Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
LATE SPORTING NEWS
WARDS MEN HUMBLED.
McGuire's Double, With the Bases
Filled, Won the Game.


Filled, Won the Game.
The washingtons have always been
doughty antagonists Of the New Yorks on
the base ball field. Ever since the time
when little George Keefe out. twirled the
big Tim" Of that ilk, and Jim O'Rourke
was charged with smuggling an extra ball
In his shirt the Giants have felt that they
had to play when they tackled the sena-
tors-the foxy Senator's" as June" RAN
kin delighted to call them. The two teams
have always played "for blood" as the say
Ing goes. and the game was never won until
the last man was out. Knowing this it is
not strange that nearly 1900 persons saw
yesterdays game. The big attendance re-
minded one Of two years ago. when such
big crowds used to go out to see Billy
BARNES team Of stars. who disappointed
management. These New York Washing
ton games have been decided generally by
the sudden se!zing or neglectins Of an OPP
portunity. Yesterday that opportunity was
straight throw given to Mcclure, who
was at the bat in the eighth inning, with
three men on bases. Mac" landed on the
BALL. ball and three runners scored. Well. of
that followed reminded one Of New York
during the draft riots. Mac scored mo-
ment later. Those four runs padlocked and
box. pitched great bali, outpitching the
famous Rusie. and the Joints" could do
nothing. Midget Murphy, who made a
double and stole third. watched with i'll
they say at Yale. fan the air and fail to
bring him In.
The visitors took the lead at the start
and scored two. The Senators tied the score
IN the sixth. The work of Shortstop Murphy,
the old Yale player was the feature Of the
visitors work. His throwing hadn't the
slightest rainbow" in It and his stops and
well as Shorty Fuller ever did and his
batting Is much better. II he can hold out
New York has gained a prize John Ward
VIII doubtless ascribe the loss of the game
10 condition" but excuses don't go" with
the base ball public. Our cast-offs are doing
pretty well this year. Esper and Mcclure
cast off by Philadelphia, humbled Philadel-
phia, and now Petty, cast of by New York,
outpitched the New Yorks. Kisrnet! Score
washington. Q Q 90 % o-e s.
New York.. l 0 o Ia 0 1
Ign, s. '''A0e'p"'"' ~ 'r0ok-
At Baltimore-Baltimore. Is; Boston, 8.
At acknowledgement. l; Cincinnati. o.
Az Louisvtlle-Louisville, Z; Pittsburg, g.
AT st. Louis-St. Louis. o; Chicago, 6.
Notes OF the Game.
Petty's pitching was a pleasant surprise
to great many of the onlookers, as they
sized him up as an easy mark for the New
Yorks. His headwork was a feature.
Catcher McGuire's hit was of the all
great hit of four seasons ago. when the
Washingtons won from Louisville In the
morning game Of the 4th of July. ~.
SULLIVAN at short is all right. His over
anxiety to make a play Is his weakness
With Joyce and Ward as side partners to
coach him he win rapidly improve.
Little Murphy, New York's shortstop,
set a pace that had the other players on
the team kept UP with would have landed
them winners. He Is certainly a wonder
full player.
There is no club in the league that WASH
than the Baltimores, but the Orioles stand
second In their affection. When the big
score went up on the blackboard In the
ninth MN inning, showing that they had won
went up from thousands of throats
Wards throwing is his weakness, but
MS other qualities overcomes this defect
inning with his two Dagger.
c, MAUI to vii most likely pitch for the home
and twirl the New Yorks to victory.
do graceful thing by putting the home
score on the big blackboard in right field.
Those that buy score cards will do so at
any rate. and the convenience to those that
consider 1t too much trouble to keep tab
on the game will be considerable
II Is pity that the free hitting of wild
Bill Hassamer Is lost to the homo club.
1t might be used until Tebeau gets into
f1rst-class shape.
The attendance at yesterdays game was
remarkable when the raw weather is taken
into consideration. Overcoass were In crea
demand, and the ladies were we'll wrapped
up, the keen north wind creating an abund- |
ance OF blue lips and red noses
There Is nothing creates so much en-
thusiasm in a ball game as successful
base stealing. After Murphy had pilfered
tWfca he lat
thought he would take a hand in the same
trick, and did SO quite successfully
The New York players took considerable
satisfaction out of the fact that Boston
was beaten in Baltimore. 1t came as a
sort Of vtndication for their three defeats
at the hands Of the same club last week