National Republican., 1888-06-05
THEY LOST IN THE NINTH,
THE SENATORS BEATEN WHEN
VICTORY SEEMED THEIRS.
Timely Batting by the Detroit Slug
gers Prevented Defeat--Pretty Field
ing Exhibition on both Sides other
Sporting Matters of Interest.

Thou art sonear and yet so far," warbled
Washngton's star-eyed goddess of victory
yesterday afternoon when lIarlie Richard
son cantered across the home plate with the
winning run in the ninth inning.
II was cruel game to lose after eight
innings Of almost certain success, but the
hard batters from Michigan made grand
rally with their wagon tongues at the finish
and pounded ont a well. earned victory.
Whitney is clearly not yet in his old form.
lie had very little speed and depended al.
most entirely on headwork, which served
him well for the first six innings, when he
manifestly weakened. For the first four in
nings Detroits base ehit column was blank,
and but four men reached first till the sew
enth. -... .. .,.
Gctzein's pretzel curves were knocked
about In a lively manner in the third, but
afterward the boys could not bunch their
hits on the Teuton. Donnelly played a
beautiful game at third, and Irwin, despite
his two errors, one of which was eXcusabe
accomplished some excellent stops, one a
left hand running pickup, on which he re-
tired Thompson In the sixth, was phenome-
nal. Wilmot found the ball twice for dou-
bles, and Irwin, Donnelly, and Daily batted
well.
Donnelly'shi hits were very timely, bringing
in a run each time, and his base running was
excellent
Irwin strained his knee in the ninth and
Schoch took his place. Richardson, Twitch-
ell, and Hanlon felded brilliantly, Twitchell
and Camel eXcelling at the bat.
Hoy took three flies by excellent judg
ment, two nearly at the fence and the third
after hard run close to the ground.
Daniels tried umpiring from behind the
pitcher when men were on bases, but had
only One close decision on base play
Seven men for each club went TO the bat
in the first two innings and eleven were re-
tired on fly balls.
Irwin was first to face Getzein IN the third
and catching the ball just right, away it
sailed to the fence In right center and
Johnny was resting on third when II got
back to the diamond. Donnelly shot one
over Rowe's head and Irwin trotted home.
Donnelly made clean steal to second, and
Daily sent sky scraper, which came down
| about foot on the b. &. o. side of the
fence. Three earned runs and no out, and
the 500 spectators made noise enough for
5000. Wilmot flied to IIanlon, and o. Brien
waited for five balls. but Whitney's hit was
neatly picked up by Richardson, and Myers
gave high foul, which fell into Brouthers's
| pocket. After two men were out Irwin's
tumble and passed ball enabled Richard
son to reach third, but Hoy captured long
fly from Brouthers and ended the inning.
Rowe fumbled iIoy's grounder In the
fourth and allowed Mack's to go through
him. irwin struck out, but Donnelly sent
bounder over second, on which Hoy
scored. Mack tried to come from third on
Daily's short fly to Twitchell, but was
Rowe went out on flies to Hoy, Daily, and
| DoHnelly.
Wilm0t opened the fifth with beautiful
two-baser down the left foul line, but was
thrown ont III attempting to steal third
and the next two men were easily retired.
| Twitchell foulcd 10 Mack, and then Hanlon
| drove grounder past Whitney, and Gan
zel's ball went past O'Brien in great
hurry. Getzein fouled out and Irwin took
in Richardson's high ny.
Both sides retired in order in the sixth,
| and the Senators also In the seventh.
| Whites hard hit was missed by Irwin, who
|. first fumbled and then kicked 1t into right
field, when Twitchell revived Detroit's fad
| ing prospects by sending the ball into the
coal yards, and two runs were scored. Han
| Ion hit safely and was given second by
| Myers dropping the ball, but the next three
| men We're put out at first base. Wilmot
made his second double in the eighth, but
was left on third, and neither side scored.
| The score was four to two in the ninth,
when Twitchcll faced Whitney for the last
chance. He drove II safe one past short,
| llanlon hit four of five fouls, and then sent
an apparently safe ball to left center, but
the active mute captured it after hard run
amid great applause Then there was pain
| full silence as Camel smashed grass cutter
into right field for two bases. GetZein drove
one at Whitney, which Jim turned toward
Myers, but the latter could not get it in time
to retire the runner, and then threw wildly
to O'Brien, and the ball went to the grand
stand; when 1t was recovered Twitchell and
CAMEL had tailed, the score was tied, and
the German pitcher was on third. Had the
ball been thrown home Camel might have
been caught at the plate and the game thus
saved. Richardson hit to Shoch and Get
zein was touched out between bases.
Brouthers came up to save the day, and as
his first safe hit for the game skipped out to
center Hardie came flying across the plate,
and the champions had pulled the victory
| out of the fire The score: