Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-11

WHERE.
The game Of ball at Capitol park yesterday
afternoon was short, sharp, and grew exciting
IN high degree towards the close. The Phila-
delphia team won by the score of 8 to 1, mainly
because they managed to hit the ball at the
proper time. The batteries were Keefe and
Mack, ,and Bufinton and Clements. Keefe
was quite wild, and by giving two bases on
balls in the fifth inning, enabled the visitors to
make their winning runs. On the other hand
| the veteran Buff. very effective
| and went about his work with scientific prep
aration and precision that insured victory. He
| had towel hanging from his belt on which to
wipe the ball after it had gone carousing among
the wet grass and he kept the Senators puz-
cling all the time. They could do but little
more than hit up the air, and of the thirty
| men who went to the plate sixteen were put out
| on flies. The Outfeld of the Phillies had
plenty of work to do. Fogarty captured five
| balls, Wood two, and Thompson three. The
field work was well nigh perfect on both sides,
the errors being scratchy.
| DETAILS OF THE GAME.
The home team began the game with four
| ciphers, in the first three innings the men
going out in order. In the fourth, with one
| out, Wilmot made two-base hit to right. and,
| in an effort to reach third, came to sudden
! grief and was put out by means of some quick
| handling of the ball. This, however was but
a repetition of the fate OF Mr.. Mailman, whose
| ball to center for two bags was so quickly
| turned back by Hoy and Myers that the runner
was put out on third. A neat double play had
! prevented the visitors from scoring i'll the Sec
I ond, when with Thompson on second and
| Clements on first. and Mulvey out, Farrar
! knocked a fly to Hoy. The mute threw to
| Sweeny in an Intellectual effort to catch
Thompson, and Peter sent it down to Myers
| In time to cut short the career of Clements.
MAKING RUNS.
The ice was broken in the fifth. when the
home team scored and the visitors 2 With
Myers out on a foul that went stright back into
Clements hands, Sweeney knocked ball
nearly over the fence. Wood ran through the
water to get it and lost it in the weeds and mud
long enough for Peter TO get to third. Morrill,
then came to his rescue with a neat hit over
the shortstop's head for a base. and Sweeney,
scored. Arthur Irwin-who played his first
Senatorial game and had received generous APP
plause when he went to the bat-waited for
four bad balls to go by him, but Morrill,,
after being presented with second base,
was caught mapping by nimble young
Ward the new second baseman, and had to
step aside Mack then flied out. For the Phil
lies Clements hit safely, and then Keefe filled
the bases by his wild pitching. The men were
playing close N and Mailman hit a little boun-
der just out of Twins reach and two men
scored, Farrar taking third. No one was out,
and people expected to see several more runs
result. But keefe steadied himself and the
coming batsmen could do nothing. Buffinton
hit to Myers and was out at first Fogarty flied
10 Hoy. who returned the ball so quickly that
Farrar concluded to remain where he was
Wood then hit TO Keefe and the side was out.
In the sixth the visitors added another but
ton to their tally. Ward was out when Thomp-
son lifted a ball into right field that Carney
mi hat tba fUn
bases. Clements hit to keefe, and some one
told him 20 throw to third He did SO, after
much hesitation. and Peter Sweeny dropped
the bal in the hurry of the play. 1t would
have been better to have thrown Clements out
at first. Mulvey sacrificed to Hoy, who caught
the ball in such diffcult position that he
could not throw in. Farrar went to first on
balls. but Hallman's hit to Irwin forced him at
second. The Senators we're in the meantime
going out in order. In the seventh the Philles
came very near scoring. Burlington had struck
out when Fogarty was hit and went to second
and to third on passed balls. Wood was called
out on strikes after some discussion TO
whether it was two or three strihes. Then
Ward flied out to Morrill,. who received round
of applause for his catch.
AN EXCITING FINISH.
Irwin made beautiful catch of hot line
ball in the eighth, and after Mulvey had
reached first on a hit Morrill, achieved addi-
tiOnal distinction by a great catch of foul fly
whlle running away from the plate, putting the
side out.
The ninth was a little too exciting for weak
nerves. Keefe led off 9th a two-bagger into
left field, and Hoy reached first OH balls amid
great cheering. Buffinton changed his posi-
ton and pitched his best. Wilmot flied out to
Thompson and wisely stayed where he was.
Carney smashed one at Fogarty which the
nimble Philly reached in his customary man.
ner. Then Myers made the air smoke with a
hot one that went straight at Mr.. Ward. The
young southerner jumped on it eagerly, and
the game was over.
Washington made hits and errors, and
Philadelphia hits and error
Myers and Mailman played great games. The
former had 4 put outs and assists and the
latter put outs and assists.
NOTES OF YESTERDAYS GAME.
Umpire Curry being still in bad shape, Phil.
Baker was appointed substitute umpire and
did very well, though his voice was somewhat
too weak.
Carney showed by his throwing that he is
not yet back In his old form. and his lame
shoulder seemed to bother him somewhat at
the bat.
Considerable amusement was afforded in the
fifth when, after Irwin had reached first on
balls. he stole second. Ward kindly fumbled
the throw and Irwin turned somersault on the
base; when he got up his cap was just out of
reach, and Mailman tantalized him for about a
minute by holding it out with one hand while
he threatened him with the other.
Irwins' coaching of the features of
the game. together with that of young Ward.
Irwin jumps around in his box, and acts like a
frenzied man until the runner gets away from
his base. Ward has a voice like a young calf
which he accompanies with vociferous hand
| clapping. His palms are of generous size that
afford somewhat of a sound. The bleachers
soon caught on to his style and Knocked him
rather sharply towards the last of the game
when Ward shut up.
Peter Sweeny showed his old fault Of drop
ping high flies IN the sixth, when Farrar's foul
went through him like piece of soap.
GAMES ELSEWHERE.
Chicago was very kind TO Washington yester-
day, defeating the indianapolis candidates for
the tail end twice in succession. Both games
were highly exciting, the Ansonians winning
| in the last inning. The first score was to 8.
Burdick and Daley and Hutchinson and Som
mers were the batteries. Chicago made hits
| and errors and indianapolis hits and 8
errors. Dwyer and Flint and Getzein and
Buckley ottciated in the second contest the
score of which was to 2. Anson's men made
s hits and errors and the Hoosiers hits and
| 3 errors.
| Cleveland scored runs in the twelfth inning
\ and thereby won from Pittsburg by the score
| OF 9 to 3. Pittsburg had tied the score by max
ing In the ninth Calvin and Miller and