Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-08
ASOIEER LIE.

Philadelph.a5s 81 .527 Cincinnati. IS 6S 33s
ANOTHER TIE.
Had Curtis been properly coached in yester-
day afternoons ball game with Columbus 1t is
pretty certain that the home team would have
won. But the one run that badly needed
was never scored. and as result the game had
TO go down a tie, the play being stopped at
the end OF the eighth inning on account of the
darkness The score then To g. The
game was marked by good fielding and very
light hitting. Foreman and McGuire and
Leiper and Donohue we're the batteries Fore
man was In good form. and had he been caught
rs well he pitched the visitors would have
made but one run. Leiper's work was remark
able. Twice he went to pieces and sent three
men to bases on balls each time but the States
men could not hit HIM at all. He would put in
three bad balls and then three good ones.
and the batsman either struck out or
sent an easy grOuuder TO an iLhelder. Being
\ left-handed twirler he was a terror TO all of
the simIlsrly fitted Senator's, and Sutcllffe.
though he has the faculty of batting ON beth
sides of the rubber, Was hardly shadow of his
own self rs he appears in the batting record.
Three OF the four balls he hit went smoothly
into the hands of " Rourke.
GOOD START FOR THE VISITORS
The visitors took the first bat and began in a
vicious way. Crooks lifted a fiy into center.
under which Curtis had plenty of time to place
himself, but he had mis;udged it and 1t went
over his head for two bases o Rourke smashed
one into left that Murphy could not reach. and
q three-bagger WIS counted. Duffee struck
out and Ayord lei Sneed : high fly go through
his hands. Twitchell. however. gave him a
chance to redeem himself and he took il by
throwing the grounder home and putting out
O'Rourke. Then DonOhue mt down to McCau-
lev and was out.
Two Senators hit to Leblanc and died. and
Sutcliffe damned ball straight out in the di-
rection Of EowardtoWa that Duffee caught at
arms length.
ANOTHER RUN
went up to Columbus credit in the second
Wheelock received an .'inshoot'' between his
shoulders and stole second. After Leblanc had
popped little ball to Foreman Wheelock
stole third and went home when NcGuire
threw over Alvords head Leiper struck out
and Crooks, after going down on balls, was
caught trying to steal
THE SCORE TIED.
Then the Statesmen proceeded to tie the
score. Curtis and McCauley were given first
on balls and Leiper made poor throw of
Dowd's bunt, filing the bases. Hatfield was
very patient and waited for four bad balls SO
that Curtis was forced in. NcCaulev crossed
the rubber when double play at second and
first executed Hatfield and Alvord on
the la.ter's hit to short A wild pitch let
Dowd in and that gave Washington lead that
was kept up TO the eighth Foreman struck
out.
In the third. with one on base, flies were
caught by Murphy. Alvord and Sutclife the
last one being close shave on a hisjudgment
Murphy started the latter half with a line hit
over second Crooks fumbled NcGuire' :
grounder. but o Rourke nabbed that from SUIT
clife's bat, and. touching Murphy made a
double play by cutting of the batsmau. Nc
CURE parslyzed the crowd by stealing third
but Crooks was SO very mean as to n.ahe a great
one-hand catch of the liner that was on its way to
right from Curtis bat
Buckeye man reached third in the fourth
on n base ON balk. a steal and a bad throw tc
second by Mcclure. but there he rested
After McCauley and Dowd had struck out
Hatfield planted a safe one in left and stole
second, but Alyord hit to WEeel1Ck and went
out
Crooks hit to right for base in the 9Th and
was caught trying TO steal second After
ORo1rke had been retired. Dowd 20 iirst Duffee
Lit over second. bur he too fell a victim to ne
Cures throw.
IN the Latter part OF the sixth with sutcliae
out. Curtls went down on balls and went 10
third on McCauley's two-bdgger 10 LEFT. Dow,l
hat TO OI.onrke. who threw Curtis out at the
plate Hatfield ball went in the sane place
AnOther Statesman reached third in tie sew
enth- AlvoId went down on balls and Was adj
vsnced by sacrifices by Foreman and Murphy.
but McGuires liner 20 left Was scoopeG M by
Twi:eheli just above the grodEd.
THE VISITORS. on EVEN TERM.
The visitors tied the score in the eighth.
Crooks started he inning by going down or
balls q Rourke hit to NcCauley. who stupidity
satisfied himself with putting ont the ba.snan.
when he might have caught Crooks insteaI
Then after Dufee had fled 10 Dowd a mi
went through Mcclure to the stand and
Crooks g.1ll"I'ed all the way home. Sneed lad
becn given hrst Oh balls when TwitcheI fled
torAlsori
PoOR BASE RUNNING.
There barely light enough TO see the
ball in the latter half. but that was not a good
excuse for tue poor base running Of the States
men. Sutclife was on. when Curtis and Nc.
Cauiey went 10 their bases on balls DoWl
he a good single between short and third and
Curtis might have scored. but he was held or
third while powd aud NeCanley went half way
up between their bases One ball was lined
over 20 Lebsne. apparently TO catch Doyd anJ
the Soacher, biting at the bait sent Curti.
home, with the result that he was caught al
the plate. Then Hatfield We. down en- balIs-
this woaid have forced In tr7 winning run
ard with the bases fuli AlvOrd cou.d do N,
better than lift an easy fiy for WLeelock Il
Robb.e, whereat kerins ea.eC the game
Washington made ioLr hits and three errors
and Columbus fur hi;s aEd two errors.
OTHER GAMES.
Baltimore helped Us out by taking two gar,e
from Louisville. The frs. was Won. to ). L,
more luck in hitting. Healy and Townse nd
and Stratton anu Ryan were in the points
Louisville made eleven hits and three error
and Baltimore eleven hits and five errors.
Harder batting won the second Baltimor
making eleven hits and three errors and tn
Colonies eight hits and i've errors. The bat
ferries we're Fitzgerald, Ncekiu. Ryan and Ca
hill and Madden aud Robinson.
The Brewers and the Athletics split even
The Philadeiphians won the first 20 3
through better fielding: Chamberlain an,
Nlligan and Davies and Vaughn were the bat
teries The Athletics made eight hits and on
error and Milwaukee seven hits and lou
errors
weak batting lost the second game for Phila
dciphia- Killen and Vaughn worked agains
weyIing and Miligan- Milwaukee secure,
seven hits and Philadelphia four, while cac
side had two errors.
Two games today.
Then westward for a month.