Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-30
Record Of the Clubs.

tween the Senators and Orioles was full Of
interest from beginning to end, the batting
of the visitors being of such a nature as
to make It so, while the fielding of the
Birds was Of the sensational order, and
through this alone finally landed them the
game by the score of 6 to g.
Fully $50 Washington enthusiasts went
over on the noon trains, and throughout
the contest made things lively with their
yells of encouragement and applause. Mat
tiers had a very blush tinge for the first
four innings, as the Orioles had made four
runs and not a Senator had reached home
but the Washington crowd kept things 60
Ing all the time, and when two runs were
chalked up to the Senators credit In the
fifth they made enough noise fer several
regiments. In the sixth they had another
opportunity to do little cheering, az the
visitors scored an additional rum but after
mat enthusiasm came hard, and the last
innings were played by the Senators with
silght encouragement from their followers.
Jimmy McJames was or the rubber for
the Senators, and unfortunately had one
OF his lad days. giving six bases on balls
hittins two hattersY and making a wild
Pitch Such work cannot win against a
hrst-class club like the Baltimores, ard
although but seven safe hits were chalked
down to the credit Of the Baitimores, Nc
James cratic work was really more cost
~ than "safeties.' as it gave the felders
back of him absolutely no chance to kill
of safe drives. The Baltimore fielders did
this act more than once. and for this rea-
son the, apparently hard hitting Of the
Brownies went for little.
Jerry Nops did theEtwiGIing for the Balti-
mores, and was Al his best in tight places.
southpaw Ehcners hava always been
terror to the Senator'S ard when they
pitch good hall an. are given extraordinary
support 1t can easily be seen how the Sen
ators downfall was brought about It
would seem as If the Senators could hit
re+ 0s ana quite eo easily until runners reached
nome, and then ell the batting ability
seemed to ooze tsat their finger tips
The Orioles began scoring in the first in
ming. McGraw made a ritce bunt and beat
1t out, and the little third baseman landed
on second when Keller went out from third
TO first. "Mugsy' stole third. prettily by a
great slide. and then came home while
Tom Brown was making a great catch of
kelley's long drive Is center field.
In the second inning two more came the
oirdlets way as result of McJames' err
ratio delivery. Doyle singled to center and
went all the way to third when Jimmy
made horrible wild pitch. Reftz walked
TO first. but Clarke few out to Leahy Nops
surprised every one by making nice single
70 ieit center. scoring Doyle and sending
Reitz to third. McGraw also walked. The
senators closed in, and DeMont made a
pretty play by catching Reitz at the plate
on keeler's bounder. Nc James then soaked
cehiiiHsS WIN d SLOW tnShOot and NODS was
forced home We"
In the third another run went for The
BIRDS and a base on balls turned the trick.
stencil walked and went to third as Doyle
shot nice liner into right and then home
on Reitz's grounder to DeMont that forced
Doyle at second
In the fifth the Senators got into the
game, making two runs and giving the
washington fans a chance to root in earn
est; Wrigley started Off with q single to
rlgnt, and went to third on McJames' nice
drlve over Jennings head. the doctor going
to second on the throw in Setback ham
mered hard one toward McGraw and was
out at first. Wrigley scoring and McJames
going to third. Gettman also sent one to
McGraw, and on his throw home to catch
the physician, the ball londed on the run
hers shoulder, and the second run was
safely tucked away
In the sixth Tommy Tucker made one of
MS nice doubles, and after two were out
came home on McJames second safety to
right. Then the Senators died away. and
cfphers went to their credit for the re-
mairing innings.
baltimore made two in the sixth on Keel
ers double. a couple of errors and force
out. The Birds then also died away, not
Delng able to score run in the next two
innings.
Umpire Hurst's work was all that could
pe desired, the Orioles refraining from
kicking and permitting the-little arbitrator
to attend strictly to business