The San Francisco call., 1896-04-17
BASEBALL ON
SIX DIAMONDS,
Great Crowds Witness the
Opening Games in
the East.
"CRANKS" ALL ATTEND.
Good, Bad and Indifferent Play
ing Characterize the
Contests.
WINNERS OF THE STRUGGLES
Chicago, st. Louis. Brooklyn, Pitts
burg. Boston and Washington
Mines the Victors.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 16.-The
largest crowd that ever gathered at the
baseball park saw Chicago defeat Louis
vile in the first championship game of the
season this afternoon. 1t is estimated that
10000 people were present. The city Off
cials came down to the park on gayly dec
grated cars. After Manager McCloskey
and Financial Manager Pulliam had been
presented with gorgeous floral designs
Mayor George D. Todd pitched the first
ball across the plate and Umpire Weld
man called play" Chicago won the
game by hard and timely hitting and su-
perb fielding by Flynn, Lange, TRULY and
Ryan. Both teams scored in the first in
ning and then it was pitchers battle un-
til the eighth, when the Colts rolled up
three runs on Dahlen's three-bagger, sim
giles by Lange and Ryan and Frazers Wild
throw. Louisville could do nothing with
Friends delivery. Score:
Louisviles.-.. ............1 100000 2
Bat5erIes-Frazer and Warner; Friend and kit
tredge Umpire-Weidman.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 16.-A perfect
DAY and the champion Clevelands for an
attraction drew IA, 700 baseball admirers to
Sportsman's Park for the opening game
to-day. Breitenstein had better support
than did Young, though long, hard drives
rather favored the visitors. Up 10 the
eighth inning the game looked like shut
out for Iebeau's men, when a couple OF
three-base runs and single netted two
runs. Local baseball veterans are en-
couraged and believe that St. Louis will
not make the wretched finish of the season
that has prevailed for several years. Score:
st. Louis s.................0 lO021 SIS IL o
o o O K
Batteries-Breitenstein and Mcfarland: Young,
o'Meara and O'Connor. Umpire-Sherdan.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, April 16.-It was
an ideal day for baseball and 14,412 peo-
pie witnessed the first game of the Ma
tional league season between Pittsburg
and Cincinnati, 1000 of whom were ladies'.
This breaks the record for attendance on
an opening day. There was a street pa
rade before the game with brass band &C
compartment. Or the game little can be
SAID. The visitors outplayed the home
team at every point and found Rhines
just to their liking. Score:
Pittsbur s................O 1OOO323 800 l3 2
Batteries-Rhines, Fisher and Peitz; Hawley and
Merritt. Umpire-Emsle.
BALTIMORE, Nd, April 16.-There
was no band of music nor street parade to
incite the ball-loving Baltimoreans to par
ticipate in the opening of the season, but
more than $4,000 persons, a quarter of
whom were ladies in summer attire
passed through the gates of Union Park
before the game was begun. The early
part OF the contest was marked by loose
fielding, the champions particularly being
accredited with some very harmful errors
Anderson found Mcmahon to his liking
and scored three of Brooklyn's eight hits.
After the first inning only four hits were
charged against Brooklyn twirler. Score /:
Baltimores ................2 .200001o1 6
Brooklyns .................0 021 020010-6 3
Batteries-McMahOn and Robinson, Kennedy
and Srim. UmpIre-Keefe.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. April 16.-The
opening game of the season between Bos-
ton and Philadelphia was witnessed by
25, 900 persons, the largest crowd that was
ever on the grounds of the local team
The visitors played the better game in the
ITO 8. Boston hit Taylor freely in the first
inning, Low and Duffy making doubles
and Tucker securing single. The local