Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-13
LOST BY ABAD THROW.
Washington Won a Game and Threw
It Away.
FOUR THOUSAND SAWIT.
Yesterdays Contest Was q Case Of "NOw
You Have 1t, and Now You Haven't
Other Games in Other Cities-Notes Of the
Game.

The luckiest thing about yesterdays game
was Mulvey's bad throw, which lost the game
to Baltimore. Although twenty-four hours
have elapsed since the contest the cranks-or
enthusiastic will all lift their hands at this
and gasp: "Wha-wha-what's that? Oh,
Whatever saying?" Nevertheless, it was a
lucky thing.
From time immemorial Joe has been indulg-
ing in the custom Of making one particularly
bad throw each season. No one knows when il
ID coming. 1t is just likely to be in the
ninth with two out and the bases full of the
enemy's men, as in the first with no one on the
bags. 1t comes when least expected, like the
thief in the night. And when it does appear it
is SO ''yellow" that it casts a shadow ON the
sun.
1t takes the breath away from the bleachers,
Harry Wright stops pulling his whiskers and
the red-capped boys for the moment forget to
call peanuts and cigars" No yell goes up;
no one has wind enough in his lungs nor en-
ergy in his will to raise cry. A silent sad
ness settles foot deep on the whole gather
ing.
Now, as Harry Wright, the genial manager
OF the Philies, knows, and as every well-posted
ase ball enthusiast should remember, Mulvey
enacts this tragedy once a year. Last year
when he did it Harry Wrights feelings we're SO
wrought upon that "Mul' was laid on the
shelf, whereat Null was 80 cast down in
spirit that he refused Washiugton's offer to
come here, not deeming himself good enough
for U.s. That's where genial Harry made q big
mistake He should have kept Mulvey on
third. The agony was past. The deed had
been done. Thank fortune that it was over
with.
1t is reflections such as these as cause re-
joicing for that terrible throw Of yesterday.
We all know that it has been made and will not
have to live i'll dread Of it for the rest of the
season. As the 'sports" say, the game is young
yet, and "a victory or two now doesn't make
much difference Better to have that throw
now than along in September, when 1t may de-
eide our position in the championship race. Ii
any one expects Null to repeat such q play he
simply shows his base ball ignorance.
Yesterday was ladies' day, and more ladies
were present than ON any previous occasion
this year. The total attendance WAS 8, So Only
one day-last MOnday-was it larger. 1t was
then 4,Ol2. The Senators, with their innate
gailantry, have made a point Of winning on Ia
dies day. Just to show their fair guests how
easy 1t was to win the visitors were allowed to
gain slight lead not much, but just enough
to let them think they could win. Then the
local boys, about the seventh or the
eighth inning, were to whack out a few
singles and doubles, and were to take the game
from before the astonished eyes OF the Balti-
moreans. And every one WAS to enjoy u merry
laugh and go home with a good appetite to a
late dinner 1t was Capt. O'RouTkes little
joke. and 1t worked to a charm-up to the de-
nouement; there it slipped cog.
The visitors were consequently allowed to
acquire a few scores, and their sympathizers
ON the bleachers were having II carnival. How
they did enjoy themselves. The score was TO
in their favor. In the eighth Capt O'Rourke
thought best to spring his little joke. Ac-
cordlngly directions were given out to hit
Larkin, Farrell and Radford hit safely, and,
with Sullivan's fly to the outfeld, produced two
runs, putting the home team ahead. Singles
by O'Kourke, Wise and Larkn, with Fsrrells
fly to left, gave two more in the ninth. making
the score s to 8. Then everybody saw the Joke
and laughed-"Ho, no, no. what a merry man
this captain Of ours ISL but in the terse and
elegant phraseolosy of Baltimore contempt
rary:
AFTER spirited uphill fight the Orioles de.
feated the Washingtons in the last inning The
Baltimores won the game by nerve and persis
tency and played ball it should be played,
never despHiring Of victory until the last ray OF
hope is obliterated."
That's the way 1t seemed to the visitors. To
the Washington people it looked as though
Mulyey was taking pity on the visitors and gave
them the game out OF charity, for two being
out it was an easy matter to throw Kelley out
at first, instead of sending the ball ten fee,
over Larkin's head. But 1t all depends on the
point of view whether Q victory is won by
nerve and persistency or lost by inexcusable
laundering. Score: