Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
Record of the Clubs.

The game at National Park yesterday
afternoon between the ST. Louis and Wash
ington clubs was extremely interesting
from home point of view, the Sena-
tors played excellent ball throughout and
won very handily by the score of 6 to /.
The last two games played by the Wash
ingtons could hardly be improved on, and
it is a pity that the infield changes could
not have been made earlier in the season.
While Charley Reilly is not the best third
basemap in the league, he is far from be-
ing the worst, and his experience and
headw ork apparently give confidence to the
rest of the team. The Washington club
has suffered for several seasons for want
OF reliable third baseman and this fact
alone has made many of the local enthu-
siasts look with favor upon Reilfys work.
Every member of the team yesterday
seemed to he playing on tiptoe. Their field
ing was almost perfect, the one error being
bad throw by Brown, who took chance
to catch Mailman at first and make dou-
BILE play after a beautiful running catch.
The taking of these chances. should be
looked on with favor, as it removes the
suspicion of record playing that permeated
the team for several weeks past. The wild
throw was not costly, as Mailman failed
to score.
Winnie Mercer was on the rubber for
the Senators, and he got out of his
first inning all right it only remained for
the onlookers to settle upon what the final
score would be. AS usual, MERGERS slow
drop fooled the heavy hitters of the
Browns. but with fire discrimination the
Senator'S twirler would mix in speedy
straight one that would generally catch the
batter off guard and result in strike.
Mercer does not depend on his good right
arm for his pitching reputation, his head
work being far superior to his muscle.
Donohue was singled out as the victim
for yesterdays game. as 1t has come down
n i'm da nv q
Browns, the club playing SO listlessly that
1t would take something even better than
Rusie to pull them out of a game with d
victory to their credit. The Browns pitch
seemed to have all his speed and curves
with him yesterday but all he had to do
was to place the ball over the plate. and
the eagle-eyed Ser ators would do the rest,
Farrell and Tucker being especially pleased
with Donohues delivery.
After the Browns had been retired in the
first inning by a beautiful double play by
Reilly, that knocked out at least one run,
the Senators tore off one tally when they
came to the bat. Setback made nice sin
gle. but went out trying to steal second.
Gettman then was hit with the ball and
went all the way to third on DeMont's
out. Donohue to Douglas. a pretty piece
of base running. Farrell then hit safe ard
the new right fielder came home.
The Browns got this run back in the
second, on Murphy's single to right, an
ether safe one by Harley sending him TO
being put out at first. The home club
took back this run in their second turn at
the bat and then went TO the fore and
stayed there for the rest of the game
Reilly hit to left for two bases and Wrig-
ley brought him home with another of the
same kind into right. In the third the
Senators got another Farrell singled to
right and Brown beat out an infield hit .
Farrell scored on fuckers nice single to
right.
A blank for the Sena tors relieved the
Eonotony in the fourth, but in the fifth
they went to work and tore off an addi-,
tional run. Farrell singled to left and
went to second on Browns single to lest
center. On returning the ball to Hartman
at third, Harley threw wild and Farrell
continued on home, Brown being put out
at the plate on the same play. In the
sixth the home club scored two runs and
their last of the game. Reilly singled to-
left and went to second on Wrigley's sacri-
rec, and then home on SeIbach's slashinsr
two-bagger to left Gettman beat out an
lnheid hit to Cross and on the throw to
first Setback dashed for home and made
II by hair. fine piece of base running
After the second inning the Browns tore
CT blank after blank. The nearest they
came to scoring was when they had man
on third in the fifth inning
Umpire Kelley handled the indicator YES
terday. and did well, all things considered
His big fault is allowing the PLAYERS to
talk too much.