The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-16
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st. Louis, Mo-. April 15.-The base
bah season opened here to-day with
game between the Cleveland and st.
Louis clubs. which since last year have
changed cities Tebeat's st. Louis boys
won easily by heavy 5attinG. and good
work in the field. Attendance, 10000.
ScCre:
st. Louis O05O4100x-10 13 /
Cleveland O0O1OO0O0- 1 6 4
Batteries: Young ami O'Connor;
Sudhoff and Clements. Umpires, O'Day
and Brennan. Time. go.
New York. April 15.-The opening
game of the championship season i'll
Brooklyn to-day brought out an attend
ance of over 10000. 1t was gala day
in the baseball annals of Greater New
York The game was battle royal of
eleven innings between two as perfectly
balanced teams as could be brought to-
gether. The pitching of Kennedy and
Nichols was superb, the hitting, of
course, being light i'll consequence. Both
nfiplds were veritable stone walls.
Neither side could score for ten innings,
land then Boston made the winning run
on wild throw by Jennings that sent
Bergen to second and Stahls' drive to
deep center for three bags. Attendance,
20,167. Score:
Broolxlyn. 00000000000 90 4 |
Boston. 80. 00000000001-1 Z o
Batteries: Kennedy and Smith: Mich
OILS and Bergen. Umrires, Andrews and
Gaffney. Time loo.
Louisville, KY, April 15.-Both Cal
ahan and Bowling pitched fine bali to-
day and had the Colonels supported
their pitcher the score would have been
a tie Attendance. 1900. Score:
Louisville 80. 0000-1 10
Chicago 5000. o 90 O00O-2 ii =
Batteries: Bowling and Kittredge;
Callahan and Chance. Umpircs, Burns
and Smith. Time, 2:1S.
Philadelphia, Pa. April 15-It looked
| like victory for Washington to-day I'm.
til the seventh inning. when, by oppor-
tune hitting, Philadelphia overcame the
Senator's lead, and won by close mar.
gin. Attendance, S.S14. Score:
Philadelphia 1O1OO4Ox-6 II 4
| Washington :. 30200000-5 IL I
Batteries: Donahue and Mcfarland;
Mercer and Mcclure. Umpires Hunt
and Connolly. Time 30.
Baltimore. Md, April 15.-The reju-
venated Orioles defeated the New Yorks
to-day in close and interesting game
by II score of to 3. Attendance, 3,942.
Score:
Baltimore ..... OIL 1OO2Ox-5 6 3
New York 49,. 10200000O-3 3 .
Batteries: Kitson and Robinson; Do
hepy and Warner Umpires, Emslie
and Belts Time, 200.
Cincinnati, Ohio, April 15.-For the
first time in three years the Reds lost
the opening game of the season.
| Though the weather was not of the
baseball variety. nearly 10000 people
witnessed the contest which, with the
Iexception of the two final innings, was
Ian excellent exhibition. Pittsburg out
played the Reds ut every point. and
were also favored by Dame Fortune.
Score;
Cincinnati -. 00000O020-2 II ;
pittsburg 5000 90 20 10 l
| Batteries Hawley and Peitz; Tame
hill and Schriver. Umpires, Swartwood
and Warner. Time, 2:10.
| Macon. Ga. April l3-Mercer easily
defeated Auburn in to-days' game by q
score of II to >. Score:
Mercer ... 0J000O-11 .
! Arburn 000020000- , q 6
Batteries: Mansfield and Peel; Me-
Elhenly and Muncer.
Richmond. Va, April 13.-At Lexing-
ton Hampton Sidney won from the Nir-
gina Military Institute cadets by a
score of 8 to &. Score:
Hampden- Sidney - 20 002-9 10 )
Va. Military In. 21 80 o 0--6 6 .
Batteries: Crawford and Herndon;
.Clark and Blackford.