Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-04
TWAS INQUIRIES DAY
Washington's Sturdy Catcher Plays
a Great Game.
CREDITABLE VICTORY
siattery Makes HE Appearance With the
Senators and Acquits Himself With Credit
Games Elsewhere Throughout the Coun-
try Today and Yesterday.
OUISvILLE'S BALL TOSS

ers fell unwilling victims te
the Senators this morning
| sin the game at Nationa
| ~ Park. The game was Gloss
| IN and exciting throughout
~ and an extra inning was re-
quired to bring it to a con.
ciusion. Tho score was to 4 in favor Of
Washington.
The home team won through sheer good
luck, aided by the great work of Mcclure and
some timely batting by slattery, the new
fielder The best fielding was done by Louis.
vile. not an error being made beyond Cahilri
muff Of a hard foul
The feature Of the game was Q wonderfully
long home-run hit by Mcclure with two men
on the bases in the fourth and his sprightly.
q piece OF bad judgment on Donovan's ball in
the first inning, played well and batted hard.
| 1t was q beautiful day for ball playing The
sun was warm, but there was a good breeze
stirring and there was no danger Of any one
being overcome by the heat. The grounds were
somewhat soft in the outfeld, but the diamond
| and alleys were reasonably firm. The crowd
was immense, and reminded folks Of the open
ing DAY, when every seat in the bleachers was
| taken. Only the east end showed bare spot
here and there. The stand was about half
filled. careful estimate placed the attendance
| at about 1900.
Umpire Davis-Big Jim Davis, who essayed
to cover third for Washington earlier in the
ana 1t was l0:l5 when Lawrence Patrick Muir
phy, wearing new black cap, for luck, stepped
to the rubber.
The teams played as follows: Warrington
Murphy, L.; Dowd, I'd b.. Hatfield, S.; Stat
terry, CT; McQuery. 1st b.; Daily, r.f.; Nc
guire, c.; Alvord. Sd b.; Foreman, D.
Louisyille-Donovan, L.; Cahill, c.; Weaver,
CT; Jennings, S.; Shinnick, I'd b.: Wolf, IF.
Stratton, LIST b.; Ryan, Sd b.; Bell, p.
| DETAILS OF THE PLAY.
Murphy had two strikes and three balls, be-
sides several fouls, when he lifted foul for
Wolf to catch. Dowd struck out The UNI
pire called the first and third and Dowd
hunted at the second. Hatfield was hit squarely
in the back by the first ball pitched and limped
| to first to the sound OF the applause which
| greeted Slattery, the new center fielder as he
walked forth to bat Slattery had no chance
to hit, for Hatfield played too far of the bag
and was caught mapping.
Donovan opened the inning for Louisville BY
banging a long fly out to center, which Slattery
misjudged and the runner made third. The
crowd spplauded and q man on the bleachers
fired of big cracker. Cahill lifted nice fly
to left, which was caught, but Murphy held the
ball second and Donovan scored. Weaver
planked one down into right for a base, and
Jennings made Q safe one q little more to-
ward center. Donovan was coaching land
yelled out: Who says we can't hit in the morn
ing?" Weaver. who went to third on the hit,
scored when Dowd muffed McGuire's throw
down to catch Jennings. Shinnick put up .
high fly for McQuery and Wolf struck ou..
First inning-Washington o: Louisville, 2.
In the second Slatrery made a safe hit by
lifting fly between left and short, and q small
boy celebrated by setting OF pack of crackers
in the coaching box. McQuery allowed Weaver
to make fine catch of short hy and then fol-
lowed one of the quickest double plays Of the
season. Daily smashed Q grounder to Shinnick,
who snapped the ball to Jennings, forcing
slattery, and then catching Daily Ave feet
away from first Then the small boy let of the
remainder of the pack.
Stratton put up an easy fly to Alvord, who
also fielded Ryan's grounder we'll enough to
put the runner out Bell was called out on
strikes.
Second inning-washington 90. Louis
vile, %.
In the third Mcclure tried for the right
fence, and had it not been for VOLTS marvel
Gus catch near the corner he would have been
credited with a three-bagger. Alvord hit
| little one to Bell and was out at first. A foul
ball from Foreman's bat went near the sky and
then went through Cahills hands. Another
| foul went over the fence and new ball came
| out, which Foreman hit SO hard that it rolled
| to the center field backstop and the runner
rested on second. Murphy lined q safe single
| past first and Foreman scored. Murphy stole
second, but Dowd put up high foul to Jen-
| nings and the side was out.
| As the Colonies came in for their half Capt
Donovan kicked on the presence of about fifty
people sitting on the grass in left field, and
there WAS a delay of nearly five minutes during
which spectator presented Alvord with a
| monstrous fire cracker. which he fred off with
| q borrowed match. Alvord had to clear the
debris OFF third before the game could 20 on.
Donovan had two strikes when he flied out to
Daily and Cahill went to first on balls. After
Weaver had gone out on a hard fly to Daily
Jennings was smashed in the back. Shinnick
hit to right for a single and Cahill scored Jen-
nings reaching third. Wolf struck out for the
second time.
Third inning Washington, Ii. Louisville,
Ia
Manager Chapman at this juncture came to
the conclusion that the bench provided for the
| visitors was too sunny and he had 1t moved to
the other side Of the stand, where he and the
Colonies were protected.
Fourth inning-Hatfield flied to Jennings
and Slattery went out from Ryan to Stratton.
McQuery and Daily were given first on balls
the crowd had chance to explode.
1t was Mr.. Mcclure who caused the rumpus
He was expected to do something, and he did
it, He waited for a good ball and finally it
came. square and fair, and it started off toward
Freedmans Hospital with great speed. It
dropped over the fence fair. and thus Mcclure
has the honor Of making the first homer over
the left field fence at the new park. Tn, noise
was tremendous. Firecrackers were set of and
the crowd rose solidly and yelled. man in
the grand stand presented Mcclure with So
bill--which he accepted ss . matter Of form.
Then Alvord fled to Weaver.
In the second half Stratton hit to left for
base The ball should have been caught, but
it dropped between Hatfield, Murphy and
Avord, with the blame on Alvord. Ryan sac
rificed to pitcher, and after Bellha struck out.
Donovan flied to Hatfield.
Fourth inning-Washinston "a. Louis
Vile, 0-3.
Fitzgerald was substituted for Bell in Louis
ville's box in the fifth inning. Foreman had
i three balls called when he struck out. Murphy
put q little one to Fitzgerald and died at first.
| bowd hit safely back Of Shinnick, but Hatfield
struck out. Cahill was hit on the arm, but was
| forced out at second on Viewers grounder to
Hatfield. Weaver was nicely thrown out in
trying TO steal. Jennings caromed q safe one
| into right and Shinnick banged one for two
bases into center. Donovan would have scored
but for an unlucky fall ut third, where
he and the bag became SO tangled that he could
| not rise in time. Wolf. who had struck out
twice In the game lifted Q nasty high foul to
the stand, which Mcclure took by . magnif-
| cent run.
Fifth inning-w Washington, o, 4; Louisville,