Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-27
National League.
Row THE NATIONALS LOST.

Row THE NATIONALS LOST.
The Nationals lost a game to the Athletics
yesterday by the score of to because they
could not bat when men were on the bases.
Nor did they bat when men we're of the bases,
except in largely isolated cases. end the Ath-
letics by pretty squirt in the seventh inning,
aided by small case # rattle On the part OF
the home club. scored three runs and went too
lar ahead to be overtaFen. The batteries we're
Carsey and Lehman and weyhingand Milligan.
Both pitchers did we'll, but weighing was the
more effective, striking ont eight men, while
Carsey struck ont bu. two. The contest was a
close one and the result was sufficiently in
doubt to the end to hold the attention Of the
specta who brayed the heat and went out to
the park.
In the first Murphy hit for base and Dowd
sacrificed, but the run could not be scored. In
the second, with Daily out, Hatfield hit for
three bases into left field. The ball would have
gone on to the fence and Hatfield would have
made home run had not Corkhill Just CHANGED
TO jump IN such way as to block the sphere as
1t rolled by. Lohman then made smart two
Dagger into right field and Hatfield scored
This looked like a sure victory. but the ne xt
two men struck out and there was no more
effective hitting until the end of the game
Thereafter the play was smooth and
practically featureless except the work of Al
word in the sixth inning, when he put the en-
tire side out, taking two hot liners on the H.
and blocking another, putting the man out at
first. A fourth was also given to him, a safe
drive from Mailman, which was ont of reach
In the seventh inning Cross made a two base
Int by third and Clymer and weighing sacri-
Heed. Then Wood hit for base over second
and Sanders hunted. Iarkin gave Hatfield q
chance, but AlyOrd ran in front OF him and tho
bail was safe. This filed the bases. and Milf
gan settled the game by driving hot one down
the first base alley that Paul Hines did not try
20 get. thinking it was foul. 1t took an un-
lucky bound just in front of the base and went
out 10 right Three runs resulted from the in
ming Washington made in the eighth
aud should have made more but for Umpire
Ferguson. Dowd hit for two bases into lett the
ball hitting tree. Hines sacrificed and BE echer
hit for base over second. Beechcr stole sec
ond, being called safe on n close decision that
caused great Daily hit a safe one
through Cross at third and Beecher reached
the bag safely, but overran and was sent back
by the cnacher. He turned and fell the bag
just before Ciymer touched him with the bali
out the umpire called HIM out to the intense
disgust of the crowd and the players. Then
the side was put out by Hatfield hitting to
Mailman. Two men struck out in the ninth
The Athletics had made one run in the fourth
inning ON three hard singles and an error by
Alvord. who failed to hold a good throw by
Lehman to catch Larkin of third. Washing
ton made seven hits and two errors and the
Athletics nine hits and two errors.
BALL NOTES.
Athletics today and Louisville Saturday
twice.
Ferguson has become an evener-up, and is
not artistic about it, either.
Beecher has been released to the Athletics
and Hines will be returned to center. Nc
Query has recovered from his injury.
Mayhem and Freeman are likely to be tried
in todays game, possibly alternately. They
are yet untried.
Old Pete Browning has been released by the
Pittsburg club.
The Independent Base Ball Club of Laurel
Nd, defeated the Baltimore Juniors at Laurel
last Saturday by the score OF to 2 The
Laurels have won three games SO far this year
and have not been defeated. The first victory
was from the Hurst Purnell 4 Co. team by the
score Of IL TO and the second from the High
lands, 10 to 0.
There are all sorts Of rumors afloat a. to
change In the management of the Washingtons
which are all denied by the directors of the club
There Is good deal Of conflicting literature &c
be found on the subject. For instance. the
Buffalo Commercial says that the directors of
the jamestown Club have decided to release
Manager Charley Morton at his own request to
manage the Washingtons, and the Louisville
Courier Journal says that Director Scanlon
teiegraphed Dan shannon, manager of the
Omaha Base Eall Club, to secure his release
from Omaha. offering him s450a month to man.
age the Washington club.
Out Of all this maze Of conflicting rumors
there Is little truth to be cleaned The di-
rectors are not entirely satisfied with the po-
sihon-or lack OF position-of the team, but
whether or not they attribute the failure to the
manager Ia u problem. Their course in regard
To Sam Trott was such rs to render SNYDER all
apparent fixture IN the club here. us he was in
daeed to resign good position in order to
come here.
The Potomacs defeated the Y. M. @. A. team
yesterday afternoon at Y. NJ. G. A. Park IL to 3.
Kelly and Hodge comprised the Potomac bat
terry and Holbrook aud Carey the Y. NJ. &. A.
battery. Messrs. Burdette and OHagan we're
the umpires The playing Of Hauptmann,
Kelly and Rebstock were the features.
The Olympias defeated the Hyattsvilles Tues
day at the latters grounds. Score, to 8.
The Orientals defeated the Lafayettes Is to
l2. Wright. Cameron and Beall filed the points
for the winners. The Orientals will cross ba Is
with the Young Athletics Of Rockville July at
Rockville.
The senior and junior mines Of the pension
bureau will play az O'Clock this afternoon al
Capitol Park.