Show Off in the Big i Leagues In Spite of Cold and Threatening Weather 1 Random Gathers to Witness Wit ess Opening of Baseball Season I AMERICAN LEAGUE Won Sion on Lost P C Detroit 1 0 lOW 1003 1 Boston 1 0 1000 St Louis Louie 1 0 1000 New York 1 0 1009 1003 Cleveland Cleeland 0 1 Philadelphia 0 1 Chicago 0 1 Washington 0 1 00 Detroit April A rIl 11 With the thermometer ter at 40 degrees and Umpire Sheridan working in a heavy hea overcoat Mullin pitched a remarkable opening game to today today today day holding Cleveland down to three In Infield infield i ifield field hits and a shutout 2 to 0 O Poor I base running cost Cleveland Its one chance to score Cobb did some great work in for the locals Score ScoreR R H H E Detroit 2 9 1 Cleveland 0 o 3 3 Batteries Mullin and Schmidt Leib Leibhardt Leibhardt hardt and Clarke Philadelphia April 11 Boston defeated Philadelphia In the opening game ome of the season after a session With the score 3 to 2 in the ninth inn inning inning ing In and two hands out Murphy fumbled a grounder and let two runners In The local team tied the score in its half Score Philadelphia 4 5 r 3 Boston 8 s 11 6 Batteries Coombes and Schreck Young Tannehill and Criger SL St Louis Loris April 11 St Louis defeated the tile champion this afternoon in inthe Inthe inthe the opening game of the American league lea e season 1 to 0 O In hi a game played in mid season son form despite de pItt the cold and threat threatening threatening ening weather wt ather St Louis made eight hits off ocr Altrock the star twirler of the Chi Cli Chicago C I cago cao team and only fine fielding behind him kept the score as low as it was Howell pitched in fine form and was also given shen good support Score R II li E ESt St Et Louis 1 8 8 1 Chicago 0 5 1 Butteries B Howell and Stephens Alt Altrock Altrock Altrock rock and Sullivan Washington April 11 The baseball season was opened here hete most success successfully successfully successfully fully notwithstanding the cold weather The New York team defeated Washing Washington ton in a well played game 3 to 2 the re remarkable remarkable remarkable fielding of Keeler Conroy Conro and ind nd Elberfeld keeping the locals from getting runners over the plate at critical times Both Hughes Orth were hit fairly hard the batting of 0 Laporte being a fea feature feature feature ture of Of the contest Score R K ir If E Washington ashington 2 10 1 New ew York 3 0 9 0 Batteries Hughes and Blankenship Orth and Kleinow PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Won on Lost P C CSan CSan CSan San Francisco 5 1 1 Los Angeles S 3 2 w Oakland 2 3 Portland 1 5 1 San Francisco Francisco April 11 The Portland team got a runner around the circuit in inthe Inthe Inthe the opening inning today and that ended their In the fifth for the locals a trio of hits netted as many man tallies talliesIn In the seventh three more runs came with only one hit appearing as a factor The fielding of ot the visitors was very ve weak Score R H E Portland 1 2 6 San Francisco o 6 2 n Batteries Califf and Carson Ashley and Street Umpire Derrick Los Angeles April 11 With a crippled lineup Los Angeles won game from Oakland in the first inning on a abase abase abase base on balls two singles and two field fielders fielders ers choices Oakland scored their lone run In the fourth on a base on balls and anti single Eagan of Oakland made the error of the game The i game same was witnessed by about 1000 per persons persons sons ns Score H E ELos ELos Los Ios Angeles 2 66 6 8 9 Oakland 1 7 1 Batteries Naple ale and Hogan Hasan Randolph and Hackett NATIONAL NATIO NAL LEAGUE Won on Lost P C Chicago 1 0 1000 Philadelphia 1 0 1000 Cincinnati 1 0 1000 1 i Pittsburg f 0 1 WO St SL Louto Louk Lou 0 1 oeo New York Tork 0 1 0 o X Boston Brooklyn Chicago April 11 Nearly ten thousand persons braved the cold weather to wit witness witness witness ness the National league opening game here today Mayor Dunne was present and Cap Anson tossed the first ball after laving having presented the local players with ith umbrellas gifts members of the board of trade trade The champions won easily Overall Ov rall was a J puzzle to the visitors visitors visitors tors until the last inning when an error and two singles gave St StLouis Louis one run Score R IT ir E Chicago 6 7 2 St Sf Louis 1 4 3 I Batteries Overall and Moran loran Fromme McGlynn and Marshall hits hits Hoffman Bases on balls Off Overall 1 off Fromme Fromm 2 off McGlynn 1 Struck out By B Overall 2 Umpires Johnstone and Carpenter Cincinnati April 11 Cincinnati won the opening game ame of ot the season in the pres pros presence epee ence of about spectators With Ith the s one run ahead in the ninth the locals went In and captured the game ame scoring two tallies on McLeans double a sacrifice two bases on balls and Gan sels single to right Errors by the locals lo 10 locals cals were responsible for two of the Pittsburg runs Score R H E 4 11 H I 1 Pittsburg 3 6 Ii 4 Batteries Ewing ing and Schlei Leifield Gibson Phillip Phillipe and Phelps hits Kane Mowry Kline hits Mitchell Base Bae on balls Ewing 8 Phillipe 1 Leifield 3 Struck out By Ewing 7 bv by Phillipe PhillipI 1 by Lel Lei Leifield field 2 Umpire ODay Boston April 11 The opening game of the season between the Boston Bown and antI Brooklyn teams of oC the Nation t league scheduled here for today toda was postponed l until tomorrow on account of ot the cold I weather and unsuitable grounds New York April 11 The first game ame of the season between the New Sew York Tork and Philadelphia National league teams was forfeited to Philadelphia 9 to 0 O For some unexplained reason there were wre no police at the polo 1010 grounds today and the crowd surged sur l on the field during the second half of the eighth inning The players were unable to continue but Umpire Klem Idem In Instead Instead instead stead of immediately immediately calling the game and giving givin it to Philadelphia waited until fifteen minutes had ex A rounds man and three patrolmen meanwhile came cameon on the grounds but they the were unable to todo todo todo do anything with the unruly mob some of ot the members of which amused d them themselves themselves themselves selves by b throwing bottles glasses and cushions in all directions The told Roger Bresnahan of the local club that he had orders not to Interfere with the crowd and the demonstration turned into a d jollification Soon Umpire Item Klem announced that he had for forfeited forfeited forfeited the game came ame to Philadelphia The score was 3 to 0 in favor Cavor of the visitors Score R H R Rew E New ew York 0 1 v 0 Philadelphia 3 11 1 Batteries Ames Am s and Bros Bres Bresnahan Brosnahan Brosnahan nahan Corridon and Jacklitsch Game forfeited to Philadelphia 9 to 0 0 O Two base hits Thomas hit Magee Base Bast on balls off Ames Amps 1 I off Corridon S 8 Struck out by b McGinnity 1 I Iby by Corridon 2 Umpire Klem Elem |