Evening star., 1896-08-14
LOST IN THE TWELFTH.
Senators Failed to Retain Their Lead
Over the PhfllfCa.

Senators Failed to Retain Their Lead
Over the PhiIlics.
Through Fortunes smiles the Philadel-
phia base ball club yesterday crawled out
Of very small hole and won another game
from Washington after a session extending
through twelve innings For eight innings
Jimmy McJames held the locals dowE to
three hits. Two of them. however, were
punched in the fourth with a two-base wild
throw and netted pair of runs. In the ninth
the Phillies batted out three more hits, and
with a base on balls and an out, scored the
three runs necessary to tie. In the ninth a
base on balls. hit and an error gave them
the game. Orth was hit very hard In the
early innings, and good luck alore saved a
large score.
1t was great game for Philadelphia to
win and hard one for the Senators to
lose. and especially so for McJames the
twirler OF the opposition, says the Philadei-
pEia Press In describing the contest. For
eight innings the game moved along as
calmly as summer girl reading a love
story in a hammock. A few good PLAYS
were made, but the visitors had secured
what looked to be lead sufficieat to win
the ball. and McJames' curves were harder
to solve than the missing Chinese puzzle.
Twenty-four of the local batsmen had
been retired and only three hits had been
made by them The curly-haired pitcher of
Schmelz's outfit was breeding curves and
shoots which were unh1ttable.
Then the storm broke AMI reminded the
crowd Of the time when the Phillies used
to pull games out Of the fire. Two men
were on the bases and one out when Hall
man was waited to first base on four bad
balls 1t was Michael Angelo Grady's turn
to WELD the bat but Acting Manager Boyle
told Clements to take q whack at the ball
rms pleased the crowd, for Grady had
acted during the contest like a man who
had lead In his Shoes glass in his arm and
sin on his conscience. Bases were stolen
on him with the case with which the ice
man disposes Of his wares this month
winch % OF course, was excusable. but every
time the youth from kennett SQUARE
swiped the horsehide he stopped running
halfway to first and took himself and his
surly humor back to the bench.
Two strikes We're en- Clements when he
hit to left center for a single, sending In
two runs and Hallman to third. Gross sent
a ball out to Selbach and the score was
tied by Ha1lman. The side was retired
WITHOUT iuftner damage and then began
one OF those struggles where every balI
pitched appeared to be matter OF as
much moment as the nomination of a pres
idential candidate. Washington went out
IN IN oraer. ana ior three more turns at bat
for each side the struggle waged fiercely
1t was race with the gathering darkness
too. and the winning run was secured In
the last few minutes Of daylight
IN the tenth ana eleventh only one man
got to first. and he wore the toga of the
Senator'S. Then in the twelfth a base nn
balls. an error and Hulen's hit sent in The
winning run. and Delehanty made the fans
feel even more happy by another single
which sent another man across the nan
For the fifth inning in succession the Wis
ttors went out In order.
Not hit was made OF McJames in the
first three innirgs. nor did a local reach
first. Meanwhile. the visitors were get
ting good lead. In the first, with Two
out, Selbach and Mcguire singled, and the
latter stole second. Selbach scored on n