Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-28
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Il OcIeVe Tue name 8 n JONAH.
I've heard good many say that"
They were leaving the ball grounds yester-
dag afternoon with about 5000 other ''enthu-
slasts"-that Is, enthusiasts when things come
their way. Yesterday they were merely every
day. commonplace baseball cranks. Any one
with half q mind could tell that they were try
ing to explain how the Senators kept losing
games by only one run. games that by all the
provisions of base ball ethics should have gone
to the home club. They finally settled on the
hoOdoO hypothesis. It's as good as any. The
Nationals work showed vast improvement
over that in the opening game with the Bos-
tons. The hitting was better. the judging of
balls was better. The visitors showed them
selves far superior in base running. They
watched every point and took advantage of
every mlsplay. Yet. well as the visitors played,
they managed to only barely beat out the locals
in the ninth in the second game.
The less said about the first the better. Not
that Washington played badly, but the dis
parity IN the number OF runs made by each
side was so great Boston batted Gastrights
delivery OPPORTUNITY and the locals made mis-
plays OPPORTUNITY for the visitors. In conse-
Iuencc the men from Beacon Hill scored 8
and earned only OF them. Hoy, Capt. Dan
and MIllican made singles, but the others
couldn't hit crafty War-horse Clarkson, and as a
result no runs were scored.
Every one however, expected Boston to win
one of the games, and SO the 3. 500 persons who
saw the first game settled back in their seats
conteutedy and waited for Gaffney to open the
second. hoping that the prize would be found.
BY $50 the crowd had grown to 5000. Bleach
ers. grand stand and third-base seats were
filed and hundreds roasted on fences. house
tops. telegraph poles and the ground. 1t
would be good idea TO build accommodations
for thousand more on the bleachers.
Dowd reached first on balls in the second
and scored Washingtons only run on Cancels
high throw over second. Strangely enough
BostOns tying run was made in the same way
Tucker was hit by the ball and scored ON Nc
Cures wild throw to catch Stivetts at
second. The winning run was made in the
ninth by Long, who had taken first by forcing
Stivetts at second and had gone to third on
Danny Richardson's attempt to make q
double Play by heading him off at first The
ball went wide and Larkn. being somewhat
disabled, could not stop it. Then Duffy
brought in the winning run by sharp hit to
Radford. 1t was promptly teldcd home but
Gaffncy decided Long safe and Boston had
won.
SHORT HITS.
Boston made seven hits.
kilroy is still a triflc wild, but yesterdays
was his first championship game.
The Port Richmond "Southpaw" watches
first like hawk.
kilroy showed good judgment in giving
Duffy his base twice. Why he didn't do it in
the ninth it is hard to say.
Each time kilroy gave Duffy his base.
Lowe, who followed. went out on flies. Kill
rows act very likely saved two runs each time
No games are scheduled for today. The
eastern clubs are travelling on their way to the
west. where they open tomorrow. Washington
at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at Chicago, Boston
at ST. Louis. Brooklyn at Louisville. New York
at Cleveland and Baltim ore at Pittsburg.