men chance 70 polut
out some OF them. II was great home
' Al last the umpire strobe forth Even that
hated peTson received some cheers ~ we
s sShSrn the Batteries aud then, turned
toward the stand % receive the PAP "
by the wife OF the treasurer Of the Brook
lyn club, and he in turn tossed " 70 tine
pitcher IfHnes who Wsi iff Ss SaE We
heed to the catcher's slgpal and tossed me
ball @ him ,ThoHgSs the ,o6 5stsmaS' PsEer
boTSTer. and ereatly the crowd roaTed at
that announcement The game was Oh IN
so BToookiyh scored a run In the first inning
SheckArd fled out LuTiley walked and
went 20 third when Batch droye one q Pit
the new second bGseman, made good by
singing along the third base line LumleY
pGSss fsy Isb Mn Gaste6 and SoaBs
home TeT 'ssm Ls sEGsd s ts2ss more Ss
AGAIN a. sHD BatoA Slg 70 the pitcher Who made
4 poor throw 70 third trying 20 head on Lqm-
teIpls 10 ths riSbt aeld fence. driving in two
runs. Dobbs hied 70 right, ana owens came
0 ne 'fPah Ilsdelphlsns started IN their half
was out Of the box and PIX runs had been
10 Do6bs, .Doolln singled, eending BfAns-
field 70 third, where be waS held while PlttSn-
geT Vas retired by way n J9Ses to BTS5ssa5
Tbo Sn sin eied TO sheeESTd, who let The bah
roll through his legs 20 the fence. Thopas
tSo SRt sbeeehsrd and then CoSTtnsY and
Niece each Elm sled TO right. making two
more runs Titus came SlonE With hit, and
NctSee scored. Brooklyn made one IN its
balf on q single by Batch Rittera poor throw
10 second 90 catch Babb and gle BY Owens.
Mcintyre from Memphis went In 70 pitch
instead Of Jones IN the SIXTH. lie struck out
the first man, always a bad sign but shaved
on nj luck until the seventh Inning Bases
on balls 70 Thomas and Courtney, Mc0co 's
sacrince and TitusE single accounted iof
two more runs ~ that round IN the nluth
pbuadelnhla tallied four Singles by Thomas
and Gleason were followed by Courtneys
arrival AZ first By neldeT's choice on which
ali hands were safe. Thomag .scoTed OF
10 riFht after Titus walked, making three
more A single BY SheckArd, two pnsSes, a
Wild mitch aud two lnheld outs scored three
runs FOR the Brooklyn nine before the game
s1 Ovens. from the Trl-ststs l...Ey., Mean;