Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-07

THEY BROKE EVEN.

Phiadelphia.oa 20 .537 Cincinnati. Al 81 1896
THEY BROKE EVEN.
| The splitting even process INDUCED in
again on Saturday. when the National club es-
saved to play two games of ball with team OF
/ visitors Columbus was both the victor and
tine victim. The first game went all the way Of
! the Nationals BY the score of 10 to 8. and the
I second game close haul to .he tune Of s
] to j. Washington batted very heavily in the
! Frs, contest. and was aided materially by the
/ five errors made by Wheeiock. In the second
the Statesmen could not bat little bit until
after they were headed, and then Wheelock had
stepped making errors aEd played strong
game.
The SrAE told of the progress OF the first
! game tor two innings. at the end of which the
| score stood D to in favor of the Nationals.
| Cassian and Mcclure and Gastrigbt AND Doro-
hue and DOwse were in the points. After the
J paper had gone to press the homo team IN
creased its lead and had thirteen runs before
| the visitors had made any,
1 In the third inning two tallies we're secured.
| One man was out when Dowd went down on
| balls. Hatfield hit to left for base and wild
! pitch sent each along another. Mvord fouled
out to the catcher and Cassian hit to right,
scoring Dowd and Hatfield. Murphy hunted
safely and wild pitch put him on second and
Cassian on third, but Mcclure fouled ont to
| third
wAsHISGroSs Squirt.
/ Nothing Was done in the fourth inning BY
either side. but in the fifth there was a cyclone
| and Washington had scored six times before it
bad passed over. Wbeelocb dropped Hatfelds
fly the foul line and Alvord hit to left for
a base. Cassian hit to Wheelock. who threw
wildly to first and the ball lodged in the mud
next to the bleachers. while two runs were
scored. Murphy hit to right for two bases and
/ Mcclure lined one out over second for a single.
Su,cliffe fouled to Donohue. but Curtis smashed
! a safe one to right. and Wheelock made errors
! on grounders from McCauley and Dowd. There
/ we're eleven men at bat before the side was
| finally retired. and two men were left on the
bases.
| Then the visitors broke the ice and scored
| two runs on a man being hit, error by Dowd,
| a passed ball and a single by Twitcheil-
In the sixth Washington added two to its
score on double by Cassian into right center,
bases on balls to Murphy and Sutc!iffe and a
| single 10 Mcclure. There 4 stupid piece
| of work on the part of Washington ir This in
| ming. There was one man oat and Curtis put
| up Nv to center that was taken. The runner
| on third made tine plate. but twas a close shave
and mos: every one thought he was out.
herins, when appealed TO by the scorers said
| that the man WAS safe. McGuire the tenn
porary captain, was running on third. and he,
| too. thought the man was out and did not sat
| isfy himself on the point So when the next
| batter, McCauley. hit easy NY to center
| again. Sutcliffe. who was on second was
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thrown to second and e double play wac eum-
pleted.
| TIVE VISITORS BRACE uP
| The visitors took great brace in the latter
| part of the game, and as Cassian was letting
down good deal they scored with startling
! frequency, three IN the sixth, two in the
seventh and one in the eighth, but the lead Of
] the Statesmen too great. and the game
/ went TO the home team. In the first four in
nings Cassian was hit for four singles ard IN the
4 last five lie was touched up for seven. But he
| gave seven bases on balls III this period and hit
| another man and had wild pitch.
| Washington made thirteen hits and four err
rors and Columbus eleven hits and six errors.
| TIE SECOND GAME.
For Il few minutes il seemed az il the series
! were going to turn out exactly as that one did
| with Louisville the other day. The visiting
team went into the second game with an appa--
| ent determination 10 wipe out the disgrace
| done them in the frs. contest The batteries
! were Carsey and Sutclifte and knell and Douo-
1 hue. The Buckeyes went 10 the bat first and
/ scored one run. Crooks hit out to right for a
| bare. and after O'EOprke had flied to Murphy
Duitee made safe bunt toward first and Crooks
after stealing second, was enabled 70 score by
| SReeds sacririce-a grounder to McCaulev
For Washington. after Murphy. who had four
| chances To bring in rms and could rot bat at
| ali. flied out to Wheelock. Mcclure made "a safe
A one toward itIt. DIt was raSu enough TO try TO
| steal second and was put out. SutcIiffe struck
out.
The lead of the visitors was increased in the
! second inning. Douohue lei of with hit over
second for base and Wheelock sacrificed to
Ca:-ey. sending him 20 second. Leblanc went
| down on balls and DoEohue scored when Crooks
| lined the ball OFT to RICH, again safely
q Rourke fled out to Curtis and Leblanc scored
| when Sutcliffe made Dad throw to third kncll
! also trutting in aud Crooks going to third when
rl,r.f htt Ian :.
bounded off into the field. Sneed went out,
! DUwd 20 first
| This was discoaraging. and especially as Kueu
| seemed inyinclble. Washington went out in
/ the second half of the inning In the third
Columbus got man on third by means OF a
clean hit, bunt and q sacrifice, and 1t looked
like repetition of the other inning, but Carsey
snapped the ball over to Alvord and had his
man out III the twll.kling of an eve. Then the
/ next hitter fiied out to Dowd.
The h9ne team might have Tailed with lit
lie hitting In the third, for the visitors went
slightly TO pieces. Hatfield WIS out when AL
WORT made arattling single TO right-Ee only made
four Ont OF four times at the bat during the
eaa.e-and Carsey was tapped on the back by n
pitched bail. Murphy put ball at Wheelock
tliat he famb!ed long enough to let Carsey
whom ne tr4ed TO catch. reach second. and the
bases were fall with but one out Mcclure
Who throw to Crooks. ard the ball was sent TO
inst in time 10 make the double
A. ISIsRLsTISG FOURTH.
The fourth "Ss interesting. With one out
Crooks bad hit for = base and had then been
thrown out trying - steal and O'Rourke had
struck out, when Washington proceeded to tie
the score. .iCt:llfe made q safe bun. toward
third and went around 10 third on a wild pitch.
Curtis hled to short. but McCauiey bit safely
pas: third and Sutclife scored. Dowd's sacri-
. nee, % Rourke 10 first, ser: McCauley to third
AID he Tailed on Wheelock error on Hatfield
bail. Alsord hit Tor q base and put Hatfield
: on second and The latter scored while he went
! TO third on very wild pitch. Carsey went
, down on balls and stole second, Alvord scoring
|, when Crooks slipped just as he started to throw
home. Murphy struck out
This ssye everybody some hope, and Carsey
went i'll and pitched such good ball that the
visitors went on: in order in the fifth. 1t was
growing dark. AID Few thought that the game
could be played In the latter half. with
Mcclure oat. Satellite hit for base and stole
second, but the next two men weat out.
WHERE TINY WON THE GAME
The Buckeyes won the game ia tho sixth
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