The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-08-22
a GREAr YIcToRY.


The Westminsters, upon invitation, went
to Washington, D. c., last Monday, and
played game with the Nationals of that city,
one of the strongest clubs in the Eastern
League. The Nationals stand second in the
League, but the club has been strengthened
recently and is playing a stronger game than
they did earlier in the season. They played
three games with the Virginias last week, the
leaders in the League, and won two of the
three games. The Westminsters did not ex-
pect victory, but they succeeded in downing
the Nationals in a close and exciting game OF
eleven innings. Driscoll and Cantz formed
the battery for the Westminsters, and O'Day
and Cook for the Nationals. In the battery
and other players the Nationals presented
their best team, and took the lead, scoring
three runs in the first inning. The National
Republican, of Washington, thus reports the
game in its issue of Tuesday:
"a large crowd went to Capitol Park yes
terday afternoon to see the Nationals play
their hundredth game, and saw the home
team beaten by an amateur nine in splen-
didly played game of eleven innings. Pos
sibly the Nationals held their opponents too
cheaply and did not put forth their best
efforts; but if such was the case, they found
out to their cost. as several other strong pro-
fessional clubs have done, that the country
with. The Westminsters do not shine par
ticularly as batters, but they play grand
game in the field, are quick, alert base run
ners, and have a really good pitcher that they
back up from the word go. In yesterdar
game the Nationals led off with three runs in
the first inning, two of which were earned on
singles by Baker and Powell and a two-bagger
by Burch. The latter scored on Clabaugh 5
muff of throw from Zecker, it being the
only fielding error committed by the visitors
in eleven innings play. In the third Bankert
was hit by pitched ball. Zecker was sent to
his base on called balls, and Miller made a
nice two Dagger, sending Bankert and Zecker
across the plate In the fourth Knowles led
off with two base hit, Gladmon was given
base on balls, and both scored on passed
balls The Nationals scored no more runs,
but the visitors got in one in the eight inning
on Anders' three Dagger and a fielding error.
The game should have ended in the ninth
inning with a score of 3 to 8 in favor of the
home club, but 0'Day, Knowles and White
contrived to bunch enough errors to give the
Westminsters two runs without a base hit
being made, thus tying the game. In the
eleventh, after the Nationals had been dis
posed of for blank score, Nicholas went to
the bat for the visitors. He had two strikes
called on him when o. Day made wild pitch.
With quick perception Nicholas struck at the
ball and ran for his base, and as Cook had no
chance to stop the ball Nicholas was safely
perched on third base by the time it had been
recovered. The stratagem was very clever
and won the game, as after Driscoll had
struck out, Clabaugh hit safely and brought
Nicholas across the plate with the winning
run. The fielding department was marked
by splendid work done by Zecker, Miller,
Clabaagh, Baker, Cock and Nicholas. Glad
mon did the best batting" The score follows ::