Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-13
ANOTHER vIcrORY NEEDED.
The Close Of the Base.ball Season
To-day.

hoys
how THE wAsHNoToSs DEFEATED TIE DKrRorrs-
THE CHAMPIONSHIP RAcK-wHAr rHE CLuBs HAVE
DONE DURING THE YKAR-PKRsoSSEL OF THE HOME
TEAA-HoPEs FOR NEXT YEAR
The Senators took another game from the De-
trot team yesterday by the score OF to1 This
result was accomplished by a bunch OF hits In the
tnlrd inning, and the visitors inability to bat with
any safety. The batteries were O'Day and Mack,
and Gruber and Sutcliffe. O'Day's was strongest
when strong work was needed, and he showed
great GOODNESS when men were on bases. In the
nrst inning, with one out Brouthers made a two
pase hit but In trying to stretch It out into a
Triple ne was retired. The Statesmen went out In
order in the first two innings, but they made a
good squirt in the third and won the game. Will
mot made single and was sent around
Dy hit by ODay and Hoy's grounder
10 Rowe. Wilmot made Q break for
the plate, scoring on Sutcline's error In dropping
the ball Then Daily scored O'Day and Hoy by
making fine two-base drive TO the fence. In the
next inning the home team could not reach first.
In the nth, with ODay out, Hoy took FIRST on balls
and second ON passed ball Myers was given his
base, but Daily ded to White and Sweeny TO Han
lon. In the visitors hail. with two out, Brouthers
hit safely. White then lined a long. hard ny to
center that seemed sure TOR two bases but Hoy
dug his toes In the ground and was under the ball
when IL fell, retiring the side by magnificent
sixth OBrfen hit TO the fence, the ball missing
going over by a couple OF feet. 1t was two-bag-
ger for any one else, but OBr1en wisely Rugged
nrst, going TO second On Macks sacrifice to Gruber.
Wilmot was given his base, and then Fuller nied
TO Brouthers. and O'Day struck oun Fuller rumbled
Rowe's grounder and gave him his base The
error, however, did not count as Twitcheil struck
out, Nicholson was retired on lucky foul tip and
Campau hit TO Myers, being easily thrown out at
nrst.
TIE CHAMPIONS ONLY SCORE
was made In the eighth. Brouthers reached FIRST
on balls and went TO second ON Whites sacrifice
TO Fuller. The shortstop fumbed the ball SO long
that he could not get Brouthers at second so he
lined II 10 OBrien. The umpire called the Deacon
out, out hardly spectator agreed With him. IL
was most unfortunate decision. Then Rowe hit
over Fuller's head for a base. WilmOt made a dive
10 get II on the ny and let 1t 60 by him. Brouthers
scoring ana Rowe taking second The next two
men ned out The senators were prevented from
scoring In the ninth only by hard luck. Wilmot
being soft and soggy, the ball did not roll lar and
the runner could not make good time. Twice he
tried 10 steal third With Fuller at the bat he
made unge for the coveted bag, and Fuller
foolshly hit at the ball, making FOUL which SUIT
ellie caught in the most marvellous manner in one
hand. He then lined 1t down to Nicholson
10 catch WilmOt, the runner being declared
safe. once more he tried TO get there,
Out was fo1led In the attempt, O'Day
making foul tip, on which Wilmot was easily
were out, Gruber made q neat hit over Myers
head, and then HanOn threw away his chances OF
home run and a Tied score by tipping out to
Mack. Washington made hits and errors and
Detroit hits and errors.
There were no other League games played. all
being prevented by rain.
letic,7.