Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-20
The Battle Of the Pitchers.
AN EXCITING GAME BETWEEN THE BOSTON
AND THE NATIONALS,

AN EXCITING GAME BETWEEN THE BOSTONS
AND THE NATIONALS.
There was contest between great pitchers at
Capitol park yesterday in the game between
the Bostons and Nationals. Shaw was on his
mettie and never pitched SO effectively, COM
pietey fooiins many of the best baIters of the
Boston team. kidbourne was also in excellent
form, bui was batted more freely than Shaw.
The latter was frequently compelled To doff his
hat after Il we'll pitched inning. The game Was
well played. with one or two exceptions, and
WAS very exciting, although 1t was lost to the
Nationals 10y the score OF 4 To 3. The visitors
scored in Ite hitn inning, but the Nationals
did the same thing twice III the next inning.
In the seventh inning the Bosions accidentally
secured three runs, by which tue game was
won. In this inning Farrell picked up a
grounder very neatly and was about to make a
uuuLle play. lie touched the Inan running
past him to second, but lost his hold the
bali aud it roied On the ground wiih neither
man out This eNcuSabie error was followed
Ly u gi.,ring one 10y Force. 1t was grounuer
t.iat suoulu have been handled easily, but tie
only partially stopped IL and the result was
three r, ns. In the ninth inning Hines hit
saIeiy alter baker and Force were retired,
Crane sent the tali into the far right icIu,
bringing Hines In aud reaching third himself.
He Lnen walked TO the home plate and claimed
the tying run because the bsiii had been fieided
by AN outsider. Umpire Gaffney decided
against him and the game Was lost. Many OF
tue spectators could not comprehend what was
taking place, Uut those " ho did wondered why
the umplre's decision before leaving third base
Tue spectators were enthusiastic over the
game, st.id Expressed great pleasure at the
ce.t Im proVelilen. III the play ing OI The home
team. knowles distinguished himself at third
base, and Farrell and Crane eXceiied at the bat.
Tue same cluDs play again to-day.
Other games yesterday resulted as follows:
/. At tCnicaxo-Chicago. 5; 81. Lous, 3. Al
Bail timure--BaltinioIe, IN 10; Athletic, 3. Al
New York-MetropoiiIan. 3; BruokIyn, l. At
81. Louis-PltlsOurg u; 81. Louis, U.
Mr.. Erastus Winian, vi New YORK, yesterday
from 81. Louis tnat he has purchased the league
posed 10 transport the team 10 Staten Island.
GRAY's Colossal observation-disclosures
from Boston say AN impression IL growing there
that GIay, the deIauIting cashier oil the Attain
tic Mills, who COIN nltteu suicide. had also mis-
managed the estate Of Mrs. Iunniu. nam, his
not yet been verified. II Is now believed that
Gray did not lose money in specuiatio.,s, but
spent ali his ill-gOtteu funds IN exLrAvagant
ilving. The expert regularly employed by tue
directors vi tue Atantic Mills aud Indian
Orchard Mills companies 70 examine accounts
has, II IL stated, admitted tiiat he knew era, 8
acfOuntS were wrong, and had known IL f,r u
long time. he also gave theILa 10 understand
that numGer Oh clerks and olner employees Of
the companies Aau possessed The same knOwl-
edge. Inc explanation given III regard 70 the
silence OF The clerks IL that they were afraid Of
Gray and did not care t0 risk their places by
attacking him. The directors expect that in-
vesti.atiOn will reveal Que OF the most wide
spread eon.piracies ~ rob corporations ever en-
tered into Ia New England.