The Washington critic., 1888-03-24


looked as though they might make it tie.
In the seventh Washington made another
run, and although Mutric's men worked
hard they could not do better than come
one point nearer. Both Managers Sulli-
van and Mutrie were highly pleased with
the playing. The former looked on the
game us an earnest of what his men
would do when they tackled other League
mines, and the latter was quite elaicd
over the way his men had battcd and
helded, and expressed his confidence that
the tables would soon be turned. His
confidence was shown on the following
day to be well founded.
Ned Crane, the New Pitcherli
for the New Yorks, was glad to meet his
old associates of 1856 and show them that
he hadimproved as q twirler since that ia
tai summer day when he went into the box
for the Senators and the Chicagos pound
! ed the life out of him, giving the Wash
ingtons the worst defeat of the season.
Ned has certainly improved greatly in ef-
tectiveness. He was quite wild yesterday.
lie sent seven men to first on balls and
made two wild pitches. Still he struck
out SIX men and only six hits were made
OIL him. while eight were made Off o. Day.
Crane doesn't seem to be hitting the ball
much, as IN neither Yesterdays nor to.
days game did he find the ball with his
stick.
Washington's Waterloo.
To-day Washington met her Waterloo.
A larger crowd than yesterday made
their way to the grounds. The young
giants were feeling sore over Yesterdays
defeat, and they privately assured Man.
ager Mutric before the game that they
were bound to win. Crane was again
put in to pitch and he showed himself
1.
| TO four hits. He made no wild pitches
and sent only one man to base on balls.
| On the other ahnd, Gilmore, who was put
| in to pitch for the Nationals.
seemed to have an Off day. lie made
| three wild pitches, hit two men with
| the ball and gave three men their first on
balls. 1t must be said in justice to him,
| however, that his arm was lame and he
| could not extend himself Gilmore is
! like highly-trained racer, and to be kept
Ton edge should not be given too much
| work. He should not pitch over two
| games week His support, too, was
! loose at times. Hoy made two errors,
Daily, Shock and Mack. each one, and
| Irwin two.
| played game, the score standing 9 to in
| favor of New York. Then the giants
went to work and piled up five runs.
| Tiernan took first on an error stole sec
ond and scored OH sharp hit by Foster.
Slattery also secured first on an error and
Crane took first on balls. At this point
Cleveland, with bit of old "Grover'
luck, hit sharply to the outfield and Eos
ter and Slattery scored. Crane took sec
ond on wild pitch and, with Cleveland,
scored on Mack's passed ball,
With the score standing Z to o, the
| Washingtons went to work with sad hearts
TO close up the gap. Mack took first ON
an error, stole second, and scored on IA
single by Irwin. That was rs much as
they could do. In the next Wilmot got
| in one of his famous 3-baggers, and
0'Brien brought him in with a double.
New York made three more on two hits
and Washingtons fielding errors The
following shows the comparative merits
of the two teams as shown in the two
games:
H. lB. O.. A. f.
Washington ,..." 10 81 "a II
New York ......,.. 10 II 81 "a
The New Yorks play in Savannah OF
Saturday and the Washingtons meet the
Jacksonville team on the home grounds
tomorrow.
Every one is we'll and the utmost har-
mony prevails among the men,
Gardner, still think, is too weak at the
bat
| Manager Sullivan's Opinion.
Manager Sullivan when asked for his
opinion ON the work Of the nine said:
"The Washington team, since their
debut in the South, have proven that
they are not such easy prey as great
| many people up North imagine Further,
not their full team here, Donnelly and
Myers, two of their best men, being
absent. The new men are first class
and have proven beyond all doubt that
Washington got the cream of the North.
western men. They are gentlemen in
every sense of the word, Murray is q
great catcher, and captured New Orleans
Wilmot and Hoy are stars and
to say anything in their praise would
be superlluous. Our Washington patrons
can rest assured that if they even
saw clean fielding in its perfection they
will see it from the mute. The three men,
Wilmot, Hoy and Shock, work to a
charm in the outlield In backing up one
another. Irwin is doing well on third
and Gardner is showing that he is a
good utility man. Deasley has shown
that he has lost none of his ability, and
that is saying great deal. There is great
harmony among the men, and they are
all imbued with one thought and that is
to pull together and make a good show
ing in the League race. Ed, Daily
| allONAld llot Nv lNIEbllNlli Us Ht nus Nlpll'
some fine work down here in bat.
ting, running and fielding,
Baseball Personalities.
The Philhrs open the season on TIN
3lst with the University of Pennsylvania
nine.
The Athletics play their first game o
the season on the 3lst when they NEE
the Yale College men,
Manager Barne of the Baltimore Base
ball Club expects all Of his players in Bal
timorc by Monday On that day the team
will begin to play football at the OLE
Huntingdon avenue grounds.
The Nationals open here on the 3ls
with Williams College. On April 2,
and they play the Bullalos; 9th and 9th
t the Athletics 7th, the Amherst Colleg
nine. On the 9th and 10th they play i
Baltimore. On the llth and 18th Bait
more plays here. Princeton plays here o
!, the 18th and l4th. After that there
/, some uncertainty about the dates, TIL
Cuban Giants viii play here, it is known