Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-11

be taken as a sample of the class of ball they
played while they we're away. They lost the
game because they could not hit the ball at the
proper time and, indeed. il was hard work for
them to get what few hits they did get at all.
The score was 6 to 4 at the end of the seventh
inning, to which point the game was called. at
the plea of Capt. Power of the Orioles that it
was too dark to play. The game throughout
was a disgraceful exhibition of ball playing, or
rather of a lack of ball playing, on the part OF
the visitors. In the first place, there was no
regular umpire on hand. After more than
twenty minutes had been spent in an effort to
find n substitute two players, Nicholas and j.
U Rourke, were agreed upon to do the work.
Nicholas seemed to try to be fair, but the
midget was but n poor specimen of an umpire.
Al every decision of any closeness Power
would trot up to the plate and try to bullyrag
whoever 1t was that happened to be there UNI
plrlng. The two substitutes did the work in
turns. There were several long and tedious
waits during the game when there were I'M
seemly disputes going on in the field, and at
times 1t looked as though there might be a
free fight among the players. 1t was only $50
when Power came to the conclusion that he
had played long enough, and he had no diff
Guilty in getting the game called when there
was clearly light enough to have played for
three-quarters of an hour longer.
IL BEATEN ALL THE SAME.
But Washington was beaten. nevertheless,
Eleven flies popped up into the air and into the
hands Of fielders in seven innings is a bad
record. and shows which way the wind blows.
Three men were left on third base and twice
the bases were full. but no one could make the
necessary safe hit to bring them in. Phillips
and Riddle and Baker and Townsend were the
batteries. Baker was quite wild at times, and
in the seventh inning gave two men bases on
balls and hit two others. but this did not make
much difference with the score, as the States
men could get but two of these men in.
After Washington had gone out in order, two
pop flies contributing, the other side made two
runs AS n starter on IA hit by Long and a steal,
n base on balls to Mack and a couple of errors,
the only ones of the game, by O'Brien and Jor-
dan. Long was put out at the plate on a pretty
piece of lnteld work. Ray hitting to O'Brlen,
who threw to Whistler. but not in time to suit
Umpire OROurke, and then Whistler threw to
the plate in time to suit Umpire Nicholas, who
called the runner out, much to the disgust
of the entire visiting team. Mack scored on
O'Brien's bad throw to first to catch Werrick,
who scored when Jordan muffed Townsend's
line fly, and then, losing his temper, threw the
ball angrily to the ground.
wAsHINGToN's FIRST RUN.
Washington scored the first run in the sec
ond inning on a scratch hit by Jordan and a
steal of second, a neat sacrifice by Hill, e base
on balls to Whistler and a pretty piece of base
running. Whistler stole down and Townsend
threw to bluff Jordan. who dug his toes into
the ground, and. by making a fine slide, made
the plate in safety, Baltimore saw this run
and went one better. making the score 4 to /.
Sommer hit n twisting. crooked bail toward
OBrlen, which reached his hands so slowly
that it had to be counted a safe hit. Henry hit
the ball out for a base, and Baker sacrificed,
as did Long, on a fly to Jordan. Clean, solid
singles by Mack and Ray finished the business,
the inning being ended by a neat throw of
Riddles to third, cutting off Mack, whom he
had tempted of the base by making a show of
throwing to second. Two bases on balls and a
hit by OBrien, which was a high fly that
dropped between three men in front of the
plate. filled the bases in the third. but Jordan
popped one up for the catcher. and the inning
WAS unproductiye. Each team scored one in
the fourth, Washington on a hit by Hill and a
steal and a clean single out of the diamond by
Riddle. Two two-base hits by Baker and Mack
did the thing for the other side.
FOR TWO INNINGS
no one scored, but in the seventh Bader and
Whistler were hit by the ball and Bird hit
safely, scoring Bader. O'Brien went to first
on balls, and then Bird was forced out on a hit
that Jordan dropped over the head OF Werrick
that looked sure to be taken by the left fielder,
Gleason scoring. Hill went out on a foul away
behind the bat, which Townsend reached with
a magnificent effort. Whistler filed the bases
by going to first on balls, but Riddle could not
get the ball beyond the pitcher and Jordan was
out. For Baltimore, Long led of with a
sharp hit and Mack went out OH a fly to Jordan.
Ray then made a fine three-Dase hit to the left
center fence and was called out at the plate by
Nicholas when Werrick. III running to first Oh
his ball hit to Gleason, held Whistler's arm so
that he could not throw. This raised a mighty
row. and the game was delayed for nearly 10
minutes. The visitors were finally ordered
back to the field by the representative of
Manager Barnie, who was absent i'll Baltimore
looking up some points in the vexed Sunday
question. Play did not continue for long,
however, for it was on the balls pitched to the
first Washington batter that Power kicked, and
the game went to Baltimore to the disgust of
the 800 spectators.
Washington made 6 hits and 2 errors, and
Baltimore 10 hits and 0 errors.
OTHER GAMES.
The greatest surprise of the playing season
occurred yesterday in Wilmington. where New
ark was shut out by the score of 9 to o.. Stein
and Cor,oran and Miller and Duffy were the
batteries. Wilmington made IA hits and 0
errors and Newark 3 hits and 5 errors.
Hartford defeated Worcester-S to 3. Hart
ford made Z hits and 4 errors and Worcester 4
hits and Z errors. The batteries were Stab
and Moore and Stafford and Sullivan.
New Haven won from Jersey City, to 2.
Fitzgerald and Murphy and Doran and Hofford
were in the points. The Gladiators made 3
hits and II errors and the victors 5 hits and /
error.
Other games were:
National League-At Phlladelphia-Phila-
delphia, 6; New York, /. At Brooklyn
Brooklyn, 6; Boston, J. At Chicago-Chicago,
5; Cleveland, 4. AT Observation-Disclosures, 8;
Pittsburg, 2.
Players League-At Philadelphia-Phila-
delphia, 3; New York, 2. At Brooklyn -
Brooklyn, 5; Boston, 2. At Pittsburg-pitts-
burg, 10; Chicago, 4. At Buifalo-Buffal s.
Cleveland, l.
American Association-A Observation-Disclosures
ter, 6; Athletic, 2. At st. Louis-St. Louis, 8;
Toledo, 8. At Louisville-Louisyille, 9; Column
bus, /.
The Senators were not in it.
There is no wonder they don't win games.
They play as though they We're asleep.
Ted says it's hard luck, but it looks more
like IA loss of eyesight.
Eleven pop flies in a game will defeat almost
any team.
Power and his team may be ball playe re-, but
they are a tough lot of citizens, just the same.
They came within an inch of being mobbed
yesterday, and if this had been Baltimore and
the Senators had acted as they did they would
have been severely treated.
Wilmington and Hartford are both on the
upgrade. That may cause still another
change IN the standing Of the clubs before
long II the Statesmen do not hurry up an d
win.
Jordan should get a large fine for his baby
play IN the nrst inning. The error was mex
cusable, and the slamming OF the ball on the
ground was a piece of temper that shonld be
paid for.