Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-04
OPENING THE NEW PARK. .
The Washington Teams Second Vic.
tory-Ball Games Elsewhere.

tory-Ball Games Elsewhere.
There was no game Of base ball scheduled
yesterday in this city and it was the intention
OF the home management to open the new
grounds today with q game with the Hamilton
team, but at about noon the Lehish University
nine arrived and begged to be allowed to play
with the Washingtons. Although Mr.. Hewett
| realized that there would be no sort of an au-
dience, owing to the lack OF advance notice Of
the game. and although he told the visitors q
much they still wanted to play, and so q game
was arranged. There were less than hun.
dred people present who paid admission. though
many folks, attracted by the sound of the old
familiar yell when men made hits. walked over
TO Stand Pipe Park and went in. after the
game was half over, without any admission fee
being charged The game was farce. as far
as Dali playing was concerned. Washington
had everything its own way from the start the
hnai score being 20 to 7 in favor of the profess
SIGNALS. The grounds which had never been
played on before, were very soft and pre-
vented good playing, except in tho pitching
and catching and in the handling of high flies.
All ihheid ground hits were about as sure to
90 by fielder as they were to lodge in his
hands, and this was not to the discredit of the
men.
RoCaH LITTLE LUMPs OF EARTH
appeared at lnopportune times and served to
send balls out OF thoir course ust before they
reached the mans fingers. But. considering
all the difficulties and the fact that this was
but the second game of the home team, it was
as creditable an exhibition as could have been
desired As for the college boys, it would
have been better if they had played more
with their hands and legs than they did with
their voices. They were in constant state of
kicking, poor Gilmore who served as umpire,
IN mr. q laru phora Of xr,xl
power TO enforce his decisions Finally, in the
seventh inning, the visitors objected to one Of
his judgments on third-base play and threat
ened to leave the field and a long wrangle fol-
lowed, in which one or two of tho collegians
lost the remnants Of their tempers and offered
to settle tine differences in the good old-fash-
Toned style But this did not suit Mr.. Hewett,
although Manager Sullivan sent word down to
one of the belligerents that ''tho Omaha
chicken" was on the field, aching for exercise.
At last the squabble was concluded and the
game went on, huge university man in .
white sweater taking his place behind second
base to render base decisions. Then the con-
test proceeded to its end and the risk Of incur
ring the displeasure of the fates for opening
the new park on Friday was averted.
The home team made runs in the first, in
the fourth, 6 in the fifth, 2 in the sixth and
in the eighth. The visitors did not score until
the fourth, when they made 3, followed by 2 in
the hfth, in the sixth and / in the eighth.
The batteries for Washington were Phillips and
Riddle, Mace and Nicholas and Malonoy and
Nicholas
THE FEATURES
were two home runs. each in the field, by
Throckmorton and Briggs Bird and Whistler
did some wonderful batting for Washington,
and the others Of the home team were in almost
as good shape at the bat. Gleason appeared at
short IS captain, and enlivened the game by
very snappy sort of ball playing. He coached
IKE steam engine. Keeping everybody alert
and all moving. His older judgment and cooler
head will help the team out of many u case Of
rattle. OBrien played second, but put up a
rather too ambitious game, making two errors
ON sure plays in his eagerness to make doubles.
he Is a good-natured, active player, fearless
when running bases and sharp batter
Gleason hits the ball with a tremendous force,
banging everybody out of its way.
Todays rain will undoubtedly prevent the
game scheduled with the Hamiltons and may
possibly render the new rolled grounds SO soft
that playing will be impossible tomorrow also
In that case the next game will be with the
Williams College team on Easter Monday. BY
that time i: is expected that the grand stand
will be finished and the turnstiles put in the
gates SO that the game will seem more like
base ball than yesterday.
ELSEWHERE,
Baltimore beat Hamilton yesterday 6 to 4,
and it will therefore be incumbent upon the
home team to give the Canadians a good sized
thrashing if the weather permits such an oper-
alton. The team defeated in Baltimore yester-
day was as follows: Miller, S.; Fouikrod. 3b.
Casey CT. Cartwright, ID. Powell, 2b. Roche,
IT,; Twohy, c.; Petty p; Hodson, p; Sprogel,
RI. Baltimore made hits and errors and
Hamilton hits and errors. The altimore
papers called it poor exhibit Oh of bail play
ing and said that the game in Richmond, when
the Orioles were defeated, was several points
better. BARNES men were very weak at the
bat. Baltimore 3 battery was Baker and Towns
end.
p, Philadelphia defeated Newark 2. The
Phillles made hits and errors and the Jer-
seyltes hits and errors. The Newark team
was composed thus Gilbert. 3b. ; johnson, L.;
Fields, H.; ManseH, CT; Carl, r.f.; McDermott,
2b.; Smith, S.; Duffy, c.; Miller, p; ODER
lander, p.
The Athletics won close game from Will
mington-6 to 2-by superior work all round.
The game was piaye on the Wilmingtons new
grounds, which were dedicated by Gov. Biggs
The Athletics made hits and errors and Will
mington hits and errors. The latter team
played IN this wise: Hasney, CT; Speidel h.;
Rgby, IL. kienzle. rf.; Sullivan, SIS. Rafferty,,
3d.; Millman, 2b.; Lawson, D.; Williams. c.
Other games resulted follows: At Holy
oke, Mass.-New York (P.L.). ID; Hampden, 2.
At Worcester, Mass.-Boston (P.L) J, IA; Brook
Ign (P.L.), &. At New York-New York, 10;
Williams College. s. At Brooklyn-Brooklyn,
81; Yale. 4.
Mutrie has challenged the New York Players
League club to a game of base ball, either at
Central Park. New York, or Prospect Park,
Brooklyn. the game to be open to the world
and all expenses incurred therefrom to be
paid by the losing club.
In his challege Smiling James says: ITO make
the affair more interesting, | will wager $500
that the original New York Club will defeat
the Brotherhood Club. There is no nonsense
about this, but an up and down challenge to
play ball so as to show the people which is the
best team. My motto now Is put up or shut
up"
Manager Powers Of the Rochester Club ia
very angry at Barnie, who he SAYS treated him
very shabbily last Tuesday. Powers says he
was advertised to play i'll Baltimore on that
day. and without any notice whatever Barnie
cancelled the game. giving an excuse that
the grounds were not i'll a fit condition.
MIR. Powers contradicts that statement, and
adds that Barnie was evidently afraid of being
defeated by an association club.--Phidteiphia
Press.
Pitcher John Healy has been released to the
Toledo Club for $500, Healy receiving one half
that sum. He refused to play with the cowboys
under any circumst anccs.
Transfers of Real Estate.