Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-20
Record of the Clubs.

Yesterdays Brooklyn Eagle has the fol-
lowing to say about Saturdays Washing
ton-Brocklyn game:
Those ninth hiring batting rallies which
the Brooklyn team has been springing un
the unfortunate Senators for the past
few days never happened in comparison. to
that which the Senators" unlocked at
Eastern Park yesterday afternoon. After
sliding gracefully along for seven innings,
with one lonely run and four equally lonely
hits to their credit, Browns tourists reused
themselves in the eighth and ninth innings
and turned what appeared like certain de-
feat into glorious victory. 1t was by long
odds the hardest defeat that the local ag-
greSation has sustained this season, but
the visitors worked hard for the game and
deserved the victory, although Tim Hurst
helped them to the winning run through
the medium of a rank decision at the home
plate.
Gettman started the slaughter in the
eighth with a two-bagger to left. DeMon-
treville pushed a teasing grounder to short,
which Germany couldn't field in time
Mcclure pasted a beauty to Sheckard's ter
rItory. Tucker pushed a safe one to CEN
ter. Brown kept Up with the procession.
ana put another in the same spot. Reilly
planted two-bagger UP against the left
field fence Wrigley varied the monotony
by making the first ont on a fly to Sheck-
ard. Bresnehan resumed the slaughter
with single to left, sending Reilly to
third Leahy who had taken Selbacns
place in left. lifted fly to Sheckard The
latter made a beautiful throw to the plate,
and Reilly was the easiest sort of a victim,
but Hurst didn't see ii. and declared him
safe, whereat a howl of anguish went up
from .501 angry rooters. Gettman termi-
mated the massacre with fly to short CEN
ter, which Hike Griffin made magnificent
n late
sault ana lost his cap in the struggle but
held on 10 the ball.
The Senators had piled up half a dozen
runs and the score stood to T. Lacaance
led of in the home teams half with a safe
one to left, and took second on Leahys
fhmble. but was left there. as the next
three men all persisted on little pop-up flies
1t was only natural to presume that
Chauncey Fisher would be relegated to OBJ
llvion after his pyrotechnic act in the
eighth, but he wasn't; and there is where
a mistake was made. The crowd groaned
when he ambled out to the slab in the
man to bat, slammed pretty single to
left. frenZied howl went up from the as
sembled multitude to have him taken out.
Mcclure, the next batter, pasted one 10
Sheckard's pasture for base and it looked
like repetition of the preceding inning;
but Mike Griffin waved Chauncey Fisher to
the seclusion of the dressing room, and
lured forth Lefty Payne to stem the tide
of defeat. Lefty hadn't had any warm
ing up. and couldn't locate the plate, Tuck
er getting free pass and filing the bases
Duke" Farrell who batted in place of
Brown, pasted one at Shindle. which was
SO hot ii burned the grass, the Duke
reaching first and sDeMontreville scoring
Reilly went out, short to first, and Nc
CURE crossed the plate, putting the ''Sena-
tors ill the lead. Wrigley persisted by the
same route. and Tucker skated into the
promised land. Farrell was left on third
as Bresnehan flied to Jones.
When BARNES first division aspirants
went TO the bat the score stood 10 TO s
against them. Payne led off with hot
one 10 third, and reached first on Reily's
tumble. Jones planted 4 safe one in CEN
ter. and Payne took second The crowd
was bowling like lot of republicans at a
clambake. and Bresnehan displayed symD-
toms of ascension. Blu; Capt. Brown de-
termned to take no chances, and Bresne-
han was sent out to center, while "Win'
Mercer was planted On the slab Griffin
flied to Leahy. but Shindle dropped a safe
one back of first. filling the bases. Sheck-
ard was confronted with a great oppor tu-
nifty. but the best he could do was a tap to
DeMontreville, which forced Shindle at
second, Payne scoring the play. Sheck-
ard purloned second. With Jones on third
Sheckard on second two men out, one run
needed to tie and two to win, the rooters
implored Lachance to Zine 'er out"
George, with my heart 1 ask your
howled a bleacherite. but George tapped a
little grounder to DeMontreville and tx
pired at the initial cushion. thus terminal
ing one of the most exciting games seen at
Eastern Park in many moons.