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AMERICA'S GREAT GAMECONTESTS YESTERDAY %0N VARIOUS BASEBALL FIELDS.THE MKTROPOUTAJia DEFEATED BY THE ATHLETIC CLUB—A ONE-SIDED CONTEST IN BEOOKLYN—OiHtfl TO-DAY. This is what I term bard lucit,” saidthe vote run ihort ston Jack Nelson ye*teni*jr after the Metropolitans toad encountered another defeat from tho Athletic Club. “ We out batted the Quakeri 10 to 8, and we did not make a solitary error. Still we are beaten. That la what I call hard luck, and the hardest kind of hard luck at that.”aNelson had nmole reason to complain, Th* Metropolitans played a faultleks fleldinor gam*. Tboj battod hard, nearly doubling the base hits ot their opponents* In eight out of tho nlca Innings Metropolitan players were on tbs bases, but In only one Instance did a local player succeed In clearing tho circuit of tho bases. Be-canooQ Ditched a strong gamo and met with ei-oellontsupport. Taylor, of the Athletlos, was hit hard and often, and In a groat many cases the Meta were prevented from tallying any runs by the extraordinary ptay of Houck and Btriokor. They picked ud hat baits and threw men out atthe bases in a manner that U seldom w I in easedon a ball field.The Athletics scored tbolr two and only runs in the first toning. After Houck was tbrown out at first b^aa Stovov secured his baso on called hails. Ha finished tho circuit of tho bases through tho safe hitting of Coletnao and Corey. Curoy came Id on Larkin’s baso hit. The Mets scored their solitary run In tho third inning,Becannon, who made a base hit, was advanced to second on Nelson’s out* aud ho came la by Brady1* making a base bit. Anew man covered third base lor the local team. He Is an amateur, and gavo his namo as 11 Jones. ft Is believed that bo wilj Join tho Mots, He played a very goodgame. The score of the contest was as follows:wrrnoroiAN. n.in.po.A.*_Nelsoo. as... 0 Brntiy, r, f.. ,.o Hcsezn an, c. T.OOrr. tsi b 0Troy, 2d b 0flelpucti'r. o , .0-Jew, 34*0 Kennedy. I. t,.0 Becannon, p...I0 1 a s1 u 0 11 0 22 2 1 2 2 1 1 10u00414000u000009u■ATHLETIC, JBLLB.PO.A.E.Houck, b. S ,..Q ytot 6, lit .ri Knight. r, Golem^a. c. f,.l Corey. 34 Larsln. 1. f.. .0o Brion. c,.. 0 Strieker. M h.O0 a1 1501 l 0 0 0Taylor, p D 110014do000000370010010000Total........110 34 14 0 TotaL........9 5 9710 9UUSS SCOKP KACR INNINO* Metropolitan..................0 o I o 0 0 0 0 8—1Ath etlc.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 ft ,,—8Earned rani-Metropolitan, I; Atbletia 0, First base hr errors-Metropolitan, lj Athletlo, 0. First bass c;n balls—Metropolitan, 0; Athletic, I. HU by ball—Metropolitan, 0; Athletic, 1. htruck out— Metropolitan. 2 Athletic. 0. I,«rton baga*— Metropolltan, 7: Athletic, 5. Total bu« blu—Metropolitan. 1U; Athletic. 7. Two-base bit—Lurkln. Ooubla play a—Houck, Blrlcker, andrttove*. (‘J.j Paeaed balls—Ueipschlaser, 1. Umpire— Mr, Connetij* lime of game—One hour and thirtj-uvo minutes.The contest at Washington Park In Brooklyn was a rather onesided affair. The Br oklvn men had everything their own way. They battedHenderson bard and often and won the contest In the first toning. Porter pitched tolerably well for the home team, and he waa given the belt of BUDDort, The score was:XlflOOKL Y7ST, R,Bwurtwood.1 f.l Hoialujg. c f-9 Cassidy, r. f .,1Phillips, lit Mc€ien*n.3d.il Pinkney, 94 b.l fc-m'tb. s, s ...2 Robinson, C-...1Porter, p 01OIn.pcXA. 