Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-15
A RANK DECISION.
The Umpire's Lot is Not a
Happy One.
POWERS MAKES A BAD BREAK.
A Mob Ready to Ride Him on Rail
No More Sunday Ball at
st. Louis.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
CLEVELAND, August 14.-New Yorl
won today principally through Powers
umpiring. In the fourth inning Nc
Aleer, for Cleveland drove the ball to lef
field. He ran like deer and reached
second in plenty time. Powers. the um'
pire, also ran to second, and after seeing
McAleer safe on the base, returned tc
the home plate. There he was informed
by Buck Ewing that McAleer had failed
to touch first base, and he promptly
called the runner out. The pavilion was
crowded and nearly every man in il
arose at once. "Ride him on q
rail-" cried several and a dozen
jumped into the field and started
in the direction OF Powers. Three
policemen with drawn clubs and all the
members of the Cleveland ball team
hastened forward, and by sharp work
and some force drove the indignant
spectators back. The field in the mean
time was filling up, and five hundred
mon were yelling their opinion of the
umpire in chorus, and a hundred OF
them were shaking their fists and
brandishing their canes at him. For ten
minutes it seemed that riot was GER.
tain, but Powers finally called
the game aud retired to room
under the grand stand. When he
was out of sight the anger of the pavilion
spectators cooled down, and on his return
in quarter of an hour he was merely
assailed. with words. The pavilion is
directly opposite first base, and those oc.
cupying it saw the play that indirectly
caused the row. McAleer was the first
man at the bat, and the score WAS to 3
in favor of New York. 1t was the fourth
inning. and as it was sprinkling and the
sky was black with clouds, it looked as
if the game would be called at the end OF
the next inning. Score: Cleveland. 2;
New York, 4. Base hits: Cleveland, 2;
New York, s. Errors: Cleveland, l.
Batteries: O'Brien and thinner; Welch
and Ewing. Umpire, Powers. Eight
innings.
THE BEAN-EATERS WIN.
PITTsBURG, August 14-Lucky bunch
ing of hits by the visitors, coupled with
Sowders' unsteadinesa, gave them the
game today. Score: Pittsburg, 8; Bos-
ton, 8.
Base hits: Pittsburg, 10; Boston, IL ;
Errors: Pittsburg, A. Boston, 3. Bat
teries: Pittsburg, Sowders and Miller !;
Boston, Clarkson and Bennett. Umpire,
Curry.
THE SENATORS LOSE.
INDIANAPOLIS, August 14.-The wild
pitching of young Thornton lost the
Senators a game today. Score: Indian
apolis, IL Washington, 9. Base hits:
Indianapolis, 8; Washington, 10. Err
rors: Indianapolis, 5; Washington, 8.
Batteries: Indianapolis, Getzein and
Sommers; Washington, Thornton and
Mack. Umpire, McQuaid.
THE COLTS SURPRISE THE NATIVES.
CHICAGO, August 14.-The Colts
pounded Gleason all over the field today
and won a game, to the surprise OF the
audience. Williamson, who injured his
leg in Paris on the world trip, played his
first game this seaeon and did well.
Score: Chicago, 10; Philadelphia, Z.
Base hits: Chicago, IL; Philadelphia,
Is. Errors: Chicago, 6; Philadelphia,
6. Batteries; Chicago, Gumbert and
Farrell; Philadelphia, Gleason and Gle
ments. Umpire, Lynch.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
ST. LOUIS. August 14.-St. Louis, O.;
Columbus, 3.
CINCINNATI, August 14-Cincinnati, 4;
Athletics, 3.
KANSAS Cry, August 14.-Kansas City,
2, Brooklyn, 3.
LOUISVILLE, August l4.-Baltimore, s;
3,
NO MORE SUNDAY GAMES.
CINCINNATI, August 14.-The Superin-
tendent of Police having notified the
theatrical and baseball managers that
Sunday performances and baseball
games will not hereafter be permitted,
Manager Stern today called on Mayor
Mosby to ask permission to play the re
naming four games scheduled here for
Sunday. The Mayor made a positive
refusal, and told him that real bona fde
arrests of managers and players would
be made on the spot if the games were
attapo ntad The theatrical managers all