Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-06
AT 1T STILL.
The Wilmington Club Again Defeated
by the Senators.

The Senators won their sixth straight game
yesterday afternoon. the Wilmington team
being once more the victims, and a result
they are still in the lead OF the Atlantic Asso-
citation. The score was 7 to 4. Washington
won because two Of the opposing team. the
second haseman and the third basennan, in
sisted on letting balls get away from them in
stead of stopping them and throwing properly.
These two men made errors together but
their playing was in sharp contrast to that of
the rest OF the Wilmington team. Washington did
excellent work in the field. O'Brien putting Up
a phenomenal game at second. he put out
eleven men. taking part in two donble plays,
made two assists and has but Que misplay in
his record. Mccoy and Nicholas and Galligan
and Williams we're the batteries. Galigan had
improved very much from his game on Satur-
day and was quite effective. After the second
inning. when three runs were pounded out Of
his delivery. Mccoy had the Wllmngtonians at
his mercy, shutting them out without any more
runs. Washington began to bat in the fourth,
when the score was tied by means of some
pretty batting Badcr could steal but one base.
Washington made hits and errors and VIII
mln9ton hits and errors.
OTHER GAMES.
Baltimore beat Newark. 8 to 4; German and
Townsend and Oberlander and Duffy were the
batteries. Baltimore made hits and errors
ana Newark hits and 2 errors. Baltimore
made all runs in the seventh and eighth, the
score standing 3 to 0 In favor of Newark at the
beginning OF the seventh
At Hartford the season opened by the
defeat OF the home club by New Haven, ~ to
.. The batteries were HOrner and Hofford
and OConne!l and Moore. Hartford made
hits and errors aud New Haven IL hits and 2
errors.
Other games were played as follows:
National Leaguc-At Philadel phis-P hiladel-
PIMA .; Boston, 5. At Brooklyn Brooklyn, s;
New York, 3. At acknowledgements, 2:
Chicago. 2; called on account Of the cold.
Players League-At Philadelphia --Philadel-
phia. g. New York, 4. At Brooklyn-Brooklyn
20; Boston. L. At Pittsburg-Pittsburg, ID;
Chicago. 3.
American Association-At Rochester-Roch-
ester. 5; Athletic, ]. At Syracuse Syracuse,
8; Brooklyn. o.
Interstate Lcsgue--At York--York, 8; Easton,
5. At Harrisburg Harrisburg, IA; Altoona, /;
At Lebanon Lebanon. 3; Lancaster D.
WHISPERS BY WIRE.
We are at it still.
We are still at it.
jeremiah O'Brien looms up grandly in the
scores.
Wilmington again today and Newarks for the
three days following.
With the exception Of the Wilmington's
record the Atlantic rece is as pretty as any of
the rest OF them.
The Washington club has lost but two games
since the opening of the exhibition season.
Buck Ewng's brother John, the pitcher calls
the great catcher Willie"
young Man has been arrested in Philadel-
phia for sealpins brotherhood rain checks.
He bought at discount and sold at an advance.
Some or his checks were counterfeit.
Judge Arnold yesterday in Philadelphia
granted an injunction against the playing of
John Pickett by the Philadelphia Brother
hood Club. granting the application OF the
Kansas City Club.
Back Ewing. Roger Connor and James
y ROurke are all making an effort to act
manager OF the New York Brotherhood Club
BuDitO Commercial
Baltimore will not play in Newark today
The games tomorrow will be: Washington at
Newark. Wilmington at Baltimore (by agree
ment) Worcester at New Haven and Hartford
at Jersey City.
Manager Ted Sullivan has changed the bat
ting order of the home team. Brien follows
Whistler and Is followed by Bird and Hill.
This Is good scheme, as Jerry has come to be
an almost sure hitter.
The trouble i'll New York, where both teams
are tall-enders. Is probably i'll the fact that
lutrie misses the Giants very much and the
Giants miss Mutrie just as much.
Good judges say that the peanuts at the Ma
tonal League games are superior to the broth
erhOod peanuts; but, on the other hand. it is
claimed that the players old rye gets there
with more vehemence than the effete ginger
ale of the South End-BOston transcript.
Springfield is anxious to get the Worcester
club. A dispatch from there says that active
citizens OF that city have formed combina-
ton and announced that they will pay $4,000
for the Worcester club, taking its franchise and
dates for the remainder of the season. The
Worcester people have done nothing toward
raising the necessary funds, and unless it is
done by Tuesday the club will undoubtedly be
transferred Exchange
There Is a rumor that Newark is to be trans
ferrcd to Trenton, NJ.
The Atlantic race stands: