Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-20
VISITORS BArTED TIMELY.
Nationals Lose Again to the Columbus In an
Interesting Game.


'Oh. what did do?" nimble Jack O'Connor
of the Buckeye ball team yelled exultantly az
he lined safe hit out into short left field in
the ninth inning yesterday, bringing in Nc
Tamany and winning the game. And the
bleachers gave only a feeble groan in reply.
Whatever may be said about the Columbus
team, they are an active lot of ball players and
do not appear to be discouraged even when far
behind. They keep pegging away steadily,
chirping merrily and waiting for an opening.
Then when it comes they take advantage of it
and go in to win.
The home players have strong antipathy to
taking games from their visitors and can be
looked upon as royal hosts. They make bluff
once in a while at winning, but the visitors
bide their time and call at their own pleasure.
Yesterday il looked as though our men had a
winning hand. They hit the ball savagely and
every one played earnestly, but when it came
to showing hands it was found to be the same
old bluff
HITTING THE BALL
After two men were out in the first inning
Paul Hines banged the ball for two bags, Mac
queary rushed a daisy cutter past third and
Paul scored Mac was brought in on a safe hit
by Lehman. In the second Carsey scored
on a single, followed by hit by Beecher and
Duties muff of high fly from Hines bat.
The visitors with the score 8 to against them
began their slaughter in the third. Easton,
McTamany, Sneed and O'Connor made
singles and Mcclure fumbled Wheelock's bunt.
Four runs resulted. Then the home team
again took the lead. Carsey and Burns we're
scored by powerful hit by Hines, who seemed
to have all his batting apparel with him yester-
day. To clinch mattersapparently the Nationals
made two more in the next inning. Mcclure
hit sharply for three bags and scored on Hat
fields single. 'Gil, by clever running, stole
two bases and scored on Carsey's sacrifice.
THE USUAL CHANGE.
But we had been having our fun too long
The bleachers presented ruffied sea of shout
ing, hat-waving humanity. "Wait till after this
inning" Crooks yelled, land then we'll howl"
And he kept his word. They rallied
up four tallies after two were out Easton hit
for two bags, Wheelock and Crooks for singles
and McTamany sent the ball on an exploring
expedition toward Howardtown and made the
circuit In the meantime. To make matters
more binding another run was added in the
seventh by well placed hits and sacrifice. In
the ninth. with Mcclure and Hatfield on bases
and two out, Smith stopped the procession to-
ward the gates and caused every one to get
back to his seat by scientifically placed single
In right Two runs were scored and the teams
were again on even terms. Carsey failed to
reach first. McTamany hit safely for Column
bus, though there were many who claimed that
the ball reached first before he did. Sneed
sacrificed and sent him to second and nimble
Jack OConnor won the game by hitting over
Hatfeld's head. and the result was Columbus
10; National, 9.
OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY.
american Association.
At phia-Athletic, z; st. Louis, 6.
At Boston-Boston, IA; Louisville, 4.
At Observation-Disclosures, 2; Cincinnati, 1.
National League.
At Pittsburg- Philadelphia. g.; Pittsburg, s.
At Chicago Chicago, Q; Brooklyn, 1.
At Cincinnati 16; Boston, z.
At Cleveland-New York, 2: Cleveland, 2
HOW THE CLUBS STAND.