The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-22
THE PHILLIES ON TOP.
WASHINGTON LOSES THE GAME
THROUGH ERRORS.

Clubs to Play Again To-day.
About 1000 people saw the Philadelphtas
defeat the Washingtous yesterday by a
score Of to at the Bolton Street park.
The game was splendid exhibition of base
ball and it is doubtful if many better ones
will be seen on the league diamond during
the coming seasons.
Both clubs played ball as it should be
played from the beginning to the end Of the
game and those who witnessed 1t were
satisfied that they had got their moneys
worth. Although the Phillies are bigger
men than the Washingtons they didn't seem
able to bat the leather with as much vigor.
The Washingtons, however, lost the game
through errors at the most critical time.
They led the PhilIies by ons run until the
eighth inning.
Dolan and Gasrright and MiIligan and
Mcclure did the battery work for WASH
ington. Thornton and Esper and Clements
held the points for the Phillies. All the
pitchers showed up In good form, especially
Dolan, who pitched an exceedingly swift
and deceptive curve.
wAsHNGToNs FIRST IN.
The Washingtons went to the bat first.
Hoy was thrown out at first, Duffee made
safe hit and stole second. Wood
struck out, but Richardson drove the
ball out in left field for two bases, bringing
Duffee in. Shock went out on short hit
Co second. This left the Washingtons with
one to their credit in the first inning.
The PhilIies tied the Capitalites when
they went to the bat Hamilton made a
safe hit to right, and advanced to second on
Thompson's single. Mailman went to first
on balls and Connor brought Hamilton in
with hit
In the Washington's second half the bats
men jumped on to Thornton's delivery and
pounded the ball all over the field, Milligan,
Dowd and Dolan scoring.
Philadelphia followed with three outs in
rapid succession on short hits, flies and
strikes, and Washington followed suit in
her half of the third.
The Phillies started In on the third inning
with majority Of three against them, but
their big three, Hamilton, Thompson and
Mailman, returned the compliment of
leather pounding to the Washingtons and
tied the score.
In Washingtons' fourth Milligan hit safe.
but went out at second trying to make the
bag on Dowd's single, Radford struck our
and Hoy retired his side on long fly to
Thompson.
The Phillies' fourth was short Thornton
went out at first on hot ball to Dolan in
the box, Hamilton fouled to Mllligan and
Thompson tipped sky scraper to Duffee in
right.
THE wAsHINGTONs' LAST RUN.
The fifth inning netted Washington a
| run, putting 10 ahead of its opponents.
Duffee got first on balls. and made daring
| steal Of second while Thornton had the ball
| in his hand. Wood went out at first on a
| shut ball to Hallmau, aud Duffee advanced
| to third. Richardson sent a grounder to
| left field aud brought in Duffee, getting
| first himself. Shock followed with liner
to Allen at short, who made pretty douD ole
play, heading Richardson off at second and
getting the ball to first ahead Of Shock.
In Philadelphia half of this inning
Milligan carried off the hon
ors for Washington entirely, retiring the
side by himself Hallman was the first
man at the bat and he knocked long side
foul to the eastern fence. Milligan made
great run for it and pulled down the ball.
The play was difficult one and the spec
tators loudly applauded the big catcher.
Roger Conner followed Hallman's example
by sending a foul In exactly the opposite
direction. Milligan had to jump among
the spectators for it, but despite the diff
culties he secured il. This was another o.
casion for cheers, and Milligan had to doff
his Gap before quiet was restored.
M1LLIGAN's FINE CATCH.
Big Joe Mulvey followed Conner to the
bat and sent foul in the same direction,
only higher in the air. As the heavyweight
blonde beckstop threw off his mask and
started after it. u.vey yelled after him,
Come back, YOU won't get it." but again
Milligan fooled the Phillies by catching the
ball. The crowd almost yelled itself hoarse
at Miiligans feats, and he had to make his
bow 20 the spectators several times.
Washington's sixth was settled quickly.
MCGUIRE put the ball into Thornton's hands
and was thrown out at first; Dowd followed
with grounder Co Allen. and was thrown
out at first, as was also the case with Hail.
man.
The Phillies' sixth Melted nothing. Della
haunty going out on a foul, Allen on a hit
60 Radford, and Hamilton on a high fly to
Dowd, who made a long running catch. the
ball knocking him over on his back as he
caught 10.
In the seventh inning Esper, the left
handed twirler OF the Phillies, went into
the box. The Washlngtons pounded him
well, but the fielders OF their opponents
managed TO keep them from scoring. CAST
right sent high fly to right, but Thompson
put it down. Hoy made a hit to left and
got first. Duffee sent one Immediately
after to third, but Mulvey fumbled it and
the batter got first. Hoy ad-
vancing to second. Wood struck
out ana Dunee forced Hoy or second. The
dummy tried shreWd trick to get third,
and came near being successful He waited
between bases until Esper ran up to touch
him with the ball, and as the pitcher reached
out his arm Hoy made break for the third
bag. Esper jumped for his man and just
barely succeeded In touching, the leap caus-
ing him to lose his balance and fall.
CLOSE PLAYING ALL AROUND.
The Phillies didn't waste any time in their
half Of the inning, Thompson, Mailman and
Conner going out in one, two, three order,
the first two on hits to Dowd and Conner on
strikes.
In the next inning Richardson got first on
hit TO left, Shock fouled TO Hamilton In
left, MCGUIRE got to first on fumbled ball
which be drove between first and second
but was retired while trying TO get second
on hit by Dowd
The eighth was the winning inning for
the Phillies. Mulvey made first on hit to
right, and stole second. Delahaunty made
a long hit TO right field fence, bringing In
Mnivey and evening up the score
Alien went out on a high foul
90 McGune The moment the ball
dropped into McGuire's hands
Delahaunty started on n run for second and
Washington's catcher, in his excitement
about the Phillies tying the score, tried Go
head Delahaunty or nearly FIVE feet over
Dowds head into center tield. letting the
rune not only maka third, but also the
home plate.