Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-23
Record of the Clubs.

The WaShingtons played at St Louis yes
terday and won by the score of to s.
The game looked cir ched for the Senators
up until the ninth irning. when the Browns
sailed with will and with the help of
an error or two chased four runs across
the plate just one short of tying the score
But the game finally fell to the Senators
credit and for this We are thankful. Vic
tories are so slow coming our way that
any old thing will do just so it is in the
win column.
Mercer did the twirling for the Washing
tons and barring the last inning did well
the hits of the Browns being kept wide
apart. although Setback aud Wrigley's er-
rors in the last inning put fife into the
home club and gave them additional OPP
port unites at the bat.
Donohu. was on the rubber for the st.
Louis team. and although he was not hit
as often as Mercer the hits were punched
and good for two bases or more. and of
course drove IN runs, the object sought
after.
In the first inning the Senators got Sell
bach and Wrigley over the home plate on
the formers tn, ee-tagger and the lat
ter's homer. In the third they got another
on Brow ns single. an error by Hartman
and De Monts out at first In the fourth
two more runs We're placed to the visitor S
credit Reilly singled to left and stole sec
ond, but died at third trying to reach that
ag on u passed ball. Then after O'Brien
had struck out. Mercer beat out an in
field hit and went to third on Mailman 3
bad throw to first. Then after Hartman
had dropped Browns little foul fly on ac-
count of the sun, Capt Tom smashed the
ball for & home run. One run was secured
in the fftn on De Monts double. an out,
fuckers single. which drove the Short
stop over the plate.
a blank fell to the Senator's lot in the
| sixth. but in the seventh they made up
| for lost ground by scoring three runs. Sell
| bach was given a life by Lally dropping
| ley's safe bunt and to third en- De Mont S
grounder to Cross that forced Wrigley at
second. DeN1ont then stole second and
, he and Setback crossed the plate on Nc
| at short. Tucker walked and was forced
by Reilly. The latter started the bluff
steal Of second. and while he was being
put out Mcclure scored from third.
| No more runs were scored by the Sena-
| tors and the score stood . to when the
| Hnllmanttes came to the bat for the last
| time. Tuner hit a nice fly into left and
| Sell surprised himself by making a muff
| and Turner started for third. WrlEley
with his good right arm. of course, Gil,
! loose with the bali. but 1t bounded over
| Reilly's head into the bleachers and both
| Turner and LaIly came home. Mailman
| then hit foc single, burt Cross went gu,
| TO Selbach. Donohue then hit to left for
| single. Mailman going to second. and
| both runners moving up on a wild pitch
| Mr.. Douglass then hammered out double
and two runs came in. With only one out
| and runner on second matters looked
sort Of blue for the Senators. but Harley
| fouled out to Tucker and Setback closed
| the game by eating up Hartman's fly.
| The features of the game were the bat
| tin. of Wrigley and Brown and O great
| catch by Setback Of arady's foul near the
| stand In the left field.