The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-09
NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE.
Summaries Of Yesterdays Games in
Various League Cities.

various League Cities.
Cincinnati, o., May s.-Errors bv
Baltimore and timely hitting by the
Reds won the game for Cincinnati to-
day. Ehret was hit hard only in the
second inning. The other two runs in
the fifth. The Reds played an error
less game. Attendance, 2,7OO. Score:
Cincinnati . 1 o 2 O. 9l2 0
Baltimore, 0 0 2 o. s 10 s
Batteries: Ehret and PETIT; Pond,
Clarkson and Clarke. Umpire, Emslie.
PITTSBURG, 16; WASHINGTON, s.
Pittsburg, Pa, May s.-German
made his debut with the Washingtons,
and failed. OF the six men who faced
him, four walked Boyd was substi-
tuted but received miserable support
Attendance, 2,4OO. Score:
Pittsburg. / 2 x-16 10
Wash, O / 0 90 / 0 O-5 s 6
Batteries: Hughey and Merritt; Ger
man, Boyd and Mcguire. Umpire,
| Lynch.
BOSTON, z; LOUISVILLE, 0.
Louisville, Ky, May s-Four little
| singles, Miller making three of them,
was the best the Colonels could do
with Stivetts' delivery to-day and not
a man crossed the plate Smith pitch
| ed fair ball, but his wildness gave Bos-
| ton more runs than they needed to
win the game. Attendance, 800. Score:
Louisville, 0 0 0 0 0 0 o. 0 2
! Boston, OLE 90 o. 3 x-7 O.
Batteries: Smith and Warner;
Stiyetts and Camel. Umpire, Keefe.
CLEVELAND, II; BROOKLYN, 3.
Cleveland, o., May S.--Cleveland
| played all around Brooklyn to-day,
/ both in the field and at the bat. With
| the stick the home club was especially
| strong and Wilson pitched a good
/ game Kennedy of the BroolIyns was
effective up to the third inning when
the Cleveland men located his curves.
| Abbey succeeded him but, though he
| started well, the Clevelands soon be-
gan to hit. Attendance, 1000. Score:
Cleveland 0 0 5 0 1 l 4 0 XII II 1
| BROOKLYN 20 / 0 0 o 0 0 o. 3 G 4
Batteries: Wilson and thinner;
Kennedy, Abbey and Grim. Umpire,
| Hurst.
CHICAGO, 5; PHILADELPHIA, 3.
Chicago. May S.-For five innings
the Colts were unable to get even a
shadow of a hit off McGill, but located
him and won the game in the sixth
and seventh by pretty punching of
safe ones. Attendance, 1920. Score:
Chicago. 80. 0 0 2 0 ks 2
PHILADELPHIA. O1O00 90 0--3 6 3
Batteries: Griffith, Kittredge and
Donohue; McGill and Boyle. Umpire,
Weidman.
NEW YORK, 5; ST. LOUIS, 2. =
ST. Louis, May 8.-Donohue's wild
ness lost to-day's game to the Giants.
He gave the visitors eight bases on
balls, and they made five safe hits in
addition. Manager Harry Diddlebocl
has been temporarily superseded as
manager Of the st. Louis Browns by
Arlie Latham. This action was taken
by President Won Der Abe this after
noon, after he learned that his manager
had been out all night and was unable
to put in an appearance at the park
In time to marshal the men on the field
for the afternoon game. Attendance
1900 Score:
st. Louis, 0 0 0 90 ? 0 0L2 6 2
| New York, 0 2 0 0 3 0-5 L
Batteries: Donohue and Mcfarland;
Clark and Wilson. Umpire, Sheridan.
At Roanoke:
Petersb'g, 2 O10 2 2 2 O--10 IS 3
Roanoke, 0 80 o. 4
Batteries: Kitsen and Stanhope; Nc
Fall and Williams, Umpire, Connor.
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Washington at Pittsburg 49,
New York at St. Louis
Boston at Louisville
Brooklyn at Cleveland.
Baltimore at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Chicago