National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-05-13
pAYING orr OLD SCORES.
Tho Nationals Turn tho Tables Upon tho
Albanys.

Tho Nationals Turn the Tables Upon tho
Albanys.
The result In the game between the Albany and
National clubs yesterday was the reverse of the
previous one and somewhat more in keeping with
the ideas Of the patrons Of tho home team. Prob
badly 900 persons were present to witness the con-
test, and with the exception Of few drawbacks
the exhibition proved acceptable Captain Full
Iner of the Albany nino induges In toomuch "chln
music" He has the reputation Of being first class
kicker and 1t isovident that he wants to maintain H.
In the second place. his nine wastes unnecessary
time when going 10 the bat in getting there, aud
the game could be made much shorter by instruct-
ing his mon TO be little more expeditions In conf
ing to the plate.
While t 10 game was nterspersed with several
brilliant plays still It WAS very tedious and drngged
along almost into darkness Both pitchers werc
wild but Kccfo particularly so which is accounted
for by the iact that he suffers from a lame arm.
Nr. Frank Scllman, OF Baltimore, was chosen
umpire, and performed the disagrecable task to
the best of his ability He seemed little at
fault in calling balls and strikes. but as both
sides suffered alike in this respect little could
be said by way Of complaint, and otherwise he
gave general satisfaction. The Nationals earned a
run in the first innings and to keep their oppo-
nents in good humor gave them one in the second
Thus matters stood until the Sixth innings, when
Albany returned the compliment ahd presented
them with arun. But the home team had exhausted
got no more scores in the game. In the ninth in
nings by hits OF Mcclellan. Baker, Ger
hardt and Derby, the Nationals succeeded in
adding three more runs TO their side,
swelling 1t to FIVE which was the status OF the game
ut It's close. For Unfolding ON the part Of the visit
ors, Keenan, carried off the laurels. Tho pitching
to him very bad. At times disgustingly so; still
he fnced 1t, ana by almost superhumAn exertion
managed to keep before the many wild balls driven
| In by KeCfe only one got away from him, and for
tina, the pitcher was to blame. lie picked several
tips from or the bat in the finest style aud showed
himself TO be Il superior man behind tho bot aud
| very valuable 10 any club.
1obin, Fulmer and Say did some good service
aud made expensive errors Farrell, who took
Morrisseys place ut third received severe hit III
tho head from pitched ball In the seventh in
nings but returned IN hts work aud retaliated by
putting the ball in safe place on returning to the
bat. On the National side Mcclellan carried oil
| the honOrs, being almost ubiquitous i'll the field
| and a power at the bat. Warner showed
some iino fielding at third. Powell did excel
| lont work al the first, and 1rott in the
| leIt field asionished the natives by capturing
horsu that got loose and tried to take possession Of
| the grounds Last years games were interfered
with by an old COW stalking across the field about
| the seventh innings This season an old black
horse that looks II 1t had escaped from the bone
| yard has been introduced. 1t would not detract
was tied TO brick outside the grounds until it ter
minated. one brick will be enough. Ho would
never get away with Il.
| Snyder caught we'll. but lost one chance for q
| double play by short throw TO second. lie and
| Gerhardt retrieved tho error subsequently, by n
base for home only 10 find himself caught in trap
to be put out. In batting tho Naiiunals excolled
and their base RUNNING was considerable OF an
improvement over their previous exhibitions. The
same clubs will play again this afternoon at 4lJ
o'clock Appended Is the score