Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-25
BOsTONs VICTORIOUS.
The Poor Throwing OF the Washing.
tons Caused Their Defeat,

OTHER GAMES YRsTERDAY-THI RACE FOR TIE Pm
NAST-REcoRD OF THE HOME Tran DURING TIE
wrEK-BAsxBAIL SorEs
The Statesmen dropped a game to Boston yes
terday by the score OF 3to2 z. II was q close, ex-
citing contest throughout and the result was not
settled until the last Of the eighth inning. when
Kelly mace q home run hit, winning the game.
The other Mr.. Kelly, the umpire, distinguished
himself BY several Dad decisions and by desire to
argue with the crowd and 10 use bad language
that was not at all refined, however entertaining
| II may have been. Whitney and Mack and Sowd-
ers and Tate were the batteries and both did ex-
cellent work. Neither side scored In the nrst
Myers hit safely, but was doubled up on second on
| Dailys hit 70 Kay, which retired the side. me
Senators came very close TO the plate ln the sec:
ond, bet could not cross II. After Wilmot had nied
out, o brien nil safely and went 10 sccon on hig-
gins error on Donnellys grounder, Doth men went
ahead q base on Macks sacrifice, out Sh0ch went
order. Again in the third the statesmen almost
scored falling 90 so by bad base running. whit.
ney reached nrst on Nashs IulnDie OF MS haro
dnvr, went to second on Tate's pad throw 70 nrst
Hogs third strike TO eaten James, and TO third
on Keny's mum OF Myers fly. Daily lifted snort
ny 10 Green, VINO captured II anu nneo II 70 I1te
ball was caught on the right OF the plate, and
Wnitney might have scored easily BY sliding. The
third wnicn lost the game TO Washington. Taie
went out TO Wllm0t, tnen Higgins went 10 nrst on
balls sowders hit u little one near The foul line,
which Whitney ran for and threw wildly TO
O'Brien. The ball went TO the pickets, ana Daily,
showing O'Brien aside, threw wildly to Donneily TO
sSs but
E S,sis nay Seld ssSee sSOea retired me Ss
The Senators seOiea n the ltS. Mack reached
frst on horrilPs mum. and stole second Snoch
advanced him base by sacrifice hit TO Higgins
whitney's III rd strike. Whitney stole second,
but was caught mapping. Nothing more was done
until the seventh. when the houe team tied the
score by means VI clever hitting. OBrien went
out 10 Kelly. Donnelly then hit safety and stole
second, scoring on Mack'S single hit TO center.
Donnely, but was Called out by doubtful decis-
ion wuen he TIED 10 steal InrJ. In tue last naif
MOrril hit safely but lett on second base. The
senators might have scored again in the eighth
ny u little stlcS work. After Whitney was out
Hoy hit safely and stole second SowueiS was a
long time pitching, as he had a bad man TO
watch, but ne nlanaged to strike Myers out, and
Daily could not get tue ball through Ray. keiiy
won tue game la the last half OF the eighth By
making hard home.run hit over the fence alter
two men were out Brown followed with two
Dagger, but Wa, left on second. The ninth inning
Was unproductiye OF domestic runs, and the game
went 10 Boston. After w.lmoL WAS out on a ny,
Glenn, and OBrlen was forced at second on Rays
neat handling OF Mack's Singing liner. The Sena-
tors made hits anu errors, and Boston s hits
and errors.
Following is the score by innings:
Washington o-2
oossou'........-...... A-S
OTHER 0ANE4
Chicago Waterford Detroit, IA to 4 Krock and
Flint and Getzein and Wells were the batteries
Chicago m de Is hits and errors, and Detroit 8
hits and 4 errors.
PitUsburg look a close game from Indianapolis
10 4. through errors in the first inning. The
teIies were Morris and carroll aud Healy and
Daily. P1tiSburg made 10 hits and error, and
Indianapolis II hts ana errors.
New lUrk won the game In the last inning,
scoring nye runs and defeating Philadelphia 20
5. WEIGH and Ewing and Gleason and Clements
were the batteries The Giants made hits and
errors, and the PnillieS nltS and errors.
Al PhiIadelp hia-LoulSvIle g. AtnieIics I, ten
innings. At Cieeeland-St. Louis q, Cleveland g