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 13 Oa 3 a 9 9 3 3 2 2 0 5 S 0 10*.001030I00nALTIXOnOLR* IB,PO-A-X.Casey, of 0 9 0 0 0fetenrns, lit b.l 1 19Evans, r. f 0 8 2Bommer, L f...O 0 1 M alCooa. 30 b«0Henderson. p.O Manning. 2d p.ONava. o 0MacuJJar, a a.Q0 0 01 9 10 V 0 c71 8 9 6 1 1 19 08010020Total 22 18 37 20 8 Total.........I 9 9718 0RUNS BCOttBD EACH XXWXNO*Brooklyn.....................4 9 0 0 0 1 4 0 t—12Baltimore................,.,.1 0000U0UU— lEarntd runs—Brooklyn. 3; Baltimore. 1. Bos* on balls— Urooklyn, 2: Baltimore. 8. Bose Ott errors— BrcOilrn.4; Ualttmore, a Heft od hoses—Brooklyn. 0, Baltimore. 10. btruck out—Brooklya. 4j Baltimore, 4. Double play—Pinkney sod McCluisn. Tbrae-basa hlts-Evan*, l. T^o-baso hits—Evans, I; fimltb. 1.Wild pltcliPi—Henderson. I; Porter,!. Posied balls— Nsth, 1. lilt by pitcher—Brooklyri. I. Umpire—Mr. J. Valentine. Time of game—One hour and nitrflve minutes.The New-York team played a frnmo In Newark, and round no difficulty In defeating the Eastern League Club of that city. Richardson pitched m place or Dorjran, who is somewhat lame. He showed to good advantage, and pusalad the Newark aaen considerably. Tho score waa: NEWAIiK. H.1H.PO.A.*Or»ay- a f 1Coogan. r. f... 0 Wall or, 1st b,.DHatfield. 04 b,0WUsoa.c 9Jones. 2lt;3 b...,l Pmito, aGaunt,!, f 0C. Morphy, p,.Q81 0 0102 0 00121242230100s216051000510248 13NIW-TOHI, R.la.PO.A.X. O’Rourke, c. 1.2 13 0 0 Connor. 1st b..l Glljeiple. 1. f.,1 Kscerbr fc. 0b.O Boruan. s. e..,l mch'dson, p-..lDeasley, c.....0Keefe, r f.....iGerhard t, 24 b.l111110100144110018B0Os9OOa9900Tots! 4 7 24 10 13 Total.........8 9 2718 8BUNS SCORED *ACfl l^KINQ.Newark......................0 1000 2 10 0—4New-Yor*.............;pr — 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 ,8Earned run*—None- Two-baio wu—Grady, 2( Coo-pan, I. Three-base hlU-GUlespIe, 1. Passed balls— Wilson, 4: Deasley, 2. First base un balls— New-York. 2i Newark, 1. Umpire— Mr. Wesley Curry.Tho Boston Leeguo team woe defeated in Jersey City, after a close game, by figurelt; of 4 to 3. Too ex*ohamp1ona played wkout tbo aervlcoa of several of thetrbcat men. Davis was hit all over tbe field by the Jersoy City meo, while the league playora were unablo to bat tho dellrory of flurka effectively. rclJowJogijft iummary:BOSTON'. |(. lB.rO.AI JIRSErCnT- IClH.PO. A.X.Button. 3d b ..1 Burdock, 2d b.U Buftmton. a, f-Q Morrill, 1st b..,0 Dsular, s. ■., ..0 Maiming, L f..O Gunning, a — 1 McCarthy, r. tAPavls, p........0110I10110B060120201100u0u00l Mur non. e. f.. t 0 M' Laugh] inkb.L 0 Bradley. 1. L...I 0 M’Don old, 1st boo iA^ng, a. » o0 Frlel. r. f ,00 Burke, D .01 McCorm'k. 8b,0 3 Conway, c 191211 1 02 119I181010009114Otf4010101I19« 3Total 8 0 24 « 7? Total 4 1197 90 8B0N9 flCOHXD EACH I2SNLNO.Boston .......................1 0 0 0 9 0 00 0—9Jersey City...................u 0 1 U l t l 0 ..—4* Earned runs—Boston. 0; Jersey City. 2. First baa* on errors—Boston, 9; Jersey Cllf, L Mm base on balls—Boston, 11 Jersey Cttr,0 atruckout— Boston, B; Jersey City, 4. Two-base olta—-Murnaa and MoDon-aT Tia#- ■ 1 — ■* *■1»- t——- — — K . Y Am.
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