Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Record of the Clubs.

Two games were played at National Park
yesterday afternoon between the Chicago
and Washington clubs, and at the close of
the day it was found that the visitors had
captured the first by the score of to 2,
the second going to the Senators quite
easily, the score being IL to 1.
While both contests were too one-sided to
IL spire much enthusiasm. many individual
exhibitions contributed materially to the
successful entertainment of the large crowd
of spectators present. The fielding of
Brown, Fox, Gettman, Farrell, Dahlen and
Ryan was of the most sensational order,
but was married in spots by poor work on
the part of the Chicago shortstop and the
Washingtons' captain. But errors make
up the game and add to the interest
The new players. Fox and Gettman, were
in the games from start to finish. The
Texas Lacquer has evidently come to stay,
as he is very shifty on his feet, good
sticker as his record yesterday will show
while in the field he took care of everything
that came his way without the least trouble,
ore of his catches being very fine OF Fox
it can be said that he is active on his feet
and a hard worker, but his lack of league
experience tells against him and his bat
ting confined to two bunt hits. He
carries himself we'll and received lots of
encouragement from the spectators who
appreciate player who is trying to do his
best toward winning the game 1t was
good for sor. eyes to see the new men get
over the bases, both of them being very
fleet. 81
McJames wents on-the rubber Tor the
hcme club in the firA game, and was op-
posed by that erratic left-hander Danny
Friend. Both meptwere hit alike-nine So fe
ones; but the baSsS on balls given by Nc
James always resulted in runs, and there
mo- do fHxSfp Iii ,1rr SON
handler is always a handicap to the Wash
ington club, but they hit the southpaw all
right yesterday in, "a Struggling sort of way,
but their fielding lost them the game, one
or two dumb plays sneaking in that made
the spectators gr8an.5
In the second game Hilary Swain COW
cred the rubber fer the Senators and Grant
Briggs for the Chicagos In this contest
gilt-edge order. and outshone the twirling
OF his opponent with q dazzling brightness
Hilary had speed to sell yesterday and
with 1t perfect command. keeping, the hits
OF the white, legs well scattered. Swain is
no more laughing proposition, and the
quicker the visiting clubs find this out the
Eetter 1t will be for their record of games
won. Pitcher Briggs met his Waterloo in
the fourth inning. when Gettman started
the trouble with a nice single to center
and before the third man had been retired
eight runs had been chalked up to the cred
1t of the home club.
Good for Five Innings.
The first game was a beauty bright for
the first five innings, neither side getting a
rum The Chicagos broke the ice in the
sixth inning, scoring two runs Kittridse
drew a base on balls and went to second
on Decker's sacrifice. Dahlen's grounder
was fumbled by Wrigley, and Kittridge
went to third on the error. LANCE scratch
ed a single 10 right and Kittrdge scored.
DE Mont's drop of thrown ball let Dahlen
go to third, and he came home on Apson's
single. The Washirgtons managed to get
back one of these runs in this inning
Wrlgiey singled to right, went to third on
Selbach's single in the same direction, and
scored while Setback was being thrown
out at second.
Two additional runs went to the visitors
IN the seventh. en- McCormack's base on
Daiis ana to second on Fox's error of
fflends hit. Another error by the new
second baseman filled the corners McCor-
mack came home on Decker's out. and
Friend tailed on Dahlens out In the
ninth the white legs got two more. on
FRIEND single, a base on balls to Decker
Dahlens single and an error by Brown In
TINS inning Gettman hit to left for two
bases, and came home when De Mont ham
mered out nice single.