The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-15
.; 81. Louis, D.

BRooKLYN. 5: NEW FORK IN. L., 3. FIRST GAME,
The Brooklyns seem TO he fond OF taking
did II In Brooklyn last week and duplicated
the feat at the Polo Grounds yesterday. They
did II yesterday because they were snapper
and play ed better sIl-round ball in seventeen
innings OF battling. The first game con-
summed, ten innings. while the second, by
mutual consent. was pruned down 10 seven.
The New YOrks we're shut out in the second
game. in which the Brooklyns connected
with Mathewson's pitching just long enough
to make the only run recorded,
Ames and Bresnahan presided in the points
for rhe New Works in the first game, and their
poor work was foremost In their teams down.
fall. This poor work consisted Of battery
errors and fielding errors. Scanlon hewed
much closer to the line OF careful. steady
pitching than Ames. The New York sharp
shooters peppered him merrily In one inning,
and only, one. They, punched four straight
hits on him. but in all the other nine innings
his, pitching was an, impre enable fortress,
Maloney demonstrated the value Of q fast
man on the bases, ne made three OF the BROOK
Ign runs BY his h%ustling.
Msloney reached first IN the first inning On
AnIes's low throw His steal Of second in
vOked n bad throw from Bresnahan, Maloncy
going to third, from which point he came
through on Lumleyis liner over third. The
represented cleaner play. Alperman hunted
n fly just out Of Ames' = grasp. Lewis sacrificed.
and Berger singled and scored A%lperman,
What chance there was to head on Alperman
at the plate was spoiled by BroWne' mo-
The evanescent punching Of hits that the
New Works did was in the third inning. a
rattle OF sin giles bv shannon. Browne. Sey-
mour and Devlin- all after two were out
walked in the eighth. Bresnshan threw poorly
again 10 intercept, a steal, Maloney went
TO third. He sCuttled home on a wild pitch,
Mccarthy saved the game for the Brooklyns
in the ninth inning. With two on bases,
ran in. dived for the ball and froze TO il.
Maloney walked IN the tenth inning 50
did Lumley. Jordan shovelled a safe ny TO
right. and Alperman was hit by a pitched
ball. Lewis bounced a hit 10 the inflPld.
regarding which Ames and DeYlin did not
have n clear understanding. BY the time
hrst and Lumley treadinR the plate.
McGraw's new Out1elder. Burke OF New
Haven, reported and bstted for Ames in the
tenth inning. His debut was not impressive.
He struck out. He went to centre field in the
second game, and after striking out again
was sidetraCked to allow Bresnahan TO bat.
For all that his appearance was busincsslike'
He had to face pitching that was difficult for
others besides him.
The New Yorks were painfully shy Of timely
hits in the second game. n the first and third
out and were not advanced a foot by the on
coming batsmen. McGann was on second in
the fourth inning and nobody out. But he
took up a permanent abode at the second bag,
the remaining batters not pushing the ball
outside the diamond.
The nth inning was the most annoying Of
all as 10 chances offered and rejected. Shan
non opened with a single and took second on
Bresnahan's sacrifice. Devlin drifted \
grounder to Lewis. who threw shannon out
at the plate. and Casey's throw TO first put a
Quietus on McCiann. The Brooklyn run in the
nth resulted from quick action. Alperman sent
a low nv TO right. Browne made a good try,
but was OF his balance. and did not get a
and Aiperman ran home when Lewis lsrruped
a ground hit through short. The scores: