The Washington critic., 1890-03-30
THEIR FIRST GAME WON
sULLlVAN's COLTS SECURE A VIC
TORY FROM POWERS, PETS.

The Game characterized by some
Lively Playine-An Analysis OF the
Players-Around with tho Scrap
pers-Topics of the Turf.
The new team which will represent Wash
ington in the Atlantic Association this sum
mer made its debut yesterday at Capitol
Park before a critical audience Of about 400
persons, and made q decidedly favorable
impression. In spite of the cold weather
the men put up an excellent game of ball,
although the errors were numerous on both
sides, and succeeded in defeating Powers
new Association team from Rochester by
the close score of 6 to 3.
The unpleasant weather interfered very
materially with good playing, but enough
of 1t was shown to demonstrate to the OBJ
server that Sullivan has secured a promis-
Ing team of youngsters, who, after few
weeks work, will be able to render an ex-
Cellent account Of themselves.
The victory yesterday over the Roches-
tiers was largely due to the magnificent
pitching of young Maloney, who kept the
hits well scattered. He has excellent con-
troll of the ball and plenty of speed and
deceptive curves. He was well supported
by Nicholas, the latter's only trouble being
in his throwing to bases. Hill, the new
third baseman, loomed up as a slugger of
no mean ability. He cracked out u safe
hit each time he went to the bat, and it
made but little difference to him who the
opposing pitcher was, for Powers put in
three OF his twirlefs and their curves were
batted with equal freedom.
The local team opened the game, ana
Bader, the first batter, reached his base on
an error by O'Brien, and promptly pur-
1.t.
him to third and the first run of the game
was scored when Mcclure dropped
Riddles pop fly in front of the plate.
Rochester tied the score I'm its half of the
inning on Birds tumble of Lyons
grounder, q stolen base and errors by
Nicholas and Bird, and went into the lead
In the second inning on Greenwood's double
and single by Phillips.
Bader was the first man to lead off for
Washington in the third, and by patient
waiting secured his base on balls Then he
gave an exhibition of base-running such as
the patrons of the game in this city have
seldom seen, stealing second and third in
succession and scoring on Jordan's single
10 right. That player stole second aud
scored on Knowles wild throw of
Whistler's grounder. Whistler nimbly
capered to second, reached third on
missed third strike and came home on Nc
Guire's error.
Washington further increased this lead
in the sixth on Hills triple to left and
Nace's sacrifice hit. An error by Rid
die, a stolen base, Phillips triple
and Fltzgerald's single gave the
visitors two runs in its half of the
inning. The local team clinched the vie
tory in the seventh with a score on Bader's
bunt hit and wild throws by McGulre and
O'Brien. Birds bad throw, Callahan's
single and Schefller's sacrifice yielded the
visitors run in the eighth, but they were
still one behind and the local team left
them in the ruck and finished winner
The features of the game were the bat
ting of Hill and Bader, the base running of
the former and the battery work of Maloney
and Nicholas. Phillips did excellent work
| for the visitors, and he and Greenwood
carried off the honoIs. The score: