Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-21
BASE BALL ATTRACTIONS.
THE LEAGUE BEGINS THE CONTEST
FOR THE REMNANT.

One Game Develops II Pugilistic Feature
Not ON the Prog rammc-Another Gives
Kelly Chance to Show What's the
"SOup''-Chicago, Boston New York and
Pittsburg Capture the Scores.
CHICAGO, April al.-The feature of Fri,
day in sporting circles was the opening Of
the National Base Ball league season The
first games We're played follows; Chicago
and indianapolis, Mt indianapolis; Pittsburg
and Detroit, mt Pittsburg; Philadelphia and
Boston, at PHILADELPHIA; Washington and
New York, at Washington City. The
weather was bad at each place, but the spec
tators We're not deferred by that and their
numbers We're greater than could have been
expected under the circumstances.
AT Indianapolis Van Haltren pitched for
the Chicago men and Boyle for indianapolis,
and both were effective The score was tied
on tine first half of the ninth inning by
Myers, of the indianapolis club, who sent the
ball over the fence for a home run, but the
Chicago ballists captured the game by ascore
of to i, as follows:
indianapolis ....... o 1 o 0 o IL
Chicago. .... .,.... 0 0 0 Is
Hits, indianapolis IL, Chicago IL; errors, Indi.
annapolis 3, Chicago 3. Batteries, Boyle and
Myers; Van Hhltren and Darling Umpire Valen
tine
The game WINS varied during the fifth
inning with plgiistic feature, which re
suited in the arrest of two of the players
Sullivan, of the Chicagos, had made n hit
and got to first base, when he made a remark
to Esterhrook of the indianapolis team,
which offended him, and be responded with IA
blow, which he repeated several times. They
were separated, but upon Sullivan repeating
the remark, Esterbrook again went at him.
and the smack of his glove upon Sullivan's
face could plainly he heard in the grand
stand Sullivan struck very wickedy at
EStsbrook but was warded of Esterbrook
then threw OF his gloves, but players inter-
fered, both men were arrested and will in
tervew the mayor.
Arson was standing near third base when
the fight began, and ran across the diamond,
crying to Sullivan Hit him, hit him" Two
officers joined the players and cudeavored TO
separate the men. Arson said to one of
them, "You get out of here or Wen put you
off the ground" The other officer turned to
Arson then and said: "Another
word from you and I'll arrest
you for melting a riot" Capt Denny did his
best to quell the disturbance. Umpire Val
entine fined Esterbrook and Sullivan S35
each, and telegraphed the particulars of the
affair to President Young.
At Philadelphia the only Kelly got the
crowd down on him by an exceedingly I'M
fair piece of work, for which the umpire de-
clared him out, but which contributed to the
winning of the game by the Hub" club, the
other element in the result being a wild
throw by Mulvey of the Philadelphas The
throw was made to cut off Kelly at the home
base, and the "Beauty, y as he afterward admit
ted to Umpire Daniels held Clements to pre-
vent him securing the ball, which allowed
Wise to score also. After this ungcntleman-
ly act, Kelly further tantalzed and disguised
the crowd by facing the grand stand and
shouting "That's the soup" The score was:
Philadelphia ..........1 o o O-3
Boston. .. ..............O o o o 0 ~
BatterieS-Gleason and Clements, CarksOu and
Kelly.
Pittsburg carried Off the honors in the
game with the Detroits, the playing being
done practically in a snow-sterm. The bat
ting was light on both sides, and the game
was won on errors by Rowe and Thompson.
The score was as follows:
Pittsburg. o.. 0 0 0 0 3-5
Detroit ... ? 0 0 0 o 0 %
Batteries Morris and Sunday, Getszein and
Sutcliffe. Earned Runs-Pittsbury, / Detroit, /.
The Washingtons were goose-eggcd by the
New Workers. being unable to hit the ball,
Ttcomb pitching n very effective game. He
is left-handed and that bothered his advers-
erers. The New Workers also played per
feet fielding game. Score:
Washington ......... 0 o 0 o 0 90
New York ........... 0 2 0 0 0 2 So
Batteries O'Day and Dealy, Titcomb and
Murphy.