Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-12

Ii made little enough difference how much
better the Nationals played ball in Milwaukee
yesterday, they lost just the same. The score
was but B to /, to be sure. and it was not an
overwhelming defeat, but the game went TO the
Brewers nevertheless. The Statesmen played
some very snappy ball in the field, but their
batting was weak, and they had hard work to
prevent n shut-out.
The batteries were Carsey and Sutcliffe and
Dwyer and Grim. SUtclIffe caught three balls.
the third one hitting his thumb and forcing
him 10 retire to right field. Mcclure went be-
hind the bat and exploded fallacy by catch
ing Carsey's curves calamity. besides leading
the home team at the bat with a triple and Il
single. The field work was very good, the in
field being especially clever. Sutcliife made a
great play by shutting off a run on his return
of a twO-bagser.
But Dwyer could not be hit effectively, while
Carsey was found just often enough to pro-
duce comfortable lead.
Milwaukee started off by scoring twice. with
one out. Shoch hit for two bases and scored
when Caravan placed q single into right. A
passed ball gave Caravan chance to tally.
In the third, after shannon had gone out
on fly. Mcclure hit to left for three bases
and scored when Sutcliffe sacrificed by flying
to Burke
INCREASING THE LEAD.
In the fourth Milwaukee increased the lead
by one. Earle made hit. Carney sacrificed
himself at first and Dwyer made a single.
Thus the score stood until the seventh in
ming, when Burke, Shoch and Dalrymple each
hit safely for base, two men scoring. This
ended the tallying.
Washington made si1 hits and two errors and
Milwaukee ten hits and one error.
OTHER GAMES.
Baltimore beat Louisville once more 6 to 1,
Stratton and Cahill and Healy and Townsend
were in the points. The Orioles made eight
hits and one error, and the Colonies four hits
and two errors
The Browns played remarkable game and
whipped Boston hands down. 10 TO 4. Bufn-
ton was batted out of the box. The batteries
were McGill and Eoylc, and Buifnton, Griffith.
Murphy and Collier. st. Louis made sixteen
hits and three errors, and Boston nine hits and
tour errors.
The Athletics failed to make an error and
Columbus failed to make a run. The score
was 10 0. weighing and Milli.an Cficiated
against Knell and Donohue. The Athletics
made ten hits and rp errors and the buckeyes
five hits and one error.
NOTES.
In Columbus tomorrow.
That was an Improvement.
Philadelphia league has released Shindle.
The COlonels are still twelve points behind.
McCarty and Comishey made q triple play
yesterday.
Mcclure made single and a double, Curtis
two singles and Sutclitfe and Dowd q single
apiece.
shannon took five Of his six chances. Dowd
seven OF eight and Hatfield all of his five.
The bleachers are called sunset seats" in
the south.
Johnny Ward will resume the study Of law in
New York this winter. he says.
Won der Ahe is after Jim Davis scalp. He
has made a miserable showing in st. Louis and
Irwin agrees with Der Boss"
Tom Brown has played twenty-four errorless
games In succession. and In ia games played
this season has stolen nine:y-folr bases.
The averages compiled SO far place Columbus
at the foot OF the club batting list and Washing
ton IN the same place in the team field work.
W. j. Mclaughlin. an umpire Of the Illinois
Iowa league, will take the place Of Jim Davis
on the association staff.
In batting Brouthers leads Boston, Sutcliffe
leads Washington. O'Neill leads St. Louis.
Donovan leads Louisville. Wood leads tine
Athletics, Van Haltren leads Baltimore Duffee
leads Columbus and Sutciiffe leads them ALL
The Douglass Base Ball Club colored cham
Pion of the district. will play the Mount Pleas
ant Brown Base Ball Club, colored, at the
National park on Tuesday, September Is.