The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-19
pssE BALL OPENS ON A BOOM.
roT,L ATTENDANCE OF 10000 ON
rHF FIVE OPENING GAMES.

York Heads the List With 25,-
40, spectators-The Figures Look ell
,,ou a. Indicating a Phenome-
NJ successful SeasOn-The Sea-
n, nj BoStOn TO Open To-day With
pt,,sburg as the Opponent-The
scores of Yesterdays Games.
,,-.s-iogton. April 1S.-The formal OPEN
~ the championship season Of the Ma
.5-,r League and American Association
Psse Bah Clubs to-day was one of sur
.-izes some Of these surprises were graf
..;,r in their effects, while others were
"a 5i-4npointments. The hearts of the
,sa hall magnates were filed with JOY
~, they learned from the 1--WE league
/ .,iss n which games were played the at
.s,5ao-e figures. 1t seems scarcely posi-
~ vet is none the less true. that more
an 1000 persons paid admission TO five
Il $50 hall games yesterday afternoon. The
smaUest crowd was ar Louisville, who
1laved Pittsburg, at which game there
usre very close to 5000 admissions, and in
sa other four cities the figures reached
',,,var,is until they found their climax in
nj attendance at New York, where 25,O0O
|-ersons thronged the Polo grounds to wit
r the first struggle of the season be-
tween those old time rivals. the Giants
md the so-called Bridegrooms from Brook
,vr That these figures are a certain sign
If the most successful season in the his
t,rv Of the great national game. none will
|5srv Therefore are the club owners
|banpv. and small wonder. II seems too
hal thar the Boston could not have opened
.tbeir season on the same day, so as to
swell the grand total. However, tomorrow
heinz a holiday in the old Bay State. and
As the Senators always put up a stiff game
|sgainst the Beaneaters. there will be a
crowd at the opening game in that city
tomorrow which will add to the gratifica-
ton which all true friends of the game
The disappointing features of the sea
SONS opening are confined to the cities
|of New York. Baltimore, Pittsburg, Cleve-
Hand and St Louis, the teams OF which
live cities lost the games they played.
|rhis disappointment viii most surely be
|slortllved, however, for these five teams
|are recognized as among the strongest
I'm playing strength, and as soon as they
|vin a game or two their friends will
Readily forgive and forget all about their
|nrst fall down" In the seven other
|league cities these defeats of the five
Twill take a somewhat longer time for
these TO forge to the front, and mean
time the interest will be bobb,ng about
la the neighborhood of what is known as
The score of to-day's games follow:
At New York Ri f
Brooklyn .............2 0 / 003l-7 l3 .
Batteres-Rusie and Farrell; Kennedy
and Grim. Called on account OF dark
|ness)
At Baltimore RHE
Baltimore .......,..OO150OOO0-s . /
Philadelphia ......0 0 600 COZ ST l6 >
Batteries-Esper and Robinson; Taylor
and Clements.
At Louisville K H f
Louisville ..........1 0 0 2 s 2 0 oil S 2
Pittsburg ..........0 0001O00-2 2
Batteries-Inks and WEIGH; Killen, Hart
and Kinslow.
At Cincinnati r II r
Cincinnati .........1O13O14Ox-101s 2
Cleveland ..........1 0 0 O31 O. 1S
Batteries-Dwyer, Parrot and Merritt
Sullivan and thinner.
At St Louis r II II
ST. Louis ..........O O11O03O9 10 ;
Chicago ............1O 10000 $40 u 4
MISUNDERSTANDING and PETIT: Crit
fifth and Kittridge
Boston. April ls.-The Boston and Wash
ngton base ball clubs were originally
scheduled to open the league season to-
day In Washington, but as tomorrow will
he a holiday here, the game was changed
to tomorrow in this city. Those two clubs
VIII then ODen the season here.