Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-22
THE COLUMBIAS NOT CHAMPIONS.
Jerseys Ball Team Won the Deciding
Game Last Saturday.

the eastern championship Of the Amateur
Athletic Union took place last Saturday at the
polo grounds, New York, and resulted in q VIC
tory for the New Jersey club by score Of to
2. Quite a crowd Of base ball enthusiasts,
with generous sprinkling Of the fair sex were
present and fine play was sure TO bring forth
applause. The game was won in the sixth in
ming by New Jersey on three base hits with a
total o; four bases and four errors and base
on balls by Columbia.
Columbia won the toss, and Capt Wells
called his men to the bat Green hit the Sec
ond ball square in the nose for q base hit and
reached second ON Bolway's sacrifice. But ho
got no farther, as Sprigman flied out 10 Mabie
and Dickinson struck out
The New Jersey boys went out In one. two,
three order on q pop-fy to Sprigman, o
bounder to Bolway and u strike out.
Wells opened the second inning for Column
bia by fouling out. Walsh then hit daisy
grass cutter past first for = BASE but he re-
manned there, as Burke flow out to McBurney
and DAILY few out to Fistler. The one, two,
three order OF getting out was again followed
by New Jersey. Smith striking out, McBurney
hitting to Dickinson and Currie hitting to Boil
way. Columbia followed suit, King hitting to
pitcher, Green to short stop and Doiwsy to Sec
ond. The Columbia boys got slight case of
rattles in the third inning and the Jerseyites
scored Mabie hit past third but was caught
trying to steal second Fistler waited for four
bad balls and trotted to first Currie flied out
to Bolway. With two out Carey hit to center
and Burke, in an attempt to catch him at Sec
going to third on the error. Walsh followed
suit and threw the ball over Sprigmans head
and Fistler scored. ChaHncey ended the in
ming by biting to short.
The Washington boys had blood in their eyes
when they came to the bat, and Sprigman
I'D hall ~41I,
smiths error. Dickinson went out on a high
foul near the left field fence, which Chauncey
caught in great style. The ball had no sooner
settled when Sprigman was off like shot and
stole second Capt. Wells then hit over second
and Sprigman scored. Wells taking second on
the throw in and third on Walsh's sacrifice and
scoring on Chaunceys error of Burke's easy
groundsr. Daily hit to Chauncey and the
inning ended.
New Jersey tied the score in their turn at
the bat. W. Currie was hit by the ball but
forced out at second by Smiths hit to Bolway.
McBurney hit to left but King tried to take il
with one hand and Smith scored. The next
two men few out to Bolway and DAILY.
Columbia went out in one, two, three order
in the fifth. When New Jersey came to take
their turn at the bat they looked determined
Fistler hit to Sprigman and was thrown out ut
first. Currie made hit over the pitchers
head. but was forced out at second on Carey's
hit to Bolway Chauncey ended the inning by
fouling to Daily.
sprigman opened the sixth inning by hitting
to left, but Mabie didn't have to move and took
1t In. Dickinson hit a beauty to left for base.
but spoiled everything in rash attempt to
steal second when the pitcher held the ball.
Wells hit to Chauncey and went out at first.
w. Currie started the sixth for Jersey by
reaching first on Bolway's wild throw, and Sec
ond on passed ball by DAILY. Smith took first
on four bad balls, and McBurney filed the
bases by bunting past the pitcher, Currie
scoring when Walsh went for the ball, and
Smith and McBurney advancing base on
Walsh's throw to DAILY to head OFF Currie. ].
NJ Currie smashed the ball for a base hit and
passed ball by DAILY Mabie hit for two bases
and McBurney and Currie scored. Fistler hit
to Bolway and Bolway threw wild to first
Mabie scoring and Fistler going TO second. W.
Currie, Carey and Chauncey ended the run
getting by flying out to Bolway, Burke aud
Dickinson, respectively. Total this inning,
i've runs.
Columbia was disheartened and went out in
one, two, three order in the seventh. The Jer-
seyites were happy and started in to increase
their score. w. Currie hit high fly to loft
and took third on Kings error. Smith hit u
ny to Boiwsv, McBurney did the same and j.
Currie popped up an easy one, which Sprig-
man took.
Columbia in the eighth repeated their per-
formance Of the seventh inning and went out
IN one. TWO. tnree order. New Jersey did the
same in their turn at the bat
In the ninth Sprigman fouled out. Dickin-
son flew out to right, Wells took first on four
bad balls and Walsh ended the game by hitting
to second. Then the Jerseyites yelled
MI. Golden umpired in a satisfactory manner.
This game decides the eastern championship
The New Jerseys will next play the Detroits
for the championship of the United States.
THE SATURDAY GAMES.
The professional base ball games played Sat-
urday resulted as follows:
American Association.-At Columbus first
Rame-Columbus, 3, baltimore, 8. Second
Columbus, 8; baltimore, 2 At Louis-
VILE first game)-Louisviile, %; Athletic, T.
Second gnme-Louisville, 10; Athletic, O. At
ST. Louis--St. Louis, 5; Rochester, q At To-
ledo-Toledo, 4; Syracuse, 8.
National League.-At Chicago-Chicago, O;
Brooklyn.a At Cleveland (irst game)-CIeve-
land 2; Boston, /. Second game--Cleveland.
4; Boston, 0. At Observation-Disclosures, 8;
Philadelphia, 1. At Pittsburg -Pittsburg, s;
New York, g.
Players League.-At Chicago-Chicago, 8:
Boston, s. At Cleveland (frst game)-Clcye.
land, 5; Brooklyn, 10. Second game-Cleve-
land 4; Brooklyn, 3. At Pittsburg-Pittsburg.
4; New York, At Buffalo-Bufalo, 5; Phil
adelphia, 10.
Atlantic Association-At Harrisburg-Har.
risburg, !: New Haven, o. At Lebanon (iirst
game -Lebanon, 4; Newark, 8. Second game
Lebanon, 10; Newark. 5.
Sundays games were:
American Association-Loui IL; Ath.
letic l. Louisville, 16; Athletic g. st. Louis,
II; Rochester, /. St Louis, 10; Rochester, g.
Baltimore, z; Columbus, 6. Baltimore, 4; Co
Atlantic Annexation -Newark q. Nav