r DEVOTED TO—BASE BALL—BICYCLING—GUNS—GUNNING VOLUME 29, NO. 6. PHILADELPHIA, MAY 1, 1897. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. 1- Philadelphia..............! 001 0030 0—5 8T. LOUIS. AB.R.B. P. A. B| PITTSBURQ. AB.R.B. T. A. C Games Played Saturday, April 'M. New "Kork................... 0 0001000 0—1 Douglas, If.. 403 () 0 1 Seiiih, If..... 411 4 00 PHILADELPHIA vs. NEW YOUK AT PHILAUKLPHIA, Earned run—New York. Two-base hits—Taylor. Dovvd.cf,.... 400 TOO Ely, es........ 411 1 20 Ai*niL 24.—This was a glugeiag match on the pait of Davis. Three-base hits—Lajoin, Van Haltren. Left Tuiner, rf.. 4 001 0 Oi Uouovan. rf 3 12 00 0 tbe Philltei, who hit Meekin hard from start to ou bases—Philadelphia 7, New York 7. Sacrifice hit Connor.lb... 4 1 1 12 0 o|Donne!ly,3b 4 110 30 fininli. Geier and Lnjoie, the Fall Biver men, did —Cooloy. Stolen bases—Cooley, Delehanty. Struck H»rtmiin,3b 302 01 OiBrodie. cf... 402 I 00 t«rritic batting, making eight hits between them. out—Cooley, Hailtnau, Thompiou 2, Gilien, Nash, Biorbi'i'r. 2'b 3 0 Q 1, 2 1 ljj-ons,lb.....4 0 1 13 0 0 Botii teams played a sloppv fieldinK game.. New ONCE MORE THE GREAT NATIONAL Taylor 2. Van Haltren, Joyce, Wiison. Double play Cross, Si..... 200 260 Paddeu. 2b..3'(J 1 2 ?. 0 York's mas were all due to errors. Carsey kept the —Davig, Beckley. First on errors—Philadelphia 2, McPartr'd.e 500 7 0 Oi-ugden, c... 2 00 521 hit* beautifully scattered, not more than one bein^ New York 1. First ou balls—Halltna,n, Delehauty 2, DonaUue,. p 3 U_ (>_ 0 '.'5' (ijKillen, p..... 300 1_ 4 o made in any one tuning. The score: BATTLE IS ON, Clements, Gillen 2, Nash. Tiernan 2, Stafford. Wjld Total...... 30 1 6 24 14 5! "Total...... 31 4 5 27 IS I PH1LA. AB.B.B. P. A. E i NEW YORK. AB.R. B. P. A. • pitches—Taylor, Doheny 2. Umuire—Emslie. Time St. Louis.................... 0 1 0 00 0 00 0—1 Cooley, cf... 611 0 0 oiVaiiU*l'n.cl'5 14 1 10 —2.30. Pittsburg .................. 01000102 x--4 Mailman, 2b 4 102 6 Oi Tiernan, rf. 5 0 t> 1 0 0 The Outlook For a Prosperous Season, WASHINSTON VS. BROOKLYN AT WASHINGTON APRIL Darned runs—Pittsburg 4. Two-base hits—Dono- Lnjoie. Ib... 5 4 5 Ifi 0 SJGIeason, 2p 500 3 4 1 22.—The local season was opeuel before 6,000 people, van, Donnelly, Brodie 2. Double plays—Bierbauer, Deleha'y, If 5 2 2 2 0 Ol Joyce. 3b.... 4 101 3 0 including Speaker Heed, Senators-Smitli and Murphy, Cross, Connor; Cross, Connor; Sugden, Padden. First Geier.rf".......... 523- - - _2 0 OiDa'vis, ss..... 410 3 21 Despite the General Business De a number of New York Congressmen and mauy on balls—By Dou»hue 1. by Killen 1. Struck out— Clement*, c.. 4 1 1 3 1 olBecklev.lb.. 4 1 2 10 20 prominent Department officials. The grand stand By Don»hue 4, by Killeu 4. Stolen ba*es—Cross, Gillen. sa..... 312 I 2 2lGettig. If..... 4004 11 was also literally sprinkled with diplomat* and dis Smith, Donovan. Umpire—McDonald. Time—1.40. N»sh,3b...... 6 020 6 11 Wilson, c...'4 01 3-1 2 pression, Most Assuring—Surprises tinguished people from all parts of th,c country, not Caisey. p.... 5 0 1_ I 3 OJMeekin, p... 4 0 1 \_ 20 forgetting that Prince of "rooters," Dlgby Boll, who Games Played Friday, Api-il 23. Total...... 4-112 17 27 18 SI Total..... 3U 4 8 27 16 5 Furnished Dailj by the Contestants, had his company with him. The game was well Philadelphia.............. 2 1 2 20 203 0—12 played. Ileilly's Ions: shot for a home run. which PHtLADKLPHIA VS. NEW YORK AT PHILADELPHIA New York...., ........... 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 :2 0— 1 disappeared" under a slgii-boarJ, was the signal for. APRIL 23.