Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-02

slice OF luck-wh1ch means bad luck for tn
other side-the Washingtons took game from
the Cleveland "Spiders" yesterday and left be
hind them the fatal thirteen hole in which the,
had been resting since last Saturday. 1t seemed
long time since they had taken game. Tn
people were beginning to think that they haC
forgotten how to win and the men themselve
seemed bowed down and ifeless. They wer
under the spell Of the fatal thirteen. Now the,
have thrown it off and will again go buoyantl,
forward. Nothing less than another gam
from the Spiders will satisfy them. They ar,
going to wipe out the memory of those tire,
defeats by Arson.
To a stranger coming upon the scene Of con
fiict yesterday it seemed as if Anson's men hat
missed the train and had stayed over to ge
averages. The impression was dispeled, how
ever, when the visitors we're seen ut work
True they wore the gray uniforms and blacl
stockings OF the Colts, but they were as an as
in lions hide. Their playing lacked the &C.
curacy and cleanness of the fielding Of the Chi
Cages. The exhibition they made Of throwing
and mufhng made one wonder how in the
world they had attained their sanding in the
league race.
For the most part it was a dull game. The
visitors took the lead at the start and kept ii ut
to the ninth. Then with several timely hits, q
base on balls and an error the home club scored
five runs, took the lead and kept it. The ninth
inning was exciting. 1t was the only exciting
period of the game, though the seventh ap
preached it, when it looked as though Washing
ton would tie the game.
BY judicious sacrificing and timely hits the
visitors brought two men across the plate in the
first inning.
The Senators let three innings drift away and
in the fourth started in to make things interest
ing. After Donovan had gone out on hit to
Davis Duffee sent hot liner out to right. Il
was good for a base, but OConner allowed il to
get away from him and 1t rolled up toward the
corner of the lot and Duffee made strides for
the plate. which he reached in safety. Then
Jack Milligan followed with hit that cut the
clover tops also out toward O'Conner. Rich
ardson hit sharply to Mexican, who threw badly
to first, and both runners moved ahead. With
two men on base and one out it looked as though
some more tsllies were about due, but killen
struck out by Pitcher Young and Dowd
knocked fy to Burket in left.
In the visitors half they drew ahead trife
more. Richardson failed to handle McKean's
hit, but Radford made q sensational one-hand
catch Of McAleer's liner, which caused great
cheering Then thinner hit high over Hoy's
head and Mexican scored. Young and Childs.
however, were retired in order.
Both sides got man to third in the fifth, but
couldn't score him.
Intbe sixth Washington made another squirt
to close thesap. Dpffee dropped an artistic lit.
tie buht between pitcher and third and reached
first. Young picked up the ball and notwith-
standing Duffee was clearly safe, banged away
at Burket and the ball went over to the bleach
ers and Duffee was safe on second MilligaI
lifted fly to left that was caught but Duffee took
third on the sacrifice. Then Richardson
brought him in by a clean cut drive past Nc
Kean. A rsofnent latter Danny tried to steal
second, doubtless fearing that Kilien. who was
at bat. would double him up. thinner had his
throwing arm with him, however, and Danny
retired to the bench. Killen was given his base
and Dowd hit safely over second. Radford
ended the inning by flying out to O'Conner.
Again the visitors increased their lead Nc
Aleer hit over to the right field fence and Zim-
mer scored him by hit out toward Dufee.
The ''lueky seventh opened with the top
man on the list at bat. The combination was q
good one and Hoy took first on balls. Then
Donovan opened good thing he has had corked
up for some time and lifted beautiful one for
three bags over McAleer's head. Hoy scored.
The whole crowd was now on its feet. yelling
and cheering the runner on-"Come on, DonO-
van! Come on homer
And Donovan made a gallant effort for it.
with the crowd yelling and waving their hats
and Foreman on the coaching lines urging him
on. 1t was toe much to attempt, however. and
he was nipped at the plate on the throw in.
''Oh, why didn't Foreman keep him on third:
Never saw such chump playing, the bleachers
growled. The bleachers are great at hind-sight
criticism. Our nine would never lose q game
il thev knew as much before a play as the
bleaehers do after it. That ended our oppor-
tunity. The pext two men few out.
The visitors thought they would take little
of the '.lucky seventh in .'theirn." It's a
way they have in the forest city. BSrcheil
lifted sharp one out to Donovan. The sun
just then shifted from behind a cloud and
winked his other eye at Patsy and of course
the ball got away from him and Burchell
scored. Then the sun went back to its bench
and the next two men died at first, O'Connor
on hit past Killen, which was neatly picked
up by Danny on a run and hurled to Larkin
The Senators took the eighth to recover their
breath. Butrin the ninth came the hitting and
the errors that landed Washington a winner.
Dowd hunted toward third and took first on
Davis tumble. Radford sent him along BY a
safe hit past Mexican. Hoy was given first on
balls. The visitors made great kick at this,
claiming that only three balls had been called
and Umpire Emslie had to appeal to the official
scorer TO sustain himself. Whereat the now
excited crowd cheered Justify. There was no
looking at that lugubrious consolation board
out by the fence. There no need to. Dono-
van now hit to Mexican, forcing Hoy, but Dowd
scored. Then Larkin produced one Of those
ls-karat beauties which he dispenses occa-
sionally. 1t was in the shape of a drive to the
right field fence and Radford and Donovan
scored. Duffee planted his hit over McKean's
head and an moved up base. thinner fancied
that Larkin vas taking liberties with third base
and hurled the bail down there TO check it. 1t
wasu low throw and it glanced off over toward
the left field bleachers and Larkin and Duffee
scored.
And Washington had scored five runs and
gained lead of three.
This lead the visitors started to cut down in
their half in a very enterprising way. Childs
hit 10 right for base and Burket lifted the
sheepskin out behind Duffee and both came
home. .fhe next three men, however, sent the
ball in the air and the game was over. A tight
squeeze, was it not-S tot?
Other championship games played yesterday
resulted as follows:
At Philadelphia-Ph Philadelphia. ~; Chicago, g.
At Boston-Boston, 5; ST. Louis, /.
At Baltimore-Cin g. Baltimore L.
At New Tork-Pittsburg. Z; New York, L.
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn, IL; Louisville. f.
Donovan Is not the only fielder troubled BY
the sun. Todays Philadelphia Press says OF
yesterdays game in that city: DUNCAN lost
several balls at right yesterday on account Of
the sun"
Ansons defeat yesterday caused him to lose
second place.
Barnie will manage the Fort Wayne team Of
the Western League.
Jack 0'COnner of the Clevelands yesterday
rreyht {xvr, .Nf I'LL,