Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-28
Record of the Clubs.

The New Yorks and Washingtons wound
up their series last Saturday with two
games, the visitors getting both by the
scores of to l and 10 to s. Seymour
pitched the T. st game for the New Yorks
ana King ofliciated in the same capacity
for the home club. The formers work was
of the phenomenal order, holding the Sen
ators down to two hits-a single by Far
rel and double by Reiily-while his sun
port was of the glt-edge order not a mis-
play being made. King also pitched good
ball. but his support was very dishearten-
ing, six errors being -chaiked up against
the Senators. In the second game Mercer
ana Sullivan were the opposing twirlers.
both being hit hard. the former especially
being laced to all parts of the field, and ct
times when hits meant runs. The latter
however. kept the hits well scattered. ana
for this reason pulled Off his game
A review of the four games PLAYED with
New York demons rates the fact that the
Senators were Playing in very good luck to
secure one victory. making the record Of
the week four wins and three defeats. as
the Giants are certainly playing pennant
bali al present. 'S5crappy' Joyce and his
men do not pose Iieders above the or
binary. but they have rounded to their best
form. and as a consequence are fielCin.; as
well as the best. This Improvement in
fielding, coupled with their known ability
as batS7nen, puts them in the class with
Eosten and Baltimore as teams extremely
hard TO defeat.
The Senators have been playing a splen-
did game of ball for the past couple of
weeks and were about due for a slump
The Phillies proved too easy for the DOWN
fall to begin in the first part of the week
but when the Giants appeared cn tha
scene. with Rusie slated for the first game
1t Is natural to suppose that constdera BILE
of the ginger and tire would desert them,
After going fret
Senators came baCle good and strong and
won tie second contest" owing principally
70 the fact that Ji!:.mYG Mechanics kept the
slugSers fror, smuggling, while Meekin was
hit at the right time.
In Saturdays games Seynour's perform
ance again took considerable ginger away
from the Washingtans,, but they would
have come back with ccnsiderabI energy
and push, but for the fact that Mercer was
so easy that the stick work they did
against sullivan proved of little account
the hard-hittins Phillies. and that team
was unable to connect more than seven
times safely. demonstrating the uncertain
ty and mysterious part, of the national
game. it s. - .'>''t.
Umpire Lynch had pfficiated through
three hard games in two days, and was
unfortunate enough to be hit several times
in the first game Saturday. For this rea-
son. doubtless, Lynch dropped out of the
second game, and the substitute umpire
Mr.. John A. Heydler. was called to the
diamond in his place. The latter actei the
part of arbitrator in an impartial manner,
his decisions on balls and strikes being the
best that have been" given on the home
grounds this season.
Second Baseman O'Brien went after one
OF Sullivan's low inshoots. with the result
that the ball mashed the index finger of his
left hand, and this valuable player will be
out OF the game 70; a week Or more
Wrigley will cover second until O'Frien re-
turns, and Brown will resume his old posi-
ton in center field.
There were about 5000 spectators at Ma
tional Park to witness the double header.
First game:
New York. 0 0 4 % 10 o
Batteries-King and Farrell; Seymour and
Warner. Time 2:03 Umpire Lynch.
Sec ond game:
Washington..1 0 0 0 Is 0 .
New York; 0 0 o 0 O-I0 I6 .
Batteries-Mercer and Mcclure; Suliiv In
and Wilson. Time, 30. Umpire, Hcydler.
Other Games Played Saturday.
At observation-disclosures, 1; Boston. 0.
AT Cincinnati-CincinEati7 Z; Louisville, l.
At distinguishing, ); St Louis, s.
At Chicago-Chicago. .; Cleveland. ).
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn ); Philadelphia, 3.
Cleveland Gets New Pitcher.
The Clevelands played the Chicasos yes
terday at Chicago and shut them out, ow-
| ing to the good work of newly discovered
star, one Johnny Powell, who held the
| hard-hitting Colts down to six hits. Arson