Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-08

The Washington base ball team wound ur
the exhibition season yesterday in good shape
by defeating Baltimore in heavy slugging
match by the score Of IS to II. It was square
uphill fight for the Senators. who were ten runi
behind when the Orioles scored their last tallies
in the fifth. The burst Of speed showed by the
Nationals in the ninth inning, when they scored
six times with but one man out, was the feat
ure Of the game. The hitting was terrific al
times. Baltimore made nineteen hits, with a
total Of twenty-six bases, and Washington Sc
cured eighteen hits with total of twenty-five
bases The batteries were: For Washington,
Bakely and Hart for three innings, and Miller
andgHart for the rest of the game; for Baltimore,
Cunningham and Townsend for five innings,
and Van Haltren and Robinson. Baltimore
made ten hits and nine runs of Bakely and
nine hits and eight runs off Miller, while Wash
ington secured twelve hits and ten runs of
Cunningham and six hits and eight runs of
THE NINTH INNING WAS SIGHT.
McQuery reached first on an error by wer-
den and Hart hit for a base. Hatfield then
made three-bagger, bringing in two runs.
He had to stay on third, while Smalley went out
at first from Giberts throw, but Miller hit to
Gilbert the ne xt minute and on the wild throw
he went to second, while Hatfield scored the
third run Of the inning. Hines hit for one
base and Miller scored, and Paul went in when
Beecher hit to the club house for three bases.
Slow handling of the ball in the outfield ena-
bled Beecher to score on his hit, making the
winning run with but one man out.
THE INDIVIDUAL PLAYING.
The fielding Of both teams was better than
the day before. six errors apiece being the
score. The Senators hit and tielded as follows:
Hines, two singles, double and one chance
accepted; Beecher, single and triple. two
chances accepted Dunlap, a two-base hit and
seven chances accepted. Visner, two singles,
one chance taken: McQuery. three singles,
eleven chances accepted; Hart, three singles,
five chances taken, one error; Hatfield, a single
and a triple, eight chances accepted and two
errors; Smalley, a two-base hit, three chances
taken and three errors: Bakely, single hit,
chance accepted.
THE COLLEGE TEAM WON.
The Columbia Athletic Club team met de-
feat yesterday afternoon at the hands of the
Dartmouth College. nine by the score Of II to
8. For six innings the game was closely con-
tested. although the collegians appeared to be
In better form than their opponents this being
the first meeting of the Columbia team this
year. In the seventh inning the Dartmouth
men pounded the ball hard and the local men
made several costly errors, which settled the
game in favor of the visitors. The batting of
Abbott. Heath and Boutelle and the battery
work of Barry and Shurtieff for Dartmouth
and the fielding of Walsh and Green for the
Columbia were the principal features.
Base hits-Dartmouth, II; Columbia Ath-
letic Club. S. Errors-Dartmouth 4; Columbia
Athletic Club, 10.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON
Of the American Association will open today.
Washingtons team plays in Philadelphia with
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Baltimore, Cincinnati at st. Louis and Colum
bus at Louisville. The first series will CON-
prise four games, and then there will be a
change. Washington comes home and plays
Boston. Athletics play at Baltimore, Columbus
at st. Louis and Cincinnati at Louisville.
MANAGER TRoTT's INSTRUCTIONS.
In the game in Philadelphia today Bukely
and Carsey will pitch tor Washington. Before
the game yesterday in Baltimore Manager
Trott took the Senators into a room all bv
themselves and laid out his platform for the
championship season, giving his men his ideas
OF how the game should be played. pointing
out their weak spots, encouraging them in what
they can do well and warning them of certain
pitfalls that await every ball team. He made
especial reference to the matter o. coaching
and general team discipline. Capt Visner will
have general charge of The men on the field
while Dunlap will act as captain for the calling
OF Instructions during the field innings. The
coaching will generally be done by Visner, Nc
Query and Dunlap, but there is now definite
understanding thar the base lines are mover to
be Left unoccupied By some man whose duty it is
to call out to the base runners. Instructions were
given TO the men to make their movements on
the field quick and lively, especially in coming
into the bench at the end of each inning
There is to be no loahng of any description
during the progress of the game and ever
thing will be done to make the contests full of
movement.
THE BATTING ORDER
OF the Nationals will be about as follows during
the earlier games at least: Hines, C. f. Beecher,
If; Dunlap, CD; Visner, C. f.: McQuery, lb;
Mcclure and Hart, c.; Hatfield. S. s.; Snlalley
3b; Bakely, keefe, Miller and Carsey, p.
The following will probably he the batting
order of the Athletics this afternoon:
Mailman. 2b; Larkin, 1b; Mulvey. 3b; Wood,
/. T.; McGeachy, C. f.; Friel, T. f.. Cross,
catcher: Corcoran. g. S., and Wevhing, pitcher.