Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-02
coon LUCK AT LAST.


the Statesmen took hand at pulling some
prizes out Of she bag of fate. and won game
yesterday solely good fortune. The score
was 8 to ! against tie Colonies. and the two
teams. therefore. changed places in the race.
and the Senators are not last any more IL was
n clear case of good luck. for not only were the
leading runs made by fortune. but the home
team was also enabled to keep the game going
Just long enough to make IL count Umpire
kerins, who Oficlated. had no doubt heard Cf
the dissatisfaction that existed last week against
Davis for the way in which he did ths darkness
set. and he knew when ii was light enough to
play ball
The game was ore hour late in starting The
train on which the Louisville team was coming
from Boston was delayed several hours by
wreck at the PoughkcG psie bridge. and reached
tine city a. O'Clock instead of li:3e. 4 has at
tine station in charge Of Secretary kalbfII= gave
them N excuse for not appearing the
grounds. especially the home team was AL
ready to play and there WAS danger of forfeit
The crowd was very patient for Washington
assemblase- crowd of small boys afforded
amusement by their efforts To- catch balls batted
up BY the Nationals, and various ways were in
dulged in By the people to pass the hour away.
Some gent home to dinner. and a few OF these
who lived near returned in time. After the
bus had arrived there was a delay of about
fifteen minutes. while the players dressed them
selves, and play was finally begun. with the
odds against finishing the requisite five in
nings.
THE GAME.
The batteries were Foreman and Mcclure
and Stewart-1ieekin and Cahill. The Louisville
pitcher will be remembered as the man who
Was worked off on the town one day under an
assumed name.
Washington took the first bat and went out
without scoring, Murphy. who went to first on
balls. atfordinS chance for a double play
when Hatfield hit down the line to Taylor.
The visitors were more fortunate. Taylor was
N a " IN Nrfrt, ht-rr al.
ball over first for two bases. going 70 third on
a sacrifice by kuehne and TALKING when Jen-
nings hlt out over second for base. Foreman
was lucky IN nabbing Donoyans bounder and
retired the side.
TIE SCORE WAS TIED
in the second inning. but Washington should
have had more than one run out of the oppor-
tunities offered Sutcliffe was out when Curtis
sviped away at wild pitch. his third strike,
and galloped down to second on the passed
ball NcCauley waited for four bad balls and
ne and Curtis wen; ahead base each on 4 wild
pitch. Dowd was presented with a base as well
and the circuit was fun. with but one man out.
AvOrd instead of hitting safely did the next
best thing and sent a slow one at Shinnick IL
was SO placed that the run was inevitable SO
the play resulted only in Alyord's retirement
Foreman went down ON balls and the bases
were filed again Murphy saw a good one and
swung his bat hard The bail skinned out
over Dowds head and folks thought il was safe,
but Jennings was playing some distance behind
p1Td and tooA the ball on IA Gne lily, retiring
the aide.
In the latter half Wolf reached second on a
hit &c right and sacrifice 2roander to McCau-
ley, but he could get no further, as the next
two men popped up flies, one to Alyord and
tts oth=r TO Dowd-
THE THIRD.
The Statesmen did not reach first in the third.
Suseliffe losing safe hit through the twisting
catch made by Jennings. The visitors came
very near a tally. Taylor was given a base on
balls, standing like statue while the sphere
was vhirled around his collar button. Weaver
had to hit the ball he did. for there were two
strikes and three balls called. and that one
was good- So he lined il out toward eenser.
through FOremans box. and then smash
against the calf of kerins leg. The ball rolled
toward first. but the runner WAS safe bv the
rules, whether he was tonched or not A stcri-
nee by kuehne to Alyord put TAYLOR OF third
and Weaver on second. with but one ont Ii
was n ticklish position. but the man In the box
was equal to the emergency. lie first strlca
our Jennings, pitching three balls OnIy and
then he made Donovan cut grass with his hner
which went straight TO Alvord. The third base
man. instead Of losing his head and trying u
toueh the runner near him. did what WIS
proper and threw to first shutting of tine bats
man and retiring the side without a run.
WINNING THE GAME.
Ths game was WOE in the fourth thanks to
Mr. Jennings eIger;4ess to make a double play.
Curtis lined ba.! toward Jennings that he
could not hold and the man was safe on the
ring.e. McCauley hit to Jennings Who put
Curtis out al second Then Dowd lifted a nice
htile safe one back Of Shianick that AcCauley
th1cght was an out at first AlvorIs grouutler
wen. to ShinEick. who threw 10 second in time
To get Dowd and Jennings thought that he
m.snt as well make a clean sweep of the thing
anc put tie side out. The throw he made was
rsss.l ,.rh g. ~
skimining toward the ble.cher fence. over
which e bounded gaily anG with an evident de-
termination 20 win the game. IL went down
through the crowd and was irretrievabIv
oloeAeu, AS u could not by any possibility be
retuI ned TO tte pitcher in his position the
Nisl.o-s made no effort to prevent the runs
frorI scoring and two tasilies were made Fore
man hit 70 jennings, who threw well this time
AMI retired his man.
Tins 50 encouraged Foreman that he went
into his box IN the latter half and pitched ms
very finest gilt~edsed STYLE of ball. VOL. flied
ors TO Murphy, ShiRuick went down OIL balls
Cahili and and Stewart Meekin struck out
fzsHTISG AGAINST The DARN
Ii was now question Of whether or not the
nth could be played and the Washington men
went at their work with a rush, while the
visitors were not anxious to sprint. Every one
wanted the side TO strike cut IN order SO as to
shorten the time and lengtLen the chances but
after Murphy had fouled to CaLiIl Hatfield Was
50 unfortunate IS to hit safely back of Shiuuiek
He came TO grief, however. when he tried 70
steal and MeCIuire. going down on balls went
~ Tar as third On passed bail and there was
put ont.
giCosld the Colonies be BANKED without Ke--
ms calling the game. They could. and they
we're Taylor struck out Foreman was in
vincible- Wesvers little grounIer went 10
Down, and the man was out kuehne though,
ne could proloEy the agony. but he was mis-
taken, and be. too, bit the dust Oh three
strikes.
Then Washington took its time and went to
the bat ieisureiy- kerins thought it the part
of prudence not 10 be too hasty IN calling the
game, 80 he let the Statesmen face the yitcher
who had gone to the dressing room at the end
OF the nth, thinking the game WAS over but
was called back By Chapman. SutcIife hit out
IN right Tor base and Curtis bunted safely 10
third Then herins saw that he could not see
and called the game.
Washington made three hits and no errors
and Louisville four hits and two errors
OTHER GAMES.
Baltimore Was surprised by Milwaukee. who
trounced the Orioles soundly-9 to 5. Balti-
more made four in the frstand thought 1t had n
mortgage on the game, but the Brewers made
- many N tie second and then went ahead