Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-03
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
brilliant Opening ut phiIndeiphie-
Interesting Presentations. t

PHILADELPHIA, PA. May NJ
~ thousand persons attended The openA
OF the baseball season In Philadelphia
this afternoon. and witnessed A game
which New York won By better plaving.
The new and handsome ron grandstaad.
which Is built on the cantleypr principle.
and which reulacrs the structure burnt!
last summer was occupied FOR the nrst
time.
Mayor Warwick formally started the
game by throwing a BAH lrlm he sranI-
stand % the lmpice
s large crowi OK New Workers wcr.
present, among the number being Prcsl.
dent Freedmtn. of tae New YosN cicb.
ard cN-1reasuror raicott
Catchers Clcm-nts and Grady - che
Philadelphia team. were presented with
diamond l0ckets and Nsh.-Flelder
Thompson. OF the local club WAS "a, b..
cipicut Of a massive bouquet
New York cook tie ie1l bon 'he rrst In.
ming. and held n throughout.
Prior % tne game cN-lrDa-urlr Tefcott.
AZ the head Cf q Now G1rE dsle.llln.
presented President Freedman with A dla-
mond pin and gold-hsaded cane
Weather clear and pleasant Score
II. IA. r..
Philadelphia ...-.0o2Oooo02-i I .
New York ..........i % ID ! 90 . 90 n (
batteries: Taylor ana Clements. M,,kin
ami Farrell.
ANOTHER BROOKLYN VICTORY.
BROOKLYN, My The h-coklyn
b,ll-playcrs won another victory from the
champion Bal,imores at Eastern Park
this afternoon. From the beginning the
game was an uphill hght Cor tie Brook
lvus. The Baltim0res got leli no tie
start. and maintained it until the eighth
inning. when the Brooklyns not only ced
tho score. but went to the front -Four
pltchers were used in the contest amt
baltimore was retired with Two men on
bases I'm the ninth inning. Mierdance.
1000. Score: ". IL T..
nrooklvn ..........0eOt2loiO 3
baltimore ........i , / O 90 90 10
batteries: Kennedy and DAILY. Esper anj
/ Robinson. -
\ CLOSE CONTEST.
| pITTSBURG. May 2-Cincinnau took
to-day's game from l1pshnrS after
! close hard-fought. twelve-inning contest.
| pittsburg had the game VIII IN hanl up
| IN tho last half OF the seventh inning.
| when Cincinnati got a streak ami knockrH
| ont four earned runs. After that Hart
| ni,chad. Both sides We're guilty NJ stupid
| basa-ruuning Foreman collhiti with
| peclelev az first base An the twtlf'h Tn
! ming which he had reached ON 'hnsman
| -. ana was SO badly hurt he had to re'
| ,irs from inc game. Vaughan ran f'r him,
| ana scored tn winning run On a splenll1
| three-bagger by Latham. Aiirnlah,''
| so Score: u. ~ y, -
cincinnati ...2O10olf0o0ol-9 % :
| pltshurg ....00toio V"o-' j.
| Batteries: Foreman and Eaushni hh'.h'
| Hart. and Sugden.
uf-srIJNG MADE NECESSARY.
BOSTON. MASS. May o In spite Of
poor fielding and much weaker na'unf
| The Washiugtons made ih' h'-ilhs
t',stl. a. win no the South End 'o-
! d,v Tn. came was close from start %
| dntsh. and the Bos'ous We're ont 300 th'
| .ioht inning on damaging errors 1877
| Nichols aud Abbey and a timely ht uy
The teams win play OK postponed
{ game tomorrow.
Attendance. $500 Score. * IT. J..
| Boston ............ / 81" % % DO
| Washington ....... % . o. 90 -'.'
Batteries. Nichols ANA 'iHHI' N'''
''' 4 MIXTURE
| CHICAGO. Ill. May 1.-The Opening
han game on the Chicago grounds Was =
str.uc,. n,iNturs Of good ami bad ban, h
which Louisville Won deserved victory
I'm tho tenth inning Boy me close score
of 3 t. T. There were 300 people pres
! cnt The feature az the game was
triple play in the seventh hy pfhi'n.
stewart. and Arson. Score. H. H. l..
louisville ....202O00000l-5 10 3
chicago ........OIiOO0l n I
Batteries: Cunningham ami cote,
! Hutchinson and Douohuc.
ST. LOUIS TOO ERRONEOUS.
| CLEVELAND. o.. May st Louis
| piled up several errors IN the hrst 100
innings Of tO-day's game. ani Cleveland
! got "A lead that even Breltenstein's mas
terfu pitching could not overcome.
| Score: u. ~ -.
~. Louis ....... lo20ol % % ,
cleveland ....,.. 100000 S-3
Batteries: Breitenstein ami Pc.tz, Wal
Lace and O'COnn0r.