Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-13
MORE GOOD FIELDING.
The Cincinnatis' Score Cut Down and Vic
tory Scored on . MuH bvwood.

tory Scored on . Nun bv Wood.
"Oh, he won't catch it, thes suns in his eyes,''
yelled Latham. the merry jester and third base
man of the Red Legs. One Of his conferers at
National Park yesterday afternoon had just
Popped up n fly to the infield and Tommy Dowti
was digging his toes into the ground irving to
get to it. 1t landed in his hands and shout of
derision at Latham went up.
Hard luck he sang out. Il thought that
it was a sun HIT
''Sun hit murmured the rranks, chats a
new one
Comiskey's Red Legs in vain placed reliance
on the sun yesterday. Our fielders were every
where. They gathered in apparently safe base
hits. and certainly no one could have found
fault with the way Pitcher Mcakin was sup
ported. Meakin very sensibly pitched for the
batter. and did not try to strike out every one
Inc consequence that he was hit hard and
often, but he felders behind him had their
eyes open, and were on the jump. Richardson
made the finest stop of drive by Holiday that
was ever seen on the Washington ball field. 1t
went down between Dowd and second and
seemed surely safe. Dan spurted, stopped it
with his left changed it to his right and threw
SO swiftly and accurately that it caught Halli-
day, an acknowledged Splinter The welkn
was well rung before the shouts ceased
The local nine took the field, as it had worked
so well on Saturday. 1t certainly seems a SEN
sible change No one reached first until in the
second Larkin got low ball just to his liking
and he banged it. 1t went on a line direct for
Chamberlain, who was pitching. and struck him
in the hollow OF the back. He souirmed around
for some time. but finally went on Larkin was
forced. however. and got no further
The visitors began the scoring in the fourth.
McPhee hit past third for two bags and was
sacrificed to third and scored on Holidays
drive to left. Holiday stole second. was sacri-
feed to third and scored on Browning s drive
to center.
In the sixth the visitors increased their score
Holiday hit for two bags. took third on
Twitchelft tumble of his hit and scored on
Naughn's hit to right. In the seventh Wood
was given first on balls, Smi1 hit to right and
started to run down. While Dowd and Larkin
were running him backtund forth Wood started
for home. Smith made dive and overthrow
Larkin, who was watching Wood out of the
corner Of his eye OF course Smith was put
out, but Wood got his run in. 1t was clearly
illegal interference and sh0nfd not have been
allowed.
In this inning Duffee made great catch of
Chamberlain's fly ont by the right field foul
lines. The home team began to score in the
fourth Dowd hit over McPhee. Larkin Int
left. Iwitchel sacrificed Dowd along by a fly
to right Larkin ran down. and the throw
in DOwd scored. Milligan hit out to center and
Larkin scored. Richardson was hit by ball
Duffee was given his base by Chamberlain, who
estimated that Meakin was weak batter. He
was right. for Ateakin struck out
In the eighth Twitchell took first on balls.
Catcher Vaughn received a bad crack on the
hand and Morgan Murphy took hs place Mil
hgan was given his base on balls Duffee hit
for two bags and Twitchell scored. Meakin hit
to right and Wood. after hard run. just
reached it. He failed to hold it and Niligan
anu Duffee scored. and the game was won.