The Washington critic., 1888-08-02
BASEBALL SMALLTALR.

Widner was hit rather freely by the New
Yorks yesterday, but the Giants had very
narrow escape from a tic, OF least The World
says:
1.-THE game, although erorless on the part Of
the New forks, was not by any means a one
sided contest. All that the Senators needed to
tic the game In the ninth inning was a base
hit, but Wilmot was unequal to the emergency
and ended the struggle with weak iniield
drive to Richardson.
altogether IL was a breezy game, fun of
howls and misses from the spectators, and Of
rcdfaced, apopletic kicks from the players.
Even Hoy, the little deaf and dumb centre
fielder for Washington, kicked in choice finger
language until hs digits threatened to ignite
like lucifer matches
"Widner, the Southern twirler who was OBJ
taned by the Washingtons from the New Or
leans team, made his first appearance against
the Giants. He was rather wild in the earlier
part Of the game, keeping the attenuated
Mack constantly on the jump During the
latter innings, however, he put the ball within
the reach of the home team and was conse-
uuently pretty badly slugged." Score, to A.
Errors by Burns and Baldwin gave Pitts
burg yesterdays game in the twelfth inning.
Aside from the two home runs Of Sullivan and
Duffy, Calvin was not hit hard. Most of Pitts
burg's hits were short and feeble, but they got
the men to bases Baldwin pitched q strong
game, striking out eleven men, but he was
wretchedly supported. The feature OF Pitts
burgs game was Beckley's playing on first
base. lie put out twenty-four men. Attend
ance, 4,500, Score, 6 to- 4.
The Hoosiers won the third straight game
from the champions yesterday. Anticipating
this result the majority of the admirers of the
Detroit sluggers stayed at home, and the at
tendance was still smaller than yesterday.
Camel had resumed second base In place of
tha nnt mn Iarnpptn hN had M chonpa N
contribute toward to-day's defeat. The
Hoosier team played a good game and Detroit
got only three hits off Shreve. The score was
to l.
Yesterdays game gave the Phillies their
ninth consecutive victory over the poor de-
moralized Boston Club. 1t was another
feather in Bulinton's cap, for he allowed them
but four hits, and all were scattered. The
visitors backed "Buffn up in splendid shape,
not fielding error being made. Sowders, too,
pitched we'll, holding his opponents down To
six hits, and only one Of the runs were earned.
| Score to2
Yesterdays Association games: Athletic Q
| Kansas City 1; Louisville TO- Baltimore 4
Brooklyn 8, Cincinnati 9; st. Louis 4, Cleve
! land 3.
"The Philadelphia Club will play at Wash
ington, to-day, Friday and Saturday. Boston
meanwhile will be fighting 1t out with the
| Now York Club. This seems to be the chance
for the Phillies to tighten their hold on fourth
place."-[ Phia Record. Indeedp
1t was Bufilnton's seventeenth winning
game. He has pitched in eight losing games
The Boston Club has lost sixteen games by
one run.
Keefe has pitched twonty-one winning
games.
Harry Wright writes that Saturdays game
at New York was stolen from the Phillies by
| Umpire Daniels. And they say that Daniel,
stole yesterdays game from Washington. Oh
oh Charley