Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-12

The Senatorial Ball Teams Victory Over
kelly's Men.

PLAYING BALL TO wIN-sooD STICK WORK AND
LIVELY FIELDNe--oTHER GAMES YESTERDAY
THE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE -AMATEUR BASE
BALL
That was playing ball, and no mistake, and if
the National club can but keep Up such work
as they did yesterday they will not hold last
place very long. They batted hard and often,
and showed more team work than they ever
did before. The score was, to the great sur
prise of nine-tenths of the 800 spectators,
II to in favor Of the home team. Mike
kelly's Cincinnati team was not anywhere
around. The king himself was Disguised and
played but four innings, and then his men went
to pieces, and in the seventh inning suffered
case Of decentralization that made folks think OF
the way in which the Senators played last
week.
The game was won BY hard hitting, well
punched. coupled with a good deal Of luck in
getting in hits when the other side made
errors. There was but one Senatorial hit
thrown away, and that was pity, too, Tor 1t
was a magnificent three-bagger by Beecher
when no one was on the bases, and with TWO
out He could not score
THE NEW CATCHER.
Catcher Lehman appeared behind the bat
for Washington and proved himself to be a
find He caught the eye of the crowd at once
by his wonderfully quick motions. and his
general build made him q favorite from the
start. He is like lightning in whatever he
does, and his throwing seems to be about
right although ne did not have a chance to try
to catch runners at second. No one tried
to steal. At the bat he had hard luck, so
that he did not hit safely. He strikes with a
vicious swing, however, that sends the ball
bowling through the air and makes the hands OF
fielders Jingle when they try for it. And too, he
has a voice and is not afraid of using it in the
coaching boxes. 1t was one of the signs OF his
future popularity that although he did not
make single brilliant play yesterday, he put
up such a game a. promised him to be
fully capable of doing gilt-edged work when
the chance offers. The crowd applauded
whenever he went to the bat.
GOOD, STRONG FIELD.
The whole Washington field played stronger
and with more snap. Hatfield was on third and
took everything in reach. Smith played short
in peculiar way He dropped nearly every
ball that bounded into his hands, but picked 1T
up and threw it SO swiftly and accurately
that it did not fail to catch the runner in any
case. In the first inning, however, the first
ball hit went through him into the field. His
work with Dowd was one Of the features of the
game.
Burns proved himself to be a safe hitter
when men are on bases, and every ball he hit
was n hard drive The last one that he hit, in
the seventh inning, with Beecher on first, went
out SO far into center field that it seemed good
for a home run. But johnson got there in
some marvellous way and took the fly in style
that made the crowd howl for three minutes.
The batteries were Carsey and Lehman and
Kilroy, Kelly and Hurley.
THE RUNS.
Washington kept up its new wrinkle by going
to the bat last. Cincinnati filled the bases in
the first, but could not score. Seery reached
first on Smiths error, Andrews made a single
and Kelly hit to the pitcher, who threw Seery
out at third. Corcoran's sacrifice sent the run
ners ahead a base and Robinson went to first on
balls, but johnson put up difficult fly, which
Dowd took nicely. No one scored.
The home team was more fortunate. Beecher
hit for a base and Dowd sacrificed. Burns
made a single and Hines two-bagger and two
runs were scored McQuery went to first on
tried to score, being thrown out at the plate
through his deafness, which prevented his
hearing Beecher's coaching. Smith went out
at first. Two runs.
The visitors made one in the second on hits
by Carney and Andrews and an error by Nc
Query. 1t Was in this inning that Beecher
threw away his three-bagger.
Washington made one in the third on two
Dagger by Burns. sacrifice by McQuery and q
single by Hatfield.
THE GAME WAS WON
by the home team in the fourth inning, wher
three runs resulted on a base on balls to Car
sey. hit by Beecher, an error by Whitney OF
Dowd's ball and singles by Burns and Hines
| The hits were all clean and hard. Three more
| were Tailed in the fifth after two men were
| out. Lehman was hit by a ball and went t.
second on a passed ball by Hurley. CarseJ
waited for four bad balls and Beecher filled
| the bases when Robinson fumbled hi
grounder. Then Tommy Dowd wiped out hi
past errors by smashing out three-b base hi
along the left foul line. Three runs wer.
| scored.
| In the sixth. with two out. Cincinnati triet
to do the same thing, but failed. Whitney ant
| kilroy hit safely and Seery pounded hot ont
| at Carsey, which the little man stopped anC
threw to first in time. The Nationals wen
out in order. great double play shut tn
| visitors off in the seventh, Smith, Dowd anl
llcQuery officiating. Warrington reaped
| harvest from a crop of errors made by tn,
other side in the latter half Of the seventh
Carney, Corcoran and Robinson made tumble
and bad throws, Robinson securing two. an,
| three runs were tailed without a hit beinj
made Then three men were put out by Tie
to the outfield-
| A SLIGHT Squirt.
The score stood twelve to one when the Wis
itors went to the bat in the ninth inning an
Carsey felt SO sure Of the victory that he lie
down visibly in the great pitching tina
he had been doing. Seery, Andrews and HUI
ley made singles and COrcoran flied out {
Burns. Robinson made another hit and JOIN
son struck out Carney lined out the fit
single of the inning and a passed ball put hiI
and Robinson a base nearer home each, bu
whitneys fly settled in Beecher's hands, an
the squirt went for nothing. Three runs wei
scored.
Washington made IL hits and errors, an
Cincinnati IL hits and errors.
Jones reappeared as umpire and did goo
work.
OTHER GAMES.
American Association.
At phia-Athletic, Is; Louisville, 2.
At Observation-Disclosures, 8; st. Louis 4.
At Bos.on-Boston. q; Columbus, 4.
National League.
At Cleveland Philadelphia. 5; Cleveland, 8
At Chicago-Boston, 4; Chicago, 2.
At Pittsburgh-New York, 9; Pittsburg, q
At Enthusiastically, q; Cincinnati. 8.
THE RECORD.
,, The standing Of all the clubs up to date, wi
the games won and lost and percentage, is
81