Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-19

The Colonies made 1t three straight for the
Statesmen yesterday in Louisville and the
| score was 8 to 8. 1t was a close call for a
victory, but the game was lost through tho
better luck of the Bourbons. Washington
made more hits and fewer errors than her op-
ponents, and yet the Colonies had luck il,
punching and won by neck. Cassiau and
Mcclure and Fitzgerald and CahilI were in the
points.
The features Of the game were the batting of
both pitchers, who smashed the ball fierccly.
Cassian liadc three singles and triple and
Fitzgerald made 4 triple and homo run. The
base play OF Dowd and Mclaughlin was gilt
edged.
Washington startsd out in the first by MAX
ing two runs Oh Il base on balls to Donovan.
hit by MCGUIRE, and after Donovan had been
forced out by McCauloy. there was some funny
business by Louisville, when the runners stole
bases that let i'll both runs.
Louisville tied the score in the third. making
two on home run by Fitzgerald that Donovan
misjudged, a base on balls to Cline n sacrifice
by Weaver and hit by Taylor
Washington lost the game in the fourth, when
Louisville made Six runs on some heavy bat
ting They were the result Of an error by Nc
Cauley. two bases on balls, three single hits and
a triple.
In the fifth tho Nationals had the basos full
with one out. when Donovan popped up Il fy
over second that was dropped by Shinnick. but
which resulted in a double play. In the sixth,
however. the Statesmen had more luck. Five
runs were made. Mcclure went down on
balls and tailed when McCuuley hit for three
bases. Curtis lined out single. After Dowl
had put up fly Hatfield sent q hit to right and
both he and Curtis, after stealing, scored on
Cassian's triple, the batter tallying when Muir
ply made a double. After wild throw had
put Lawrence Patrick on third Donovan could
not score him.
The Louisville folks went ahead peg in the
eighth, when both Weaver and Taylor hit for
two bases.
In the ninth Washington came near winning.
Donovan led off with single and Mcclure fol-
lowed with another. Then the next two men,
McCauley and Curtis, went out. and Dowd
scored one run by n safe hit. Mcclure and
Dowd were left on the bases. as Hatfield could
not hit safely.
Washington made fourteen hits and two er-
rors aud Louisville eleven hits and four errors.
St. Louis today.
There is no hope now.
Cassian is a slugger.
Tho league has declared war.
Every Senator hit safely yesterday.
The errors were made by McCaulcy and Dowd
Milwaukee, lost ground yesterday in the
chase OF Columbus.
Donovan had three chances to win Yesterday $
game by making a hit when men were on
bases.
sutcliffe did not play yesterday, his hands
being somewhst sore.
There is an overstocked market Of outficlders
Tin the club now.
The Douglass Base Ball Club (colored cham
pions) will play the Market House Base Bal.
Club at the National Park on Thursday after
noon.
OTHER CAMS YESTERDAY.
Baltimore won yesterday by punching hits
and taking advantage Of Milwaukees errors.
Stivetts let down in the seventh inning in
yesterdays game at st Louis and the visitors
batted out a victory. Up to the seventh Stivetts
had been very effective, but three scattering
hits being made off his delivery.
The Clevelands could not touch Caruthers
yesterday. while the Brooklyns punched their
hits in the second and sixth innings and, aided
by the visitors errors, won a hollow victory.
Ely's playing at short was the feature OF the
game.
Gumbert was n soft mark for the New Yorks
They hit him hard and often. The Chicago
team could do nothing with long John Ewing.
He kept their hits scattered except in the ninth
inning. when they got in three singles The
visitors played poor game in the field.
The Cincinnati team lost yesterdays game to
the Phillies by being outbatted by the home
club and making few costly errors The
visitors pounded Killing hard in the fifth in
ming that Esper was put in to relieve him.
The Pittsburgs could not do anything with
Clarkson yesterday, while the home team had
easy time with Baldwin. Miller was severely
injured by being hit on the knee cap with foul
tip, but he finished the game