The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-23
louisville ?: CLEVELAND 1.

! LOUISVILLE 8; CLEVELAND l.
! louisville, KY, April 22.-Ten thousand
people saw the Col0nels defeat Pat Te-
beau's Indians in the first championship
game Of the season today. The home
team outp,ayed their opponents, both IN
the field and at the bat. The ClevelaEds
scored their first and only run in the
first inning on Burkett's single, a sacfi-
fee Frazier's wild pitch and an infieid
nit. For the remainder Of the game Fra
zer had the Indians at his mercy, allow
| ing them but three singles. Young pitch
ec great ball until the sixth inning, when
four singles ard sacrifice hit Melted
three carried runs. The fielding OF Wer-
den, Rogers and Clingman was the great
est feature Mayor Todd pitched the first
ball across the plate, and then made
short address 10 the players OF both
teams. The usual street parade took
place before the game. Score:
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Louisville :. 20 900 0-3 S o
Cleveland ......1 0 0 o 0 o 0 0 o
Batteries-Louisville: Frazier and Will
son; Cleveland: Young and thinner.
Earned runs: Louisville 8. First base on
balis-Off Frazier .; off Young .. Struck
out-By Frazier 3; by Young 8. Double
play-Dolan and Werden. Sacrifice hits
I-McCreery. Childs. Wild pitch-Frazier
| Umpire-McDermott.
| PHILADELPHIA, 5; NEW YORK, l.
Philadelphia, April 22.-Opening day
here was a success. The weather was de-
| ightful, and the attendance numbered
170i4. The players paraded across the
field, company front, and then raised the
new flag. while the band played THE
Star Spangled Banner" Some dozen or
more New Workers accompanied the Wis
| iting team from Gotham. The game was
rather dull and long drawn out, and on
the part of the New Workers was some
what unsteady and poorly played. Their
four errors, all wild throws, gave the
loca. club their four runs The Phillies
lost chance for several runs by careless
base running. Rusie arrived here and
joined the New Workers today. He is in
excellent condition and will begin prac-
| tice with the team tomorrow. Score:
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Philadelphia III 0 COS 0-5 8 l
New York 100 0 oil 90 o O. 5
Batteries: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ana
Clements; New York-Doheny and Will
son. Earned runs New York, ]. Two
base hits-Tay:or, Davis. Three base
hits-Lajoie, Van Haltren. Double plays
Davis ard Beckley. First base on balls
BY Taylor 3; Doneny 8. Struck out
BY Taylor .; Doheny s. Passed balls
Wilson 3. Wild pitches-Taylcr l; Do
heny ?. Sacrifice 1its-Cooley, Thomp-
son. Umpire-Ems.ie.
PITTSBURG 4; ST. LOUIS 1.
S.. Louis, No, April 22.-Five thousand
| rooters for the Browns saw the Pire. .es
play a stronger. better game than the
| home team today, and watched the visi-
tors stroll off the field with all the hon
ors Of the day, and a score of 4 10 l in
their favor. Score:
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st. Louis ..... O01oOoo Gle 2
Pittsburg ...... OIL 0 00I "A 9 1
Batter.es-St. Louis: Donohue and Nc
Farland; Pittsburg: Killon and Sugden.
Earned runs-Pittsburg 4. Two basehits
Donovan, Donnelly, Brodie 2. Double
plays-Bierbauer, Cross and Connor;
Cross ard Common; Sugden and Padden.
First on bails-OT Donohue I; off Killen
l. Struck out-By Oonohue I; BY Killen
l. Umpire -McDcnaid.
BHOONLYN :; WASHINGTON f.
Washington. April e2-Everything
was propitious for the opening OF the
baseball season in this city. The wealth
er was clear. 4 band Of music fleered a
crowd numbering 5,4ca, TIE grounds were
IN excellent ccl Citizen. a@a me only incl
den: dispensing - the cSssmblage was
.hat the Other Rub won When Speaker
speaker were So -cral New York congress
men and Senator Smith OF New Jersey.
Many prominent society people were
among the spectators. But for an IN
lucy throw by DeMont n the sixth. the
score would have baen in favor OF Wash
ington. There were two men out and
two on bases when Caravan went 10 the
bat He sent an easy one 70 DeMont, /
who made a bad throw. allowing the run
ner 10 reach first, and as a result two
runs were scored. Selbach and DeMont
gave several exhibitions Of fast fielding.
Score:
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Washington ...21oo oo10o-4 4
Brooklyn ..... 0 0 DOL 90 2-5 s
Observation-Disclosures Mercer and
MCGUIRE; Brooklyn-Payne and Grim.
Earned Observation-Disclosures !; Brooklyn
l. Two baseiits-Suith, Canavsn, la
Chance. Home run-Reilly. First OF
baus-Off Mercer 5: off Payne . hit
by pitched 5all-S=lbach. Griffin. Struck
out-By Mercer l: by Payne 1. Passed
ball-McGuire l. Wild pitch--Payne l.
Sacrifice dit-SeIoach. Cnp:7e-Hurst
BALTIMORE 10; BOSTON 5.
Baltimore. April 22.-The Champions
today defeated the Bostons in the open
ing game oE tl-e season. An enormous
crowd witnessed the contest. and for six
innings excitement ran high. Klobdantz. f
who replaced Stive;ts n the middle ot
the sixth. showed great speed. but prov
ed Wild and Ineffective. Ground rules
were adopted. The season was aus7:ci-
ously opened by a parade BY the home
and visiting teams through the princi- |
PAL streets OF the ci5y. The procession
was headed by the Fifth regiment hand