Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-25
A COMEDY OF ERRORS.
The Fourth Rail Game Between New
York and WashinHtOn.

Yesterdays contest between the New York and
Washington teams was IN striking contrast to the
beautiful game OF Monday. To begin at the end
New York made 10 runs and Washington Is. To
summarize IL was a return TO the Old days OF lots
OF hitting plenty Of running and surreit or error
making. Gilmore had no terrors for the Giants
who b gan 10 pound him in the FIRST inning. Ad-
ded TO this. lamentable mispiays In the Geld
seemed 20 take away MS pluck, and were it not
that the New Workers did almost as badly the game
would have been decidedly undressing As It
was the only question was which side would make
the greatest number OF runs In one Inning. But
seven innings were played, each one bang as long
as three OF the ordinary kind In the sixth In
ming the New Workers shifted their positions,
Ewing taking Tltcombs place In the box,
but resumed their places in the seventh
washington tried the same thing In the latter half
OF the sixth, Daily and Gilmore changing place.
But the exp, TtnenL as disastrous as the Gotham
ties added six TALES TO their score. About the
only notable event In the gam. was tine daring
the sixth some o. Mr.. Lyncn's DECISIONS 1 Were re
shaSy, New York seeming 10 be the1reater SUI
fcrer. The hits were thirteen by New York and
seven By Washington. while the errors stood four
teen by New York and thirteen by Washington.
Donneiiy carried OF the bonors for the home team
for nisplaya making four.
II was a circus game but Il must be remeu-
oered that IL was no kind OF day for ball playing
The air was raw and the wind was Keen but still
- great malssty OF the errors on both sides must
The men Both teams seemed denoraiized.
INNINGS.
New YORK 4 3 o / 8 O-IS
IN OTHER CITIES
Detroit won the f1rst game OF the season yester.
day by q score OF 10 f. AL OF their runs were
made In the seventh inning AFTER two men were
out Galvin's charm was suddenly lost, and the
sluggers ON the lakes pounded his delivery for
nye doubles and two singles Conway, on the con-
trary, grew more effective as the game progressed
and after the fourth the home team could do MOTH
Ing with him. Hits. - by Detroit and by PITTS
burg; errors, ) by Detroit and by Pittsbure.
Sowders and O'Rourke were Boston, battery
yesterday. against BufintoD and Clements and
Bosron won the fourth consecutive game by
score Of 10 l. Errors by Philadelphia and
by Boston; hItA oy Philadelphia and By Bos-
ton
The game at Indianapolis was a close one Chi
csgo winning by a score OF 3 10 2. The bltlerts
were krocx and Flint, against Boyle and Buckley
The hits were Oy Chicago and by Indianapolis
and the errors Dy Chicago and by IndianapoIls
The end or the nrst series OF games finds the
clubs standing thus, Chics 20 and Boston won
each: Pittsburg Won 3, lost i: New YORK, won o
lost i; Washington Won /, lost 2; Detroit won l.
lost 8: and Philadelphia and Indianapolis lost l.
Boston plays here to-day and the remainder OF
the week, after which the home team Will leave
Tor Philadelphia No games viii then be played
al home until the 30th OF May, against the Chicago
club.
Association games yesterday resulted as follows:
Az Baltiuore-Brooklyn, 3: Baltimore, L At
Pnliadelphia-Athletic, s; Cleveland :. AT Kan
,as City-Louisy1lle, u; Kansas City, O. AT ST.
Louis-CiDcinnsu. A; ST LOUIS 3, ten innings.