Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-08
Record of the Clubs.

| Yesterdays game at National Park be-
| tween the Louisville and Washington clubs
was a pretty thing to look at from local
| standpoint, as the Senators did all the play
| ing and the Colonies trailed on behind the
final score being to in favor of the home
| club. ~ i''
Doctor McJames was on the rubber for
the senatorial aggregation. and the way the
| physician moved the opposing batsmen
down was caution and created enthusiast
ic cheers and yells from the spectators The
Colonies are a weak-iitting aggregation,
and when they go against first-class pitch
ing this weakness is displayed with marked
| distinctiveness. Clarke and Wilson were
| the only players that found McJames more
than once, the hits of1Nance and Clingman
being of the lucky order, while nine of the
| Colonies hit nothing but wind. Jimmy was
like the nice little girl again yesterday, and
OF course that means that he was very,
very good. His quick bending ball was the
| puzzle, but the Colonies need not worry
| over their poor showing, as McJames has
| worried the best of them this season when
| in good shape.
Masee did the twirlilg for the Louisvilles,
| and the hits that WEE made Off of his de-
| livery came in spots, the second inning Civ
ing the home club three runs as the result
d
put IN the eighth there was no fiuke about
the hitting. Four runs came over the plate
and they were all earned two singles beinp
| followed with triple and a home run. out.
twirler did very weils MANY Of the snecta-
tors gratulating-themselves that the
senator's mad three.$al6ss to their credit
as II looked very much as if they would get
Waterloo, as it p3eed the U senators mnsee oa
Easy street. and removed all anxiety
IRON entod the e. minds thu spectators, who
on the big blackboard showed that RrooLe
i3n was going down. ko' defeat, which would
iand the locals in sdEeheh place.
Inc Louisvilles made their first and onIy
ger to right center, took third on Werienss
sacrihcer and crossed thSI home plate while
e M's0n was being pull out. Wrig1ey to Tuck
Inc senators got this run back and two
10 spare during their turn Attn bat in the
same inning: Farrell relieved a mass to.
nrst, and reached second on fuckers single
~ ~ I'LL. Wr1gley then hit hard grounder
10 snort, and Dolar made sensational sfon
OF H. Out threw the ball Wild to second. the
sphere rolling into right field, and Farrell
anu IucKer scoring. while Wrigley went to
Tilt 1imFny ,McJames astonished the
players and spectators with a safe hit and
Wrigley came home
For the next five innings goose eggs was
the dish served up to the Senator'S but as
- CoioiioAS WcIc pdTtdklnS OF the same
dish, there was no kick coming from either
the spectators or players as the article of
pan placed on exhibition was of the finest.
In the eighth the Senators scored four runs
and coppered the game in this way: Brown
singled to center, his second hit, stole Sec
ond, and DeMont brought him over the ruo-
Der with pretty single to right that al
most pored hole through Smith, who tried
to intercept 1t. Farrell then caught an out
curve on the end of his bat and away it
went TO the left field fence. bounding be-
hind the signs. and when returned by
Clarke Charley was anchored on third.
Gettman then pushed a corking single into
right, but 1t bounded over Nance's head,
and as the right fielder hadn't touched It.
the shifty Senator turned it into a home
| run. This closed the run getting, the Sena-
tors not taking their last turn at the bat
Umpire Emslie was seriously injured by
foul tip that struck him on the left leg,
Just below the knee cap. He had to retire.
John Heydier, the local arbitrator, officiat-
ing for the remainder of the game and Civ
ing satisfaction to both clubs.