The sun., 1908-04-26
Boston, q; Philadelphia, a.
Pittsburg, 3; St. LOuiS, 4.
Al ChicaEO-Raln.
BROOKLYN, 4: NEW YORK IN. LII

These Brooklyns are no respecters oi
| persons. Here are our New York Nationals
due for a pennant winning renaissance
according TO the horoscope, or In any event
| to give the team that does win the pennant
a hard chase trpped up three times hand
| running by team like the Brooklyns I'm
| paralleled audacityl Lese majestic, nothing
| less Not only did the hardy and irreverent
Brooklyns polish OF the New Yorks again
yesterday but again they played rings around
them. More than one honest Tooter as he
left the Polo Grounds admitted that the New
Norks we're lucky to win one game Of the
four from the spry and alert Donovanites
The Brooklyns went at the New Yorks
with confidence yesterday, ami although
the home team scored the first run the visitors
carried the fight TO the locals so perslstently
that the latter finally broke under the sssault
and weakened in the last two innings. An
other lefthander was In against them,
Rucker was the man. He was hit for four
singles in the first three innings and never
hit after that The Brooklyns played a
smashing fielding game behind him, barring
bad throw by Tim Jordan. without which
the New Yorks vouldn I have scored. Pattee
played brilliantly. He covered ground on
both sides Of him in a regular Gilbertian
and Rversonian style. He stole three bases,
made'a run and made three bits.
Viltse pitched well TOO. but his support,
excellent for seven innings, collapsed In the
eighth. Bresnahan and Deylin made wild
throws in trying to field bunts that were
air toward the close, and chat after having
done some high Gle sss playing up TO that time.
There was lot OF swlit heiding, the Brook
yns In that department and 10 inside work
playing after the manner OF champions.
The first inning was one Of thrills, After
Pattee had singled and moved up on Maloney's
sacrifice he saw that Devil n was playing we'll
nahan's throw. was all right, but Pattee was
on the bag before Devlin could get back TO
Il. Deylins drowsiness didn't cost anything,
as Burch hit liner 70 .Bridwell, who doubled
Pattee on third In the second half Tenney
walked and Donlin singled. Both advanced
r on Sevnours grounder 10 Pattee. The New
Norks then tried some intricate base running
that had a screw loose In the SYSTEM either
that Cr pOnlin just simply ran Tenney Oh. Ten
ney and Donlin kept the Brooklyn lnhelders
on the Jump by their quick lodging back and
forth hut the ball was handled with such
splendid precision by the Brooklyn throwers
that fenney finally was cOllared at the plate,
paltee 10 Rucker.
Bresnahan singled in the second. was
caught mapping by RuCker. but reached sec
ond safely on JOrdan's vide throw 70 Lewis,
single to centre The Brooklyns hit the ball
hard IN the fifth, but the fielding was too
good for them. Tenney made superb play
on Lewis. He batted the latter's scorching
liner 10 the ground, jumped for the ball and
tossed II back To Wiltse In time 10 retire the
batter AZ first base, The Brooklyns failed TO
score in the seventh inning because What we're
intended for sacrifice hits we're turned into
force outs But the Brooklyns we're getting
more and more aggressive and In the eighth
realized on their pugnaCity.
Rucker hammered a single 70 the right
field fence. Pattee hunted. BresnAhAn got
the ball and threw IL several rods over Ten
news head. RuCker scored and the pernicious
Pattee went TO second He stole third and
came home on Burchs fy 10 Donlin, Donlin
m ade a beautiful return OF the ball. but II
hadn't quite the distance TO get Psttee Bres-
nahAn laced the ball back 10 Nicklin and
headed on BurCh, who was trying 10 advance
on the THROWN. The pegging OF both Donlin
and Bresnahan in this incident was fine, and a
triple play came mighty near being made.
Joe MCGinnty went In the box ln the ninth,
bis first appearance here this year. He passed
Sheehan the first man. Hummel hunted 70
Deylin, who made q clean pickup and a crazy
fling. Sheehan danced home on Deylin's
frenzied throw, and Hummel went to third.
Ritter sent a ny TO Seymour, which was 80
deep that Hummel came the rest Of the route
in Jog. Lewis made gorgeous running one
handed stop on Seymour In the last half u
the ninth. Seymour beat the throw TO first. |
but Emslie called Seymour out, which was
q bad decision. The score: