Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-11
LOST BY POOR PITCHING.
Senators Played Well but Were Handicapped
in the Box.
1t was another case of incompetent pitching

sufferer. The earned runs were the same on
each side, but the Washington pitchers were re-
sponsible for many runs that were not earned.
Eleven bases on balls were given by Jones and
kilen. OF course, if those eleven men scored
their runs would not be earned, though the pitch
ing and not fielding errors permitted them.
Phenomenon Jones was in the box for the
Senators when the game started. Shindle was
given base on balls and Van Haltren hit to
Jones. The pitcher threw wild to second base,
and Shindle reached third, while Van Haltren
was safe at first. Sutcliffe filled the bases by
getting base on halls. Stovey hit long fly
to right field, which allowed Shindle to score
and moved the other two runners up one base
each. Ward and o Rourke followed with singles,
which scored Van Haltren and Sutcliffe. Stricken
was given a base on balls, but Gunson went out
on short fly to second base. Cobb's base on
balls forced Ward home, but Shindle's fly re-
tired the side, with four runs and three men
left on bases.
In his one inning Jones made an error. gave
four bases on balls and was hit for two singles
The four runs were directly chargeable to
Jones.
Then Manager Irwin decided to put Killen in.
Capt. Dan objected. The damage had been
done. Why not save Killen until today? But
Irwin said that Killen must pitch and SO Frank
very unwillingly went into the box. Killen did
not allow the Orioles a run until the third in
ming, when O'Rourke started with q single and
was sent to second on Stricker's sacrifice. Shin
dies single allowed O'Rourke to score.
In the sixth inning, with one out. Stovey hit
to right field for three bases and scored on
Wards sacrifice hit to left field.
The last run credited to the Baltimores came
in the seventh inning. Cobb, after Gunson had
gone out on fly to left field, reached first base
on balls and was sent to third on safe hits by
Shindle and Van Haltren. He was forced home
by Stovey's base on balls.
No Washington player could cross the plate
until the sixth inning. Robinson of Washing
ton started the inning by striking out, and Rad
ford followed with an out to Van Haltren.
Dowd, however, made his second hit Of the
game and stole second base, whence he scored
on Hoy's hit to center field.
The last run of the game was made by the
visitors in the seventh inning. MCGUIRE started
with hit and Richardson sent him to second
with single. Killen went out on fly to
Shindle, but Robinson forced Mcclure out on a
hit to the same player. Richardson reached
second on the play and scored on Radford's sin
gle.
Score: Baltimore, Z; Washington, 2.
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Wild pitch--Cobb. Time of game-Two hours and If
teen minutes. Umpire-Gaffney.
The scores Of other games were: New York,
4; Brooklyn. l. Pittsburs, g.; st. Louis, 2.
Louisville. 8: Chicago, s. Cincinnati, g. Cleve-
land, 8. Philadelphia, 6; Boston, B.
The Phillies took another rapid stride for
Boston. New ioKk and Cincinnati were downing
Brooklyn and Cleveland. so that Harry Wright's
men not only secured third place, but in addi-
ton gained considerably on the leaders.
With Reilly back on the team and the pitchers
all in. good trim. Harry Wright's men will soon
be able to give the other clubs a ha,d struggle
for the pennant.
New York is again in fourth place, Brooklyn
being forced to fifth, and Pittsburg now has a
clear lead for leader of the second division over
Chicago and Cincinnati, who are tied for eighth
position.
The Senators played rafting good game
yesterday.
Jones throw to second in the first inning was
the only costly error.
Sixteen Baltimores were left on bases. That
shows good fielding.
Sacrifce-hitting helped Baltimore to two
runs.
Washington made seven hits yesterday,
Brooklyn made five. Philadelphia six, New
York seven. Boston nine, Cleveland nine, Gin
cinnati nine, Pittsbur3 six, st. Louis three,
Chicago seven and Louisville fifteen. Yet the
local team is said to have lost the game thr ough
inability to bat.
Nothing discourages team 80 much as IN
competency in the box. Unjust criticism
would demOralize the best team in existence.
The Washington pitchers were responsible
for every one of the seven runs scored by
Baltimore yesterday and every report of yes
terday's game shows it.
Washington earned both its runs.
DOwd's base running is great factor in
scoring runs.
Two hits were made by the Baltimores in the
first and third innings, one in the sixth aud two
in the seventh.
Two hits were made by Washington in the
sixth and three in the seventh.
Jones il to pitch again today. The manage
ment is said to be in doubt about his ability as
pitcher. 1t might have been tested after the
game was lost yesterday.
With the aid Of moss-agate pitching Wash
ington is taking header for twelfth place.
Give the Senators good pitchers and they
will win 80 per cent Of the games they play.
Billy" Barnie umpired first-class game of
ball yesterday at Brooklyn. His father aged
eighty-four witnessed the game from the grand
stand.
Capt. Ewing played behind the bat with all Of
his old grace and skill yesterday. With Ewing
as one end Of the battery stolen bases will be
few and far between.
O'Rourke was taken ill with cramps in the
first inning yesterday at Brooklyn and his place
was taken by Richardson.
Umpire Barnie will take the place Of Mr.
Hurst on the staff.