The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-23


League Park yesterday and the baseball
game between the New Yorks and Washing
tons was played under tho unique conditions OF
FREQ admission This was the result Of tho
postponed game OF Friday, when the failure
10 provide rain checks necessitated the only
practical atoning course-a free gate on the
morrow There we're 1000 persons at
Fridays game and double that number
present yesterday. Consequently those
good at mathematics can figure IL out than
many Thousands walked into the grounds
yesterday without paying a farthing there
for who did not attend Fridays game. The
New York American League tlub manage
ment did the best II could TO rectiiy Friday
failure. and the rectifyng process was
big success. All conditions were 80 favor
able for the real opening Of Yesterday That
the occasion proved 20 be the Italy which
lay beyond tho Alps OF Fridays fasco,
The cal.b,r and size OF the crowd, hne
weather and a good game, which the New
Yorks won. were things that enabled the
New York olub 10 redeem itself splendidly LOT
the inviting discontinue to which tts pa
irons we're put on Frday-these and the
free admlss ion plan and the club has more
friends now than Il had previous to Friday.
II was a fine tribute TO the game popu-
larity among solid and respectable citizens
that having no admission 10 pay yesterday
did not attract q gathering any the less SOLID
and TNEnPGthllt lhhn v cum hhNN btNh NiA'
case under ordinary circumstances. As no
tickets we're on sale at the entrance IL may
have been that nobody who VAS not present
the day before felt bligated 70 voluntarily
hand out the price. Anyway, what WIN those
Who had paid once and those Nho had no.
there was present no rough or undesiThble
element The attendance was AZ dCcOTous
as il was big and vas ally handed ny the
police. under ne gniaanid o. f,ys bern bic
crowd had admission been charged ana
no doubt many would have Dech Wlllli 80 70
pay The people we're sretmlng W rom
the subway and elevated road and from tho
surface cars ns early as o'clock. ne nov
talk Outside the gates we're several hum
dred small boys, and one had toruh ths gaht,
LEI Of he yoHng stGIs sGh OF "o es ma
in. Small boys Unattended did not have
the freedom Of the gates; ..-...-,-..
exclaimed hundreds. Rlancng upward at the
clear blue, washed out sky However. I'm
hlled up rapidly, then the grand stand. and
then recourse was had 70 the ifihges OF the
field for locations. The standees and squat
GPrs extended IN unbroken ranks from one
corner of the grand stand around the two
fences, then down in front Of the other bleach
f6SmnS S hollow tne sIuSfe@stvs foE TIE bTeSE
IN front Of the grand tand facing inward.
band REPEATED It's brisk 9epert5h Of S ne day
before, and 25. OOO diamond devotees were any
thing but heart suck from an opening battle
deferred
The game was worthy Of it's patronage.
Playing for nothing, the teams played no
whit less energetiCally. There was tonic
and snap in ths Dir aud In the game. The
New Works won. but with slight margin 10
spare, Tor these reconstructed Nationals OF
Washington are lively, aggressive players.
They compose a team that has physical AGILITY
70 cola borate with moral fitness. They
played as II tradition had not associated them
with the tail-end and as II hey had 10 tho sit
Of again adjoining that niche in the gallery
Of gallant competitors. But they were out
batted and forced to knuckle under.
Numerous plays OF noticeable merit orna.
mented the strife, and there was no moment OF
free from haws, BIT the good exceeded the
elective game for the New Works. hi; dttHeeffy
being noticeable for the way he mixed II UP.
as had ShAnEs m good d22 aP Ssas
him much in hoodwinkng the Washington
batters Timely hits we're, valuable 70 the
New Yorks. and the times when the Washing
tons Wavered tribe il their fielding we're
made the most OF by the locals Williams and
Mcclure punched the balls with knockout
The work Of the New York outfeld was strong
Not Washingtonian reached first base In
the first inning but the New Yorks were
far more troublesome in their opening ses-
Keller dumned the bali in front Of the plate.
and Kittredge's throw 10 second was the
beat of an eyelash too late TO force DouRherty.
nee. but ACCOMPLISHED iust as much hy send
inE a slow Erounder 20 Mullen, on which the
we're called on VIII ans, vhen rotund James
sent vhstlng liner to left on which Dough-
.ETty scored Anderson h Nj, t2 Wolfe, Who
throw was a bit high and Cassidy vas on
N" bag when, Williams got there. Cassidy
While this was going on kcclor scored
Al El3erieid made a great stoyp Of H t
Wild 70 hrst. nd HIelsmani reached second
center Tor two bases and scored Hues-
sbls-bodied clout, but the bali was Gelded
In 30 rapidly and accurately by Anderson
in the third, hut bis three succeeding col
lsaglss could 4, not rot hit past the lnhsld. For
ElbeTfcld f,mbcd Joness easy tnp. aud
Hin brought him IN with a thunpii three
ground, rule prescribing that such bingles
be good for thee socks
Conroy singled in the fourth inning with /
nobody out, only 70 he caught mapping a /
block by Wolfe and Stahl Jones singled in
the sixth inning. Hin sacrificed, and stahl
Jones. Huelsman could have scored while !
the New FORKS were fumblnE Keeler's relay, |
CHASE ' running out and getting TIE bS and and
Chase Of EibeTfeids low throw ended ,RRss |
Swamp EN-. swamp en-, get that wampum-
played the band as the New Y,rks lined up (
balls were meted out TO Williams Mullen f.
muifed Stahls throw 20 first OF Ander<ou's I
sacrifice. Conroy singled. filling the bases. /
Chase sent a hard erounder TO hin. who |
threw Williams ont At the plate. Mcclure I
cracked q beauty TO center on which Ander-
son and onToy scored, Chase rushing TO third /
Mcclure headed for second on Jones's return /
20 Wolfe and when Wolfe threw TO second ,
90 Get Mcclure, Chase darted home
A catch Of Mullen's foul by Conrov in the .
seventh and Willie keelcr's tumling act I
when he caught hills ~ In the eighth we're /
NrIUNIIatinG In the conn lnrp dia5ar,
The ninth looked squAlly for New YORK, but /
GARRISON kept his nerve. Stahl led on with a \
single. Dougherty backed into the crowd /
and oorraled HuelsmAn's long smash CAS- !
Eddy singled through short. That Was the 4
enc OF WAshington's rally. Mullen flied 10 /
Elberfeli, and Sullivan wGs thrown out al .
first By Williams. The score:
WASHINGTON. INV ToRK
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