Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-29

YESTERDAY.
Washington was no exception yesterday to
the rule of Clevelands luck-applying in this
case to baseball nine and not to an ex-presi-
dent-for the aggregation from the city on
Lake Erie played great ball, played to-
gether as a team and won from the home club
By the score of 5 to 3. They both outbatted
and oCtfelded the Senators, and kept up an
interesting. exciting contest from start to
finish. There was lots of dissatisfaction among
the audience about the manner in which UNI
pire Fessenden oficiated. and after one ques-
tionabIe decision in the sixth the
crowd treated him numerically, jeering
hooting, kissing. calling out ridicu-
lous perversions of his words, until
the fight seemed TO be transferred from be-
tween the eighteen balltOssers to one between
one man, in gray sHit, and 1,s0O spectators.
Fesse1den's fault lay in that in several close
sqUeeZes on the bases in succession he saw the
play in a Cleveland light instead of following
what Is understood to be the rule among UNI
pires of giving the greatest benefit of doubtful
plays TO the home club. Had he done this. and
ne could have done IL with much good con-
science as he decided the other way. he would
not have lost that popularity that he has won.
and the result of the game might have
been different. But 1t is extremely
unlikely that the Statesmen could
Lave won. even with Fessenden's aid, for they
were utterly unable to bat with any advantage.
and their play such that but one of CIeve-
lands Ave runs were earned. Person and Mack
and % Brien and thinner were the batteries.
OBrien, though the Senators were at his mercy,
was wild. and gave eight bases on balls. This
should have aided the home club to two or
three more runs but for the fact that with men
on bases they could not even sacrifice properly,
much less hit safely. But two clean hits were
made of O'Brien, and these came N the same
inning. by great good luck. Each club had
man on base IN every inning but one. and had
II not been for the magnificent fielding of the
visitors the Senators would surely have scored
on more than one occasion.
THE GAME.
Both sides scored in the first, Washington on
a scratch two-base hit by Wilmot. who reached
third on MeKean's handling of Hoy's ball.
Hoy stole second and Wilmot scored on the
throw. Wise and Myers went to first on balls
and ShOch hit high fly to Tebeau. who let it
drop, and made a double play at the plate and
third. The visitors run resulted from errors
by Sweeny and Wise, and two singles. Two
men were put out at the plate. Then in the
third Cleveland pushed peg ahead. Mexican
scoring after two were out on base on balls.
passed ball. and TwitchelTs hit Again in
the sixth Faatz hit safely and went to second
ON passed ball. RadfOrd went to base on
balls. and being forced at second by Tebeaus
fly out to Nilmot. The decision at the plate
was perhaps righteous, but questionable. If
Hack did not touch the runner it was because
he ran around the base. As on Friday last the
seventh brought first good fortune and then
disaster. each team scoring twice. Person hit
for a base and Wilmot for two. Hoy flied out
to Iwitchell near the fence. and Person scored
Nc Aleer muffed Wise's fly and WilmOt scored
Wise was called out at second. when he tried to
get TO that base on his hit. Then. with Stricken
out, McAleer. TO make amends for his mutt
hit safely and stole second. so the umpire said
Mexican flied out 10 Mack. but Twitchel and
faatz both hit safely. and two runs resulted
Though OBrlen gave two men bases on balls in
the ninth. they could not score. Washington
made hits and errors, and Cleveland hits
and errors.
OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY.
The Giants kindly defeated the Hoosiers, to
0. The batteries were Welch and Ewing and
Getzein and Buckley. New York made IL hits
and errors, and indianapolis hits and
errors.
Philadelphia also aided the Senators by
downing Plttsburg in ten-inning game. ) to 4.
The Phillies scored two in the first and three in
tue tenth. and the Smokes two in the ninth
and two in the tenth. Casey and Clements
and Staley and Miller were the batteries. Phil
&delphla made ii hits and errors and Pitts
burg IL hits and errors.
Boston had no trouble in taking Anson's
scalp. IL to 3. The batteries were Clarkson
and Bennett, and Tener and SOmmers. Boston
made IA hits and no errors and Chicago hits
and errors. ClarksOn struck out eight men.
Quinn made three singles and a twO-bagger.
At Observation-Disclosures 5; Athletics l. At
Clnclnnati-CIncinnati, 13; Louisville. H. AT
Columbus-Columbus, Z; Brooklyn, 4.
NOTES OF THE DIAMOND.
Tomorrow being Decoration Day, there will
be two games played at Capitol park between
Cleveland and the Senators. The first will be
called at 1919 a. m. and the second at D. m.
PIttsburg. having no postponed game with
Philadelphia, will probably PLAY Oft last We'd
nesdays game here on Friday. after which New
York plays four games. beginning SATURDAY.
There are some folks who think that Mr.. Fes-
senden's rough treatment of the home club yes
terday was somewhat inspired by CALLING rec
objection OF how Manager Morrill, called the
rules on him on Friday and forced him to re-
verse decision. 1t Is somewhat lrkSOme to an
umpire. who is supposed TO be acquainted with
every mark in the rule book. to be shown to be
wrong. in the presence of a crowd of specta-
tors. and this incident may possibly have had
Its bearing on his temper. /; Is certain that the
jeers given him by the crowd yesterday did not
sweeten his mood in the least toward the home
club, but rather had the effect of making him
even worse. The fact that Mack kicked on
the decision IN the sixth, when Faatz was de-
elared safe. WAS evidence to many people that
Fessenden was wrong. for Mack Is regarded as
the persOnlhcatiOn of honesty
1t cannot be disputed that if Sam Wise was
out IN the seventh on secOnd-not a sure thing
by the way-McAleer was also out in the same
inning. when he hit safely and made break
Tor steal. The plays at the base had strong
appearances of being exactly similar. and vet
Wise was called out and McAleer was called
safe. Either both should have been out. or
both safe. In this case, in one or two others
Eessenden threw the entire weight of the
doubt IN favor of Cleveland.
sam Wise made beautiful one-hand catch
OF a line hit from O'Brien's bat in the eighth
with two on bases. and would have executed
Leat double play if Myers. who was consider
ably surprised, had held the ball sam tossed to
him.
FaatZ also did some pretty work, once espe-
clally on a high thrown ball, which he caught
while his feet were of the ground. and then
put the runner out.
In the eighth with a man on second and one
on first and but one out Person struck out the
next two men.
O'Brien has a queer little double motion
when he bats.
Surprise at the record of the Cleveland club
: not so great when one has an opportunity to
see them play ball. Yesterdays exhibition of
team work was the finest seen ON Capitol park
this year. 1t was gilt edged
Alerts and WllmOts propose to play two
games Decoration Day for the benefit of dis
abled players. See adyt.
s.s.