Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-19

THk oTHER CLUES ARE DOING CHAMPIONSHIP
RECORD
Once more the weather has turned In 20 help the
senators out OF the very deep nut they have been
running In ever since the season started The rain
In Detroit yesterday prevented a game, and.
Doubtless another defeat for the Washington club.
-Four games have been played this week, all of
which have gone into history against the teams
record In Indianapolis on Monday the score stood
1toL Although the washingtons did better field
work. the Hoosiers hit twice as hard and earned
enough runs 70 give them very comfortable lead.
IL was an odd fact that the frst and fourth games
between Washington should have both been won
by the Hoosiers, OF course-by the same score, 10
I. One game OF the four, however, went 70 WASH
ington, for which all praise. on Tuesday Detroit
nad an easy Time, winning BY score OF IL 70 n,
by means OF punched hits ON "Wednesday the
Statesmen Played magnificent game and batted
am Amos, as nard as The champions but the De-
trolls pulled out In the ninth and won by 2 70 O.
Thursdays game seemed 10 follow the run OF luck
resulting In victory for Detroit by that III
lie In ODays unsteadiness. The Senators hit
pretty nearly as hard the champions Thus
thanks 70 the rain OF yesterday, the fourth series
OF the nrst trip abroad brought no more than
three defeats. Since leaving Indianapolis the
Washingtons have been hitting the ball freely and
nave oeen piaylng excellent games but they have
been encountering something that some people
call hard luck, and has caused the good work to
be OF no avail In the four games with lndianap-
d =
81 hits and u errors by Indianapolis In the three
Detroit games the Washingtons made 2S hts and
Is errors, and Detroit - hits aud errors. This
is decided Improvement, especially against a
much stronger club.
WORK OF TIE PLAYERS.
Whitney has not yet appeared on the diamond,
as was expected, but IL must be remembered that
the weather In the North at present is raw and
damp and that any rash work on his part now
might lay him up for the entire season IL IL safe
TO predict that when he has fully recovered and
once more gets In the box the tune will be changed
One OF the most gratifying developments OF the
week has been great Improvement In the work
at short ana second Irwin Is neldlng remarkably
well and is near the head OF the club list In bat
ting OBrfen, however, usually SO reliable for at
least one hit every game has been steadily falling
on IN his stlck-work, as well as making frequent
directors Of laying him on for time until
he RECEIVERS some or MS old skill Donnelly
Is playing well, and has been finding the ball with
some regularity OF late. Hoy and Wilmot are
working like trojans covering great big territories
and batting with the best OF them. The batting
OF the club since the departure from Washington
games have been played. In these Hoy has made
IA hits, Wilmot and Irwin IL, Shoch IL, o'Bren
and Myers 10, Daily and Donnelly 8, oDay and
Murray 3, Mack and Deasley 1, and Gilmore o. Hoy,
Wimot, O'Brien, Myers and Irwin have played In
all OF these games: Donnelly In twelve, Shoch In
eleven, Daily, Deasey, and o'Day in six, Mack In
four, and Murray and Gilmore In three. Thus IL
Will be seen that Daily has In reality been doing
the best work at the Dat followed 10y Hoy, Wllnot,
Irwin, Shoch, and so on down the line.
Now the great question Is where Is the manager
OF the team? Has any one heard OF Ted suliya an
recently? He or some one else must make change
In the team.
GAMES YESTERDAY.
Chicago took sweet revenge on Boston by shut
ting them out In a five-inning game by a score OF
Is TO o. Borchers was put I'm by Chicago, pitching
to Daly, apd kept the men from Boston down 10 4
hits Radbourne and Tate worAed for Boston, and
Anson's men batted terrincaily, making II hits
The work OF the Chicago team In the field was
perfect Borchers making the only error by send
ing a man TO base on balls The Bostons played
poorly, making > errors Thus the Washingtons
outlucked the men from the Hub and were drawn
one peg nearer to the hlgh-prced team by the lat
ter'S defeat.