Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-03
COULDN'T KEEP 1T UP.
The Warrington Team Failed to &c,
the Second Game With the Bo.ton.

The Washington Team Failed to Ger
the Second Game With the BostOna.
When the second game was started 1t
was found that Sullivan would do the
twirling for the Bostons and German for
the Senators. Many groans came from the
STANDS, as German seems to be unable to
land a victory for the Washingtons no
matter how good he pitches. He started
OH bad again yesterday, and only lasted
three innings. enough to lose the game as
1t proved. when Swain was substituted
The elongated fellow did some fine twirl-
ing, and would probably have won the
game but for an unfortunate error of
OBrien, which nipped in the bud a double
pay that looked very promising. Sullivan
has always had good luck in Washington
NO matter how hard he is hit. he manages
to land victory. and yesterdays game
proved no exception to the rule He was
nit harder than German and Swain put to-
setner yesterday. but the errors on WASH
lngton's part were opportune and costly
enough to permit him to be credited with
a victory.
Boston scored a run in the first inning. as
a result of Stahrs two-bagger a sacrifice
and an out. In the second they got an
other, SWEETS going to first on balls, to
second on a sacrifice. and home on Aliens
single. In the third they got three Three
bases on balls, followed by two safe hits
did the business. With the score : to O
against them. the Washingtons concluded
to make try for tally in this inning
Abbey went to first on balls. and wrgley's
single sent him to second A sacrifice Inv
German moved them both up a base. and
Abbey scored when Setback hit to Allen.
Wrigley being caught at third.
Boston scored one in the fourth as
Wrigley dropped Sullivan's pop fly. which
was followed by a three-baser by Stahl
that drove Sully home. Washington failed
to score in the fourth. as did Boston in the
fifth. but in this inning the Senators cor
raled two. Abbey soaked a hot one to AL
len, which the Latter threw wild to Tenney,
the runner going to second on the error.
Wrigley's single to right brought him over
the plate. Swain then hit to Allen, fore
ing Wrigley, the elongated pitcher being
driven to third when Selbach hammered
out two-bagger, from which point he
scored when Brown was thrown out at
first. In the sixth another run went to the
credit of the home club. Mcclure started
the trouble with double to right, and
came home when Tucker drove a nice
single into center.
The three runs the Senators had resis-
tered in the fifth and sixth went for
naught, as the Bostons came back at them
in the seventh good and hard. three runs
being chased across the plate by them be-
fore the third out could be made. After
Stahl had been thrown out nicely by
DeMont, Tenney got base on balls, and
vent to third on O'Brien's error of an
easy chance from Collins bat. Duffy
singled to left, scoring Tenney, and Collins
scored on Stivetts' hit to center. As Lowe
struck out. Mcclure threw wild to second
and Duffy came home. The Senators made
their fifth and last run this inning on
Browns nice single into right, a sacrifice
by DeMont and good single by MCGUIRE
This made the score to 5 in favor of the
Bostons, and there 1t stood till the end.
neither side getting a man over the plate
in the last two innings.
Quite a large crowd had collected at the
Tear IF nj he hQf niraty nft hn
the number beng estimated at 3,OOO