Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-26
CITY AND DISTRICT.
GREAT PITCHERS.
C1arks0n and O'Day DO battle Tor
Elevea Innsngs-a Creditable Defeat.

Boston won the game yesterday by a score Of
70 In the eleventh inning. The announcement
that Boston's $4,000 battery would play Grew
1000 people TO Capitol PARK yesterday. ODay
WAS in the boz for the home team, and pitched
magnificent game. Some persons doubtless
thought his record on Monday was merely squirt,
and could not be repeated But he did repeat 10,
proving that he Is one Of the leading pitchers in
the country and that the three-strfke rule has
taken him from the ranks OF base-givers, and
landed him among the marvela As goose egg
after goose egg was marked on the board for both
sides, the excitement grew intense, and when
Boston came In Tor their half OF the
eleventh inning there was scarcely q sound.
Nike Kelly hit little one that bounded
over o'Day's head and Kelly reached nrst
with no one out, and he scored on Wise's solid
rap 70 the left field fence. Both sides played a
scattered along 10 make the thing interesting IL
was a more satisfactory game than that OF Mon
day, although the home club was defeated.
pitchers being remarkable. Clarkson held the Sen
ators down TO 5 hits and struck out IL, giving
three men nrst base on balls
o'DAY DID BETTER
In the strike outs getting IL, and giving only one
man nrsI but the Boston people hit him safely
times once for two bases. sun It was such q
record that might make people think that it Is
not big release money and big salary that make o
pitcher after all. The visitors were destined to
VIVID pitch, for the King OF the diamond was on
first with run In his eye and no one was out.
wise's bit would probably have brought him In
ODay showed up fully as wei, II lot better than
the $4,000 pitcher. and gave added promise or
great record under the new rules this year.
WHEN THE GAME WAS LOST.
washington should have scored In the tenth, but
Umpire LynchIs erroneous decision when, with a
man on third Irwin ran to second spoiled the
chances The Washington captain had slid away
around Nash and was safe, even 10 the satisfac-
Lynch did not run down 10 second, he did at the
nrst OF the season. and decided that he was out.
Hoy and Deasley each made two pretty hits yes
terCiay, and the latter backed up ODay in great
style. The feature Of the game was the discom-
nture OF the author OF "Play BALI In striking out
twice. Two very neat double plays were made,
Wise, Nash and Morrin getting one and Gardner
and O,Brien making the other. Gardner played q
t H ss W. one eIsusabe and he otper
bad; but he made some pretty stops and throws
that almost compensated The total errors were
5 by Washington and by Boston.
Umpire Lynch Is doomed TO unpopularity in
Washington from one habit alone. IL has often
been noticed that when Captain Irwin asks
back 70 his box with very curt order. But with
Messrs- Ewing or morrill, the case seems different,
Washington man he pats them on the shoulder
and politely requests them TO step back. There Is
no difference In results, but the crowd does not
Ike 70 see Partially shown In this way.
OTHER CANES
The only other League game yesterday was In
New York, where the Philadelphia club defeated
the Giants by q score OF to 3. WEIGH and
O'Rourke were New York's battery, and Casey and
Mcclure did the work fOr Philadelphia Hits, 10
by New York and by Philadelphia; errors, by
New York and by Philadelphia.
Barney Gilligan was yesterday signed by De-
troir.
ASSOCIATION GAMES.
At Philadelphia-Athletic, 16; Cleveland, 6. At
Baltimore Baltimore. 8; Brooklyn, 4. At Kansas
C1ty-Louisyille, Is; Kansas City, q At SC. Louis
Cincinnati 5; St Louis, l.