Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-26
THE NATIONAL GAME
Good Contests in the League
 and Association.
NEW YORK WINS FROM BOSTON.
The Champions of 1888 Strike Winning
 Gait and Capture Game.

Chicago Again Beat en by the Smoky City
 Aggregation-Clevola Whips Indian.
 apolis-Kansas City Scores a Victory
 Over Louisvills-Brooklyn Ties with
 Colum mbus-St. Louis Wins Again-Two
 Games Postponed by Rain.
 NEW YORK, April 28-Yesterday's games made several changes in the League figures. Boston and Indianapolis were beaten and lost their raro percentage of 1000. Phila- delphia and Washington didn't play on ac- count of rain. Chicago did play and was beaten again.
 There were no changes in tho American race. Baltimore and the Athletics couldn't play because of rain.
 NEW YORK POUNDS MADDEN.
 The New Yorks tried Titcomb and Brown, new battery, in their game with Boston yesterday, and had 1t pretty much all thir own way, with the exception of tho fourth and seventh innings in each of which the Beaneaters pounded out four runs The Now Yorks slugged Madden, the little Boston pitcher, all over the field, and it was not until the fifth inning that he steadied down and began to show his mettle.
 CLEVELAND OUTLAWS INDIANAPoLIe.
 INDIANAPOLIS, April 28.-The Cleveland club gave fine exhibition of opportune batting yesterday, taking the advantage of every error made by the homo club. The latter got 8 good lead, but after chances had been offered to retire the side in the fifth inning the visitors pounded out four runs. Burdiok relieved Boyle in the fifth and was batted safely three times. The fielding of Glassoock, Tebeau and McAleel were the features.
 CHICAGO LOSES THROUGH BAD FIELDING. PITTsBURa, Pa., April 2o.-Chicago's club pvt up very rocky game yesterday, and, notwithstanding Gumberton's flne pitching the'Pittsburg club landed the victory. The weather was very cold. Staley was hi' very hard in tho early part of the game the visitors earning two runs in tho second and two in the fourth inning. After thst he settled down, giving them but two hits in the remaining five innings and striking out the last four men. Pittsburg's runs were all of errors.
 CARUTHERs KNOCKED OUT OF THE BOX. BROOKLYN, April 98 - The Brooklyn. played their first homo championship game | of the season with the new Columbus tean yesterday afternoon before $500 specta | tors. The game was a slugging contes during the earlier innings, both pitchers being hit hard, Caruthers particularly SO l He retired to tho field at the end of tho | fourth inning, after the Columbus player! had made eleven hits of him, with tota 1 of twenty-one and result of nine runs, o 1 which five were earned.
 ST. LOUIS GREETED BY 10000 PEOPLE
 ST. LOUIS, April 26.-Yesterday was thu day set for the opening championship game and the powers above provided perfec weather. It was clear and cool, with onl. a light wind blowing. Fully 10000 peopl were present to greet the champions. Tn Browns were pitted against the Clncin natis, and won their fifth consecutive vic tory from their old opponents. King an' Viau were the opposing pitchers, and bot did poor work. The Browns took the lea | tn the sixth, and held it to the close