Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-31
the nine should win two out Of every three
games Mt home.
Comiskey, Latham and the Red Legs today.
NEARLY 100000 SPECTATORS.
Crowds Saw Yesterdays Games in the Six
League Cities.

Crowds Saw Yesterdays Games in the Six
League Cities.
The attendance at yesterdays ball games was
unprecedented. Two games each were played
at Pittsburg, Boston, New York, Brooklyn,
Philadelphia and Washington, and 99,57S per-
SONS witnessed them with keenest interest and
excitement. Six games were played in the
morning and six in the afternoon. The attend
aHce in the morning was $1,000 and in the
afternoon 1913. Last year the twelve games
attracted s.. go spectators. 1880 going in the
morning and $4,000 in the afternoon. The
average attendance per game yesterday was
1927, as against 5.717 last year. New
York carried off the palm for the largest at
tendance Yesterday with $4,000 persons at both
games Washington had the smallest with
II, 500. These we're the figures from each city:
AZ PittsbUrg (,norui1g game), $500 AZ
ternoon. q. 800. Total. vs. eco.
At Washington fmorning). $500. After
noon. { 200. Total. 1880.
At Ihilaieiphia morning.. 1000 After
zcoa- IO.00o. Total. l4.0O0.
Al BosLoH (mornins), 1900 Afternoon,
At New York (morning), 5000. After
noon. % coo. Total. %. 900.
At BROOKLYN (morning), 1000. Afternoon,
/ 5000. Total, $4,000.
| As regards the results Of the games they
happened just like last year. Five of the SIX
home teams won both their games. while at
New York alone the two contesting clubs
split even.
The results made difference in the stand
ing of a number of clubs. Cleveland dropped
down to fifth place and the Orioles also took
tumble and are now tied for eighth place
with New York. who retairf the place won the
day before from Cincinnati, who has dropped
into tenth place, Washington going up into
seventh place.
And the Washington Nine Wins.
The game Of ball yesterday afternoon be-
tween the Y. NJ. c. A. Of Baltimore and the Y.
VI. c. A. of Washingtons at Baltimore was well
attended. over 900 being present. The WASH
ington won in the ninth inning. Foreman for
Baltimore did well up until the ninth inning,
when the strain began to tell. He still kept a
cool head and pitched as good a curve, but his
strength was gone, and the Washingtons hit
him at will. The feature of the game was the
playing of Sigmund. Collifower would not
give him good ball, well aware Of his hitting
ability. After the game the players were given
supper. The score:
R.i more, s;-.-...-.--9 ! 9249 "a
Batteries-O'Hagan and Collihower; Fore
man and Sigmund. Earned runs-Washing-
ton, 4; Baltimore, 8. Two-base Washing
ton, 1; Baltimore, 1. Three-base hits-Wash-
ington, l; Baltimore. I. Errors-Washingto
5; Baltimore, 8. Base hits-Washington. Z;
Baltimore 9. Passed balls-Baltimore, 5. The
Washington team struck out five men and Bal
timores three. Umpire-George Horsey.
The Irvington Road Race.
More beautiful weather conditions could not
have been given to the 143 contestants entered
for the Irvinston-Milburn, N. j., road race yes
terday. Fully 10000 persons we're gathered
along Springfield avenue at the time of the
start-11 a. m. PROBABLY never before in the
the east has there been such a gathering, and
delegations from the various clubs of ten, if
teen. twenty-five were coming in constantly,
probably 1900 wheels being there at that hour.
The sun had dried the road until the dust
was thick, making it exceedingly fast.
The races started promptly on time. How
land Smith of the N. Y. A. C. riding scratch
with George Coffin. A. W. Porter NJ. Scott, F.
T. Marriott, Munger and Hazleton, the next on
the time handicap being allowed one-half
minute.
f. J. Tytus was allowed three and half min
utes, while nearly all the Kings county have
been allowed two minutes
Osborne. the famous half-back of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, was late entry.
The race was won by Carl Won Lengerke Of
Newark in one hour eighteen minutes thirty-one
seconds.
The following finished in the order given: A.
Coffin, Newark. 1:l6:17; F. n. Mosher. New
York, 11S:55; F. V. Miller, vineland, 11s:55;
A. III. Barnety, Elizabeth. 1:19:57; A. Struts
man. Brooklyn, and c. u. Murphy, Brooklyn,
1:2O10.
Murphy beat Hoyt and Smiths record over
the Irvington-Milbu course by Just two min
utes.