Evening star., 1897-05-01
THE FIELD OF SPORT
A Tie Game Between Washington
and Boston.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY DEFEATED
Exciting CONTEST for the Whist
Tear Tjophy,
LAVIGNE STILL CHAMPION
fH0LIC UNIVERSITY DEFEATED
LAVIGNE STILL CHAMPION

Yesterdays game between the Boston and
Washington clubs at National Park was
exciting all through, but the bird of victory
refused to alight on either club, the score
standing to 3 at the end of the 10th in
nirg, when Umpire Hurst called the game
on account of darkness.
Tom Brown did not win Yesterdays
game. but he did the next best thing in
making 1t Il tie, owing to his brilliant work
on the bases in the 7th inning. Brown sent
nice one to Tenney at first, and. as usual,
when Tom has a ghost of a chance, he
beat cut the hit by about foot Then the
hit-and-run game was worked perfectly.
Brown had started to steal second and
wouI have made it when Reilly dumped
an int1eld hit and the captain continued on
to third, Reilly making first. Then Brown
played off of third little too much, it ap-
pearetl to CANCEL. and the Boston catcher
threw to Collins to catch him. This was
evidently what Tom wanted, for he started
for the plate almost as soon as the BALI
left the catcher's hand. and, although Col
Inns made a good return, the fieet-footed
sprinter tied the score by about a hairs
length. The enthusiastic cheering that fol-
lowed demonstrated that the spectators ap-
preciated the heady work of the Senator'S
leader
Outside of the incident noted above, the
Laying of Mcclure and O'Brien, and, in
fact. the entire team was of the very best
and had a little stick work been indulged in
by them a victory would have been assured
When catcher can nail base runner OF
the reputation Cf Billy Hamilton, as McN
Guire did yesterday, his work must be OF
the best, especially when backing up a
pitcher that allows the runner to get the
start that Hamilton did yesterday O'Brien
at second had eight chances, some of them
very difficult. and he coppered them all
without turning hair. When OBrien gets
his eye on the ball what jewel he will be.
McJames started off well, as the Senator
ial twirler. being lucky enough to strike
out several hard hitters and keeping the
Bostons from scoring for the first four in
niass. put the work back of MIN was of the
cleanest cut order, as a record of nine men
left on bases for the visitors will demon
strate. In the fifth it looked as though
Jimmy was due for the bench from the
way the singles and triple rang off the
bats cf the Beaneaters, and when the dust
had settled down around the base lines 1t
was ascertained that three singl.s triple
and a sacrifice had brought in three runs
and placed the visitors one run to the
good. The fielders' good work in this in
ming was appreciated by the spectators, as
had an error slipped in there is no telling
how many tallies would have been scored
but they ScooDed in everything with the
GOODNESS Of veterans.
Outside of this inning Dr. McJames vas
all right. his work with men on bases be-
ing particularly good.
Sullivan did the twirling for the Boston
team and did 1t well, but six hits being
made off his delivery, two being secured
by .DeMontreyille. Tha play back of Sui
livan was of the most discouraging nature.
but he kept at his work in cool, matter
of-fact way that won him lots of praise
from the New England contingent present.
Umpire Hurst acted the part of srbitra-
tor in satisfactory manner, his decision
in the ninth being close and could have
gone either. way without being called a
mist axe. but the spectators were on their
feet with excitement and waited every
thing in sight