Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-24
MANY MISSED OPPORTUNITIES.

Senators Dropped Another Game to
the Groems.
1t was a case of the hit that was longed
for not coming in yesterdays game be-
tween the Brooklyn and Washington clubs
the former winning by the score of 8 to Z
Eleven Senators left on bases tells the
story OF the game; six opportunities when
hit would have brought in runs but the
batsman in eace case failed.
Jimmy McJames was sent in to pitch at
the beginning Of the game for the Sena-
tors, and, although the heavy hitters of
the visitors found his delivery hard to
solve. the men down at the bottom of the
list. who are supposed to be weak hitters
plunked out singles. doubles and nome
runs when they counted the most Nc
James had excellent command of the ball =
in fact. as Jimmy admitted afterward, his
command was too good, as he got the ball
over the plate too often. and hits resulted
the student-physician. and, although
touched up pretty lively in the sixth, his
exhibition was quite satisfactory. but five
hits being obtained of of his delivery. two
of them doubles.
Daniel Daub was the first pitcher for the
Brookiyns. and he pitched like a house
ahre until the fifth inning. but two singles
being obtained by the Senators in the first
four innings. In the fifth Daub seemed to
quit like yellow-streaked crawfish, and
that. too, after two men were out Four
singles were tapped off the reel in quick
succession. one of them. beauty by Cart
wright. and then came Captain Tom
Browns timely home run into the right
field bleachers. bringing in two men ahead
of him. Two bases on balls followed but
Lush stopped the heart-breaking excite
ment by going out to Griffin in center
Kennedy came into the game in the sixth
irning. and but one hit, that of DeMontre-
vfile's. was registered off his delivery in the
closing four innings.
The feature Of the game from a senate
rial standpoint. was the playing of Demon
treville al short. and the exhibition he gave
OF how to hit the ball successfully making
four singles out of five turns at the bat
From a Brooklyn point of view, Jimmy
Canavan was easily the bright particular
star. his fielding being of the most sensa-
the bali like a fiend, getting a homer,
double and a single. scoring a run each
time. This gentlemanly player has been in
and out OF the big league couple Of times,
year to replace Tom. DAILY second base
was pointed out to be the weak spot in the
infield. The exhibition given by this player
In the two games here stamps him as being
nrst-claSs in every particular. and that the
Brooklyn club is strengthened fully * per
cent Is very evident to every student of the
game.
Luck entered into the game to a big ex-
tent in the matter of the ball hit by OBrien
into the right field bleachers. The ball
went foul by only two feet. and there were
three men on bases at the time. AS the
ball went on a line toward the right-field
stand everybody arose to their feet, and as
Tim Hurst called foul groan went up,
and a general chorus Of Hard luck" fol-
lowed
Yesterday being Ladies' day" about $500
Of Washington's fairest gathered at the
grounds and the display of millinery and
dIessmaking was both extremely brilliant
ard bewildering. They began coming as
early as o'clock. and by the time the
game was called the big grand stand was
almost filled.
Mr.. Hurst umpired another good game
little the best of it In the matter of the
play at first between Lush and I.aChance
when they both slid for the initial bag,
without troubling his conscience very much
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