The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-05
BASE BALL.
HOW THEY FINISHED.
posroN u. BALTIMORE. !.

BOSTON, IS, BALI l-iOisA-' 49,
Boston. Oct. 4-The ne champions TOOK
+ba first game for the Temple Cup for
TO-DAY. defeating the Baitimores N close
contest more through a combination OF
luckv hits and daring base running, ASST
Cd bv darkness IN the last two innings IMAM
bv any great superiority of play. Nelther
tear, showed championship form, WINE
the work Of the home team was a. tineS
very much below the mark
The Orioles bstted Nichols out OF the
box and would have given Lewis a similar
# they could have seen the Dan N tAe "a
,wo innings As K was the game enced
in the moonlight. the umpires keeping the
rlavers al Il until some time after sun
down.
The weather was perfect, mild indian
summer day, with no wind and clear az
noosphere that was conducive 10 shappy
playing. One OF the biggest crowds OF
the year turned out. Score:
Boston :. ............3 0 : : 10 IL
RsIti-nore ..4 0 81 o Ok -
Batteries-Boston, Lewis, Nichols. ana
Bergen; Baltimore Nops and Clarke. Ilms'
2lo Attendance. 1000. Umpires, kInshe
and Hurst.
,{os;on. Oct. 4-The conditions Of the
competition for the Temple cup between
the club winning the National league cnlih-
p.onship and the club having the next pest
record are the best four games IN seven
the winning club 20 receive % per cent
of the net receipts, 10 be equally diFlGed
between all the players Of the cub. Inc
first three games are 10 be played on SUI
cessiVe DAYS weather permitting, on inc
grounds of the new champions che Bos-
tons this YEAR,. and the next an open date
The last three games, or az many OF them
IS NAV be required 20 decide the cham
p,onship may be played either at BATH
more OF New York, as the clubs decide
SUNDAYS BIG LEAGUE GAMES.
A. Cbtcaso-Arson and his crew closed
, -ooet vesrisoue season at Sportsman's
Park The Chicagos dropped one game 10
the Browns. with Sudnoff in the ooX. 20
the tune of 10 10 9. With Thornton asalhs'
Hart or the slab in the second lh7
browns were almost shut out, the score
beng 10 / II the seventh inning 'heE
managed 10 get their one run, when saver
.hAr, the additional disgrace OF ending an
already disgraceful season with a white
wash. .,- -
A. I>ouisv!lle-The season OF 1897 was
o,oeed bv The Reds defeating the home
team In an interesting game. by the score
NJ o TO : Both Frazer and Rnlnes wee
rouc1ed I'D rather lively in the carry pa.
OF the game. bu; the latter was more ei-
fect!ve when men were on bases CaP-a-n
E,ad Clarke was presented with diamond
ing by his admirers IN the hrst innlhg-
HOLSTERS WIN THE CUP.
Al Columbus-The Indianapolis team con
65e1tlv expected 10 win todsys game ana
end the cup series. but they were o-shP-
nointed. There was not time during ne
game when they had even a cAarce 20
IN. Evans for Columbus. p-tcaei enect-
ively. while Foreman was ~ nATd. the
Senators rapping out three triples II iEs
firth inning kan0e's home run - me 50
-. ~ ~ only rua 20 which the vs.
,,ors really we're entitled. The game Vas
marked o. snappy fielding Nertes e.ghi
put-outs IN center fed were TIE features
az the game. some Of as catches being
OF the sensational order. HuieE's ToFk
Al snort also vas Brilliant