The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-23
BASEBALL SEASON OPENS
SPEAKER REED AND MANY POLL.
TiCIANS SEE THE GAME.
A Gala Crowd Out in the Big Cities
The Total Attendance at Al
Points, 81, 43O.

Points, 81, A3O.
Washington, d. c., April 22.-The Ma
tional League Baseball season for 1891
Opened to-day in the various league
cities under pleasing auspices The
weather was all that could be desired
and the total attendance reached the en-
ormous figure of 81 ,43O. Philadelphia
led with 1904. AS a rule the scores
were close and the games holly contested
The opening contest in this city was wit
messed by a large audience, among whom
| was Speaker Reed and number Of 9TH
| err politicians, as we'll as great many
society people The Senators and Bride
GrOoms were evenly matched, and but 70,
Montievtles wild throw in the sixth in
! ming, the home team would undouh+
have won.
GIANTS TAKEN INTO CAolI
| A number of New York enthus
| journeyed to Philadelphia and saw
| Giants taken into camp to the tune OF
to 1. The game was rather dull and lor :
| drawn out and on the part Of the New
poorly played. Their four errors, all wild
! throws, gave the local club their runs
In the seventh inning Taylor and Hall
man reached first on wild throws by
DAVIS and Joyce. and La Joie sent both
home with a three base drive to left
field la Joie scored on Delehanty's hit.
The Phillies lest a chance for several
runs by careless base running. Rusie
Joined the New Workers to-day. He is
in excellent condition and will begin prac-
tice with the team tomorrow.
CHAMPIONS DEFEATED BOSTON.
At Baltimore the Champions defeated
the Bostons in the presence Of 1900 en-
thusiast,s. For six innings excitement
ran high. Klobedanz, who replaced
Stvetts in the middle of the sixth, show
cd great speed. but proved wild and in
effective
The season WIS opened by a parade Of
the home and visiting teams through the
principal streets of the city. The process
sion was headed by the Fifth Regiment
band and drum corps, and following them
came a long line of handsome equipages
bearing Manager Hanlon, Treasurer Won
Derhorst, host of prominent citizens,
who were devotees of the game and the
players A handsome float draped in
Red, White and Blue held aloft the Tenn
pie Cup and the Penants of "a. 80 and
90
LOUISVILLE DOWNS CLEVELAND
The strong Cleveland team met defeat
at the hands of Louisville. the tail end
rs of the league. The latter outpIayed
IL I. ell ,4
the bat. The CIcyelands scored their
first and only run in the first inning on
Burket's single. sacrifice, Frazer's wild
pitch and nfield hit. For the remainder
of the game Frazer had the spiders at his
mercy. allowing them but three singles.
Young pitched great ball until the sixth
inning. when four singles and "A sacri-
fee netted three runs. Mayor Todd
pitched the first ball across the plate, and
then made short address to the players
of both teams.
CHICAGO, s; CINCINNATI, Z.
1t required ten minutes to decide the
game at Cincinnati. After a hard fight
the Reds won by a score of to I. In the
eighth inning the score stood Cincinnati
4 and Chicago 6. In the ninth inning
Irwin hit hard one to PETER, who made
a bad throw to Decker, allowing Irwin
to 60 to third. Ritchey then hit for two
bases. stole third. and scored on Schrlev-
er's grounder to Dahlen, tieing the score.
Ritchey's playing was the feature of the
day.
Thornton started off with a, three bag
ger In the tenth. PETER went. out to
Rh&nes, Griffith flied out to Burke and
Thornton scored. leaving the score: Chi
cago, Z; Cincinnati, 6. In the Reds half,
Miller hit to left, Tietz went otIt to Deck
err. Vaughan hit for three bases, bringing
Miller here. Irwin then hit to Dahien
and Vaughan scored. ~ . '"''' -. ~ ,, '-''
PITTsBIRG, 4: BROWNS, /. y ~.
The smallest crowd of the; day, 5000,
ca thered at st. Louis, where the Pitts
burg Pirates defeated the Browns, to /.
The visitors played stronger. better
game than the home team, and earned
their victory. The game was called at
|S:45 o'clock. Pittsburg taking the field.
The first inning was featureless, except
tn eretireMent on strikes of Smith, Pitts
burg's star batsman. In the second in
ming both Pittsburg and st. Louis scored.
That was the last Of it for the Browns.
T,ittsburg scored easily in the sixth,
and picked up two more runs in the
eighth on Brodie's double over first base.
In all the cities there was the usual
street parade and concert at the grounds.
Following are the scores:
At Washin gton:
Washington =. . 90 i OO-4
Brooklyn =. ....0OO012 :
Ratterics Mercer aud Mcclure; Payne
and Grim Umpire, Hurst. Time. 2:4O.
At Philadelphia:
Philadelphia :. O1OO3OO-5 8 l
New York 80. ..O0OO1 OOOO-1 .
Batteries: Taylor and Clements; Do