Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-30
A GALLANT STRUGGLE.

A GALLANT STRUGGLE.
How the Senators Were Defeated by
| the Giants-Other Games.
| The tail-enders made gallant effort to de-
Feat the champions yesterday, and for eight
innings there was a strong doubt as to the win
ner, but the home team had to succumb to the
perfect play of the Giants and to Timothy
keefe's great pitching, and the game went to
New York by the score Of s to 2. The two
heefes were pitted against each other, and
right manfully did the youngster work to show
ms senior namesake a clean pair of heels, but
the veteran proved the steadier man and kept
his grip from start to finish, while Geo. Keefe
gave the visitors good opportunity to win in
the eighth, which they seized with avidity.
The field work Of the Giants was perfect
and that OF the home team nearly So thus max
ing the game close and exciting. The Sena-
tors were somewhat differently constituted than
heretofore. Arthur Irwin reappeared at short,
| John Irwin covering third and Beecher filling
right field. This made peculiar combination,
| seven iett-handers leading off on the batting
| llst at which some of the 1850 spectators pre-
| dlcted victory. But the left-handers were Just
| as powerless the others before the magnif-
| cent work of Tim Keefe in the box. and the
combination didn't work. The new men did
not have much of chance to show up and
| nothing ought yet to be said about them.
| Beecher made bad mistake in the second in
ming in his judgment of keefe's hit. The wind
was blowing hard from the southwest and the
| ball had strong right-hand English" that
completely fooled the fielder. Beecher made a
good run. and when the ball turned ON him he
fell at full length in effort to reach it, but it
| was too far away and the batter was credited q
three-bagger.
THE PLAYING OF THE SENATORS.
John Irwin did not have a fielding chance,
but he would have had an error in the eighth,
when he dropped ball thrown by DAILY to
catch runner but for the fact that the man
was already on the base. Beecher won the heart Is
OF the crowd, however, by his fine two-base hit
IN the third with men on bases. Sam Wise con-
tinued his great work at second, making two
wonderful stops OF apparently safe hits. Arthur
irwin stopped everything that came his way
Carney fumbled grounder in the first that
yielded a run, and this was the only actual
error OF the game. Ewing's hit, this error and
Wards single scored one for New York in the
hrst. In the second the Senators had men on
second and third, but could not tally The
Giants made another in the second after two
were out on Whitney's base on balls and Keefe's
three-bagSer that was misjudged by Beecher
The home team tied the score in their half of
the third. Carney and Hoy hit safely, and
after Wilmot had flied out Beecher raped out
his two-bagger, that almost went to the club
house, Hoy and Carney scoring. Wise's sacri-
ice put Beecher on third, but Arthur Irwin
smashed one at Keefe and was thrown out at
first
NEcK-AND-NECK RACE.
From that point to the eighth inning it was
neck and neck, and although the team had
men on bases several times sharp fielding and
good base watching prevented any one from
scoring. Hoy and Arthur Irwin made good
double play in the sixth, when the former
caught COnnor's fly after hard run and threw
the ball to second before Richardson who had
tried to steal could return, In the same
inning John Irwin had been caught mapping
of first, and in the eighth Wilmos, after max
ing a pretty single. was caught between the
bases and put out.
THE FATAL EIGHTH.
The eighth was fatal to the home club. for,
aided by let-up in Geo. Keefe's delivery and
some wild work, they tailed times and won.
Whitney and Keefe began by hitting safely, a
wild pitch filling second and third. Gore struck
out for the third time. Richardson hit to
Arthur Irwin and Whitney was caught trying to
get home. The captain tipped Keefe the wink
and he gave Buck Ewing four deliberately bad
balls. 1t is a question whether this was wise or
not, for it filled the bases ard made scoring
easy. Yet Ewing is one Of the most dangerous
hltters on the team, and it is understood that
handed pitchers. At any rate the bases were
full when Conner went to bat. Two strikes
were called and three balls, and the crowd
writhed in suspense. The last ball was bad.
and run-the winning run of the game-was
forced in. Then Ward hit hard for a single
and Richardson and Ewing scored. Lyons, the
new right fielder, went out at first.
Washington made hits and l error and
New York hits and 0 errors. Phil Baker
umpired we'll in the place of McQuaid, and
showed cOmmendable amount of backbone
against Ewings kicking.
OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY.
Chicago jumped on Pittsburg with both feet
and won the game by. the score of 10 to 8.
Pittsburg tied the score in the seventh but
four bases on balls and hits by Arson and Van
Haltren netted runs. Sowders and Miller and
Dwyer and Farrell were the batteries Pitts
burg made IL hits and 4 errors and Chicago Is
hits and errors
Boston scored in the tenth and won from
Philadelphia. to 6. GARRISON and Bennett and
Sanders and Schriver were the batteries The
Beaneaters made hits and 5 errors and the
Phillies IA hits and errors
Rain prevented the game between Cleveland
and Indianapolis.
ASSOCIATION GAMES
At Baltimore-St. Louis 4, Baltimore 8. first
game; st. Louis 0, Baltimore O. second game:
seven innings At Philadelphia 8,
Kansas City 6.
SHORT FLIES
O'Day was New York's extra yesterday and
will probably pitch to-day against Person. His
nadjy uniform is quite becoming.
Dunlap is said TO be for sale by Pittsburc.
DAYS throwing to second yesterday was
marvellous. mailing every man who attempted
to steal. But one Senator, Arthur Irwin tried
to run from first, and he was caught three Yards
from the base by one of Buck Ewing's rifle
shots.
Seven left-handers! This probably beats the
record
John Irwin and Beecher may strengthen the
nine considerably, but many people believe
that kuehne should have been secured from
Plttsburg to play third when there was chance
With one of the catchers in the right field one
man less would be on the pay roll
A dispatch from Boston says that the home
club has purchased the release Of Pop Smith
of Pittsburg.
Excursions.
Columbia typographical union will give
an excursion to Marshall Hall tomorrow The
steamer Wakefield will leave at 10 am. and
pm. and both the Corcoran and Wakefield at
6p.m.
The Washington cycle club will give a moon