Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-21
HELPING OUT LoUIsvILLe.
Nationals Stop the Downward Progress Q
the Colouela. p

Nationals Stop the Downward Progress Of
the Colonies.
"Oh, they can't hit nawthin'," remarked q
disgusted ''rooter" on the bleachers ut the
| base ball grounds yesterday afternoon: sif the
Nationals fell of the Washington monumen,
they wouldn't hit the ground" But he was
probably prejudiced. The Nationals made a
half dozen hits. In fact from the way they
started in it looked as though they had mort
gage on the game, and that the Colonies from
Kentucky were to continue on their toboggan
career. But it is a singular fact, historically
| established. that when a team that has been
uniformly losing comes to Washington the spell,
is broken and it turns in and wsllops our team.
1t used to be SO in the old DAYS of the League.
when the Kansas City, st. Louis and the In,
dianapolis teams used to have fun with the
Senators.
ONE ERROR, BUT IT WAS COSTLY.
The Nationals played hard and earnestly
yesterday, and the only glaring error was
Millers low throw to third base in the fifth in
ming to catch Cook running from second But
there was great absence of head work No
one appeared to exercise the rights Of captain.
Several men would 60 for fly and in the un-
certainty as to which should take it allow it to
drop. Exactly who is captain Of the team can
not be told from actions on the field. Up to
the fifth inning it looked like a sure thing for
Washington, who had scored three runs to one
Tor the visitors. In the second McQueary
scored on sharp grounder to short. followed
by McGuires single and Hatfield's sacrifice.
Inc visitors obtained run through Hatfield
and Beecher missing fly in short left field,
which Beecher should have been allowed to
take.
HINES TAKES HIS BASE.
In the fourth Hines scored after taking his
base on balls and being advanced by Nc
Queary's sacrifice and a single by Jim Davis,
who had been reinstated on third. 1t required
the greatest amount Of persuasion to induce
Paul to make the trip from third to home.
Davis had been caught between bases and was
being chased back and forth, giving plenty of
time for runner to score, but Paul stood with
his arms akimbo, watching the chase and not
thinking Of scoring The ball was finally
thrown badly to the plate. Paul scored and
Davis took second and presently came home on
Hatfeld's single.
VISITORS GET IN THEIR WORK.
The visitors got in their work in the sixth.
Cook had secured second by hit. Ryan hunted
to Miller, who, to catch Cook running to third,
threw to Davis. He threw SO wildly and saw
agely that the ball went over among the car
rlages and two men scored. Weaver hit safely
and scored ON Donovan's sharp hit to Hines,
which. unluckily, bounded over that players
hcoo. NahiAl was III ny Guc Udil. WON Hlt W
right and Burns slowness in fielding allowed
two more runs to come in. In the seventh
Cahill scored on base on balls, passed ball
and Boards single, which Hines fielded too de-
liberateiy. The Nationals made last squirt in
the eighth. Hines hit safely and four balls
gave McQueary lift Mcclure sacrificed and
Davis single that was too thorny for Cahill
brought both runners home. So the game re-
suited: Louisville, 8; Nationals, 5. Washington
made 6 hits and errors and Louisville Is hits
and errors.
OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY.
American Association.
At phia-Cincinnati. 8; Athletic, 1.
At Observation-Disclosures, 4; Columbus, q
At BostOn-St. Louis q; Boston. l.
National League.
At Chicago-Chicago, s.; Philadelphia, 6.
At Acknowledgement, IL; Boston, IS.
At Pittsburg- Pittsburg, 8; Brooklyn, 6.
HOW THE CLUBS STAND.
National League