Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-16
DOWNED AT LAST,
The Senators Annihilated by the New.
ark Team.


ark Team.
About two hundred and fifty people who
made journey through the mud to Atlantic
Park yesterday were treated to a genuine nov
city in the shape of defeat of the Senators by
the Newark team by the frightful score of
7to4. 1t was a terrible thrashing and they
deserved it, for they played as poor a game of
ball as was possible. 1t was an .'off day" with
nearly every man on the team, O'Brien, who
reappeared at his old place at second putting
up miserable game. The grounds were soft
and slips and slides were frequent, base run
ming being away below Par. The batteries
were Maloney and Riddle and Mace and Duffy
Riddle was hurt in the fifth inning by the
breaking OF a wire in his mask when struck by
foul tip, the metal going into the skin of his
head and producing a copious flow of blood
Nicholas took his place.
Mace was in good trim to defeat his old fell
lows, and although he hit for fourteen
Blngles they were so well scattered as to be of
almost no service to the Statesmen. Maloney
was an easy mark for the visitors who batted
him wherever they pleased. Singles. doubles
and triples came in bewildering rapidity. four
of the hits being over the fence. Two of these
were counted as doubles and the other two
singles. The fielding of the visiting team was
almost perfect, wild throw by Carl, the third
baseman, being the only error. Smith, at
short, played a marvellous game, taking all OF
his eleven chances to assist III putting men out
at second or first. lie also made a couple of
two baggers and triple. Fields made four
hits, one being double.
THE SCORE.
Washington scored one in the fir st inning by
means of Gleason's safe hit, another by Jor-
dan, Whistler's base on balls and OBrien's
sacrifice. Then, in the second, came the be-
ginning Of the wild playing. With two out
Jordan muffed a rather hard iy and Mansen
~ fOr n has la1
hut and IN trying to get Mansel at second
threw badly to Gleason. Mace made a single,
and then Bader took hand in the error max
ing, muffing high fly that came straight into
his hands. 4 two-base hit finished the agony
as the next man was put out by Whistlers
catch of fly. The visitors were fortunate
again III the fourth, three runs resulting from
two twO-base hits, a single and errors bv
Whistler and Gleason. Two more came in i'll
the fOurth-two singles, the fence
and triple. In this inning Bird caught man
at first by his rapid return of hit into right
field. The Senators made a solitary run in the
fifth. Gleason hit for a base, Whistler sacri-
hced OBrlen WAS hit by ball. and Bird lined
one out into left field safely. The sixth gave
the visitors two runs, Fields hitting over the
fence for base and DoOms for two. Smith
made an inside two-bagger over Bader's head
and Dutys sacrifice scored DoOms
In the seventh Washington made two runs
with two men out on Birds single. Carl's bad
throw of Hills hit to him and Maloney's single
hit. Newark made five in this inning First
came base on balls; then followed three sin
gle hits IN succession and an out by Whistler
OBrien next managed 10 tumble q grounder
and Mansell went TO first on bad balls Duffy
and Mace hitting safely for a base each The
vlctors scored one more in the eighth on john
sons hit and force out. a steal of third Fields
sacrifice and Birds drop of fly from Dooms'
bat.
Washington made Il hits and 9 errors and
Newark Is hits and error. Is it any wonder
that the latter won?
IN OTHER CITIES
1t was an off day for ball in other cities as it
certainly seemed to be here. But it was in a
different way elsewhere. There were no other
Atlantic Association games, rain and wet
grounds combining to prevent contests.
The other games played were 5 follows:
Players League-At Brooklyn-Brookyn, q;
Chicago. 6.
American Association-At Rochester-Roch-
ester, 4; Columbus, 5. At Syracuse-Syracuse,
6; st. Louis, 0.
TEAR DROPS.
Well WE'LL, wellll.
The thirteen victories did it. It ID bad
number.
Barnie has signed Joe Sommer late of Cleve-
land. to play left field for Baltimore and is ne
goiIating with O'Rourke the Richmond short
stop He says he Is going to bring out the
strength of his team"
The Hartford team has been shaken up
badly. Lynch, the first baseman, has been re-
leased for indifferent work and Winkleman has
been suspended Sullivan, Henry and Annis
are disabled.
Those who attribute the local errors yester-
day 10 the mud should recolIect that there was
Just as much mud under the visitors as under
the Senators. unless II can be said that the lat
ter have larger feet than the former The
trouble was that the home team had grown
Careless from long success and IL needed lust
such shaking up as that of yesterday to make
them realize that it takes ball playing to win
games II was wholesome lesson and will do
the team lots of good.
An interesting contest is in procress on the
outskirts of Atlantic Park. Just bevond tho
south fence. on the other side of the alley is a
tumble down old shed with "a sway back roof
That has been only gradually encroached upon
by the economical bail cranks. for fear. prob
ably, OF Its sudden demolition. 1t is the highest
shed IN the row. however, and as soon as the
extra fence was erected in the right field to
shut on the outlying districts from cheap vie Wa
OF the grounds this shed Immediately began to
grow skyward until II had reached the same
relative level as before. 1t is precarious old
structure and should be condemned as danger
Gus to life
1t Is announced that the Washington and
Newark teams Will play next SUNDAY at
Newark There is no long er any doubt that
the home management has decided to secure
GROUNDS Tor the playing OF sunday games here
This Is a most unwIse move and worthy of con-
domination. There Is no demand for Sunday
games here. The regular steady patrons of
Tie sport do not want them; they are contrary
70 all law and custom in this vicinity and thew
are an injustice to the players 1t is understood
that the managers defend their action on the
ground that there Is not sufficient attend
ance at the ordinary games to paw
expenses. While this may be true at present
IL wlI be even more 80 IL the SUNDAY games
arc lnaugurated. and 1t will be found that there
viii be more lost than gained. 1t will take an
impossible attendance sunday to counter
balance the falling or during the week due to
the disgust OF the patrons at this step.
In each OF three innings yesterdays two hits
were made by the home club and both men
were left on the bases. The third inning was
one of the shortest on record. The first two
men went out on one pitched ball apiece first
. ny TO the pitcher and then one to the catcher
and the next man hit the fourth ball and sent
q FOUL back TO the catcher again. Six balls
were pitched
The ATTAINING race stanis thus.