Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-20
WON BY HARD WORK.
How the Senators Defeated tho New
Haven Ball Team Yesterday.

The Senators won . game from the New
Haven club yesterday by sheer hard work, the
score being TO Ten innings were re-
CURED, the winning run being made by Bader,
who went to first on an error by Shortstop
Lang. stole second, was sent to third by Glea-
sons sacrifice, and came in when Nicholas and
his bat made connection with the ball and sent
it spinning out Of the diamond for single.
The batteries were Maloney and Riddle and
Horner and Hoford. The game was close
throughout, and tine /, 800 people were wrought
up to high pitch of excitement from start to
finish. Washington won by almost perfect
fielding and very opportune hitting. In the
nrst inning Nicholas was grazed by pitched
ball and took first; then Whistler lifted the
sphere out Of sight for four bases and two
runs resulted. The enemy tied the score in
the second. Each team scored in the fifth and
again in the ninth, and then the Statesmen
won the game in the latter half Of the tenth.
Washington made hits and error (Whistler)
and New Haven hits and errors. Nicholas
and OBrisn each hit for two singles.
IN oTHER LEAoUEs
That was the only Atlantic Association game
All others--though none we're scheduled sew
eral were arranged-wers prevented by wet
grounds.
Other games resulted as follows:
National League.-Cincinnati, 3; Philadel-
phia. 6. Brooklyn. IS; Pittsburg q New York,
8; Cleveland 4. Chicago, 7; Boston, 2.
Players League.-Philadelphia 16; Pitts
burg, Brooklyn, 6; Chicago, o. Boston, IA;
Cleveland, 8. New York. ~; Buffalo, H.
American Association. Athletic, IL; Louis
bus-Syracuse (rain) Toledo-Brookiyn (wet
grounds)
On Thursday afternoon next at Atlantic Park,
the Washington Light Infantry Corps Ball
Club will meet the Columbia Athletic Club
team for the first time this season. Many will
remember the close and exciting games played
all probability, be: W.L.LC.-Wise, D.; White,
c.; Heydler, 1st b.; Leach, I'd b.; Shildroth, Sd
b.; Farrell, IL; Keys CT, and Wade, r.f G.
AC.-Dickinson, c.; sPringmsn, p; Fletcher,
Sd b.. Burke, L.; Walsh, CT, and Wade, r.f.
A winning combination-Bader, Gleason,
Nicholas and Whistler.
jeremiah O'Brien braced up yesterday and
accepted all of his seven chances.
Jordan's finger is evidently quite sore yet, as
Bird took his place in left field yesterday and
Nicholas played in right.
Manager Ted has changed the batting order
again and it stood thus yesterday: Bader, Glea-
son, Nicholas, Whistler, O'Brien, Bird, Hill,
Riddle, Msloney.
Bsder made two Of the five runs. He is by
In the last nine games he has made IL scores.
The attendances yesterday were rather slim,
except in Philadelphia The league was az ain
ahead, this time with a good margin. The
league attendances were: Philadelphia, 2,2O7;
Boston, 1909; Brooklyn, 3SS; New York, 252
The brotherhood 'crowds" were: Philadelphia,
1,34S; Boston, 1855; Brooklyn, 492; New York.
200. The leagues aggregate was 4651 and
that of the brotherhood $3.50, q surplus for
the former Of l,O61.
Manager Barnie has released Pitcher Sam
Shaw. Wilmington wants to secure him.
Clarkson reappeared in the box in Boston
yesterday after an absence Of some weeks and
was numerically pounded by the Chicago bat
tera
Whistler leads the Atlantic Association in
home-run hitting.
Jersey City has released Catcher Cook.
The Person Base Ball Club, East Washing
ton, will play the Ordnance Club Of the Navy
Yard next Saturday at Atlantic Park. The
game will be called at 4:16 p. m.
The Atlantic Association race stands a fol-
lows: