Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-01
IN ELEVEN INNINGS.
The Nationals Made q Gallant but Useless
Fight In Baltimore.


The down-slidden Senators lost their fourth
straight game to Baltimore yesterday after hot
contest by the score of tos. Eleven innings were
required to decide the battle, each side scoring
in the eleventh. Baltimore, however, made
two runs, while the Statesmen could secure but
one. The Nationals played rather poorly at
first and allowed the enemy to get good lead,
while they were not hitting the ball. Then in
the seventh they began to pound. and by
scoring i've times tied the score, knocking
Madden out of the box. The batteries were
Bakely and Mcclure, and Madden, Mcmahon,
Townsend and Robinson. There were about
loo people present at the game, which lasted
two hours and twenty-five minutes.
HOW 1T WAS.
The Sun saysof the contest: For six innings
the Bsltimores maintained lead in the num-
Der OF runs scored without exerting them
selves. as IL Washington was sure to be beaten
anyhow. Madden created a little temporary
interest by doing nicely in the box and striking
out some one or retiring the opposing side Just
at the right time Then in the seventh inning
the surprise came. First McQueery placed a
hit IN center field, where it tingled WEIGHS
hands. Nobody felt alarmed. Mcclure went
out on a tame pop fy to Wise. Bakely smacked
the ball to left field safely and the runs began
to tally. Matters grew interesting. Steadily
the batting kept up until Dowd drove a spank
ing single over Gilberts head and tied the
score Madden. having been tempered with
for nine hits, was wisely removed from the
front Of battle, and McAahon and Robinson
took the points for Baltimore. The eighth and
ninth innings sped by without run on either
side TO change the score. and the tenth opened
with Gilbert at the bet for Baltimore.
Every motion Of the players on both sides
was now narrowly watched, and the cries and
cheers were incessant- Gilbert was hit on the
shoulder by pitched ball from the hand of
Rakely, who had been vigilant and reliable in
the box for Washington Robinson tapped
n grounder to first base and Gilberts chances
Of coming in with a run were DESTROYED before
he reached second Two more men were put
out in short order and Washington took the
bat Dowd made hit and Smalley got a base
on balls. but a splendid double play by Gilbert
who stopped a grounder and touched third
base, and Werden, who caught his swift. true
throw at first before the runner could get
down, disposed Of the opposing team without
trouble.
AL the suspense was swept away in the
eleventh inning. WEIGH, bent on winning the
game, deliberately allowed himself to be struck
on the head with a vicious inshoot that he
might reach first base. Van Haltren pushed a
single out on the ground TO right field, Raw
sacrificed with a bunt to Dowd and his two
comrades moved up a base each Wise settled
the day. His single, which skinned over the
ground to the right of second base and Just out
of Dowd's reach, brought in both runners amid
a general tumult- The Washingtons got one
run IN their turn through Giibert's misfortune
IN judging fly ball poorly and hit by Burns,
but that was all. Baltimore ha ! won.
OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY.
American Association.
At Observation-Disclosures, 7; Boston, q
At Cincinnati-COlumbus,6 s; Cincinnati. Is
At St Louis-St. Louis, 10; Louisville, 4.
National League
At Boston-Boston, 3; Philadelphia. Is.
At Pittsburg-Pittsburg, 4; Cleveland, 8 (ten
innings).
At CincinEsti-Cincinnati,4 4; Chicago. Z.
At Brooklyn-New York, 2; Brooklyn, 8.
HOW THE CLUBS STAND.