Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-27
sMOTHERED IN GOTHAM.
New York Uses the Senators to Give
Itself Lift.


AN EXCITING GAME BETWEEN TEE BosToNs AND
THE PHILrxs-oTHER LEAGUE AND AssocIA-
rIoS aAnxs YEsrxRpAY-NoTEs ABOUT PLAY
ERs.
The New York aspirants for the league pen
ant helped themselves to o lift upward yester-
day by defeating the Senators hands down IL
to 1. Haddock and DAILY and WEIGH and
Ewing were the batteries. New York scored
enough runs In the first inning to win the
game, which was thenceforth an easy road for
| them. The Giants were ON their mettle and
played bali in great shape, while their oppon-
ents were out Of form and made numerous mis-
plays. New York made IL hits and errors
and Washington hits and errors There
were 1888 spectators present at the game.
wilmot made two singles, and Hoy, Beecher,
John Irwin, DAILY and Haddock each one. Hoy
and Wise made an error apiece, the Twins each
two and Carney one. Haddock gave five bases
on balls and struck out two men, and WEIGH
gave four bases and struck out three men,
THE BosToS-PHILADELPHIA GAME.
Boston scored one in the twelfth inning and
won q stubbornly fought game from Phila-
delphia by the score of to T. Clarkson and
Bennett and Sanders and Schriver were the
scoring twice and getting lead of one, but
Boston tied the score in their half and the
game went on for three mere innings. In the
latter half of the twelfth. with two out Kelly
was on second and Brouthers on first, when
Johnston hit to center for q base. Kelly dashed
home with the winning run, and Johnston in
stead Of trying to touch first, veered off and
ran for the dressing room. When Farrar
wanted to put the ball on the base and claim
Johnston's out, it was found that Kelly had it
aud A1rII 4<xtx- Thnrn Lott ~
noise and an incipient riot, but Kelly got under
cover In safety. Umpires McQuaid and Curry
said they did not see Johnston in his running
Boston made II hits and errors and Phila-
delphia hits and errors.
OTHER LEAGUE GAMES.
Chicago scored two runs to one in the ninth
and won from Cleveland 8 to T. Wild throwing
by Tebeau and thinner enabled them to do
this. The batteries were Beattin, thinner and
Sutclife and Hutchinson and Farrell Chicago
made 10 hits and errors and Cleveland II hits
and errors.
indianapolis punched some hits in the fourth
inning. and by scoring four runs then won the
game by the score of to 2. Boyle and Buck
lev and Morris and Carroll were the batteries
apolis hits and errors.
ASSOCIATION GAMES.
At Observation-Disclosures, 10; Louisville, 6.
At st. Louis-Kansas City, s. st. Louis, 2.
BAT sPLISTERs
The Senators usually win the second game.
Kelly had a narrow escape in Philadelphia
Manager Wright has protested yesterdays
game.
Brooklyn is now within per cent Of St.
Louis.
Chicago gained little on the Phillies yester-
day.
Paul Hines sees that the time has come to
play his best ball, and is batting again.
The Silver Spring team defeated the Tacoma
Park nine yesterday by the score of 16 to Z.
Mexican of Cleveland made four singles and
Stricken three. When the babies bat they 60
to pieces in the field.
The Philadelphia papers of this morning are
all bowling against the double umpire system
The Days defeated the Irwins yesterday by
the score of % to 25.
The Bufiintons took game from the Mystcs.
Anderson, whom Irwin wanted and whom
Philadelphia signed, pitched a losing game
Yesterday for Cape May against the Cuban
Giants.
Capt Arthur Irwin had twelve chances and
accepted ten of them. Wise had five and ac-
cepted four. John Irwin had SIX and accepted
four. Hoy missed his only opportunity and
Carney failed on one out OF fifteen.
Geo. Gore was the only Giant who succeeded
in stealing base on DAILY.
Slattery and Herman did great batting The
former made home run and two singles and
the latter double and two singles.
There were 2 1929 people present in New York,
1000 in Pittsburg, 6,452 ill Philadelphia and
l,5OO in Cleveland, total attendance Of IL, 29l.