The record-union., 1896-04-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF BASEBALL.
OPENING OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP
GAMES IN THE EAST.
Large Crowds in Attendance ut the
Various sCftieS-ChicagO's Victory
Over the LOuiSvilleS.

Over the LOuiSvilleS.
LOUISVILLE (Ky), April 16.-The
largest crowd that ever gathered at the
baseball park saw Chicago defeat
Louisville in the first championship
game of the season this afternoon. 1t
is estimated that 10000 people were
present. The city officials came down
to the park on gaily decorated cars.
After Manager McCloskey and Finan-
cial Manager Pulliam had been pre-
sented with gorgeous floral designs,
Mayor George D. Todd pitched the first
ball across the plate. and Umpire Wild
deman called Play" Ct7ag go won the
game by hard al a. itting and
superb fielding b! sl4. - &c, TRULY
and Ryan. Both teams scored in the
first inning, and then it was a pitch
er's battle until the eighth. when the
Colts rolled up three runs on Dahlen's
eebagger, singles by Lange and
Ryan and Frasers wild throw. Louis
Vile could do nothing with Friends de-
livery. Score: Louisville 2 Chicago 5.
Batteries-Fraser and Warner. Friend
and Kittredge. Umpire, Widdeman.
VICTORY FOR ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, April 16.-A perfect day
and the champion Clevelands for an at
traction drew IA, 700 baseball admirers
to Sportsmans Park for the opening
game to-day. Breitenstein. had better
support than did Young, though long,
hard drives rather favored the visitors.
Up to the eighth inning the game looked
like a shut-out for Tebeaus men, when
couple of three basers and single
netted two runs. Local baseball vet
Grams are encouraged, and believe that
ST. Louis will not make the wretched
finish of the season that has prevailed
tor several years. Score: St Louis 3,
Cleveland 9
Batteries-Breitenste and McFar-
land; Young, O'Meara and O'Connor.
Umpire, Sheridan.
CINCINNATIS LOST.
CINCINNATI, April 16.-It was an
ideal day for baseball, and 4,412 peo-
pie witnessed the first game of the Ma
tional League season between Pitts
burg and Cincinnati, 1000 of whom
were ladies. This breaks the record for
attendance ON opening day. There was
a street parade before the game, with
brass band accompaniment Of the
game little can be said The visitors
outplayed the home team at every
point, and found Rhines just to their
| liking. Score: Cincinnati /, Pittsburg g.
Batteries-Rhines, Fisher and Peitz
| Hawley and Merritt. Umpire, Ernst
CHAMPIONS DEFEATED.
| BALTIMORE, April 16.-There was
no band of music nor street parade to
| incite the ball-loving Baltimoreans to
! participate in the opening of the sea
son, but more than 1900 persons, a
| quarter of whom were ladies in summer
attire, passed through the gates of
Union Park before the game was be-
gun. The early part of the contest was
marked by loose fielding, the cham
| pions 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's twirl-
er. Score: Baltimore 5. Brooklyn 6.
Observation-Disclosures and Robinson,
Kennedy and Grimm; umpire, Keefe.
QUAKERS BEATEN
| PHILADELPHIA, April 16.-The
| opening game of the season between
Boston and Philadelphia was witnessed
/ by 2J,000 persons, the largest crowd
| that was ever on the grounds of the
| local team. The visitors played the
| better game in the field and at the bat,
and won by a score of to 3. Boston
| hit Taylor freely in the first inning,
| Low and Dffy making doubles and
/ Tucker securing a single. The local
| pitcher was fairly effective thereafter,
but Nichols was an enigma through
out when hits were needed. Score: Bos-
| ton {, Philadelphia 3.
Batteries-Nichols and Cancel, Tay-
! lor and Clements; umpire, Lynch.
WASHINGTONS WIN A GAME.
| WASHINGTON, April 16.-The base
ball season of 1896 was opened auspi-
ciously for the Washington club, they
winning from New York by better all
round work Gleason's two low throws
and Clarks wild pitch in the fifth in
ming allowed five runs eventually to
be scored. There was a crowd present
numbering $500, and they filled every
seat in the grounds. The day was just
the kind for a spirited game. the
weather being worm enough to loosen
the kinks in the players arms. Score;
Washington 6, New York 3.
| Batteries-Mercer and Mcclure,
Clark and Zearfoss; umpire. Hurst