Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-03
BASE BALL.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., May l.-Providenoe :,
B ,stons 0.
CLEVELAND, o., May buffalo T. Cleve-
land 4.
CNc1SNArI, O., May 1.-Chicago 4, Cincin-
natl 8. Clapp of Cincinnati and Kelly of Chi
cago both made home runs.
ALBANY. N. Y, May 1.-ChampionshiP, AL
banys 4, Nationals 4.
The above is the record of the opening games
of the base ball league ana international cham
pion contests, excepting that the report OF the
Troy-Worcester league game failed to come
to hand for some reason. The result or the
several games will create no special surprise
except is that of the Providence Boston
games, which resulted exactly the opposite
from what was generally expected. This ex-
pectatiou was due to the face that the Boston
team is essentially the same as last year. while
the champions. through the retirement from
the general control of George Wright, and
other changes are as essentially new nine,
and while the club had shown up we'll
in practice and preliminary games, 1t was
feared that when it onttr4d upon the strug Ile
for retention of the penant it would be found
to lack that club cohesiveness aud slngleness
of purpose so essential to strong play. With
the meagre report of the game yesterday, 1t is
of course impossible to account for the Water
loo defeat of the Bostons; but whatever the
morals of the champions. in giving them
start that of itself will inspire confidence. and
create that club spirit, without which defeat
is certain, no matter how superior the players
may be Individually. The success of the
champions is especially gratifying to st. Paul
admirers of the game, from the fact that
"Em' Gross, formerly of the RED Caps, Is
catcher for the club. The regular nine is as
follows, given in the batting order some OF the
Bradley, +. f.; Start, l b.; Hines, C. f.;
Gross, G; Farrell, I'd b; Ward. p; York, If;
Peters, SIS; McGeary, Sd b. Gross so far has
been playing faultless game, though in bat
tug he has not yet shown quite Up to bis
standing late last fall. his catching a cor
respondent says, is immense. The struggle
this season for supremacy is undoubtedly go
ing to be more exciting and hotly con-
tested than ever before. Unusual care has
been had in selecting the players. Rules gov
erning the personal habits of the players have
been made very strict, while the esprit dc corps
of the different club organizations, all repoIts
agree, is better than ever before. These several
features will serve to popularize the play,
insuring good patronage, in itself encouraging
all the players to put forth their best efforts
FoTEs.
Peters has started in well with the Providence
nine, and is playing a strong game. Having
left Chicago, he will probably play as he never
did before. 1t usually works that way.
The strong batting and fine fielding of Nc
Clellan this last week has caused many regret
that he ever left Chicago. He is by far the
most valuable man in the National nine.
Trott, Chicagoan, has done the Nationals
good service as alternate with Snyder. He is
an ex xcellent catcher and thrower, fair bats
man and an earnest, conscientious player.
There is not harder pitcher to hit in the
leagu than Lynch with his high throws. and
to be beaten by SO strong fielding nine as the
Nationals is no disgrace, but may happen to
any league team at any time.
The Nationals, of Washington, have the best
of the league clubs thus far, the games stand
ing: With Providence, won l, lost l, tie, with
Cincinnati, won 2, lost L with Chicago, Won q
lost 2; with Cleveland, lost 2, though neither
were completed games, both being stopped
by rain, one at the end of the first inning.