Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-04
WE WERE IN 1T.
The Senators Took the Second Game
From the Denneafe rs


From the Benneaters.
The second game was different. .t,v..
Swain was assigned to duty on the rub
Der. and with the handicap of having pitch
ed the best part of the game the day be-
fore 1t was thought his curves and fast
ones would prove easy to solve, but the
contrary was the case. "Cy'' twirled good
ball throughout the nine innings, holding
the Bostons down to five hits and making
an opportune single himself when at the
bat Tenney was the only Beaneater that
had Swain gagged right, this pugnacious
little player getting three of the five hits
made. 1t may have been over confidence
that lost the game for the Bostons, but be
that as it may Swain gave an exhibition
from pitchers box point of view that
has not been excelled at National Park
this season. and that in the face of sup
port that was far from being of the best
outside of SwaimS pitching the pIav-
ing OF DeMontreville and Tucker was of
the most gratifying and sensational order
Inc little fellow at short captured eight
chances out of nine, several of his stops
being hair raisers. while Tucker had thir-
teen chances and got them ALL In the
eighth inning Allen sent a high fouI out
toward the right field bleachers and Tommy
set sail for 1t at the top of his speed. The
pan was lost and found in the sun and
tangled up and down he went But he
heid on to the sphere, and when he arose
to his feet with the ball in his CRASH a
great shout went up from the multitude.
harder for victory than Tucker did durtng
the series with Boston just closed. and
tnat better record was rot made against
the Beansaters was no fault Of his.
Inc BostonS started Off well in the Sec
ond game by getting a run over the plate
on an error by DeMont of Stahrs grounder.
the Boston player going to second on Ten
neys safe bunt, to third on Collins sac
to Tucker.
Neither side scored in the second, but in
the third the Senators, after retiring the
VISITORS without a rum made one them
serves and tied the score. With two out
Selbach singled to left and came ali the
way home on Browns hit into short CEN
ter. S
At the conclusion of the fourth inning
W aShtngton was one run to the good and
everybody was happy. Tucker beat OUT a
single to the infeld that Allen couldn't
handle fast enough to retire the runner
Brien MT safely into center. and on Ber-
gems juggle of the ball Tucker went to
third Abbey then hit a lard one to Lowe
ana was out at first, Tommy coming home
on the play; Two more runs were chalked
Bing, and things appeared to be coming
our way. Swain and Selbach drew bases
on balls; Browns nice sacrifice advanced
them Dotn base, and when Jim Mcclure
soaked beauty into right both runners
came home. In the sixth still another run
came over the plate. Abbey hit into right
for two bases stole third as slick as a
whistle, and came home when Hillary
Swain paralyzed the crowd by hitting a
E!ce single into center. 1t is said Hillary
shut his eyes VIXEN he made the mighty
swipe at the ball, but at any rate Ii was a
timely hit, and due credit belongs to him
for FASTING the ball in the nick of time.
The score was now to ] In favor of the
Senators. and the Beaneaters Concluded
that Ii they were going to do anything II
was time for them to begin. The result of
this determination was two runs placed to
tfeir credit. Stahl walked to first on balls:
an error by Wrigiey allowed him to 20 to
Inns out, Wrigley to Tucker. Duffy's out
In right scored Stahl, and Stiyetts safe
hit into left scored Tenney. In the seventh,
the visitors concluded to keep up their
good work, ard two more runs came in.
making the score a tie, and the spectators
hopes OF victory took an upward flight.
Allen drew a base on balls, Abbey muffed
Bergen's fly. but Stahl hit to DeMont, forc-
ing Bergen at second. Allen went to third
on the play. and Stahl stole second. Allen
came home on Tenney's hit into left, and
Stahl also scored on the play, but q good
throw by Setback would have nailed him
at the plate. These two runs were the
Bostons dying effort, as the next two In
niDgs furnish ed them goose eggs.
The Senators went one run to the good In
the eighth. Abbey leading of with his sec
end double-bagger into right, went to third
on Stahps bad return Of the BALL and
reaching home on great slide to. the plate,
beating the bali that Swain knocked to