The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-12
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
The Victors and the Vanquished on the
Bloodless Field of Contest.

| Boston. Aug. 11.-New York batted
Lewis freely for three innings to-day,
| scoring four runs in that time. Then
| Lewis steadied down and did fine work.
| In the last half of the eighth, on lucky
hits by Bergen and Hamilton, aided by
errors by Clark and bases on balls, Bos-
| ton rolled up five runs and won out.
| Long and Tenny played great ball, the
latter having all three put outs in the
eighth inning. Two passed balls by Will
son were very costly. Attendance, 5000.
| Score:
Boston. =. -. 1OOOO105x-7
New York. =. 13000100-5 8
and Wilson. Umpires, Lynch and Car
penter. Time. 2:10.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 1.-THE Phil
lies played a hstless game in the field
to-day, and were unable to hit Mercer,
while the Senators connections with the
ball were more frequent and to the pur-
pose. La Joie became involved in quar-
rel with a by-stander after the game,
and descending from the buss struck
him in the head The players were tax
en- TO the police station, where La Joie
left $15 collateral for his appearance in
court tomorrow to answer to a charge of
assault. Attendance, 1000. Score:
Washington :. Ike 10 1
Philadelphia :. 000000000-0
Philadelphia :. 00OOOOOO0-0 80
Batteries: Mercer and Mcclure;
Wheeler and Mcfarland Time, 1855.
Cincinnati, Aug. 1.-THE Reds won the
last game of the present series to-day.
Although Breitenstein was hit freely, he
managed to keep them well scattered.
Tim Hurst, who was fined $100 and
costs for assault and battery, this morn
mig in the police court, Officiated as um-
pire, and everything went off nicely. At
tendance, 1000. Score:
Cincinnati =. 02000x-6 13
ST. Louis . .020002100-5 13
Batteries: Breitenstein and Peitz; Don
ahue and Murphy. Umpire, Hurst
Time, hours.
Louisville Aug. 11.-"Dad'' Clark pitch
ed his first game for the Colonels to-day
and, with the exception of the second
and third innings, the Colts could not
| bunch their hits. The fielding of Wag-
ner, Clingman and Lange was feature
Attendance, 500. Score:
Louisville . O20201x-5 10 !
Chicago +. =. .02200OOO0-4 Is
| Batteries: Clark and Wilson; Briggs
and Kittridge, Umpire, O'Day. Time
2:05
| Brooklyn, Aug. 11.-Baltimore won two
more games from Brooklyn to-day. In
| the first Dunn's curves were knocked al
over the lot. Brown, youngster from
Trenton, n. j., was given a trial in the
second game. He did fairly well, not
withstanding that he sent four men to
base on balls and hit three others dur
ing the six innings he was in the box
He was very poorly supported. Attend
ance, 1896. Score;
| First game).
Brooklyn :. ..101000100- 3 10 3
Baltimore :. 1222011O1-10 Is
Batteries: Dunn and Grim; Hoffer and
Clark. Umpire, Emslie. Time, 2:O5.
(Second game).
Brooklyn. -. OOOOOOOO3-3 10 4
Baltimore 4003110Ot13 II {
Batteries: Brown, Fisher and Smith
Pond and Clark Umpire, Emsle Time
2:06.
Cleveland, Aug 1.-THE wildness OF
Hastings and timely hitting by the In
dians gave the home team the victory
to-day. The pirates rallied in the ninth
but the game was lost. Attendance, 700
Score:
Cleveland :. .0314310Ox-12 II ]
Pittsburg ;. .00030O003- 6 10 ]
Batteries: Brown, Criger and thinner
Hastings and Merritt. Umpire, McDon
aid. Time, 2:1O.