Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-05
SPORTS IN GENERAL.
What is Going On in Turf and
Base Ball Circles.
Hard Hitting by the Home Team Was To
Much for Gotham's Ball Players.

Hard Hitting by the Home Team Was Too
Much for Gotham's Ball Players.
Captain O'Rourke rejoiced with exceeding Joy
when Paul Radford caught the ball that put out
the third man of the New Yorks in the ninth
inning yesterday afternoon, for he had wal
Hoped the team the misguided managers had
thought he was not worthy to play with. Capt
Ward has good team of ball tossers. but it has
been shown that Washington has just good
a one. After their experience with Brooklyn
and New York the home team need not fear to
meet any team in the league. True they didn't
make as many hits as the others, but they
made the hits when they were needed, and
when they made errors they quickly retrieved
themselves, and so they won great game. 1t
was contest calculated to give the spectator
heart disease. for there telling when the
visitors might make a rally and go to the 'front.'
but happily sharp fielding met every attempted
rally. and the crowd-a large one considering
the weather dispersed much pleased with the
afternoons sport.
Capt. Wards team is a great Improvement
over last years aggregation Connor surpasses
Ewing at first, Ward is a great advance on
Burke at second. while Davis is the best third
baseman New York ever had; Shorty Fuller,
who formerly played with the Washingtoas,
ls still at short; Burke in left is not as good as
O'Rourke; Lyons and Herman we're on last
years team. Individually the team is no
stronger than Washington. vet Gothamites
seem to have an idea that they have a clutch
on the championship bunting We. here in
Washington, have been deceived SO often. have
no dreams Of that sort. and if our team keeps on
as 1t has been doing We may get proud our
selves and paint pretty pictures of the grand
stand with bit of futtering rag above it.
Crane was in the box for the visitors. but our
boys took kindly to his cannon ball shoots, and
hos fhxar III. bit
the outteld. Some of the catches made by the
New York outfied were very brilliant and pre-
vented what would have been safe hits with
ordinary teams. Meakin pitched for the home
team, and pitched good game in spite Of lack
Of good support at times.
"Lucky Paul opened the game by taking first
on balls. Waiting good chance he stole second
and took third on Catcher DOYLE dropping one
of Cfanes high in-shoots. Rourke also took
first on balls. Crane couldn't locate the plate
somehow. Then Sam Wise started the bowling
by clean drive to right field and Paul scored
minute later Larkin planted another of the
same kind in the left garden and O'Rourke
came home.
Four of the visitors went to the bat, but
couldn't get beyond second.
Then the home team started the ball again.
Mulvev drove hot one at Fuller. and while
that PLAYER was fumbiing it landed safe first.
Sullivan took first on balls. Radford forced
him at second and Hoy scored Mulvey and Paul
by a long hit in Mr. Eurke's vicinity O'Rourke
reminded the Giants of old DAYS by lifting one
out toward the hospital. and scored on Doyle's
letting the ball get away from him the
throw-in. Four runs Then they took a rest.
just about this time the Giants awoke from
their trance. Crane took first on balls. Burke
sent him around to third by hit past second.
Herman planted a teasing little bunt just be-
yond Meakin's reach. Ward forced Herman at
second and stole base. Connor took first
balls. Davis drove liner just beyond SullI-
vans reach and Crane and Burke scored. Far
rell threw to catch the runner of second No
one was there to take the ball. which went ont
to Hoy, who fumbled it. and two more runs
came in. Davis going to third. This ended the
agony, for the side went out then on infield
hits
In the fourth Washington increased its lead
Hoy forced Radford, who had again taken first
on balls, at second. o Rourke helped him
along with another hit, Larkin was hit and the
bases were filled. Crane still wild and a
base on balls to Farrell forced in a rum.
Good hard hitting gave the visitors another
run in the sixth. Lyons hit safely to right,
stole second and scored on Tiernan's long nit
to right.
Farrell opened the '.lucky seventh with a
triple out near the bulletin board He scored
on Sullivan's high fou', which Burke took.
Things began to look dangerous in the
visitors half of the ninth. Burke drove an
ugly one at Mulvey. who received it all right
but sent II TO Larkln 100 hlgh. Herman cracked
sharp one 10 Meakin. who threw TO Sullivan
to catch Burke at second. but the ball got away
from our nmble short and two we're on bases
with no one out. We're the Giants going to win
at the eleventh hour? Every one grew anxious
Ward sent long drive to center. which HOY
managed TO take by good run. Burke made a
dive for the plate. but the bali was fieded in
and he was caught yard off. Connor sent one
whizz:ng by Larkin, but Herman WAS kept on
third by Radfords prompt return. Then Davis
ended the bail by sending a fly to Paul Then
every one went home.