Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-13

Washington lovers Of base ball make q great
mistake in not going to see game Immediately
after the locals have been playing poor ball
Anything ranker than the game Of Thursday
can hardly be imagined, while prettier game
than yesterdays has seldom been played here.
Foreman's superb pitching, aided by sharp all
round playing by the home team, won a close
and exciting game from the Athletics. Eleven
innings were necessary to decide the game, the
three winning runs being made on successive
singles by Snyder. Hatfield and Mcclure. Al
words out and . single by Murphy. Tho Ath-
ietics could get only three hits OF Foreman's
delivery, and they were well scattered. Alvord
played . fine game at third, and Hallman's
pick-ups were the feature Of the game.
Matthews decisions gave st. Louis two runs
Yesterday in the Louisville game. Louisville
batted Griffith hard and Stivetts was substi-
tuted The game was marked by wrangiing
feature.
Errors yesterday lost the Cincinnati game to
the home team. Both pitchers did splendid
work, and but for the errors OF Cincinnati
there would not have been a single run scored.
ms rs the first shut out Of the season for
The Baltimore and Boston clubs played .
postponed game yesterday ct Baltimore. the
former winning by timely hitting in the fourth
inning. The visiting pitcher was batted hard, but
me visitors at times played loosely. Healy, for
the home team, pitched good game.
The leaders in the struggle for the league
championship met yesterday afternoon in New
York and great contest was the result Both
teams fought it out TO the last inning. In the
ninth inning, with Q lead Of one run TO over
the bat ever seen forged to the front The
features OF the game were Cores fielding and
the batting Of Gore, Herman and Connor
The Cincinnatis made their appearance in
Brooklyn yesterday afternoon for the first time
this season. Pop" Smith. Brooklyn's old
al hn .lax Cd Oh. g.
was heartily received by the audience and pre-
sented with two floral horseshoes. Latham
played good game at third base, throwing out
eight men at first and making the only two
runs scored by the visitors. Caruthers pitched
good game and kept the hits scattered:
The Phillies punched their errors in the fifth
inning yesterday, allowing the Clevelands to
score hve unearned runs. The fielding of the
home team was miserable.
The Beaneaters beat the Smoky City BOYS YES
terday afternoon in Boston in a close and ex-
citing game Both teams PLAYED equally as
well, both at bat and in the field, and it was
anybody's game until the last man was retired.
Miller carried of the fielding honors.
Macullar Is not so sure of getting the de-
serters from the Minneapolis and Milwaukee
teams for Baltimore as he was. II is beginning
to dawn on him that the players Duke Of Min
neaPolis and Vickery, Grim and Shoch Of Mil
waukee) are working" him. Manager Cush-
man is said to have offered his men SlO0 piece
If they would take Macullar's advance money
and then 60 back on him publicly. Macullar
bought ticket for Chicago yesterday, but
| stopped of at St. Paul, whittier he was fol-
lowed by Manager Cushman Of Milwaukee and
detective.
George W. Wagner Of the Athletic Club YES
terday made arrangements to play Sunday
games at Gloucester while the team is at home
the Baltimore team, and on next Sunday Bos-
ton will play.