Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-30
ON rHx roBoGGAN SLIDE.
The Senators Settle Down Into Their Accus-
toned Place at the Foot.


toned Place at the Foot.
The National Base Ball Team after two weeks
Of struggling got there yesterday in great
shape. No, it did not win, anything Of the
kind; it merely reached the place that it has so
long and often occupied-last place in the
championship race. For the third successive
time the Senators went down before the ORR
oles. Yesterdays game was terrific in the bat
ting that was done, AZ hits being made, with a
total of GA bases. The score was Baltimore ~,
Washington IA. Baltimore hit harder and
felded little better than Washington and had
the good fortune to bunch some very pretty
hits in the fourth inning that resulted in runs
and the game. Carsey, who was pitching. was
withdrawn and Hatfield went up from short
stop and pitched ont the game, keeping the
sluggers down comparatively well.
The batteries for the game were Carsey, Hat
field and Meg uire, and Cunningham and Town
send. The game lasted for two hours and
thirty-fve minutes Yisner played third well,
but when Paul Hines grew tired of chasing
balls Burns went over into his territory and
Visner vent back to his old place.
PROM BALTIMORE STANDPOINT.
The Sun says this Of the game: johnson
knocked clean home run to right center field,
which bumped up against the fence, and he
crossed the plate by the time the ball was re-
turned to second base. yisner also made the
circuit on . noble hit which landed in the right
field corner. johnson and Ray lined out three
baggers with only a slight intermission. in
which Hines muffed long fly sent out by Wise.
Beecher and Burns touched up Cunningham
Tor two-base hits In succession. Four three
baggers and eight two-baggers were made dur
ing the game.
The Baltimores did most OF their hitting when
m ina tbav vie AND
the Washingtons batted hardest after the game
was lost to them beyond redemption. Young
Carsey, the dapper little pitcher, who has been
the visiting clubs msinstay in the box, will
mad work Of the Orioles with their ash sticks.
He did his best but no curve was too sinuous,
no shoot too swift to prevent Capt. Wise's slug
gers from smashing it in just the right spot
with all the weight Of big men and the strength
OF powerful muscles. Five innings were enough
for the courageous and really excellent young
twirler. He was knocked out of the box by the
ferocity of that streak Of hitting, and in the
sixth inning he went to short stop. while Hat
field took his place. The Orioles had then made
II hits and Is runs.
HArFIELD's FORTUNE
The change was a good thing for Carsey, but
hard on the man who took his place. Although
never star Of striking brilliancy, Hatfield has
experience as pitcher, and is accounted good
man for that uncertain post in time of emer-
gency. Cunningham was the first to face him.
He got base on balls. WEIGH made one
single, Ray another, Van Haltren q sacrifice
and Johnson his home run. Five more runs
crossed the plate before the Orioles took the
field again. Hatfield did better in the last
three innings. but pounded safely one OF
more times in each of them.
With such unusual batting the fielding on
both sides could hardly be up to the standard
Wild pitches. bases ON balls muffs and badly
handled grounders multiplied until they robbed
the contest Of beauty. In spite of q well-de-
veloped error column splendid individual plays
were made by members of the home team. A
great throw by WEIGH in the fifth inning was
one Of those rare feats which stir a base ball
crowd up to wild enthusiasm. Mcclure landed
two-bagger in right center field, which Ray
got and tossed to WEIGH, who was standing near
the fence. The great center fielder turned and
caugh glimpse of Mcclure travelling for third
base ~ fast - his legs could carry him. One
more instant and the ball was flying like light
ming to head him off. Gilbert stood at his post
crouched to receive it, and it settled in his
hands after the first bound with accuracy.
OTHER GAMES.
American Association
At Philadefphia-Athletic, 9; Boston, g.
At Columbus-Columbus, l.; Cincinnati. Z.
At ST. Louis-St Louis, Is; Louisville, O.
National League.
At Boston-Boston, 4; Philadelphia, 6.
At Pittsburg-Pittsburg, 4; Cleveland, 6.
At Observation-Disclosures, 4; Chicago, l.
Al Brooklyn-New York, IL; Brooklyn,a
How THE CLUBS STAND.