The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-05

s. more Lying Down be1OF0
and Boston Being Routed by Brooklyn.
Washington and Brooklyn Tied for Sixth
Place.
Baltimore 3, Washington 6.
Baltimore, October 2.-The base ball
season closed here today with dull
and uninteresting game between the
ex-Champions and the Senators, in
which the latter were victorious, main
ly because their antagonists apparent
ly made no effort to win. Less than
200 people saw the contest which was
waged under lowering skies and in the
teeth of a drear east wind. Bresnahan
started in to pitch for the Senators,
but was replaced by Swain. The WIS.,
itors' run in the first was a clean case
ergetic young man having run in from
third while Amole and Clark were
amusing themselves over their ability
in having put MCGUIRE out at first.
When they aroused themselves Sell
baZ was safe. The home team then
took the lead and held it until the
fourth inning, when the visitors found
Amoles pitching to their liking and
three doubles and two singles brought
in four runs. After that no one SEEM
ed to take the slightest interest in the
game and Umpire Hurst called it at
the end of the eighth inning without
any apparent reason other than that
he was tired of it. All others concern
ed felt the same way about it and
the season Of '97 closed with a defeat
for the ree-time-winners." The
score: r. H. E.
Baltimore OOOO0-3 1
Batteries: Amole and Bowerman;
Bresnahan, Swain and Mcclure. Um-
pire Hurst; time 1:3O.
Brooklyn Is, Boston 6.
Brooklyn, October 2.-The BOstOns,
the league champions, and the Brook
lyns brought the season of 1897 to a
close at Eastern park this afternoon.
The weather today was quite chilly,
but in spite of this more than 1000
persons assembled. When the Bostons
lined up today they were hardly rec
Ognizable as team. Outside Of the
batting, Hamilton was the only player
In his proper position: Brooklyn was
not much better off. They had to
bring Hanivan from Newark to cover
left field. Still Brooklyn had the bet
ter team, which accounts for their vic
tory. Lewis, who is slated to go
against Baltimore in one Of the temple
cup series. did not exert himself to
any great extent, which accounts for
the number of hits. Fisher had all of
the BOstOns excepting Stahl and Stiv-
ett guessing. The latter made him
SELF solid with the crowd by cracking
out a. single, triple and home run. His
fourth crack would have resulted in a
th4ee Dagger, but for a wonderful one
FhaAded catch by Hanivan. Griffin led
at the stick for Brooklyn. Sheckard
earned a berth for next season when he
hit for two home runs. He also fielded
brilliantly. Brooklyn closed the season
on even terms with Washington for
sixth place. Attendance 2,o77. The
score: II. H. E.
Brooklyn go. ..022s260 .-15 Is 2
Boston -. ...31OO2OOO0-6 10 z
Batteries: Fisher and Burrell; Lewis
and Lake. Umpires Lynch and Emslie;
time 1:5O. }a
St. Louis 2, Chicago g.
ST. Louis, October 2.-Thornton had
the Browns at his mercy today and
they narrowly escaped a shut out.
Their only runs came in the eighth
inning on a base on balls to Cross,
Hartman's triple and Houseman's
fly out to Decker. Mccormick and
Lange excelled in the fielding. Attend
St. Louis ...00OOOO02e2 4 1
Chicago ....O211220O0- IL 3
Batteries: Donahue and Dou< <;las;
Thornton and Donahue. Umpire A,ears.
Time 1855.
New York 5, Philadelphia 1S.
New York, October 2.-The base ball
drubbing of the Giants by the Phil
lies. The score: R. H. E.
New York .......o 012110H5 8
Philadelphia IL IL Oh 0-18 20
Batteries: Sullivan, Meekin and War
ner; Taylor and Boyle Umpire Carpen-
ter. Attendance 500. Time 1:40.
Louisville 8, Cincinnati 9. :..,t
Louisville, October 2.-Dwyer was
hit hard for four innings today. He
then settled down and the Colonels
could not touch him. Hills wildness
| was responsible for the Reds five runs
in the first and second innings and Ma
gree was substituted in the third. At
tendance 1,500. The score: r. H. e.
Cincinnati ......14OO31O00-9 IL 3
Louisville .......5O11OOO1O- IL 1
Batteries: Dwyer and Schriver; Hill
and Magee and Dexter. Umpire Nc
| Donald; time 2:14. ~ a
Pittsburg Z. Cleveland 4. s.u..
Pittsburg, October 2.-Pittsburg end
| ed its season today by winning the
third straight game from Cleveland.
+! Not much interest was taken in the
I contest and nothing brilliant was
| achieved. Attendance $500. The score:
| r. H. E.
Pittsburg 49,: .:.201OOOO4*-7 IL
| Cleveland .......20 0O1OOG1% z ]
| Batteries: Killen and Sugden; Pow
ell and Criger. Umpire O'Day; time
| LIS.
| The standing of the clubs today is:
| Clubs Won. Lost lip. CT
| New York Sc AZ 63l