The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03
GIVES AWAY THE KiHD-UP CANE.
With Picked U1 Nine Boston
Tackles 8rooklyn and Is Merci-s
iessy Slaughtered.


Qeague champions) and the Brooklyns
brought the season of 1897 to a close at East
ern Park this afternoon. Incidental 1t was
the last league game that will ever be played
in Brooklyn, for when the clubs begin their
battle in 1893 Brook lyn will be part and par
eel of Greater New York. The weather to-day
was not the kind that is comfortable to base
ball fans, being chilly, but in spite OF this
more than 1000 persons assembled with the
intention OF giving the beaneaters sendCf
But those who came 10 the grounds for this
purpose returned home disappointed, for Man.
ager Seely had shipped Long, Lowe, Tenney,
Collins, Bergen and all his pitchers excepting
Lewis and Stiyeits to Boston Immediately
after Thursdays game was finished and the
championship was assured.
The Bostons lined up to-day hardly recog-
nizable as s team, Outside of the battery
Hamilton was the only player In his proper
position. Brooklyn was not much better off.
They had TO bring Hanivsn from Newark TO
cover left field. Still, Brooklyn had the letter
team, which accounts for their easy victory.
Lewis, who is slated 10 go against Baltimore in
one of the Temple cup series did not exert
himself TO any great extent, which accounts
for the mum Der of hits. Fisher had all of the
Bostons excepting Siahl and Stivetts guessing.
The latter m ade himself solid with the crowd
by cracking out a single, triple and home run.
three-bagger but tor wonderful one handed
catch by Hanivan. Griffin led at the stick for
Brooklyn. Sheckard earned a berth for next
season when he hit for two runs. He also
ielded brilliantly. Brooklyn closed the sea-
son on even terms with Washington for sixth
place The score:
BROOKLYN .is Il i. + ;
Batteres-Fisher and BurseiI: Lewis and Lake
Umplres-Lynch and EmsIie. Attendance, 207L
BALTIMORE, Nd, Oct 2.-Tne baseball
season closed to-day with dull and unin ter
estiug game between the ex-cnampions and
the Senators, In which the latter were yic,ori-
Gus, mainly because their ANTAGONISTS appar-
emily made no effort TO win. Less than 200
persons saw the contest, which was Played
under the lowering skies and in the teeth OF q
dreary east wind that caused the spectators to
shiver on the benches and heartily wish the
gsme ended before II had fairly begun.
There was an occasional burst of applause
from a few of the "old guard" who came TO
see the end OF the seasons playing and
from a small but energetic BODY OF Wash
ing gonians who had places In the grand
stand back of the visitors bench, but aside
from this there was no enthusiasm. Bresne-
han started in to pitch for the Senators. but
the Orioles fell upon him in the second nning
ior three earned runs and he gave way 10 the
attenuated Mr.. Swan, who did much better
during the remainder OF the game.
The visitors run in the first WIS a clean case
of steal upon Selbach's part that energetic
young man having run in from third while
agility in having nut Mcclure out at first.
When they aroused themselves Sc bach was
safe.
The home team then took the lead and hello
1t until the fourth inning when the visitors
found Amole's pitching to their liking and
three doubles and two singles brought IN four
runs. After that no one seemed TO take the
slightest In terest in the game, and Umpire
Hurst called ii at the end of the eighth inn ing
without any apparent reason other than that
he was tired OF IL. All others concerned felt
IA Sa m ahOnt q nj QQZ
closed with defeat for the three time win
ners.' The score:
r. Fl. E.
Sal.lmOre Masb1GSson
Ba.teres-Amole and Bowerman: Bresneban,
Swain and Mc1uire. Umplre-Hurst.
PITTSBURG, PA, Oct 2-Pitlsburg ended
its season to-day by winning the third straight
taken in the con test and nothing brilliant was
achieved. Attendance $500. Score:
Pittsburg; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l2 2
Batteries-Kiien and susden. Powell and criger.
Umpire-U Day.
ST. LOUIS, No, Oct 2.-Thornton had the
Browns at his mercy to-day, and they narrowly
escaped q shut-out. Their only runs came IN
the eighth on base on balls 10 Cross, Hart
mans double and House mans fy-out 10
Decker Attendance 1900. Score:
c,,... R. n; E.
~. AOu4S
Ba-teries-Thornton and Donohue; Donohue ant
Douglass. Umpire-Pears,
LOUISVILLE, KY. Oct. 2.-Dwyer was hit
hard for four innings to-day. He then settled
down and the Colonels could not touch him
HilPs widness was responsi bic for the Reds
five runs in the first and second innings and
Magee was substituted. Score:
IlmTinnan nn;a111sd n.....'-.......... ....... ~
aS,arie me-
and Dexger. Umpire-McDoaald.
NEW YORK. n. Y, Oct. 2.-The baseball
season was ended here today. Two decisions
by Carpenter in the second inning and terrific
pounding by the Quskers by Sullivan and
Meekin, together with errors of the rnnkest
kind by the Giants, allowed the Phillies to pile
| up bunch of runs which the home team
could not overcome. Score:
r. II. T..
New York rk................... 5