Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE BALL.
A Fine Game and Farce az Cieve-
land.

CLEVELAND o.. May 22.-One mag
Indecent game and one that was a farce
took place to-day The first was a pltch-
ers' battle between Cuppy and kusie.
and Sockalexis won in tho last nall Oh
the tenth. with a single when TeDeau
was ON third and two were out. me Sc
cond was made farce by the miserable
plavlnq OF Wallace and Childs. The In
dams could not touch Doheny. Young
was batted out OF the box in the third
inning. and Wilson pitched pretty game
thereafter. Score:
INDIANS, 4; NEW YORK, 8.
First game: X IL r.,
New York .....O01 10000 60 -
Batteries: Cuppy and thinner; Rusie
and Warner.
umplre-Mr. Emsile. Time OF game
hours and IS minutes.
NEW YORK. Il; CLEVELAND, 2.
second game. r. II. Z.
Cleveland - y W. .. re q
New York .......92 2 2 oil 10
batteries: Young. Wilson. and thinner;
Doheny and Warner.
umpire-Mr. Emslie. Tine Of game
hours and 30 minutes.
COLTS. 3; WASHINGTON. /.
CHICAGO, May 22.-Griihth was In
great form to-day. allowing but I've hits
aud one run. Swain also pitched soou'
steady game. keeping his hits well seat
tered. excepting in two innings. Connor s
ali-round work both in the field and al
bat. was the feature. Score: X IL T.
chicago 49,. ......COO2 60 j /
Washington .....0 o O0Oc 0-l /
Batteries: Griffith and Kit;reage;
Swain and Mcclure.
Irmpires-Messrs. Mcdonald and ODay
Time OF game--l hour and q minutes
REDS. u; BALTIMORE. TO-
CINCINNATI, O.. May 22.-The Reds
made Il three straight to-day by defeats
ing the orioles In a slow and unlnte-
resting game. In the FIRST inning Robin
son was seriously spiked by McPhee at
the home plate, the latter spra'ning his
ankle. Robinson was carried off the held
with a deep cash near the knee. Mcfhee
had to retire in the seventh. Clark went
behind the bat for the Orioles, while
Holiday took Mcphee's place at second
Score: Il II r
Cincinnati ........S 2o022S0- Is z
Eatteries: Breitenstein and Schrver;
Corbett Robinson, and CLARK.
Umplre-Mr. sheridan. Time OF game
hours and 80 minutes.
PIRATES. .; PHILADELPHIA, 1.
PITpSBURG. PA, May 22.-Pittsburg
sycceded I'm taking three straight from
philadelphia. The game to-day was won
nv The Pittsburgs by splendid fielding and
q few timely hits. sNot an error was
made by the Pirates not even a batting
error The majority OF the hits made by
the Philiies off Tannehil were scratches.
Score. ~ n r
Pittsburg ..........0010lO 00'-2 Z 0
phsladelDhla ...OO1O0000O 9 /
Batteries Tannehill and Sugden; Orth
and Clements.
Umpire-Mr. Hurst Time OF camel
hour and 80 minutes.
Colonies, II; BROOKLYN. 3.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 22.-The
Brooklyns were outplayed at every point
TO-DAY, and the Colonies were easy win
ners Cunningham. besides pitching a
good, steady game knocked one Of Me-
Nahon's twlstcrs over the left-neld fence
for . home-run, the first time That feat
has been accomplished this season. At
tendance. 2.0Co Score; K. a. Il
Louisville ........2O0l4 80 Oh 10 l
Brooklyn ........l 90 0o130 o.
Batteries: Cunningham and Wilson; Nc
Mahon and A. Smith
UmDire--Mr. Mcce1ectt Time OF
game hour and " farutes.
BOSTON. II; ST LOUIS, T.
ST. LOUIS. MO-. May 2z-Errors by
Hartman and Cross gave tho bostons
dye runs IN the first inning to-day
enough 10 win the game. They did not
peEin 20 hit Esper until the last few
1nnings, when the local pitcher let up
{ considerably. In the face Of rassAh sum