The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-01
BATTLES ioN THE DIAMOND
4 CROWD OF $4,000 SEES BROOK
IYN BEAT CLEVELAND.

CROWD OF 15,6OO SEES BROOK
LYN BEAT CLEVELAND.
New York Gives Pittsburg "A BAD
Drubbing Before 10000 Spectators.
cago and Ties on the second.
Louisville and Philadelphia split
Even ON the Quaker DiamOnd-St.
Louis Beaten 25 10 5 at Boston.
Washington Loses Two Games to
Cincinnati.
Philadelphia. Pa, May S1-The Phillies
returned from their disastrous western
tour to-day, and played two games with
Louisville. The visitors took the first by
lucky hitting. Both teams scored one in
the third but steady pitching prevented
scoring until the seventh when, with two
out and two men on bases, Clarke lifted
the ball over the right field fence Score;
Ri. e.
Philadelphia 20 o 0 / o. s o
Louisville 30 0 0 0 3 0 x-4 2
Batteries-Fifeld and Boyle; Frazer and
Wilson.
Philadelphia shut out Louisville in the
second game. The features were the per-
feet fielding of both teams and the number
of Phillies, who scored after receiving
gifts from the pitcher. Eight of the Phil
lies runs were so scored. Score:
Philadelphia 3 3 os o-H p 0
Louisville 20 0 0 Q 0 0 o. 10 o
Batteries-Taylor and Boyle; Hill and
Magee and Wilson.
Brooklyn n y, May S1.-The Brooklyn
and Cleveland teams celebrated Memorial
day at Eastern park this afternoon and
no Jess than 1860 people we're on hand to
assist them. The morning game was post
poned because of rain. BROOKLYN hit
Young freely in the first two innings.
Payne pitched mastery game and kept
the hits made off him well scattered.
Score: r. II T.
Brooklyn 30 0 0 0 0 0 Ks p 4
Cleveland 80 O 1 0 0 0 ID 10 /
Batteries-Payne and Grim; Young and
O'Connor.
New York, May SL-Twenty thousand
people saw the New Yorks administer
good drubbing to the Pirates at the Polo
grounds this afternoon, the morning game
having been postponed on account of rain
1t was all over after the first inning, when
the Giants scored eight runs on a double,
a couple of singles and errors by Pitts
burg. Tannehill went in TO pitch for Pitts
burg, but could stand the pace for only
two innings when Hastings relieved him
and pitched good ball. Rusie was in good
form and pitched a pretty game. Score:
R.H.E.
New York IS IL 90 0 0 x-1O 10 8
Pittsburg 80 0 0 2 0 0 0 O-213
Batteries-Rusie and Warner; Tannehill,
Hastings and Sugden.
Chicago H.. May 21.-The Champions
won the morning game, which was long
drawn out and loosely played. Ponds
wi.dness gave the locals their four runs:
Score: RHE
Chicago .,....S 90 o 0 0 0 o. 3
Baltimore al 0 | 0 1 2-6 IS 4
Batteries-Briggs and Donahue; Pond
and Bowerman.
The afternoon game was fun of life and
excitement and belonged to either side
until the last out. Both pitchers we're
hit hard and freely Corbett receiving per-
feet support. while Callahns was rather
ragged. Pfeffers pretty work at second
was feature. Game was called at the
end OF the ninth inning to allow the teams
to catch their trains. Score: RHE.
Chicago ......2 0 0 0 0 0 O-6 13 4
Baltimore "a 0 0 O-6 10 /
Batteries-CaIahan and Kittredge; Cor
bett and Bowerman.
Boston, May 31.-Rain prevented the
Boston-St. Louis morning game, and in
the afternoon game the slippery grounds
made good fielding almost Impossible. St.
Louis presented a crippled team. House
man being sick and Hartman laid off with
a sprained ankle. The Bostons batted
heavily Score R.H. Il.
Boston .......1 4S4 5 s O-25 "a 2
st. Louis 80 0 o l 0 O-512 6
Batteries-Stivetts, Ganzey and Maho-
ney; Kissinger and Evans and Mcfarland.
Cincinnati, o., May S1.-The Senators
were defeated by the Reds this morning
in an exciting game. Both teams played
snappy ball. Score: R.H.E.
Cincinnati II 0 o o. IA 0
Washington L % 0 2 0 % s I
Batteries-Ehret and Schriver; Swain
and Mcclure.
The Reds made it three straigths by de-
feating the Senators this afternoon The
playing of both Corcoran and Beckley
was the feature. Score: R.H.E.
Cincinnati 30 2 0 0 0 o. 81
Washington L 0 0 0 0 1 0 % 6
Batteries-Rhines and Schriver; Mercer
and Farrell
DURRANT 10 DIE GAME.