The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-14


New York and Brooklyn Game Ends
in Tie-The New England League
Championship.
New York, September 13.-The Brook
Iyns and New Yorks lined up for the
eleventh time this season at Eastern Park
today. 1t wasa hot game while it lasted.
Meekin retired from the box in the fourth
inning, having no control of the ball,
Gettig taking hts place. Kennedy was
hit hard but stuck to his post. Warner
was put out of the game in the sixth in.
ming for questioning Hurst's decision,
The game was called in the seventh in
ming on accounts of darkness. The score.
Brooklyn, 102 1 1 2 Is
New York, 2 l D 0 3 / Ia
Base hits-Brooklyn, IL; New York. II
Errors-Brooklyn, z; New York, 4. Bat.
teries-Kennedy, Dunn and Burrell: Nee
kin and Zearfoss.
Baltimore. September 13.-The Cham
pions easily took both games from
Chicago today. The feature of the first
game was Hoffer's pitching, he holding
the ColtS down TO uye hits.
In the second game Nops was batted
freely in the first inning, but settled
down. After that the visitors could not
touch him. Briggs Jared SO badly that he
was replaced by Griffith in the third
Umpire Mcdonald called the game on &C.
count of darkness at the end of the last
half of the fifth. Attendance $500. The
scores:
(First Game)
Baltimore, 0 4 Q O OIL 0 o x-4
Chicago, 90 0 0 0 i o.
Base hits-BaltiInore, 8; Chicago, s. Err
| rors-Baltimore, O.; Chicago, 0. Batteries
-Hoffer and Robinson; Friend and Kit
tredge.
(Sccond Game.)
Baltimore, o 2 6 8 xii
Chicago, 0 O o.
Base hits-Baltimore, 9; Chicago, 8. Err
ror-Bailtmore, 2; Chicago, 2. Batteries
Nops and Clarke; Briggs, Griffith and
Donahue.
f. Cleveland, September 13.-Cleveland
outbatted the Browns and won by a mar
gin of one Powell pitched magnificent
game but let up in the last inning when
he knew the game was won. Attendance
4U0. The score:
St. Louis, o. o 0 O / O 4-6
Base hits-Cleveland, 12; ST. Louis, s..
Errors-Cleveland 8; st. Louis, g. Bat
| teries-Powell and Criger; Sudhof and
Murphy.
Washington, September 1s.-Cincin-
MATHS two runs in today's game were
secured by force in on bases on balls in
the seventh and a triple and single in the
eight. The Senators scored on a single
and triple. In the third inning Mercer
questioned one of Carpenters decisions
and offered him pair of spectacles
Mercer was benched. The game was
called in the eighth on account Of dark
ness. Attendance 5000. The score: 4
| Washington, 0 0 o. 0 0 U OIL
Cincinnati, 0 0 0 0 0 o o.
Base hits Washington, 5; Cincinnati
8. Observation-Disclosures, 2; Cincinnati, L.
Batteries-Mercer, McJames and Mcguire
Rhines and Shriver.
Louisville, September 13.-Rowdyism
lost the game for the Pittsburgs today
In the eighth inning the first Louisville
batter up reached first on close decision.
The whole Pittsburg taem kicked and
Hawley and Brodie were put out of the
game. Before the inning ended Padden
was ordered off the grounds for using in
sulting language to Kelley, and Hoff-
meister was fined S25 for throwing a ball
at the umpire's head. Attendance 1900.
The score:
Louisville, 0 o 100 O TT
Pittsburg, 0 0 0 y O 0 %
Base hits-Louisville. 9; Pittsburg, 6.
Errors-Louisville, 8; Pittsburg, Q. Bat
teries-Fraser and Wilson; Hawley,
Hughey and Merritt
National League Standing.
Won. Lost. Per Ct.
Baltimore 81 80 .7i5
Boston, 80 35 .703
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