Show BASE BALL GAMES close chicago washing ton game j very much rain at all points umpire lally at baltimore has scrappy time washington CHICAGO washington D 0 aug 31 by far the prettiest of the season was played today two games were to have been played but wet grounds caused alie second contest to be called off antil tomorrow when a doubleheader double header is scheduled both mercer and friend were in superb form aud their work was about as equal as could be had it not been for center fielder lange however the contest would have gone to the home team in its early stages as several times this premier player made wonderful catches that stopped runs from crossing the plate first baseman pecker had his left wrist broken by a thrown ball by mccormick in the tenth inning and be will not be able to play again this season attendance score washington 1 chicado 0 batteries mercer and farrell friend and anson umpire sheridan philadelphia cincinnati philadelphia pa angal mcphees McP hees fumble ana millers wild throw in the first innings cost cincinnati two runs this afternoon and gave philadelphia a winning lead philadelphia earned its four runs in the second on a single double a triple and a home run not another bit was made oaf carsey until the eighth when burke made a single twice during the game ram stopped play and in the eighth lynch called the game as the downpour began again at the time cincinnati had two men out with one man on bases attendance score philadelphia 6 cincinnati 4 batteries i carsey and boyle ehret and peitz umpire lynch game called rain baltimore md aug 31 umpire lally had an interesting time of it today the players were almost constantly scrapping while the spectators jeered most of the decisions both pitchers were batted hard davis won the game for pittsburg in the bevente when with three men on bases he rapped out a triple showers fell during the afternoon and the attendance was but 2195 score baltimore 7 pittsburg 12 batteries hemming and dark kil len and umpire lally NO GAMES new york aug 31 new york cleveland game postponed bain brooklyn N Y aug 31 brooklyn st louis postponed pain boston aug 31 boston louisville postponed rain |