Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-14
POOR PITCHING DID 1T.
The Nationals Fall Victims to the Cine
natis-Other Games.

The Nationals Fall Victims to the Cincin-
natis-Other Games.
The Washington club played q very disap-
pointing game Of ball yesterday, becoming
badly ratified in the field and batting as if they
were facing a cannon instead of man. II was
repetition Of the work of last week. and the
score stood II to in favor of Cincinnati. The
visitors PLAYED wonderfully well in the field,
doing almost perfect work and batting hard
enough to win two games. Three pitchers
faced the cyclone and went under, all but the
last one, and he, being an emergency pitcher,
stuck il out aud did WELL Miller was the
first victim and he lasted only part OF
the first inning, giving two men bases
on balls, making an error and being hit
for two smashes. one for three bases. Then he
asked TO be taken out as his arm hurt him. and
Mace went in. He finished the first inning,
and the other side made Z runs altogether.
He also pitched the second inning through
and runs were Tailed against Washington.
Then he too, succumbed, and Hatfield went
up from short to the box, Burns coming in to
short and Carsey playing in right field. Hat
field surprised the crowd and puzzled the
batsmen from the west in great style for Eve
innings, but one run being made off him. In
the eighth inning he was tapped for five singles,
and 4 runs were scored.
RAGGED YIELDING.
The field work of Washington was in strong
contrast with their clean playing in the three
previous games Burns, playing out of posi-
ton. was not certain Of grounders, and two
hard smashes went through him. He did very
we'll on some others. Lohman got a case of
rattle in the first inning and first fumbled
ball and then, after he had caught Carney
mapping on second on the play, muffed the
throw made by Hatfield Smith played poorly
with steadiness that was disheartening.
Twenty men went to bat Tor Cincinnati in the
first two innings and eleven runs were scored.
Six errors we're made by Washington in this
period. as many battery errors six singles by
the other side and three-base hit. This hit
was made when the bases were full and this
took the vim out of the statesmen. Kelly
played the whole game. going to second to re-
heye Robinson in the third inning and playing
his great monkey game there as behind the bat
Hurley took his place as backstop.
THE BATTING
Of Washington was very weak, Crane pitching
magnificent ball Hines hit for two singles,
and Beecher, Lehman, Mcclure and Carsey
for one each. These hits were scattered, ex-
cept in the first inning, when those Of Beecher
and Hines fell together and one run was the
result, Beecher scoring. In the fourth Hat
field put ball through Caravan, stole second
and tailed on Carseys hit.
Cincinnati made in the first 4 in the Sec
ond, 1 in the fourth, in the eighth and in
the ninth.
Washington made hits and II errors and
Cincinnati l6 hits and errors.
OTHER GAMES.
American Association.
At phia-Athletic, IS; Louisville, 1.
AT Observation-Disclosures, 2; st. Louis, 0.
At Boston--Boston. 10; Columbus, 8.
National League.
At Cleveland Philadelphia, 9; Cleveland, 5.
At Chicago-Boston, 4; Chicago, 2.
At MISUNDERSTANDING, &; New York, 8.
At Cincinnati-Brooklyn, 2: Cincinnati, /.
THE RECORD.
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