Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-05-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
r. H. f..
Cincinnati ................ 10 16 2
New York ................
Ewing and Peitz; Evans, Kennedy
and Bowerman.
Pittsburg ................- III Ia L
CnlcagO
Phillip and O'Connor, Menefee and
King
st. Louis ................. lo o
Brooklyn ...................
Murphy, Wicker and Ryan, Hughes
and sAhern.
TODAY'S GAMES.
New York at Cincinnati.
Boston at Chicago
Brooklyn at St Louis.
philadelphia at Pittsburg.
"A few less than LOO people crowd
ed Buchtel field grandstand and side
lines Saturday and saw two redhot
gaines of base ball. The weather man
thawed out when he heard that his
season ticket had been recalled, and
sent on n fair article Of weather long
enough for the Great Western band to
show their new uniforms, the South
Ends to take fall out of the Kirk
woods, and the North Ends to furnish
the first surprise of the season when
they trimmed" the Niagaras. All the
teams showed improvement In field
e. thn Nn,.fb nd nd
errors were not costly. The batting,
however, was light all around, as the
pitchers are doing fine work, barring
a1ittle wildness.
There was delay, as usual, in try
ing TO start the first game at 2 pm,
and lit was 2:4O when the South
Ends took a last look at their new red
coats and sailed into the Kirkwoods.
Brltton, the boy wonder, and NOISY"
Brown were in the points for the
South Ends and the way they We're
backed up was caution Not an
error except battery error could be
charged up to them, and as they found
Markham just when they needed hits
they won handlly. Chatfield's work
IN center and the catching of Fitzger.
aid OF Kirkwoods We're the leading
features OF this game.
Kirk proved himself n good man In
pinch and sent in Kirkwood's first
run.
The "aujence" did not take kindly
to Umpire Grimley and made loud
and long complaints on his decisions
1t 10 Just possible that Grimley would
get along better If he would "gingel
np" and give his decisions without
going into executive session with him
self after every play.
Innings: R.H.E
B. II. A. c.. 1 02O4 OF 10 {
Kirkwood .......0 1 3 O 0 3 o
Bases on balls-Off Markham 4, of
Britton 4; 2 base hits, Dunn, Britton
Mptz, Heron, Fitzgerald; 3 base hit
Case; double play, Hallinan, Dunr
ma Case, Kirk to Cross: struck out
South Ends 3, Klrkwoods 4; wild
pitch, Britton and Markham; umpire
Mr.. Grlmley.
After a moments practice the Nortl
Ends and Niagaras went on to shoy
their admirers what they had Nh
btoek. The Niagaras looked awfu
good with Kittinger in the box, bu
The game had not gone far when 4
was evident that very fierce argu
nept was on hand for the North Ends
pew pitcher. Stone, High schoo
boy from Toledo. was on the rubber
Ind the slants and drops he dishe,
sp without apparent effort were bot
nystifying and aggravating TO tn
Niagaras and try as they would, the
tould do little or nothing with IN
bat. They also ran the bases poorl,
md Stevens and kossuch were caugh
bound asleep between the bases an
run down. The Niagaras went TO bs
FIRST.
While the North Ends made plent
Df errors they were not costly. an
they batted Kittlnger at opportur
lines, and won nice victory, a
though they got but one hit after III
Fourth inning.
Mccnllister was the bright partl
nIar star OF the Niagaras, and h
firpws and catches were gilt edge
Inability to hit was their great tro
bic.
Innings: hfh R.ul
4 North ends ......1 o 3O1O5 g
Nia2aras ........O o l 90 9 O3 7
Base OH balls Kittinger /, Stone
base hits, Grille. schlatter; hon
run, Limric; double plays, Grille, Bal