The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLD.
The New Works Drop to Third
Place.
The Beanenters Now Second In the League
Kace-Chicago Still Winning ssocin-
ton Games-Tennr BADLY Beaten by
LonEstrect In u Match Race.

NEW YORK, Aug, Ill Speciall-T
Giants defeat to-day scnt them to third
place with n thud that was heard
throughout Gothams classic precincts.
"Carmercita" Ewing faced the batsmen
from across the bridge and was hit hard.
SO was Lovett, at times, but the times
came with provoking slowness. Burri.l
who recently left the Manchester, N.
H., team and joined tho New York club,
had his first trial in to-day's game be-
hind the bat. His wild throwing was
very costly and it Is this that proba bly,
lost the Giants the game, though their
general playing was below the average.
The champions played game which
was full OF ginger Attendance 5000.
Score: Brooklyn, Q; hits, 9: errors, 5.
New Iork,6 hiss; errors,G. Batteries:
Lovett and Kinslow; John Ewing and
Burrill. Umpires, Battin and Powers.
BOSTON DOWNS PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. IL Special l.
To-day's game was characterized by tho
sharpest kind Of field work until tho
final half Of the ninth inning, when q
poor throw to the plate allowed the Bos-
tons to score their only run. The Phil
lies hit Staley freely, but could not
bunch their hits, the visitors infield
being Il veritabc stone wall and the
outticld taking everything that came
their way. But two hits were made of
Gleason. one of them a two-bagger in
the ninth, which advanced player who
had got his base on balls, to third base.
He Immediately ate ward crossed the
plate on the wild throw above men
toned. Score: Philadelphia, O; hits, s;
y =.
Batteries: Gleason and Clements; Staley
and Bennett. Umpire, Lynch.
CHICAGO AN EASY WINNER
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 1.-ISpeciall
--Radbourn was wild 1T the start of to-
days game, and tho rest of the time the
others players who were in uniform in
obliged the same capcr; therefore Chicago
had no truble in winning. Score; Chic
ago, :; hits, :; errors, 4. Cincinnati. 4:
hits, 0; errors, t. Batteries: Luby and
bowman; Radbourn and keenan,. I'm
pire, Hurst
POOR EXHIBITION AT PITT SDURG.
PrrrsDURG, Pa, Aug. IL Special l.
Seldom has q pittsburg audiences wit.
messed poorer exhibition of baseball
than that given by the "Dumplings"
and the pirates" this afternoon. Tho
home team might have won without an
effort, but as matter OF fact they
played brilliantly in the field. Silver
King was very effective when he put
the ball over the plate. Score: Pitts
burg, :. hits, ,; errors, 0. Cleveland,
B; hits, g.; errors, z. batteries: King
ard Msckey; Niau and thinner. I'm
pire, McQuaid.
ASSOCIATION GAMES.
At Columbus-Co Columbus, Z; hits, o.;
errors, 5. Baltimore, g; hits, q; errors
A. Batteries: Knell and Donahuc; Nc
Mahon and Robinson. Umpire, Davis.
At Observation-Disclosures, q; hits, q;
errors, 4. Washington, 2; hits, IL; err
rors, :. Batteries: Mains and Kelly;
Cirsey and Mcclure. Umpire, Mahoney.
AT ST. Louis-St Louis, 3; hits, z: err
,rs, a. Boston, I; hits. 10; errors, ,.
batteries: Stivetts and Munyan; O'Brien
ID Murphy Umpire, Ferguson.
At ouisville-Athletic, 3; hits, &; err
rors, o. Louis lille, .; hits, q; errors, =.
Batteries: Sanders and Milllgan; Fitz
gerald and Ryan. Umpire, Kerins.
Bedford City Benten.