—The Phillies won out in tbe ninth inning. Barnea runs—Philadelphia 6. Two-bass hits—La Following the Boston-Philadelphia opening applause, which was repeated when Smith was pre Them Gettig, ,who had been very Affective..bit joie, Delehanty, Nash • 2. VanHaltren, Beckley. sented with a bouquet, as fie stepped to 1 the plate. Nnsh and ftiive Geier, who batted for Orth, a bage.on Three-base hits—Lajoie 2, Geier. Sacrifice hit— en April 19 came the formal opening all along But for'an unlucky throw 'by DeMijntreville, in the balls. Cooley advanced both men. Clements, battiue; Hallm»n. Left on bases — Philadelphia 8, Nenr Yurk the League line on April 22. The attendance sixth, the score would 'have been in favor of Wash-; for Hallman, also got ,a base on balls. Lajoie's hit 9. First on errors—Philadelphia 2, Re.w York 5. everywhere was large, thus giving evidence of inutou. There were two men out and two on buses, sent in the .tieiaj.: run. Ati error by Berkley,' ft triple First on balls—Clomenls, Gillen '2, Joyce. Hit by when Caiiavnn went to the bat. He Bent an easy -one by .Thompson, and Boyle's long fly yielded five more uitclier—Halitnan. Umpire—Emslie. Ti'uia—1.55. unabated interest in the National game as ex to DeMootrevilkywho made arbad throw, allowing runs.- Ttia:6core: , : . emplified in its highest form in this the lead liALTIMOKK yS. BOSTON AT BALTIMORE APRIL. .24.— ",' Canavan to reach first and 'subsequently two runs PHLLA. AH. R.B. r. *. CI SEW VORS. AB.B. B. P. A. B ing base ball organization of the world. The were scored. The score: The champions succeeded 151 making it three straight Cooley, of.... 4 1 0 2 C OIVauHal'u.cfS 0 I ;, 1 0 0. i from Boston, It was clearly a pitchers' battle until outlook for a good financial season is therefore WASHING'N.AB. H.B. P. A. E'BROOKLYN; AR.R. B. P. A. B Hallman,2b2 1 1 3 a:l|Tieruaa, rf. 4 23 1 00! the seventh inning, when Klobedann n»Ve out and excellent. Of the playing of the various Lush, rf...1;.. 4 0 0 2 0.• 0 LBChan'e,lb5 1 2 11 10 *Clements... Q 10 fl 0 PiGleason, 2b5.; l 1 -5 2.1 | DeMout'e,as4 04 3 2 2 Joues, rf..... 210 3 0 t> Baltimore made two singles, a double nnd-t'wo triples, teams it is yet too early to speak. There has Lajoie, lb..,4 V 1 10. 0 Oi.Joyce, 3b«.. 4 2 i 1 30 netting five runs. Duffv's running catch of Robin Selbuch, If.. 1164 Auderson.lf 502 1 C 0 • Deleha'y, If 5 1.1 1 0 l;Davi§, •«,... 411 731 been, however, an unusual number of surprises, McGuire, c.. 4 I 1 3 Griffi'o, cf... 410 2 0 0 son's long fly to left in the eighth wag a feature of Thomp8'n,rf4 2 1101 BecKley, Ib 4 1 2 7 0 2 the Kame. The score: each day furnishing its quota, and the proba O'Brien, 2b * 0 1 4 3.1 Shiudle, 3b.. 6 I 1 0 3 0 Boyle, c...... 4 026 21 Stafford. If...3 00 3 01 Cartwr't, ib 400 6 00 Canavan, 2b 401 2 3 1 8ALT1JIORE.AB.B. B. P. A.B] BOSTON. AB.R.B. P. A. • bility is that this will be one of the hottest Gilleb, 88... 310 360 Warnsr, c... 401 2 30 QuInn.Su... 41133 OiHaniilton.cl'S 010 00 Browu, cf.... 400 3 00 Smith, BS... 4122 2 2 Nash, oh..... 2 i \ \ 0 OiGIfittig, p..... 4 0_ 1_ 0 60 championship battles on record. If most of the Reilly, 3b.... 322 1 31 Giim. c...... 401 6 0 0 Keeler, rf... 412 0 0 OjTeuuey.rf... 5 002 00 Orth, p...... 3 10 OHO Total...... 37 7 U 27 17 5 Jennings, ss 4 1115 II Long, Bs..... 5 0143 0 teams which have started out at such a fast Mercer, p.... 300 1 00 Payne, p.,... 4 0 0_ ti l_0 0 tGeier, 2b... 010 0 00 pace can keep it UD for even half the distance, 'Farrell......'!_ 0_ 0 0 00 Kellev.lf..... 3 0130 o|Duffy, U......4 0 2 5 0 0 Total...... 37 6 9 27 10 3 Taylor, p.... 0 0 0_ 0 0 o Doyle, Ib... 2 0 0 14 0 OiCollius, 3b..3 00 160 this will prove a remarkable season. Below Total...... 32 4 6 27 10 4| Total..... 31 127 27 13 i~ Steiize!'. cf... 4 1100 IJLowe, 2b... 4 1243 fi will be found the record up to April 28, inclu 'flatted for Mercer iu ninth Inning. •Clements batieJ for HalIman and Geier for Ortb Reitz, 2b.... 3 1 1 2 4 0|Tucker,lb... 4 01812 sive: Washington................ 21000618 C—4 In the ninth. Robinson, c 4 1 1 41 llYeasjer, c... 401 0 5J 0 Brooklyn.................... 0000120!) 2—5 Philadelphia.,.,.,........ 0 8 300800 6—12 Corbett, p... 4 1_ 2_ o 1 Oi Klobeda'z.p 3_ o o 0 10 Earned runs—WnBhirigton 1, Brooklyn 1, Two- 1 New York.................-l 0 0 00 21 0 0—7 base hits—Smith, Cauavaii, Lachauce. Home run— Total...... 32 7 10 2~7 14 3 Total....