The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-24
BASE BALL DRAWING BETTER.
ATTENDANCE FAIR EVERYWHERE
EXCEPT At LOUISVILLE.


The Half Holiday Partly Response
BILE for the Increase in the size OF
the CrOwds-MeeiSin Proves Very
Effective at Cincinnati and New
York wins-Long Badly Hurt in a
Collision at Cleveland.
Cincinnati. o.. May 23-Threatening
weather had no appreciabIe effect on the
OuJpouring of the multitude Of over 1000
people who passed through the gates 20
witness to-day's game Both Meekin and
Ehret pitched good hall. but the support
given the latter was very ragged al times
In the sixth inning the Reds pounded out
TWO earned runs, but Meekin settled down
and they could not touch him after this.
9'''s' RH.E.
Cincinnati 20 % o . 0 0 - Z 8
New York % o ! 81 Z
Batteries-Ehret and PETIT; Meekln ana
Wilson.
Louisville. May Baltimore hit Smith
hard and Louisville put up a miserable
game in the field. Attendance 800. Score:
Louisville % 5000 , IA 9 I
Baltimore % L lis II
Bateries-Smith and Miller; Hemmins
and Robinson.
Chicago. May 23.-AfJer one of the worst
fielding games ever seen in this city, the
home team took the second Of the series
from the Senators to-day. Terry was hit
hard by the visitors. but not at the right
time. There were no good features worthy
of mention, excepting "A remarkable eaten
by Brown, on which an easy double play
resulted. Attendance 1909. score: ,,r,
Ghieago : - 2 ! 3SIS$ S-l5 4 Z
L Grid a
ana Mcguire.
Cleveland. O., May 2S-The Clevelands
batted out victory to-day, although they
made enough errors in the field to have
lost an ordinary game. In the second nm
ing Long and Hamilton collided in CEN
ter while running for fly anu the former
was carried OF the field in an insensi-
bic condition. Attendance, 9OVO. score;
Boston on 30 ! 0 , ! 0 6-5 )
Baueries-Young and thinner; Stivetts
and Bergen.
St Louis, Mo, May 23.-To-day's game
abounded in sharp fielding by both sides.
Breitenstein was hit hard. Kennedys
work was of fine quality after the first
inning. The half-hOhday increased the at
tendance to $500. Score:
St Louis......S 0 0 0 o 0 0 % 8 /
Brooklyn ....1 0 ! 0 0 l &c II 2
Observation-Disclosures and Murphy,
Kennedy and Burrill.
Pittsburg, Pa. May 23.-Pittsburg had
no trouble in winning from Philadelphia
to-day. batting Carsey's pitching all over
the field. Killen was very strong a. critI-
cal stages. Clements was hurt on the
knee by a foul tip and Boyle finished the
game Attendance, $500. Score:
Pittsburg, ....s 3 1'x-l5 l6 9
Boyle and Clements
New Orleans, May 2S.-Carl. who led
the southern league pitchers last season.
toyed with the heavy batters of the Mo-
| bile team to-day and shut them out with
out a run. Score: R.H. E.
y. Orleans 3 Q l 0 0 0 2 o. Il ,
/ Mobile ......O 0 0 0 90 4 2
| Batteries-Carl and Gonding: WittroclI
/ and Fisher
Montgomery Ala. May 23.-Montgom-
! cry won again this afternoon from Birm-
| ingham by a large score. 1t follows:
Montgomery 0 , 2O1 8 1 0 4-iS 10 o
| Birmingham 0 o. II 3
| Observation-Disclosures and Wiley;
/ Fricken and Rappold.
Columbus. Ca. May 23.-Two games
were played between Columbus and At
! lanta To-day. The score of the first game
| follows:
Ri Z.
Columbus II 0 o 1 0 $50 Is 2
Atlanta 80 ? 0 l. IL 4
Batteries-Daniel and Wright Walker
| and F'ileds.
The second game resulted:
R.HE
Columbus .............O 3 11O % 5 /
| Atlanta ..............0 0 90 .
Baueries-Lamont and Wright; sechrtst
and Fields.