Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-05
MISERABLE PITCHING.
keefe Loses Another Game for WASH
ington.


KEEFE FINED BIZ THE MANAGEMENT.
The Senators dropped the third straight
game to Cleveland yesterday, the score being 9
to 6. Keefe, Haddock and Mack, and Gruber
and thinner were the batteries. Keefe lost the
game by himself without any aid from the rest
Of the team, who played good game of ball in
the face Of such miserable pitching. Cleveland
played waiting game, that being most profta-
bic. The visitors stood at the plate with bats
in their hands and let the red-faced young man
throw balls northward. Very few Of them went
in the vicinity of the plate, and long Connie
Mack was kept on the jump from the start
Haddock played right field in Beecher's abb
sence. Daily playing first for Carney, who il
still troubled by a lame knee. In the fourth
inning, when Keefe gave no promise of letting
up in his great act OF forcing in runs Captain
Irwin called Haddock in from the field and
sent keefe out IN his place. Haddock was a
decided improvement but the game was lost
yonn irwin played q good game at third, and
Days work at first was very fine. Cleveland
could not field very well, and had the States
men been able to hit the ball in the least at the
right time they might have won in spite Of the
great handicap.
Both teams started out to score. With John
Irwin, who headed the list, and Hoy out, VIII
mot reached first on balls and stole second,
scoring on wise's single into right and Rad
ford's tumble. Wise tried to make second on a
passed ball aud failed. Radford went to first
on balls and started to run just as Stricken hit
to Haddock, who caught the ball. Radford
was then on second and began to dig back to
first. Haddock threw badly to DAILY. and what
might have been an easy double play was
spoiled, Radford getting back to second on the
wild throw. Mexican went to first on balls, and
after Twitchell had flied out to Wilmot Tebeau
did the same. With the bases full McAleer hit
safely to Nilmot, driving Radford and Mexican
home. On Wilmot's tumble he reached second
and Tebeau third. Keefe again filed the bases
by presenting Faatz with four balls. and then,
amid the combined chatter and hooting of the
three base runners and two coachers, thinner
ended the agony by hitting to Arthur Irwin
and going out at first. The second inning was
unproductive. the visitors going out in
order, but in the third the Senators
made couple OF runs. Stricken fumbled
keefe's hard liner and Brother John hit safely
past Faatz. passed ball sent the men ahead
base apiece and Hoy sacrificed to Radford.
thinner dropped the ball at the plate and Keefe
was safe. Wilmot took first on balls and stole
second, Irwin scoring on a sacrifice by Wise to
Mexican. Three Cleveland men were put out
in quick turn in the latter half. For Washing
ton IN the fourth Haddock made a clean single
after two were out and Keefe hit an easy one to
Stricken.
THEN CAME THE CLIMAX
OF heartrendering calamities, the most villain
Gus pitching seen here this year. McAleer
and Faatz hit into right for a base each, Had
dock making beautiful stop of the last hit.
linen Zlmmer cracked one at Keefe, who could
not handle 1t, and the bases were full About
seven Cleveland voices were going at once,
making the air hideous with sound. The re-
suit was that keefe utterly lost his head and
gave three bases on balls, forcing in as many
runs: Arthur Irwin called halt at this point
and Haddock and Keefe changed places Nc
kean hit to Arthur Irwin and forced Gruber at
the plate, the first put out. Haddock then had
the misfortune to hit Twitcheli and one more
run was forced In. Tebeau popped up fly for
John Irwin, and with the bases still full. Nc
Aieer hit to Arthur and forced Twitchell at
second. Thus ended a disgraceful inning.
In the fifth, after John Irwin flied to witch
ell, Hoy hit safely. 1t was a scratch, the ball
going between Faatz and Stricken. Both rau
for 1t and the little man got it, digging for the
base. Hoy won the sprint by a foot. Wilmot
then went to first on balls for the third time,
Wise flied to Mexican and Arthur Twins base
ON balls filled the diamond, Mack hit to Nc
kean and Arthur was forced, the decision being
very doubtful
Brother John and Tom Daily put out the visi-
tors in their half all by themselves, and in the
sixth but six men went to the bat.
TRICKY PLAYING.
In the seventh. with John Irwin out, How
reached first on balls and went to second on a
passed ball. Then occurred bit of funny
business" that but few people understood.
There was a short wait the ball being held at
second. All OF a sudden Hoy was off like
shot for third. which he reached safely, while
half OF the Cleveland team charged upon Um-
pire knight with their mouths open and max
ing noise, Faatz leading. They talked for
about live minutes, telling the umpire in the
loudest kind of style that Hoy had slapped the
ball out of StrIcker's hand. Mr.. Knigbt
couldn't see it, and waved them back. Hoy,
meanwhile, was sitting on third and telling
Tebeau, by motions, how it happened For a
wonder Tebeau did not enter the talking match
at the plate, which was ended at last by Faatz
taking drink of water and going back to his
bag. Wilmot hit a bounder to Faatz after sew
eral vicious fouls, and Hoy was run down be-
tween third and home, Wilmot taking second.
Wises sky-scraper dropped into McAleer's
hands and then dropped out again and Wilmot
dock gave Twitchel and Tebeau bases on balls
In the last half and the crowd-it was rather a
group-thought there was to be another farce.
But McAleer flied to Wilmot and Faatz hit an
ugly one to brother John, who grabbed it,
touched third, thus putting Twitchell out, and
threw to DAILY in time to catch Faatz.
IN THE EIGHTH.
wan t"o out i1duuock reached urSt IN the
eighth on Tebeau's error, but Keefe struck ont.
Then thinner flied to brother John, Gruber
went to first on balls, Radford hit safely into
left, wild pitch sent them ahead a base. and
both scored on Stricker's wicked hit through
Capt. Arthur. McKean's double into right
sent Stricken home, but Mexican was caught at
the plate moment later and Twitchell went
out at first. Three runs were scored
The visitors gave the home team a connie of
runs in the ninth to sweeten the pill. Brother
John and Hoy were out when Wilmot cracked
his first hit into right. thinner refused to 90
up behind the bat, and Walter trotted around
the bases, stealing second, third and home
without molestation. Then Wise hit to Mexican
and beat the ball to the base. He also stole
second, thinner having now put on his mask
but a passed ball let him score and Arthur
Irwin struck out.
Washington made hits and 2 errors, and
Cleveland hits and errors.
OTHER GAMES.
Chicago plunged the Phillies still deeper
into the fourth-place soup by taking the third
game, Is to 8. The batteries were Tener and
Farrell, and Anderson, Sanders, Fogarty, and
Schriyer; Chicago made 20 hits and errors,
and Philadelphia IS hits and errors
New York practically tied Boston by defeating
Pittsburg 2 to 2. ODay and Brown, and Morris
and Carroll were the batteries. New York
made 10 hits and errors, and Pittsburg hits
and error.
The Hoosiers helped the Giants along nv
downing Boston again, to 8. The points were
occupied by Boyle and Buckley, and Clarkson.
Daley, and Bennett. The Hubbites secured 10
hits and errors, and their opponents Z hits
and error.