Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-17

r. Wf,rf2 was to 4. and the game
~ JYY was as close and exciting
Al c> any game could well be.
Nearly a thousand people
witnessed it. growing more and more enthusi-
astic as the contest grew warm. when, in the
eighth inning, Bader turned backward SOM
ersault and caught fly ball, preventing two
runs. and then again. in the ninth. a minute
later. when Gleason raped out three-base
hit to the left center fence and scored the
winning run on Birds fine sacrifice fly. No.
body thought then of the bad errors made ear
ler III the game, errors that gave the visitors
three OF their runs in one inning and presented
them with lead that seemed invincible. But
Washington played ball all the time and showed
what grit can do when there is a hill to climb.
After that bad third inning. when q third of
the team were ratified. the Newarks could not
score, sizing Of goose eggs being all
they could produce. The batteries
were Phillips and Iiddle-the little man
with the large voice bobbing up serenely be-
hind the bat as though nothing was the matter
with him-and sullivan and Childs. Each
pitcher got Off with light punishment the hits
being fairly well scattered and easy. Outside
of the third inning Washington played fine
game of ball, except Jordan, who muffed one
fly and then showed foolish desire to try to roll
all over the grounds whenever he went for a hit
Hills work at third was very rine indeed, left
hand scoop-up of grounder in the fifth inning
y
made seven assists and three outs. Bird played
second for O'Brien, who had a relapse from
the effects OF blow on his head on Tuesday.
Bird showed signs of that dread disease,
clearinghouse" and he went after some OF
the balls that came his way in a rather awk-
ward manner Nicholas made three good
catches in right field.
THE RUNS.
In the first inning, with Bader out, Gleason
went to first on balls and went to second on
Birds line drive out to left for base. Whs-
tiers base on balls filled the diamond and Glea-
son scored when Gilbert at third fumbled Jor
dams grounder in his anxiety to make double
play. For Newark, with two men out. McDer-
mott. Fields and Dooms each hit for a base and
a run was the result. Neither side did any,
thing in the second although Hill reached
third on a hit, a steal and a sacrifice. In the
third Bird hit for a couple of bases to the right
foul line and was waiting for Whistler to knock
him home. when that batter sent a ball up
toward the sky that seemed safe for three bases
at least, but II fell into the left tielders hands
within a few feet Of the left field corner. After
one man was out in the last half McDermott hit
a liner right through Whistler and Fields sent
one over the right fence for two bases. The
next man sent one to Bird, who fooiishiy tried
to throw out the runner at the plate and failed.
Gleason managed to make an error on the
next ball. and Fields scored when Whistler
threw badly to the plate to catch him. Three
runs resulted from this Generalization, and
the spectators looked to another exhibition
like that of the day before. But they were dis
appointed, In way that they liked. The SEN
ators began to climb up hill, and by making
one run at time succeeded in tying the score
in the sixth inning. One was made in the
fourth, when Gilbert threw Hills hit so badly
to first that the runner went around to third.
Philips made sacrifice to Smith, and Hill
scored In the fifth Bader went out fly,
and Gleason hit for a base but was forced ont
al second ny Rlri Mr.
very generous and by giving three men bases
on balls IN succession forced in run. Hill
tried to score the other three men who were
left on the bases by fine line drive to left
field, but it so happened tina. there man
right in front of the ball, and the side was put
out. In the SIXTH after two men had gone to
the bench from the bat, Bader reached first on
balls and stole second, scoring when Gleason
sent ball spinning out to left which Johnson
let go through him.
SAVING THE GAME.
1t looked very much though the visitors
were going to win the game in the eighth.
when. after Hill had made two fine stops and
thrown his men ont at first. Sullivan hit for a
base, Gilbert was hit with the ball and Johnson
made a scratch single, filling the bases 1t was
then that Bader made his miraculous catch,
with Its acrobatic accomplishments. going en-
tlrely over backward in an effort to hold the
ball. After crawling out of this small aperture
the home team then proceeded to win the
game. Gleason. the first man at the bat, hit
the first ball pitched and it went sailing out
beyond the tool box in center field, rolling to
the fence Brother Bill kept on pegging until
he reached third and then he concluded to stop
and rest, while the crowd yelled itself out OF
voice. Bird came Immediately to the rescue
with a sure sacrifice almost to the left field
fence and Gleason trotted home with the win
ming run unmoested. In the last half Fields
the giant over-the-fence hitter of the Newarks
came to the bat first, and as he had made two
hits already the crowd squeezed crooked
ball hit him lightly on the arm and he went to
first. DOoms sacrificed to the pitcher, but
Smith went out to Nicholas and Hill made one
of his sure stops of Manselrs bail, and the side
was retired with Fields still on second.
Washington made eight hits and six errors
and Newark nine hits and four errors.
The score by innings:
Washington. .....1 o O Ii
Newark ..........1 0 8 0 0 o O. A
TIE GAME.
The Columbia Athletic Clubs ball team played
tie game with the Alerts yesterday afternoon
on Analostan Island, the score being to at
the end of the ninth inning. when the game
was called on account of darkness. The bat
teries were Fuller and DAILY for the Alerts and
keyworth and Dickinson for the Columbia Ath-
letic Club.
The Columbia Athletic Club boys are sched-
uled to play the Georgetown University nine
this afternoon on the latters grounds.
OTHER GAMES.
Baltimore won from Wilmington in a badly
played game, the score being IA to 8. Stein
and Corcoran and Baker and Townsend were
| the batteries. Baltimore made - hits and 5
errors and Wilmington IL hits and errors
New Haven won from Hartford-9 to 4-the
vanquished team having made all of its runs
in the first inning. Gillland and Hofford and
| Winkleman and Murray were the batteries
/ New Haven made hits and 10 errors and Hart
| ford hits and 2 errors. Wiuklemau sent IA
men to first on balls.
Wet grounds prevented the game between
| Worcester and Jersey City.
Other games resulted as follows:
National eague.-Cincinnati, 5; Phiadel-
! phia, /. Brooklyn. 6; Pittsburg, 3. Chicago, 5;
| Boston, 0. Cleveland ); New York l.
PLAYERS League.-Fittsburg, Ii; Philadel-
phia 10. Brooklyn, 8; Chicago. s. Cleveland,
! 10; Boston. 4. New IOrk-BUffalo (rain).
American AsSociation.-Athletic 8; Louis
vile, (ten innngs). Rochester. 6: Columbus,
2. st. Louis, Z; Syracuse, T. Brooklyn-To-
| ledo (rain)
Interstate League.-Altoona. 8; Easton, g.
York, Z; Lancaster, l. New Haven, 3; Hart
ford, 4.
soMERsAULTs
Now we've taken fresh start.
The ex-Senators are tail-enders in the broth
erhood Up and down again as of yore.
Today's game will be the last here for three
weeks and a half.
Riddle made fine catch Of a high foul in
the fifth inning.