The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-13
Opening Of National Base Ball
League Yesterday
CHAMPIONS WON GAME
Pittsburg Won From st. Louis BY Run
in Thirteen Innings Chicago
Easily Won from
Cincinnati.

The National leagues base bali sea-
son was opened yesterday afternoon
with fast games in four cities The
New York Champions defeated Philadel-
phia at the latter's grounds BY the
score Of 3 to .; Boston shsito Brooklyn
at the Brooklyn grounds by the score Of
2 to o; St. Louis went down to defeat
on its home grounds to Pittsburg, the
score being 2 to 1;and Chicago wiped
up Cincinnati On the formers grounds
there was large attendance, with the
exception OF st. Louis where $500 per-
sons were present, Those who did at
tend, however. saw contest of thirteen
innings, neither side scoring until the
last inning.
Fast Game in Slow Town.
Philadelphia, April 1s.---Before H.
900 people New York out-played the
home team yesterday afternoon and won
by the score of Q to 2. Three sharp dou-
bic plays aided materially in suddenly
ending promising innings for the cham
pions. The score:
Innings IL 2 3S456 6Ts' Or H E
New York q i o o o o o 0 o. 8 9
Philadelphia 0 1 o o 0 0 0 r. 2 4 3
atteries, Ames and Bresnanan, Lush
and Donovan; umpires, O'Day; attend
ance, lilo.
Thirteen-inning Game.
st. Louis, April 1s.-Pittsburg open
ed the local National League champion
ship season yesterday by winning an
exciting 13-inning contest from st.
Louis. Both Taylor and Willis pitched
in mid-season form, and not run was
scored until the last inning, Pitts
burg's run came after Clymer and Wag.
ner had singled. Nealon sacrificed and
Sheehan laid down a bunt which Beck
ley threw wild to Grady and two runs
were scored. The score;
Inn'g .1234567s01ol1 II l2 1s--R II
st. L. ..0o00no0oo o o o O. / IL
Pitts ..o00o0oooo 0 0 Q Or ?
Batteries, Taylor and Grady, Willis
and Gibson; umpire, Klein and Carpen-
ter; attendance, $500.
Chicago I. Cincinnati O.
Cincinnati, April f3.--The Cincinnati
base ball season of 1906 was opened yes.
terday before 1924 spectators. Mayor
Dempsey tossed a ball on the diamond
starting the game Cincinnati was first
to score, but did not keep the lead long
Chicago securing passes off Overall and
making hits when they would do the
most good The visitors played a per.
feet game on the field, while the sup.
port accorded Overall was bad at times
The score:
Innings 4 2345 s e--R II i
Cincinnati % 0 0 0 o 0 o H. 4
Chicago ...0 0 ; 0 0 o 2 2--7 9 {
Batteries Overall and Schle. Lnndgrer
and King umpire, Johnstone.
One Hit Off Little cy.
Brooklyn, \. Y, April 13--The Ma.
tional league base ball season was isheF-
ed in here yesterday with game be
tween the Bostons and Breoklyns. The
visitors won, 2 to 0. Donovan. Ihe snew
manager of the local club, was given 4
hearty reception when he appeared with
his men. There was a big attendnnce
fully 10000 persons being present. Me
Intyre pitched a fine game, striking out
ten men.
Bates scored home run for Bostor
in the ninth inning. Young Cy" Young
pitched one Of his best games and tht
home team got only one hit off him
The score;
Innings ~ s3 Sc Z Or II
Brooklyn II. 0 o % 90 o o Or 4
Boston $50 1 o 90 0 0 Q L. 2 9
Batteries, Mcintyre and Bergen
Young and Needham; umpires, Emsli'
and Conway; attendance, 10000.