Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-25
National League.


Baltimore struck Washington combination
yesterday that 1t could beat, and it beat it with
q vengeance in an effort to atone for the three
successive defeats administered by the National
team. The score was - to and but six in
nings were played. What the tally might have
been hsd the game been allowed to go on to a
finish can but be conjectured, but IT sufhces TO
know that Washington was beaten, and thereby
was let down into last place again through tho
fact that Louisville took advantage OF All OIL
day to rest before coming east.
WILD PITCHING DID IT.
The defeat of the Statesmen was due almost
wholly to the poor pitching of Duke. the new
man from the west. who was not only incffec-
tive. but wild. sending ten men to fist on balls
and making four wild pitches. In the second
inning he was terribly treated. and the Orioles
had scored eight runs before the side was put
out. On tho other hand Madden. who was III
the box for Baltimore was steadily destructive
of the batting tendencies of the Senators
throughout the game. and they could not bat
for cent Mcclure was the only man VINO did
anything to speak of, and he was i'll his glory.
Curtis. the new fielder, showed up well III his
position, and gave q small exhibition of bat
ting, with one hit TO his credit. But one hit
was good deal in the midst of SO many men
who made none.
THE STORY OF THE GAME
is not an interesting one. 1t tells of but little
else than bases given on balls, followed by
bases earned by hits and when such program
is long enough it is sure to result disastrously
for the club that owns the pitcher.
That second inning was regular phenome-
non exploder. Duke was chagrined when 1t
closed. but he held on. determined not to show
the white feather. and perhaps it Is well that
he did so. for if his bad work was due to nerv-
business he had good chance to have 1t well
taken out of him.
Gilbert got a base on balls and stole second.
Isl. 81.
got single, which was burt to first. but in
trying to get which Duke and McCauley be-
came tangled up. WEIGH. to relieve the mo-
nOtOny. raped double to left fieldand cleared
the bases Van Haltren got base on balls, and
WEIGH then scored on wild pitch. Werdens
sacrifice short to first put Van Haltren on third
and he scored on Wise double to right field.
Johnson hit to short and beat the ball out and
TO keep up the interest stole second. OConneil
hit to Dowd, but he was slow in his fielding and
Wise scored. O'Connell stole second. Gilbert.
the second time at the bat. reached first on
McCauley error and Johnson and O'Comnell
scored. Robinson struck out and Madden
went out second to first In the fourth inning
johnson reached first on Hatfelds error, and
after one was out scored on Gilbert's triple
tie came In on wild pitch.
In the sixth, with one out, Gilbert got base
and stole second. Then Robinson flied out to
second Madden raped one out to left field
for "a triple and Gilbert scored. WEIGH took his
base on balls. In the attempt to get WEIGH
between the bases Madden scored. Van Haltren
also got his base ON balls. Werden's single
scored WEIGH.
Washington might have scored in the second
inning with a little batting. The bases were
full and but one man was out. but Alvord flied
out 10 center field and McGuire was doubled at
second.
The field work of both sides was good, that
OF Baltimore being better than that of Wash
ington. McCauiey. HATFIELD and Duke each
made misplay, while Sam Wise was the only
Oriole to do any error-makinG.
The score shows that Washington made 8
hits and errors and Baltimore IL hits and
error.
ONE OTHER GAME.
Boston took frmer grip on first place by
defeating the Athletics. once more by the score
of to 8. Perfect field work on the part OF
Twins men did the business. Haddock and
Murphy and Sanders, Sullivan and Milligan
were the batteries. Boston made hits and
errors and the Athletics hits and errors.
NOTES.
st. Louis today.
Duke was very nervous.
Louisville profits by loafng.
Washington should take eight of these twelve
games.
Four wild pitches and two passed balls don't
show good battery work
Halligan batted out q single, two doubles
and triple in Cincinnati yesterday.
Pittsburg passed from eighth to seventh place
yesterday by defeating Boston.
Today's peace conference will be held in
secret session. of course.
Pitcher Freeman has been given his release
Dowd will be kept, and Alvord is an IN
certainty Just now.
Pitcher Inks, recently signed by Washington,
is bulletined by Nick Young rs having con-
tracted with Sioux City. This warfare is Civ
ing rise to some complications.
Baltimore has won nine games from Wash
ingtan this season and the Statesmen have
taken six from the Orioles. A victory yester-
day would have brought the record to eight to
seven in favor of Baltimore.
A nine made up of the association men with
the best batting records for the present season
would be composed of the following men:
Stiyetts. pitcher: Brouthers, Dowd Corcoran
and joyce IN the infeid and Van Naltren
Brown and Duffy out of the diamond This
| takes the best batter from each position WASH
| ington would have one place on the team at
least.
shannon says that Dowd is to good man to
be let go. and he hints that if Ely comes. which
\ he expects will occur, Hatfield Will 90 to third
| Alvord will go where he pleases and Dowd will
| remain on second, with himself acting as man
ager and filling gaps in the iniield as they
| occur.
In the Washington Baltimore series inst
| ended, of which three-fourths was won bv the
Statesmen. Washington made eighteen rims
thirty-four hits and fourteen errors while
Baltimore made twenty-five runs. twenty-three
/ hits and eight errors. This shows that il il
batting rather than fel,!ing that wins games
Pitcher Freeman may have been wild and nm
certain III his delivery. ana Ire may have caused
| palpitation of the heart in spectators and d.
4 rectors at critical stages OF the games bat he
| managed to win. and that is what ne pitched
| for. Carsey may be q far better man, and he
| may give Fewer bases on balls. but he wins A
game SO seldom that the crowd gasps when he
accomplisaes the feat. The question is fair
| one. whether tits better to pitch we'll and lose
| than to pitch wildly and win.
| Whether not Duke is an exploded phe-
! nomeuon he has The confidence of Shannon in
4 him to sustain him. The Baltimore papers
which supposed to be fair eye witnesses.
us 1t were. say that he was nervous yesterday.
| lie wild enough. at any rate, to have been
| afflicted with delirium trenens.
| President Young has issued the following
! bulletin: Contracts for 1S9l-With New York.
| L. A. Burrell; Philadelphia, ". King; Brook
Ign. L. j. O'Brien; Chicago W. Merritt: Dem
| yer, G. W. Sprugue; Green Bay, Z. Beam f.
! Spill, hemp, Terrien. Ksppel, L. Pabst Il.
i Hood, Mcmillan and Fusselbach; Omaha II.
Harp. VS. Wright, J. I. Mceilone: Cincin-
natl. W. Halligan, T.. N. Crane; Sioux City.
Bert Inks, I. o kourke, H. II. Ray mond and T.
4 Ehrot.
DeIeased-By Omaha, ". HaIigai; Cincin-
| natl. C. Radbomn.
suspended-By Denver, James McGarr.
The Oiympies Of Georgetown play the La
fayettes OF baltimore on Thursday next, the