Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-02
THROUGH A VERY SMALL HOLE.
Rain Prevents a Defeat for the WASH
ington Ball Club.

1t seems TO be a difficult thing for the WASH
ington and Worcester clubs to get game to-
gether. On Wednesday they tried and had to
call it draw after eleven innings, and yester-
day they we're forced to stop play by the on
slaught Of a huge storm cloud that made 1t
! too dark to play before the fve-inning limit
had been reached, and which, five minutes
later, had drenched the grounds with water
When the game was called, at the close of the
first half of the fifth inning the score stood six
TO three in favor of Worcester, and it was
probably lucky thing for the Senators that
they could not see the ball any longer. for they
were evidently doomed to defeat. The bat
teries we're Mccoy and Riddle and Burns and
Wilson. There were about 700 people present.
Neither side scored in the first inning and in
the second Washington added another zero to
its tally. Worcester was more fortunate, for
Jordan dropped a fly from Meisters bat
and Nicholas one from Staltz. base
on balls to Kennedy and error
by Whistler helped things along, and
hit by Campion was the thing TO be done in
order to complete the four runs that were
scored. In the third Washington made two on
Bader's short two-base hit into left field, Jor-
dams base on balls, Bader's steal of third and
Gleasons hit into right center for two bases
he was put out at the plate irving to score on
BILLS sacrifice. single and two-bagger
then dropped were the elements that enabled
Worcester to score in their half. Again in the
fourth a score was made by the visitors on a
double hit by Bradley, an over the-fence-single
by Campion and sacrifice by Cudworth.
base hit by Bader, wild pitch and steal of
third enabled the runner TO tally when Glea-
son made single past the second baseman,
but the next two men struck out. This was all
that could be played and the game was called
Washington made five hits and three errors
and Worcester five hits and one error, this
counting the half inning played.
OTHER GAMES.
Rain did as much for all the other Atlantic
clubs as it did for Washington except in Will
mington, where New Haven won from the Tail
enders, II to 1. Wilmington made hits and Z
errors and New Haven IS hits and errors
The batteries were Doran and Hofford and
Lawson, Cox and Williams
Other games were played as follows:
National League-At Chicago-Chicago, 4;
Pittsburg, 8. At Cincinnati-Cinc II;
Cleveland, II 90 innings).
American Association-At Rochester-Roch-
ester, 5; Brooklyn, 4. At Louisville-Louis-
vile, 6; st. Louis, g. At Toledo-Toledo, 8;
Columbus, 8.
Players League-At ohicago-Chicago, s;
Interstate League-At Easton-Easton, IL;
Lancaster Z. At York-York, 9; Lebanon, g. At
Altoona-Altoona, Is; Harrisburg, 7.
NOTES.
Today's game will be the last for week.
1t is to be hoped that either Worcester or
Washington will win today.
Jordan is dropping too many flies for his
good reputation. One went squarely in his
hands and popped out again, and no sun in his
eyes.
Bader stole home yesterday in a clever way.
He had gone from second to third on hit to
right field and kept jumping away from third
in order toinduce a throw. 1t finally came,
but Bader had slid over the plate.
Arthur Irwin made home run hit in Phila-
delphia yesterday and a cyclone Immediately
struck the grounds and stopped the game 1t
was enough to start the elements.
Nick Young says there is no possibility Of
any transfer being made of the Pittsburg team
to Indianapolis and that the Pittsburgs are in
to stay and will play out its present schedule.
The board Of directors of the Newark Base
Ball Club held a meeting Wednesday night. 1t
was decided that the best way to cut down the
enormous expenses under which the club is now
staggering would be to release some of the
players. 1t was thought that Harkins' and
Noodles services could be dispensed with, and
they will leave at once.
The kickers are beginning TO get in their |
work already at Atlantic Park. They now
want the score blackboard TO be re-erected |
and say that they would enjoy the games much |
more. There is a wire at the grounds and the |
scores from the other Atlantic games are OBJ |
tanned daily. The race is becoming close |
enough to make the builetining of these scores |
pay in the increased interest the spectators
would have
Washington plays in Wilmington tomorrow