Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-31

Boston, playing away from home, still clings
to the lead and promises to win the pennant.
New York is making desperate effort to catch
her, but so far unsuccessfully. The Phillles
are out of the race for the rag and will have
to hustle to keep third place, which Arson
wants. Pittsburg bids fair to wrest the lead of
the second division from the tumbling Infants
and there Is a prospect of a very neat fight for
the tail end between Washington, Indianapolis
and Cleveland, with the chances strongly in
favor Of the Senators.
THE HOME TEAM
is doing pretty well for tailender. In the
six games played this week. five of which came
to a conclusion, the Senators have won two
and lost three, and these games were played
against two OF the strongest teams in the
league. Judging from the form in which the
boys have played in the last two games at home
they ought to keep up a 50-per-cent gait
throughout the present course of games in this
city, which ends September 81, after which
the club will 60 away for q trip, during which
game there are still 80 games to be played, Is
OF which are on the home grounds. Of
these the Senators, unless some great disaster
OF hard luck overtakes them, should win at
least twelve. This. not reckoning on the post
poned games to be played off, which will prob
ably about compensate for those to be pre-
vented by rain, will give the Senators forty-fve
victories and eighty-two defeats. percentage
of 1861. Unless the Hoosiers, Infants or Burg
ers take great tumbles between now and the
end OF the season there is not much hope for
the Statesmen securing place.
At this time last year Washington was in sew
enth position. Pittsburg sixth and Indianapolis
eighth. Pittsburg had won 46 games and lost
AZ, percentage Of 4S4, Washington had won 80
and lost 81, percentage Of 1888, and Indianapo-
lis had won Sc and lost &c, percentage of $50.
The Washington management has made
arrangements with the Bostons to play a series
OF six games in Washington during the trien-
NAL conclave Of the knight Templar in Octo-
Der. The club is negotiating for a new pitcher,
as Captain Irwin is of the opinion that it is
made to the Syracuse club looking to the pur-
chase Of connie" Murphy.-Erchange.
ECHOES FROM THE FENCE.
That was interesting enough.
1t was a pitchers battle.
=, The Senators played on the defensive after
the second
Arthur Irwin wanted the game called in the
eleventh, but Curry couldn't see it"
Mulvey did some beautiful work scooping ND
bunt hits. He played better game than his
record shows for.
The Philadelphia Inquirer makes this query:
''Do we miss Arthur Irwin? Look up his rec
ord since he joined the Senator'S"
Tim Keefe was in his best form Yesterday
and kept Boston from making an earned run
Big Sam Thompson now leads Jerry Denny
in home runs. He has made sixteen and
Harry Stovey has scored fifteen times on four
baggers.
Myers made wonderful one-hand catch of a
liner from Days bat in the eleventh that
looked to be a sure safe hit
-Four times this season has Jack Glasscock
made four hits in game, and twice he has
made five hits. Nine times he has made three
hits. In but nineteen games out of ninety
seven has he failed to make q safe hit.-Er-
change.
In Pittsburg yesterday Van Haltren led the
batting in the second game, making three sim
giles and triple. Old Man Arson made two
singles and double.
Beecher, in his first base play, has not vet
overcome an outfelders' habit of rushing ahead
for thrown ball to catch it ON the fly. He
seems averse or afraid to picking the ball up
on short bound.
Person 10 sick abed. He is altogether in bad
shape, leaving the club with but two regular
twirlers and Sullivan. Krock was heard from
yesterday, promising to report for duty today
Thus helps the club out somewhat
Cleveland plays here Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, one game each day.