Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Morning Game ut Philadelphia
QunI6crs' Tenth Victory.

QunAcrs' Tenth Victory.
PHILADELPHIA, September 7.-Phila-
delphia and Louisville played a morning
game to-day. 1t being Labor-Day in
Pennsylvania, and the locals won by
hard hitting. 1t was the tenth consecu-
tive victory for Philadelphia. Cunning
ham was hit freely I'm the first and third
innings. successive doubles being secured
I'm the former by Delehanty. Cross. and
Thompson Orth pitched steadily for the
home team. Weather threatening. At
tendance. l,i55. Score: r. II. e.
Philadelphia .......4 0 3 20 90 % II
Louisville ..........0 OO1 o Il
Batteries: Orth and Clements; Cunning
ham and Warner
LUCID SUPERB.
PHILADELPHIA, September 7-Lucid
pltched superb bail in the afternoon game,
while all three Of Louisville's pitchers
were readily found by the local batsmen.
The visitors fielding was rickety. while
the work Of the Phillies was fast and
clean. Attendance. 1879. Score:
Second game: X a. H.
philadelphia ......S3222 OOO1-1S 10 2
| Louisville .........2O0 2o01-5 Z
Batteries Lucid and Clements; McDer-
/ mott, Gettinger, Holmes, and Spies.
IT RAINED AND RAINED.
BROOKLYN. n. Y. September 1T
/ rained continually throughout to-days
game In the first inning play was stop
| ned for twenty-seven minutes. The On
! cinnatis ala not want 10 resume playing
/ hut Captain Griffin insisted. Although
outbatted. the Reds won. In the third IN
Ming Abbey lost control Of the ball, and
was hit hard. The home team had several
chances TO win. but hits were lacking
/ $50. II. II. T..
Brooklyn .............OO40102-7 II 3
| Cincinnati ..............0 O6 90 Is
Batteries: Abbey Kennedy. and Erlih'
! Parrot and Vaughan. Called-oarAhesS'
THE HOME STRETCH
BALTIMORE. MD. September THE
series Of games that viii probably ueClue
| the championship OF 1895 began To-Day
apd tho leaders went down before the SUI
perb work Of Cuppy. who was IN ,ne ooA N
! for the second-piacers. Throughout the
| - contest he was as steady as a cart
80 I'm three different innings MT
would have changed defeat into victory,
Hvt Tho Raltlmoreans were unable to send
/ tho sphere into safe territory.
ysotb teams went into the air In the
Oct round. A three-bagger, single ana
| a hunch of three errors gave the Nlsito's
four rms. while the Champions taiiiea
t,,;ce on n hit batsman, two-bagger.
| ga two errors The Placers steadleu
otter the first inning. and many hair-
| roisine plays were made by both slaes'
! Attendance 1000. Score: Il. IL, l.: .
| baltimore ..........'@ ~ .
| Cleveland ..........4 900 0 - IL
p,tteries: Mcmahon and ROBINSON
| Cuppy and thinner.
PITCHERS CONTEST.
Goptpmbpr THE
1 Browns defeated the Bostons 'o-un ,;,. -,
very close pitchers contest SUI, III a.,
wae unfortunate, hts bases on oaiis
"''-,+tre, In the score, while McDougalPs
1 did not. ,,,,. "a Y,ocor
o,connor. and the fielding of Long. Nash
ana Dowd were the features OF the game
Attendance, 1900. Score: r. IL: Il,
p1s.on ...........l 0 00200 0o--S z
{, Iouis ...........1 Dol 2 100 o.
batteries: Sullivan and Tenny; MeDou-
gal and Peitz.
NO REGULAR UMPIRE
PITTSBURG, PA. September Pitts
hurg won two close games from Wash
inton to-day. For some reason there was
go ,eeuIar umpire, and two local men
offlcIatcd. Charles Power. local news
noper man, umpired the first game, and
bis cloee decisions generally favored the
visitors. Despite the latter, much fault
Was found with him. and he was forced
20 remove Bond from the game for using
profane language.
In the second game. Power refused TO
serve. and Ed. Morris the old-time pitch
or was selected 10 umpire. His decisions
49, halls and strikes and on basS were
EXCELLENT. but the visitors complained
strongly against his insisting on the
game being played when II was SO dark
thev could not see the ball. Norris really
should have called the game before =,
4 49,. 0rfaha1 hut sent hot n