The news & observer., 1897-08-28
The Only Southern Team
Leads the League.
CINCINNATI DROPS BACK
AND NEW YORK WALKS UP INTO
THIRD PLACE.
THREE SHUT OUTS GAMES YESTERDAY
The Fight From Now on viii be Hot Interest
Here Increases News and Observer Bull
letin Popular--Four Changes Yes
terdaY in Club Standing.

!
terday in Club Standing.
Interest in National League baseball
has greatly increased in this city.
! Numbers visit the News and Observer
office slightly to get the news Of the
days games.
The season is now nearing its close,
and those here who have wagers up on
| the result watch the bulletin with in
tense interest.
BY Baltimores victories yesterday
much money changed hands.
Boston. Aug. 27--The Bostons dropp-
ed another game to Cleveland to-day and
| thereby lost first place in the league
race for the first time since June %
Not q strikeout was made by either
pitcher. The errors of Lowe were large
ly responsible for Boston's defeat. two
in succession in the third inning with
bases full, giving the visitors five runs.
The Cleveland's batted and fielded fine
ly. Attendance 1000. Score:
Boston, 3000OOO1O- Q :
Cleveland, x-1O 13 1
Batteries: Lewis and Bergen: Powell
and thinner. Umpire Lynch. Time 2:07
Brooklyn, \. Y, Aug. 27.-The Brook
lyns did not have to exert themselves to
any great extent in order to defeat the
Louisvilles to-day. Lachance made four
hits while Stafford is credited with the
same number Of errors. Attendance l.
SOP. Score:
Brooklyn, OF 112023 0x-9 IA 3
Louisville. 110020000-4 8 Z
Batteries: Dunn and Burrell; Hill and
Wilson. Umpire Carpenter. Time .
hours.
New York. Aug 27.-New York jump
ell into third place in the Pennant race
to-day by winning the first game of a
double header from Anson's Colts and
clinched the position by taking the sec
ond game. The Chicago players were
never in it with Joyce's men. They hit
Meekin at times. but scored in only three
innings. The Giants by their hits off
Friends, with the assistance of bases on
balls and errors, won out. In the second
game Sullivan was puzzle. Chicago
could get only two hits off the big twirl-
or. Attendance 100. Scores: First
game:
New York, 01042 2002x-9 II 0
Chicago, 1OO1O1OOO-3 8 g
Batteries: Meekin and Warner; Friend
and Donohue. Umpire Emslie. Time o:1o.
Second game:
New York, 2000x-6 II 2
Chicago, 000000000-O 9 4
Batteries: Sullivan and Warner; Briggs
and Donohue Umpire EmsEe. Time 80.
! Baltimore, Aug. 27.-The Champions
by winning to-day's double header from
the Reds made it three straights and the
| IA,,xN 4
In the first game Cincinnati was un-
able to do anything with Hoffer, but
three hits being made off the wizards
delivery; not a man reached second
base.
In the second contest Baltimore won
out in the eighth ON doubles by Quinn
and Kelly and Reitz and Single. Both
sides fielded beautifully. After the first
inning the visitors were unable to hit
Amole opportuntely. Attendance 1899.
Score: First game:
Baltimore, OO1OOOO4x-5 o {
Cincinnati, OOOOOOOOO-O 3 1
Batteries: Hoffer and Robinson
Rhines and Vaughn. Umpire O'Day
Time 1875.
Second game:
Baltimore, 1OO2OOO2x-5 IL G
Cincinnati, 3OO0OOOOO-3 IL O
Batteries: Amole and Clarks; Breiten-
stein and Peitz. Umpire O'Day. Time
2:15.
Washington. Aug. 27.-St. Louis was
shut out to-day in a we'll played game
Bresnehan, new man being on the
rubber for the Senators. In the second
inning the locals scored ON a base on
balls and two singles and in the seventh
Mcclure came in after making a three
bagger. The Browns hits were scatteL
ed. Attendance 1000. Score:
Washington, 0200001Ox-3 S !
st. Louis, 000000O00-0 6 ]
Batteries: Bresnehan and Mcclure;
Sudhoff and Murphy. Umpire Kelley
Time 1:45.
Philadelphia, Aug. 27.-Lajoie went
into to-days game visibly under the in
fiuence of liquor. His stupid work gave
Pittsburg one of their two runs in the
first inning. He was then retired, Geier
going to left field and Delehanty to first
base. Pittsburg won the game by doing
the better hitting. Attendance 1880.
Score:
Philadelphia, O110O3OOO-5 o 4
Pittsburg, 100000 1-6 IL 4
Batteries: Wheeler and Mcfarland;
Hastings and Sugden. Umpire McDon.
aid. Time 2 hours.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Cleveland at Boston.
Cincinnati at Baltimore.
Louisville at Brooklyn
Chicago at New York.
Pittsburg at Philadelphia.
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