Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-15

CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE EAsr-wHo WILL PLAY
AGAINST THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WEST
OTHER BALL GAMES.
Saturday afternoon Analostan Island held
five hundred of the happiest people in the Dis
trict, who had Just seen the Columbia team win
q game of ball from the New Jersey Athletic
Club by the score OF to aud thus tie the
race for the eastern championship of the Anna
teur Athletic Union. 1t was q case OF good
luck and bit better fielding. The other side
played the stronger game Mt times and excelled
throughout at the bat The grounds were q
tribe soft and this prevented the sprinters from
making their best time, several runners being
caught at second.
THE TEAMS
played as follows: Columbia--Green, 2b.; Boil
way, sa; Sprigman, 3b. Dickinson, rf; Tells,
h.; Walsh. p; Burke, CT; Daily, c.; King, L.
New Jersey-Carey, S.; w. Currie. c.;
Smith. h.; Westerweldt. If. andp.; McBurney,
RI; Fisher, 3d.; j. Currie. 3D.; Mabie, CT;
Monks, p. and If.
The game started off badly for Columbia
after going out in order they went to the field
and the others made two runs on four consecu-
tive singles. one man being put out at the
plate. Walsh braced up after that and pitched
beautiful game. improving at each inning.
In the second a double play prevented Wells,
who went to first on balls, from going further,
and two Of the visitors famed out
In the third an error by Smith and sacrifice
by Daily let Burke get to third but he was
to left field. Three visitors went to bat in the
fourth with two men Out-Bolway having
reached first on Smiths error and been thrown
out at second-Sprigman and Dickinson hit
safely, but the former made a foolish effort to
score when the ball was thrown to second to
catch Dickinson.
Two more Jersey men struck ont in their
half, no one reaching first. In the fifth, after
two were out. Burke hit for u base, but Daily
struck out For the other side MabIe hit safely,
but was forced at second by Monks, who went to
second when Carey pu. one through Bolway.
The other two men flied out, the last one to
Dickinson, who saved tho game by q magaif
cent catch.
sTREAE OF LUCK.
Then came the break Columbia scoring five
rms in the sixth. King started the ball going
by waiting for four bad balls. and then Green
and Bolway hit safely past Smith, King scoring
This brought forth yell, which grew louder
when Sprigman was hit and the bases were
filed. Dickinson was trying hard to hit the
ball, when Catcher Currie let a ball pass him
and Green scored. This tied the tally, but in a
moment more Dickinson had hunted the ball to
the pitcher, who threw wild to Smith, and Boil
way and Sprigman scored, Dickinson going to
third. Some one claimed that Sprigman had
cut third base i'll going home, and while the
discussion over the point was going on Dickin-
son stole to the plate, upsetting the catcher
like tenpin. Wells went to first on balls and
both he and Walsh were put out when the latter
hit to ]. Curric. Burke hit safely, but DAILY
struck out
Then the visitors made one run. Westeryeldt
went TO first on balls, stole second. went to
third on Fishers hit and scored on Burke's ex-
cusable muff of J. Curries fly. FISHER was
neatly 0rlt Mt hir1 Ea crxr,at
bly, ratified during the middle Of the sixth that
he was relieved by Westerveldt, who pitched
magnificent game, striking out five men in
three innings and a half. After that no runs
we're made.
Columbia went out in order in the seventh.
and for Jersey, Carey, who hit safely, was
thrown out at second In the eighth Wells,
who went to first on balls and stole, WAS Left,
two men striking out. The Jersey men went
out in order.
and Jersey had hard luck. What was practi-
cally three hits were made, but not a man
reached secohd- FISHER hit for q base and was
thrown out at second. ]. Currie gave Green
hard chance and safe after Jimmie had
made a gallant effort to catch the ball and
muffed. But Walsh was quich enough to catch
Currle mapping at first. Then Mabie hit safely,
and Monks ended the agony by hitting to
Green and going out at first.
Columbia made hits and errors and New
Jersey ~ nltS 6nU . errors. Nalsn struck out
eight men. Columbia had four men left on
bases, three men on first on errors and four on
called balls, and Jersey had four left, three on
first on errors and one on called balls.
The championship OF the east will be settled
by third game, to be played in Philadelphia
probably next Saturday. The victor will then
play a series with Detroit
The championship games Saturday resulted
as follows:
American Association.-At Baltimore (frst
game)-Baltimore, 2; Athletic, 4. Second
game-Baltimore, 10; Athletic, 6. At Column
6us-Columbus, A; Louisville, /. At Toledo
Toledo, o; st. Louis, /. At Rochester-Roch-
ester, 6; Syracuse, 0.
National League.-At New York-New York,
8; Brooklyn, 8. At Decentralization, s; Phila-
delphia. $. At Chicago first game -Chicago,
IL; Cleveland, 6. Second game-Chicago. 4;
Cleveland, 3. At acknowledgements, q;
Pittsburg. 8.
Players League.-At Philadelphia-Phila
dolphin, z; New York. 8. At Cleveland (frst
game) = Cleveland, L; Chicago, 8. Second
game-Cleveland 5; Chicago, 4. At Buffalo
thrst game Buffalo, 3: Pittsburg, 6. Second
game-Buffalo, o; Pittsburg, s.
Atlantic Association--At Lebanon (frst
game -Lebanou, 5; Newark. g. Second game
Lebanon, Z; Newark, 5.
SUNDAYS GAMES.
American Association.-A: Toledo (frst
game -Toledo, l; St Louis, B Second game
Toledo, 1; st. Louis, 8; (same score) At Co
lumbus-Columbus, 8; Louisville, O. At Phila-
delphla-Athlatics &. Raltinora