The Portland daily press., 1897-08-16
BOSTON BEATEN.
The Event of Saturday in the Base Ball
World.

World.
New York, August 14.-Rusie held the
leaders down to one hit up to the eighth
inning today, then four hits, assisted by
errors, gave them two runs. An error in
the seventh by Clark and q miss by
Davis of Tenney's grounder, gave the
Boston their first run. In the ninth
Rusie hit Hamilton and a couple OF base
hits brought him home. The Giants
managed to connect with the ball when
hits meant runs, although errors
helped out somewhat in their run getting.
Davis's playing at short and Van Hal
tren's throw from centre to the plate to
catch Lewis, were the features. Score:
New York, O1 0 o Q 0 1 Q x-6
Boston, 90 o 0 0 1 2 IA
Hits, New York, 10; Boston, Z. Err
rors, New York, 4 Boston, 3. Batteries,
Rusie and Warner; Lewis and Bergin.
Attendance 5000.
Won by the Senators.
Washington, August 1.-THE Brook
lyns could not hit Mercer while Dunn
was an easy proposition for the Senators,
who won out in the fifth inning by a
batting rally, when they made four for
eight bases. The game was well played
and interesting. Attendance 800. The
score:
Washington, o % o o 1-7
Brooklyn, L o o o o Cd
Hits, Washington, 10; Brooklyn, IL.
Errors, Washington, 3; Brooklyn, 4.
observation-disclosures and Farrell; Dunn and
A. Smith.
Brown Was wild.
Cleveland, August 14.-Brown was very
wild today and was replaced by Young in
the third to save the game, but without
avail. The Browns batted for five
earned runs in the fourth. Score:
st. sIsy noals,' 9 : ! ! g Go 3
Hits, Cleveland, 10; St. Louis, II Err
ies-Brown. Young. and thinner; Cole
man, Donahue and Douglass. Atten-
dance 1900.
Won in the Tenth.
Philadelphia, August 14.-Baltimore
made 1t three straight today, after one of
the most exciting contests seen on the
local grounds this season. The first five
innings the Philltes made but two hits
off Hoffer, but in the sixth they jumped
on him for five and made six runs, tieing
the score. Baltimore took the lead in tbs
seventh only to be passed in the first half
of the ninth when the locals knocked out
four runs. The Champions evened
up things in the second half of the ninth
and won out in the tenth. Attendance,
4, 118. The score:
Philadelphia, 5000 4o-l0
Baltimore, 3201 0072s0s2 Ill
Hits, Philadelphia, ID; Baltimore, 20.
Errors, Philadelphia, B.; Baltimores, 4.
Batteries, Ortiz and Mcfarland; Hoffer
and Clark.
The Reds and the Colts.
81 A %rN<,Ir <ov ~,
nings to decide the game between the
Reds and Colts today. The visitors tied
the score in the ninth and won out in
the tenth. This was McPhee day at the
league park. 1t was the occasion of
presenting to the second baseman the
cinnati contributed. The check amount
ed to 81, 7s9 so. Attendance, 7OOO. Score:
Chicago, 9 Q 4 8 . : oI Id
Cincinnati, 10; Chicago, IA. Errors,
Cincinnati, 4; Chicago, 4. Batteries,
Ehret, Damman and Peitz; Thornton and
Donahue.
Won in the Eighth.
Pittsburg. August 1.-THE game was
won in the eighth inning by the good
was Donovan's fielding. Attendance
2200. The score:
Pittsburg, 10 0 2 O 0 o. 8 x--e
Louisville, 2 O o 10 0 0 0 0--5i
Hits, Pittsburg, 10; Louisville, 9. Err
rors, Pittsburg, 8; Louisville, 8. Batter
les, Killen and Sugden; Hill and Wilson.
Sunday Games.
At Cincinnati, 8; Chicago, 2.
At Observation-Disclosures, 10; St. Louis,
Is.
THE COUNTY LEAGUE.
Saturdays Battles of the Local Aggrega-
lions.
The Saccarappas and Irons played a
very interesting. game Of ball at Warren
park, Westbrook, Saturday afternoon,
which resulted in victory for the Irons.
The battery work of Bass and Barton
for the Saccarappas was very near per-.
feet, but the game was lost to the Sacca-
rappas on account of the loose fielding.
The score: ssss sfs