Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-02
AGAIN IN SEVENTH PLACE.
The Senators Bat Hard and Take . Gamo
From the Porkopolis Team.

The Senators Bat Hard and Take . Gamo
From the Porkopolis Team.
II was refreshing-from o local point Of view,
of course-to see the Senators bat yesterday.
Fifteen hits for a total Of twenty-three bases
we're made off Dryer, who had just pitched an
excellent game at New York, winning from the
Giants The Senators. however, showed in the
initial inning that they liked the way he was
putting the balls over the plate. Comiskey
didn't exhibit his ''generalship," about which
SO much is said when he failed to take Dryer
out and substitute Chamberlain. Meakin
pitched for the home team, and didn't have
that control Of tue ball that all well-regulated
pitchers should have. He sent five to first on balls
and four scored II must be said, however,
that Umpire McQuade was at times very severe
on him. But Dwyer was even more wild but
only two Of the local team sent to first on balls
scored. The red legs made several costly
errors. Caravan let Meakin's single get away
from him and Jouett went to third, while
Latham made an unfortunate high throw to
Comiskey.
Owing to Mulvey's lameness caused in run
ming down Vaughn in Wednesdays game Far
rell went on third and Mcclure took his place
behind the bat. Mac did very we'll and sent in
run by one of his old-time drives for three
bases to the hospital fence. About 1000 saw
the game, the bleachers being filed and con-
siderable number being in the third-base
seats. But very few occupied the pavilion"
1t has been repeatedly demonstrated that
there are not enough rs cent seats. To get a
good seat there one must 60 early. Doubtless
If 1t were known that there we're seats enough
for all the attendance would frequently be
larger. Doubtless the Messrs Wagner know
their business. but q reduction in the price for
the third-base chairs, say three tickets for 81
and so cents instead of IS for the grand stand.
would attract many more to the games 1t
seems as though the public should share in the
general retrenchment in vogue this year.
Cheaper base ball for the magnates should be
cheaper base ball for the people. That prin-
ciple obtains in all other forms Of amusements.
summer opera. for instance.
Yesterdays game was never In doubt. The
locals took the lead ut the start and we're never
headed. A double and a single followed by
Larkin's home run drive to left in the first pro-
duced three runs. base on balls and two
doubles gave the visitors two. double, two
bases on balls and two singles gave Washington
four more in the fourth. Two bases on balls
and single gave the visitors another in the
third, ii eing the score. In the fourth they
made two more on two bases on balls, sacr l.
fee and a single. In the sixth Washington
added one more by two Singles. the latter get
ting away from Caravan, allowing the runner
to reach third. In the seventh a base on balls,
passed ball and two singles gave two more to
Washington. In the eighth Farrell's error on
DIVERS sharp grounder. followed BY a doub le,
gave the visitors their sixth and last run. Two
singles and triple gave Washington two m ore
in the ninth. Score: