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The New Works couldn't hit the ball with
any vgor at the Polo Grounds yesterday,
and In connection with that fact Pitcher
Wilhelm extricated himself and bis team
from several ticklish situations. Several
times Wilhelm seemed to be on the verge
OF going in the air, but the cool and capable way
in which he STAYED on the New Works when
il looked az II they were neyt to sure to scoring
spoke eloouently for his reliability IN pinch.
In one inning the New Works had the bases
filled, with none out but SITTER that not a
ball was hit beyond the inhed That was
some pitching on Wilhelm's part. but he was
backed up by steady and sharp fielding.
The only New Nork run had its inception
in hit batsmen Brdwel stopped curve
with his thigh and went TO frat Ames
dumped a safe bunt over toward frat base.
shannon lowered long ny to Burch on which
Bridwell went TO third, Tenney sent
grounder straight to ! evils. who fumbled
but recovered In plenty oftime to have headed
Of BridwelI But he followed his tumble
with a low throw 10 Bergen aud Brd"ell
was safe
Mike Donlln forced Tenney al second base
three times Icnney reaching first four times
In ALL I'm the sixth 1euncv was forced after
he had led m with a hit and IN the elghth ne
WAS forced after he had led OIL win 4 base on
balls New York \ best opportunity, how
ever. came in the seventh inning. Both Dew
lin and NiCklin LEI swing at the llrst bAll
pitched 70 them by Nlhelm and lined SINGLES
10 centre Bridwell waited for -four halls
flling the bases, with nobody out. Merkle =
stab was hounder to AlpermIn. who made
a difficult pickup and threw Devn out at
the plate. Shannon = splash was stopped nS
Wilhelm. aud the route described by the
ball for killing double play was NlIhtm 10
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there we're two ont in the 9Th inning when
pattce drew four balls. MalOney singled
to left and shannon, being asleep, came TO
in time to make a tumble on which PHtt tCr
raced 20 third base. On hit and run play
MalOney singled through an uncovered place
AT short, Pattpp scoring. seymour lullbed
lane for third base, saw his opportunity aud
rushed past third so fast he was hall way
home before anybody knew he vasn going
I to stop az third. lie beat the thrown. Burch
Bresnahan's return to Deylin caught him
sliding in.
GIperman planted home run drive in the
left field seats in the ninth inning ile was
| the 7T-t Of the foe 70 face Taylor IN that In
| ming. and his leylathan swat was tolloNedlby
single on Hummels halberd, llummel
moved M while Brdwell was throwing Lewis
out NJ first llummel kept on for third, and
neylin his arm struck ewis and tho ball
| feel out OF his hand The New IOrks claimed
Interference and wanted Iummel declared
| ont, but the umpire wouldn't allow, Il. \
squeeze play, National League style, fol-
lowed. hat IL, one Of those cautious. tlmid,
half hearted squeeze plays which generally
are their own undoing for want OF cutting
entirely away from the third bag and taking
a chance The squeeze cannot be worked
successfully Nv irving 10 play II safe, and
IIummel would have been an easy out At
the plate II Rrpsnahan hadn't dropned lay
lors assist after tagging Hnmmel, Inc
score