Evening star., 1889-09-07
KNOCKED OUT BY RAIN.
How the Washington Team IL Playing
Yesterdays Game.

How the Washington Team IL Playing
Yesterdays Game.
THE RECORD or TIE WEEK AT CAPITOL PARE
BOSTON WORKING HARD YoR FIRST PLACE
THE RACE YoR THE PESNAxr-xoTxs OF TIE
BALL FIELD.
The rain that fell yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock came Just in time to prevent the play
ing Of the base ball game between the WASH
ington and Chicago teams. There were no
spectators present, the threatening clouds and
growing thunder having kept people from
even thinking Of going. It was decided to play
two games today for one admission, the first to
be called at 2 o'clock. This is the first post
poned game that Washington has suffered
since July 40, and since then the Senators have
participated in thirty-ave consecutive games,
Of which they have won thirteen and tied one.
During the past week the playing Of the
home team has not been satisfactory as far as
results go. They began the week by dropping
won all they played to q finish with Philadei-
Phia This streak Of defeat was due less to any
fault OF the team as whole than to the failure
OF the pitching talent Keefe lost two of the
games and o Brien won the other for the visit
ors by his magnificent work in the box. Keefe
sessed, and things looked rather blue for the
locals when victorious Anson marched into the
city after having knocked the Phillies out Of
fourth place. Person, who had been i'll over q
week, was the forlorn hope of the club, and he
went into the box and pitched game that An
son will not forget in hurry, pulling the club
out Of a very bad hole. Now Krock has ar
rived, and although it cannot be expected tnat
ne viii prove particularly effective against the
Chicago team, with whom he played the early
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NIL q vacancy that should have been filed be-
fore the team started west
THE PITCHING DEPARTMENT.
This has been the greatest difficulty against
which Manager Irwin has had to contend.
keefe first was knocked in the head and the
club started of with two regular twirlers, one
OF whom, Ferson, was half sick, and one SUBJ
stitute. Sullivan. Ferson lost his strength
daily and Haddock was the only man to be de-
pended upon. When the club returned, still
crippled in the box, Keefe jumped the traces
money. Ferson has come round again and
seems to be in shape to finish the season at
good pace. Haddock is holding his own as one
OF the finest, and Krock is yet to be tried un-
der Capt Arthur's management There is
some hope still left, but not much.
THE FIELpRRs
are doing well enough for any club. Beecher,
Wilmot and Hoy make team that cannot be
beaten in the country, and the infeld is all
right except in spots. These spots are first
and third bases. when Carney began work
this season he gave promise of making one of
the finest first basemen in the league, and there
was an idea prevalent that he would be great
batter. His first base play, while sometimes
brilliant, is often ragged and unsteady; his
error column Is surprisingly large, and he goes
to pieces at times on the easiest chances At
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record Of base hits, he does not seem able to
help the club in its run getting to any profit
able extent, and he has made some woeful fail
ures with the stick when men were on bases
waiting to be given a chance to score. Every
thing considered he cannot be called success
or a great find
John Irwin at third is doing the best work
We have had here this year. but it cannot be
denied that there is still weak spot on that
corner Of the diamond. STILL John has done
a good deal to win games batting beautifully
and running bases in the finest possible man
ner, and in that way he has made himself q
favorite in the city.
THE STICK WORK.
In the seven games played at home since the
return from the long trip John Irwin has made
II hits. Hoy and Wise 10 each Wilmot 8, Mack
9, Arthur Irwin and DAILY 4. Beecher has
played in but four games and made hits.
Carney played in two without a hit. In these
seven games Washington made 81 hits and "a
errors and the opponents 62 hits and IS errors.
YESTERDAYS GAMES
The Hoosiers took their second game from
New York, much to the disgust of Gotham, by
the score of to 4. Welch and Brown and
Getzein. Boyle and Daily were the batteriss.T
New York made hits and errors and Indian
opolis hits and 8 errors. Andrews saved the
game in the ninth by catching Connor's high
fly, with Gore on second.
Z Philadelphia regained third place by defeat
ing Cleveland, to 4. Home runs by Clements
and Thompson scored four runs for the Phillies
The batteries were Casey, Sanders and Glenn
ents and Beaten, Sutcliffe and Zimmer The
Phillies made hits and errors and the In
fants 10 hits and errors.
Boston increased her lead by taking a game
from Pittsburg, to 0. Clarkson and Camel
and Staley and Carroll were in the points, Bos-
ton scored all the runs in the seventh on three
singles and three doubles. Boston made hits
and errors and Pittsburg 6 hits and errors.
ASSOCIATION GAMES
At Observation-Disclosures, 3: st. Louis, 2;
seven innings. At Columbus-Columbus, z;
Louisville, g.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD.
Yesterdays contests caused some more shift
ing IN the league. Philadelphia stepped back
into third place and Indianapolis and Pitts
burg traded positions. Boston took a frmer
grasp on the flag pole and widened the gap
between New York and the Hub