The Washington critic., 1889-05-03
THE "plAMoNDs AND oLuBs.u
a Bail Game THAT was More Like n
SprIntlng Contact.


That's why II only sprinkcd little
just MS the game of ball began at the
Capitol Park yesterday afternoon be
tween the Diamonds and Clubs How
ever, the game went ON and the assem-
bled thousands got their moneys worth.
The cops went to stick first and Mr..
Pitcher Dyer got on to his club With
the grace and finish of connoisseur.
In n minute or two he thwacked the
leather polt and sent II out to centre
field where Mr. Kaufman of the Star
rejected II In scorn, remarking, there
ore no flies ON me" Then Mr.. Dyer
trotted along iauntily down to first, and
Mr.. Boardmann rode up to the home
plate on white horse and took up the
bat
at does not look like bat. " he said.
at has no wings
"You can make fly with It, all the
same replied that jolly wag, Mr..
Umpire IIewett, and Mr.. Boardmann
proceeded TO do so, sending the sphere
over to left field, where Mr.. Harries
stuck out his hands to catch II, but
fell short in his calculations about 100
yards, and the ball dropped into the sod
about six inches. After this two men
went out and Mr.. Dyer went in, gaining
n fine floral tribute of lilacs for the first
run. Shortly afterward the side retired,
and the Diamonds came in. Mr..
Simms struck out and McGill went
there, too, on short lick TO left. Mr..
Doyle came up smiling and knocked
tho first foul, then big fly to right and
organized an excursion down TO second
lIarries followed and took first on u
hard lick in the leg with Mr. Pitcher
Dyer's compliments. Dryer took the
stick next, having hitchcd his white
horse TO Bonrdmann's hitching-post, and
knocked the ball for run. Mr.. IIar.
ries got to second and made sliding
jump for third. landing on II with
dull thud which made the Goddess Of
Liberty on the Capitol look around 10
see what had dropped. Mr.. Burrill
hit the bali n swipe, and Mr.. Harrics
came home and then tried TO run Bur-
lill in, but not being q policeman he
was not successful and Burrll went ont
at home, Side out.
This left the score to 9 in favor of
the Diamonds.
In the next innings large and Gle
giant goose egg dropped on the Clubs
and the Diamonds made two runs. In
the third the Diamonds were on to by.
er's spiralties and they knocked the
ball until the air was full Of flies. and
the Clubs were wearing muffs to keep
their fingers warm. Mr.. Casey of the
right field began to loom up about this
| time as q maker of points, and he
paved up the sod all over right field rs
the runs piled up. Finally the Dia-
monds quit playing ball and gave
their opponentsa chance, having pulled
in only fourteen runs Doyle tipped
the ball during the play and II took
Umpire Hewett IN the coat-tail and he
| yelled foul" with promptness and dis
| patch. No appeal was taken from his
decision. In the first half the Clubs
made as many as two runs.
In the fourth the Clubs Tailed FIVE
runs and the Diamonds came in. Dyer
went out to right 10 rest his arm and
Mr. Casey; who was Mr.. Hagans sub.
| itute, came 10 the box. And Casey
got there. He landed a goose.egg into
the Diamonds and again in the next inn
| ing he did the same cruel thing, while
| the Clubs added ) to their credit max.
| ing the score at the end of the fifth inn
ing 10 to 20.
| And so II went, up and down, all
around, flies here and there, muffs and
| tumblcs and errors and good play and
bad through the next three innings.
| When the eighth was finished the
| game was called, and the mathema-
| ticians got out their adding machine,
and the result was found to be;
| Diamonds, 30; Clubs, 30.
The players were as follows:
| observation-disclosures @ lTalin . !,
Doyle. 3 b.; Jones, p; Harries, |. f.;
Dwyer, c.. Burrill, b.. Kaufman, c.
| f.. McSween, I. +,
Policemen-Dyer, p; Boardmann, $.
s.; Ferguson, ! b.. Sandford, 9 b.. /;
Eascr, 8 b.; Gherman, c. WEIGH, C. f.;
| Narrower, r. f.. Casey, !. (.
Umpirc--Wal Hewett
Score by innings;
Reporters. A 9 IA 0 0 . G 7-35
| Foul Tips.
The audience was enthusiastic.
| The cooling boards were damp.
The tickets were quarter
Casey Is south paw striker.
Nobody made home run.
Gherman put on life-preserver
when he caught up to the bat
Dwyer can smoke cigarette and
play ball at one and the same time.
| Kaufman has the figure of Venus
de MILO. He caught fly.
Casey was u kicker but he had the
crowd.
| Dyers arm Is sore to-day.
Jones wears his uniform In the short
sleeve style.
Burrill's mustache got in his way, so
he couldn't run.
Umpire Hewitt was righteous Judge.
Simms caught short ball on his
finger. No insurance.
| The "Clubs" were better lockers than
the Diamonds"
Boardmann and Dryer have twin hair
They don't play It on the black.
Doyle knocked foul over the fence
| Everybody thought Casey was Hagan,
but he wasn't. He was Casey.
NcGill is quite pretty in q uniform.
Narrower isn't big but he Is lucky.
McSween runs like man for office.
WEIGH Is American in his playing.
Ferguson was put at first because he
takes in whatever he goes after,
Harries is the great American slider
The game lasted two hours and fifteen
minutes.
Dyer broke bat.
The grand stand is great help to
the catcher,
Casey will run Jones in the first time
he catches him on his beat.
Every policeman has beat, but they
didn't give it 10 the reporters. An,
there, coppiesl
Two more games to play.
Primroses VS.. Sewsboys.
| lIlAn d. Mn,r.uI.nr-n nil ,,ln.r