Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-11
THANKS TO THE STORM KING.
The Statesmen Snatch a Victory from
the Phillies-3 to D.

All hail to the storm king. for he aided the
Washington ball club yesterday to win another
game from the Philadelphians. His lucky in
reference the right time caused the calling of
the game when the score was 3 to in favor of
the Statesmen, and when the Phillies we're lust
beginning to score Six innings were COM
pleted and the seventh half played before a
cyclone danced upon the scene and shook its
fist in the face of the crowd, causing scatter
ing for cover. 1t had the field all to itself for
a quarter Of an hour, and played great game
with the dust. Then it Gained down. and the
players began preparations to resume work.
But the hoodoo favored the Senator's for the
rain came just as Umpire McQuade opened his
mouth to call play. The game, it seems, was a
pitchers race in which Young Ferson came ont
ahead Of Gleason by length. He was aided
by the great fielding OF the Statesmen, and the
game was won on its merits.
THE GAME.
The Philadelphia Press thus tells how the
thing was done The Philadelphia club lost
another game to Washington yesterday and
Fogarty and Mailman are directly responsible
for the defeat. The visitors had everything
their own way. Even the elements were with
them, for, when the Phillies were Just begin
ming to locate the puzzling rising ball which
terson was pitching the storm which swept
over the city, struck the bali park, and the
game was stopped. Philadelphia had scored a
run IN the seventh inning. but as the visitors
had not been at bat the game went back to the
sixth inning, which gave Washington a clean
knock out by score of 3 to 0-an unpleasant
return Of compliments.
There were few features outside of the fine
exhibition OF pitching which Gleason and Fer
son gave. Haliman, in spite of his costly errors
made several fine stops of hard hit grounders
and prevented Washington from scoring two
runs IN the third inning There was a runner
on second and one on third, with two men out,
when Myers drove hot grounder between
second and third, which Mailman, by magnif-
cent effort, stopped and threw the ball to Far
rar i'll time to catch the runner. Had the ball
got past Mailman, two runs would have been
scored. In the fourth Wise sent a long fy into
left center, which looked good for three bases,
but Fogarty, by hard run, got under the ball.
which lodged safely in his hands. The visitors
also did their share OF brilliant fielding. In the
third inning FOgarty sent hot liner at Person,
who made wonderful stop and threw the run
ner out. In the sixth inning Shoch made
pretty catch OF Delehanty's fly ball. and in the
same inning Morrill, made catch of foul hy
back OF first base which brought forth loud ap-
plauSe.
Both teams were BANKED in the first two in
nlngs, but the visitors managed to get in a run
IN the third. After Mack had gone out on a fv
to Fogarty, and Person had struck out Hoy hit
into LETT for base; Shoch was presented with
base on balls; Carney hit into center for a
scored
In the fourth Morrill, scored on Halman's very
wild throw, Donnelly's sacrifice and Hallman's
tumble. Washington scored another unearned
run III the sixth on hits by Myers and Morrill,
and Schrivers passed ball. Up to the begin
ming of the seventh inning Philadelphla had
only got one man as far as third base, but in
the seventh Andrews led off with double,
reached third on DOnnelly's muffed thrown
ball, and scored on Hallman's long fly to How.
Schriyer was on second when Gleason hit 10
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PHILADELPHIA CONTENTS.
The Itqtirer says: 1T was a game which
neither John Montgomery Ward or Arthur IT.
win, had they been on the team could have
won. The Washingtonians simply outplayed
the Phillies, and out-hit them, and won the
game on its merits. 1t was notable battle be-
tween the pitchers, and while the visitors made
hits off Gleason to the Phillies off Person,
it must be said Tor Gleason that 8 of the Sena-
tors hits were very lucky. and one of them
was a scratch. With the exception of Don
nelly's two errors. the visitors put up perfect
fielding game. while the two errors made by
Halman were responsible for one of the Wash
ington runs"
The Times makes this comment: ..Ferson &C.
cupied the points for Washington, and he did
well, keeping the Phillies' hits well scattered.
He also made a beautiful stop of hot hit from
Fogartys bat and threw him out at first Shoch
was the visitor to make play Of the sensational
order, he scooping up short fly over third
base when on dead rum"
In describing the coming of the storm it saws:
''Ihc people from the bleachers tbronCed on
the field, but as soon as the storm had reached
its height they lay fiat on the grass to escape
the small particles of earth which were hurled
with such force by the gale as to almost cut the
face. Those in the grand stand stood huddled
together, not knowing what to do or where to
60"
Washington made hits and error and Phil
adeiphla hits and errors.
OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY.
New York took the lead of the league by
pounding game out of Boston. TO 5. Tim
keete was in the box for the Giants for the first
time this season and did his work in his old
style. He was caught by Ewing, against Rad
bourn and Camel New York made IL hits and
errors and Boston hits and errors
Five innings were all thai could be played in
Chicago. but they were sufficient for the defeat
of Pittsburg by the score of 10 to g. The bat
terles were GUmbert and Flint and Staley and
miller. Anson's men made II hits and errors
and Plttsbnrg hits and errors.
indianapolis won from Cleveland. to A. the
Infants ploying strong losing game. They
made three runs in the eighth. Gruber and
Zimmer and Boyle and Myers were the bat
terles. The Hooslers made 6 hits and errors
and Cleveland hits and 8 errors
At Clncnnati-Cincinnati.1 10; Athletic O. At
st. Louis-St. Louis, II; Columbus, T. At
Louisville-Brooklyn, 10; Louisville, G. At
Kansas City-Baltimore. 4; Kansas City, 8.
THE RECORD.
This is the record of the seasons work so far
as it has progressed, by which it will be seen
that New York is leading, with good chances
for staying i'll the van, and Washington is still
at the other end of the phone, with improved
prospects for going higher very soon:
THE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD.
National League.
Won. Lost. Won Lost