Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-26
Is 1T ON THE TOBOGGAN2
Washington Team Deposed From First
Place--Tied With Baltimore.

The tale that is to be told OF the senatorial
base ball doings since Friday is not an encour-
aging one. The home team has dropped two
games to Jersey City and is consequently no
longer IN the lead in the race, but is tied with
Baltimore for second place. The only consola-
ton about the matter is that the two games
were close ones and the Statesmen did not lose
them through rank playing. That of Saturday
resulted in the score of 4 to 8, Maloney and
Riddle and McDermot and Murphy were the
batteries. The Jersey City team took an early
lead of Ito and held it up to the seventh inning,
when each side made two runs. 1t was at this
time that Bader was so unfortunate as to muff
a fly ball, which caused the scoring Of two runs.
Washington almost tied the score in the 9Th. but
not quito. Washington made hits and errors
lBader, Gleason, 0'Bren and Hil) and Jersey
City hits and 8 errors. OF these eight hits
Tour were two-baggers Riddle made a couple
OF singles. The game was very short, only TAX
ing one hour and twenty-four minutes to play.
Yesterday Jersey City won again by scoring
one run Ill the tcnth in1ing. The tally was
to s. The Senators had played a good uphill
game against the score of to o. tying the score
In the eighth by making three runs. Two OF
these resulted from whistlers home-run hit
over the fence. Phillips and Riddle and Fitz-
gerald and Murphy we're in the points. The
Senators played almost perfect game. Riddle
being credited with the only error but the
other side took kindly to Phillips delivery early,
earning Of the runs. After three innings Of
this sort of thing Phillips stesdied himself and
kept the Gladiators guessing In the tenth.
with two men out, Murphy made hit and
stole second, and then scored on Fitzgerald
single. Bader helped to tie the score in the
eighth with three-bagger. Washington made
10 hits and error and Jersey City Is hits and
errors.
OTHER GAMES.
New Haven, Worcester and Newark were the
other winners Saturday. Baltimore lost to
New Haven. to 1. Horner and Hofford and
Baker and Tate were the batteries. Baltimore
made z hits and errors aud New Haven hits
and errors.
Newark shut Hartford out, to O. Tho
points were filled by Miller and Duffy and
Fagin, Stab and Moore. Newark made 10
hits and errors and Hartford hits and 4
errors.
Wilmington was left out Of sight by wor-
cester, IL to Z. The ex-champions made 9
runs in the fourth inning. Lyston and Wilson
and Galllgan. Stein and Corcoran were the
batteries. Wilmington made hits and 2
errors and Worcester IS hits and errors.
Baltimore played game yesterday and won
it. thus tying Washington for second place.
Newark was the victim, the score being II to
i. Mace, who had not lost gamo since his
release by Washington, was knocked out of
made runs. Baltimore made 10 hits and
errors and Newark hits and errors. Mace,
Sullivan and Duffy and German and Tate were
the batteries.
The other games Saturday we're as follows:
American Observation-Disclosures, 8; st. Louis.
Brooklyn, 3; Columbus. 1. Toledo, 2;
Rochester, 6. Syracuse. 4; Louisville, g.
Players League--Philadelphia, 10: Buffalo,
g. Chicago, 9; Boston. 3. New York 6; Cleye-
land. 0. Brooklyn, 8; Pittsburg. L.
National League-Philadelphi 9; Pittsburg
s. New York, 5; Chicago, 8. Brooklyn, 4;
Cleveland, 8. Cincinnati, 7; Boston, 8.
Interstate League-Lebanon, 5; Easton, l.
Harrisburg, 8; Lancaster, 5. York, 9; Al
toona, T.
The American Association contests yesterday
had these results:
American Observation-Disclosures, 9; st. Louis,
O. Louisville, IL; Syracuse, II 90 innings)
Columbus, Is; Brooklyn, 3. Columbus, g.;
Brooklyn, i. Rochester-Toled0 (rain).
Now let us win a game-in fact, several.
Baltimore is jubiiant again.
1t is about time to try the new pitcher.
New York is second in the league and third
in the brotherhood
Whistler keeps up his homer run record. He
made two hits yesterday.
New Haven has signed Dickerson, a Balti-
MORGAN, to play second, while dicker is being
conducted for Pettits release from Milwaukee,.
Newark has released Pitcher Oberlander.
The kendalls were defeated at Annapolis by
the academy team Saturday, to Z.
The All-District Club started the season we'll
on Saturday by winning from the Snow Club,
IL to J. The pitching of Watson and the catch
ing of Oulahan for the victors were the fea-
lures of the game.
The Person Base Ball Club defeated the Ord
nance team Saturday at Atlantic Park by a
score OF IA to and the West Ends yesterday by
a score of % to 8.
The Atlantic race stands thus: