Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-19
Reds Won in the Inst.

The base ball season opened in Cincin-
natl before the biggest crowd ever assem-
bled inside the ball park there. A ground
rule limiting long hita to two bases was
made. The weather WAS a trifie chilly.
The Reds batted hard from the start. Sui
lixan's two bases on balls each cost run.
and a brace of errors by Mexican and Nc
were earned by hard batting. Up to the
sixth inning Cleveland made but one single
off Dwyer. In ths,. sixth five hits scored
them three runs and in the seventh two
He gave way to Partott, who was ham,
mered from the start.
Feeble batting with two men on bases
and nobody out and a magnificent double
play by Parrot, Ewing and McPhee, wound
up the game, giving Cincinnati the victory
by margin of one run.
Preceding the game there was a parade
of the teams in electric cars. and Mayor
Caldwell, who was present by invitation,
along with large, number of city officials.
made a neat little speech and tossed the
first ball into the diamond. Score:
. 80 -p.-- Pitcher. 5RH.E.
Cincinnati...... Dwyer-Parrott 49,. 10 IA 1
Cleveland. Sullivan ..........-a ID 3
Louisville Won Easily.
With the weather all that could be de-
sired. the opening of the base ball season
at Louisville yesterday was successful
Stuckey, received an ovation as he walked
out to the home plate. Umpire Mcdonald
handed the mayor new ball, and, walking
to the pitchers box. the mayor drove the
sphere over the rubber, and the season of
':,5 was on. Inks pitched a good game, and
kept the Pirates seven hits well scattered.
Shugart'S home-run drive in the fifth in
ming, with two men out, set the crowd
wild. "a
The sixth inning was disastrous one for
Pittsburg, and Killen gave way to Hart.
Who did not do much better. With three
men on bases and no one out, Sweeny, who
had struck out the first time he was at the
bat, raped out single to right, and two
men crossed the plate. Pfeffer repeated
this later on. bringing two more in, and
when the inning had concluded the Colonies
had made six scores.
Umpire Mcdonald gives promise of MAX
had rendered his decision. and would not
stand any back talk from the players
The score:
Pitcher R.HE
louisville. .........L Inks ..............n 3 3
Pittsburg. .killen and Hart.........2
Chicagos Batted Hard.
A bright day and in the presence of thou
sands of enthusiastic fans, the first game Of
the National League base ball season was
played at st. Louis yesterday between the
Chicagos and the ST. Louis Browns.
The former won easily through the poor
pitching of Breitenstein, who sent ten men
to bases on balls and off whose delivery
three others made home runs. Numerous
errors were made by the visitors. but they
evened up by batting the Browns south
paw all over the field.
Brilliant plays were numerous, notable
among them being several long running
catches by Centerfielder Hogan, two home
runs and the fine fielding Of Wilmot, and
the double play made by Miller at right
field, and PETIT at the home plate. Attend
'''o'' 1' Pitcher. RHE
Chicago. Griffith ......lO IL
st. Louis........ Breitenstein .........7
Additional Scores.
At Manchester, N. H.-Dartmouth. 7;
Harvard, 8.
At Portsmouth, Va.-Richmond, 6; Ports
mouth, 4.
At Providence, r. K4Provtdence' IL; Bos-
At Nashua. N. Hr-Nashua, $; Washing
ten, 10. "a
Today's League Schedule.
Washington at Bosten.
Pittsburg at Louisville. ...st--,s.-
sstrniyht Scores mt Pittsburg.
Good shooting marked the interstate
shoot at Pittsburg yesterday, eight straight
scores having been made in seven contests.
There were thirteen events. and most of
the prizes were won by Rolla Heikes of
Akron, Ohio. All the events were fifteen
end twenty target races. The straight
scores were made by Haikes, Pruitt. Wash
irgton, D. c.; Raymond Philadelphia; Nell
ne, &ol,,