Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-01
.ecord Of the Clubs.

The bright feature, of yesterdays contest
| at National Park between the Pittsburg
| and Washington clubs was the remarkable
| heady pitching of Win Mercer. The Pr
rates secured nine hits off of his deliv-
cry. but they could have had twenty in
| the same way without direful results
| Fully seven Of the hits were made without
| any one on bases, and when they counted
| for nothing, and as for punching their hits
| it seemed as if the Pirates were exceed
ingly glad to get anything. About the
only time a safe hit would go to the out
| field would be when Mercer dallied a little
too often with his slow drop. 1t was this
dalliance that permitted Harry Davis to
at last gauge one of Wfnnie's slows, and
| as a result it went into the bleachers on
the first bound. In the same way Steve
Brodie connected with one of the slows
and a three-bagger resulted But these
were about the only bright rays in the
Pirates cloudy day, and. Mercer would
say. "let it go at that
MIR. Hughey was on the rubber for the
P1rates. and although he is reported to
be in frst-class shape and doing fine work
these days. his reputation and the report
We're given violent shock yesterday by
the Senators. In the first inning the hat
ting had resemblance to cherry pie
reast; In the third the feast was repeated
and for the remainder of the game it look
ed as though the Wagnerites could have
easily come again should the necessity
arise. Thirteen hits were the sum total
on the day, Selbach and Mercer being the
only Senators who were crowded out Of
the feast.
After the Pirates had been retired in tho
nrst without run the Senator'S by sue
cesslve batting, scored three Brown sin
gled to center and went to third on De-
Mont's single to right. Farrell shot one
sending DeMont to third the batter going
to second on the throw-in. Gettman then
mt short fly to left that permitted De-
mont 10 score, and on which he took sec
Farrell.
In the third three more tallies came the
senators way, making the score G to O.
D ana.o started the fun with single to
center. Farrell beat out grounder to Ely.
Gettman then sent one of those lazy bound
ers between Hughey, and Davis and being
shifty on his feet beat out the throw, iii.
ing ing, me bases. Tucker then sent a nice
single into center that scored DeMont and
Parreil and placed Gettman on third.
heliiy followed with long fly to left and
on the out Gettmarl scored
In the sixth the Pittspurps cantnrad
their first run. and then the Senators jmme-
diately eVened 1t up by also scoring one
II was Davis long fly to right that bounded
INTO the bieachers that turned the trick.
Iucker was the man that got 1t back He
started with a nice single to center went
to second on Reilly's sacrifice, and came
home when Wrislsy pasted nice single
into right.
In the seventh anoIter run went to the
credit Of the visitors. the result of
CHASTITY wild throw by Mercer Sugden
hunted beautifully in front of the plate.
but Winnie would have caught him had a
good throw been made. The ball backed
UP against the right field bleachers and
when 1t came back into the infield Sugden
was on third. Hugheys out, second to
nrst, sent the lucky Sugden over the plate.
In the eighth the Pirates scored two runs.
their last OF the game. Davis hit into right
Tor single, and on Wrigley's bad throw
of Hoffmeister's grounder both runners
landed On third and second, respectively.
Davis came home on Ely's out, and Hoff-
meister scored On Brodie's three Dagger to
left center.
The Senators made their eighth and last
run in this inning. Tucker was the lucky
man again. He worked base on balls,
and went to second on Davis error of
Hughey's throw. Reily's safe bunt landed
Tommy on third, and he came home on
Wrgiey's single. The Pittsburgs failed to
score In the ninth, and the home club of
course, didn't take their last turn at the
bat.
Umpire Kelly had another feverish day
OF 1t. but did fairly well, the chief trouble
being with the players. who tried in every
way to rattle the new arbitrator. few
fines would bring the obstreperous men to
their senses.