The herald., 1898-04-17
WARMFOR THfFANS
WHO HAD GATHERED TO ROOT
AT ST. LOUIS
THE GRAND STAND TAKES FIRE
Many People Injured in the Ensuing
Panic-Two Bad Accidents on
the Newport Track
Associated Press Special Wire

/
ST LOUIS, April 16.-Word was re-
ceived by telephone at AIS p. m. that the
grand stand at Sportsman park. the base
ball grounds of the city, had been destroyed
by fire; that a terrible panic was caused
among the spectators, and that number
of persons were injured either by fire or by
being trampled upon. but none are reported
killed. Assistance In the way of fire en-
gines and ambulances was hurried to the
| scene from the city.
The latest report from the fair grounds
is that the fire in the grand stand at the
race track was extinguished BIZ the fair
grounds people, with but little damage to
the building, and that the club house was
uninjured. Between twenty and thirty
persons are said to be more or less hurt,
but none fatally.
The fire destroyed the entire grand
| stand pavilions, one Of the beachers, the
| club offices and the residence of Chris Won
der Abe, who loses everything. The total
| loss is estimated at about $50 900, with s35, =
900 insurance. Four or five thousand spec
tators were present. Several of them were
painfully burned.
| Games Played
| PHILADELPHIA, April 16-Over 16 900
| people saw Brooklyn defeat Philadelphia
this afternoon in the opening game of the
! season here. Mayor Warwick tossed the
| first ball over the plate. The Phillies out
| batted and outfielded the Brooklynites, but
| the latter managed to win by opportune
| hitting, combined with the errors of the
| Phillies. Score:
Philadelphia 6. base hits s. errors 8;
| Brooklyn Z. base hits l. errors 6. Batteries
Donahue and Mcfarland. Kennedy and
| Ryan. Umpires-Emslie and Andrews.
At Baltimore
BALTIMORE, April 16.-Over $500 people
passed the turnstiles to witness the open
| ing game here between the Orioles and the
| Senators. McJames pitched masterful ball
| for Baltimore, and, had he been given prop
| er support, would have shut out the visit
| ors. There was an entire absence of
wrangling and kicking throughout the
game. Score:
| Baltimore 8, base hits II, errors 8; Wash
| ington 8, base hits S. error l. Batteries
McJames and Clarke, Weyhing and Nc
Guire UmpireS-Lynch and Connolly.
At Louisville
LOUISVILLE, April 1.-THE Pittsburgs
won today's game in1the first inning, scor-
lnS TuUS Oh TWO DdSeS Oh DdllS d passed
ball and two singles, and, but for an error
by Mccarthy, the home team would have
been shut out. Score:
Pittsburg 8, base hits s. errors 8; Louis
willie /, base hits 6, errors 5. Batteries
J Rhines and Schriever, Bowling and Dex-
ter. Umpires-Cushman and Heydler.
At Cincinnati
| CINCINNATI, April 16.-The Reds were
unable to hit Powell today at times when a
| hit meant runs. Both pitchers did good
work. The features of the game We're the
sensational fielding of Wallace and the hit
| ting of Elmer Smith. Attendance 540O.
Score:
Cincinnati /, base hits s; Cleveland 8, base
| hits T. errors 8. Batteries-Hill and Peitz,
Powell and OConnor.
A Player Dead
PHOENIX, Ariz., April 16-W. E. Par
rott died at the Sisters hospital last night
He came to Phoenix five months ago suf-
fering from lung trouble. He was one Of
the noted baseball players of the union He
was al one time third baseman in the Chi
| cago league team and later was connected
with the Portland and Seattle clubs.
At New York
| NEW YORK, April 16.-The New York
| Boston game at the Polo grounds ended
| in a disgraceful manner this afternoon.
Exceptions were taken by the spectators
| to the decision which allowed two runs
being scored against the home team, and
| to the putting out of the game of Glea son
for kicking his glove to show his dis
pleasure at the decisions. Approaching
! the grand stand to eject a spectator who
had hurled an epithet at him, Umpire Sny-
der was met by a volley of cushions,
while curses and cries of lynch him.
"kill him." rent the air.
| After a time the game was resumed, but
on it's termination squad of policemen
| had to escort Snyder from the grounds.
Attendance, $1,000. Score:
| Boston, 4; hits, s; errors, 2.
New York, 2; hits 8; errors, 5.
| Batteries-Nichols and Bergen; Doheny
and Warner.
Umpires-Snyder and Curry
At St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, April 16.-Chicago-St. Louis
game stopped on account of fire at the
baseball park at the end of the first in
ming.
A College Game
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-stanford
versity of California baseball team today
in the second game of the intercollegiate
series. The Stanford boys outplayed