The daily critic., 1890-06-28
COULD NOT BAT.
DORIAN PLAYED WITH THE BAT
TIERS ON SULLlVANS TEAM
8N OBJECT LESSON IN BUNT HITTING
The Feeble Efforts Of The Washingtons
Compared With the Work Of the
Visitors General News.

The Washingtons returned to Capitol
Park yesterday, but the change did no
affect them amy in point Of ability In
fact they put up the same kind Of bal
that a facetious individual once denomi
rated sloppy weather ball When
be was asked 70 explain he said he
He'd 70 that because 10 was all over
ard everybody was In &C.
That was what happened TO the
Washington team yesterday Itoppose I
nine ball players, and the result was
disastrous 10 wouldn't have made
much more difference II the Connect
cut team had played only two men,
HofIord and Doran, for it was TO their ex
cellent work that Washington owed the
overwhelming defeat the BOYS from the
City Of Elms inflicted on them.
Doran pitched mastery ball. To be
sure, the home team resOrted to
strategy in the shape Of attempted bunt
hitting but they never seemed able to
connect with the ball and the result
was about as feeble an exhibition at
tic bat as has been seen this season.
II eliciied the disapproval of the au-
dience on more than one occasion,
especially when such attempted batting
was so barren of results.
Sullivan defended the club In It's ac.
ton last night by declaring that the
men knew they could not bit Doran
and consequently tried to bunt the
ball That is nonsense. The idea
that any pitcher has batsman
at his mercy Is ridiculous. and
when men 90 to the bat with any such
feeling that doubly discounts their
chances for doing anything, aud the
pitcher does as he pleases with them.
Yesterday men went to the bat who
were not directed to bunt the bali and
never attempted to swing their bats
enough 20 meet the ball fairly. II was
simply wrist movement with for.
ward direction TO the bat of less than
half foot, that nine out OF ten times
resulted in a strike,
There is time to bunt and time TO
line ball out, and II Is the iudicious
combination Of the two that attains
practical results, The hobby OF bunt.
hitting belongs exclusively to the Wash
ington Club, and while Sullivan Is en-.
titled TO the credit OF trying to make
scientific players out OF his men, yet the
fact remains that such exhibitions as
yesterday were extremely farclcal
Phillips was not much Of an enigma
TO he New Havens, for they sized no
his delivery at the start and
baticd out "a Victory IN the
first inning They should not have
obtained such a lead, although credited
with hits Gleason AZ short Is largely
responsible for this. lie shIrkcd sew
cral balls and his attempts to throw
men out at first on other occasions were
a most lamCntable failure. He PLAYED
too deep In the field. and instead OF
running up on balls backed away from
them, SO that even had be been a swift
thrower he could not have thrown the
runners out
The sane teams play again TO day
and HOrner and Daniels will oppose
each other A better game can be ex.
pectcd 10 day, and the chances are that
the home team will pull off a victory.
Tomorrow the third Sunday game
will be played al the Driving Park with
the Worcester team The train leaves
at 2:30 o clock
THE CHANCE or GROUNDS
The change to Capitol Park yesterday
bore out what has been claimed an
along, that interest In the game had not
died out here and that persons re.
Trained from attending the other games
solely on account Of the inaccessibility
of the grounds. The crowd yesterday.
according to the figures given out by
the management was about | 100, or
three times as many as attended the At
lantic Park grounds All the club
needs 10 secure a good attendance now
Is TO play better and winning ball. If
they do the management win have no
reason TO complain Of lack of patron.
age.
An IMPORTANT CONFERENCE.
Sullivan and Hewett held an import
ant conference this morning and the
result will be shown within a few DAYS.
Alr. Hewett recognizes the fact that the
team needs TO be strengthened, and lie
proposes to do it We are not so far
away from the lead but what We can
get up among the top saWyers and be In
al the finish, even If we are not first un-
der the wire. For that matter we ought
to win, and Barnie's declaration that he
proposes TO win, no matter how much
he has 10 eXpend Ia strengthening the
team, shows a eOmmendable spirit that
the Washington management might
probably initiate