The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-01
BASEBALL YESTERDAY

Brooklyn n. Y, May 31.-The Brook
lyn and Cleveland teams celebrated Me-
mortal Day at Eastern Park this after
noon and no less than 1900 persons
were on hand to assist them. The morning
game was postponed because of rain.
Brooklyn hit Young freely in the first
two innings. Payne pitched mastery
game and kept the hits made off him well
Brooklyn 2 5000 OOO0x-5 u 4
Cleveland 900 90 90 / 2 10 l
Batteries-Payne and Grim; Young
and O'ConnOr. Umpire-Sheridan Time
2:30.
New York, May 31.-Twenty thousand
persons say the New Yorks administer a
good drubbing to the Pirates this after
loOn at the Polo grounds, the morning
game having been postponed on account
If rain. 1t was all over after the first in
hlng, when the Giants scored eight runs
on double, couple of singles and errors
0y Pittsburg. Tannen--. went in to pitch
for Pittsburg, but could stand the pace
for only two innings, when Hastings re-
ieved him and pitched good ball. Rusie
was i'll good form and pitched a pretty
game. Score:
" d a
Pittsburg q 900 90 O. 13 6
Batteries-Rusie and Warner; Tame
hill, Hastings and Sugden. Umpire-Mc-
Dermott. Time-2:15.
Philadelphia, Pa, May 31.-The Phil
les returned from their disastrous west
'rn trip today and played two games with
louisville. The visitors took the first by
lucky hitting. Both teams scored one in
tie third but steady pitching prevent
ed scoring until the seventh when. with
TWO out and two men on bases. Clarke
ifted the ball over the right field fence.
Score
Philadelphia O1OOOO1O- s 0
Louisville 0O10OO3Ox- 8 2
Batteries-Fiield and Doyle: Frazer
and Wilson. Umpire Mcdonald. Time
$40.
Philadelphia shut out Louisville in the
second game. The features were the per-
feet fielding of both teams and the num-
Der OF Philadelphians who scored after
receiving gifts from the pitcher. Eight of
the Phillies runs were so scored. Score:
Philadelphia 03300035 II O
Louisville 000OOOOOO- 10 O
Batteries-Taylor and Boyle; Hill, Nal
gee and Wilson. Umpire-McDonald.
|Time-2:20
Boston, Mass. May 31.-Rain prevent
ed the Boston-St Louis morning game.
and in the afternoon game the slippery
grounds made good fielding almost i'm
possible. st. Louis presented a crippled
team, Houseman being sick and Hartman
lald off with sprained ankle The Bos-
tons batted heavily. Score:
Boston 1 . 3 O-25 "A .
st. Louis 0 4 OOOO -512 6
Bait fries-Sstivetts, Camel and Ma
hony; Messenger, Evans and Mcfarland.
Umpire-ODay. Time-2:2S.
Cincinnati Ohio, May 31.-Tbe Sano+-
ors were defeated by the Reds this morn
ing in an exciting game Both teams
played snappy ball. Score:
Cincinnati l 600 11O1-4 n
Washington 1 0 900 = 600
Batteries-Ehret and Schriver; Swain
and Mcclure. Umpire -EmsIie. Time
1 30.
The Reds made three straights bv de-
feating the Senators this afternoon. ThA
playing of both Corcoran and Becklev
was the feature Score:
Cincinnati 0 2 0 . 900 OO-4 4
Washington 1 0 900 90 8 6 0
Batteries-Rhnes and Schriver; Mer-
Ger and Farrell. Umpire-Emslie and
Lynch. Time-1:35.
Chicago, ILL.,, May 31.-The champions
won the morning game, which was long
drawn out and loosely played. Ponds
widness gave the locals their four runds.
Score:
Chicago $1,000 o. 2
Baltimore l 0 0 l 01 0 2 6 13 4
Briggs and Donohue: Bond
and Boerman. Umpire-Hurst. Time
2:25.
The afternoon game was full of life and
excitement and belonged to either side
until the last out. Both pitchers were hit
hard and freely, COrbett receiving perfect
support, while Callahan was rather
ragged. Pfeffer's pretty work at second
was feature. Game was called at the
end of the ninth inning to allow the
teams to catch their trains. Score:
Chicago % 0 4 OOOO- 13
Baltimore l 90 / 90 O. 6 10
Batteries-Callahan and Kittridge:
Corbett and BOwerman. Umpire-Hurst
Time-2:O5