Evening star., 1897-07-29
CURRENT NOTES OF SPORT
Todny's Schedule and Weather..
Baltimore at Washington. Clear.
Pittsburg at Chicago. Clear.
Record of the Clubs

1t is reported that Earl Wagner lost
twenty-five pounds in the sixteen days he
was with the Senators on the western trip,
and If the exhibition given by them at
National Park yesterday Is what he was
compelled to Witness the manager got eff
well. It's wonder he didn't land in an
asylum. The game they put up against
the Baltimores for seven innings was worth
going miles to see but in the eighth and
ninth they gave an exhibition Of stupid
playing that must have brought tears to
Capt. Browns eyes and vividly Illustrated
their right to the name of "quitters."
The Baltimores have always been made
to play their hest ball in this city, and
although given a handicap of five runs in
the third inning the Senators went at them
gamely, and at the end of the sixth inning
had overtaken the handicap and were one
run to the good. The five runs made in
the third inning were the result Of stupid
plays. and were enough to send any pitcher
in the air. but McJames gallantly pulled
himself together and kept pesgtng away
with coed results. Not satisfied with the
yellow exhibition in the third the team
again developed the disgraceful streak in
the eighth, and this time McJames couldn't
stand the "gaff." to use an inelagant but
expressive slang phrase, and went to
pieces. Then in the ninth, it was all hands
around. the base running and bunting OF
the Orioles simply standing the infielders
on their heads.
Outside of the poor exhibition of the
home club. the feature of the game was
the incessant and disgraceful tactics per-
sued by the Baltimores against the work
of Umpire Mcdonald. From the time the
umpire called play an incessant badgering
was kept up until the visitors had the
game tucked away safely in their inside
pockets. To offset this attack it might
be said that Mcdonald umpired an excel
lent game of ball, but had 1t been perfect
the disturbances would have continued as
the birds were kicking on general principles
and for future results. Doyle. McGraw
and Kelley were the chief offenders, Hugh
Jennings having sense enough to keep out
of the squabble, and these three used
enough profanity and vulgar expressions
to have shamed the Dutch army in Fland-
ers. Time after time several other players
on the bench endeavored to call his trio
down. but without avail. 1t Is a disgrace
to the national game to see well-mean-
ing and evidently conscientious man en-
deavoring to arbitrate in an impartial man.
ner and then be the recipient of such
abuse.
Neither side scored in the first inning,
but in the second the Senators got a run
over the plate. After Mcclure had hit safe
to left, he was forced out at second by
Tucker, who tried to sacrifice. Reilly was
hit by the pitcher and forced Tucker to
second, from where he scored on sharp
SlI gle py ~ bFleH tndt went through NC
Graw.
The Orioles went them four better in the
third inning, scoring five runs on four hits,
good base running and assisted by four
errors. Two of these runs were regained
by the home club in this inning. McJames
astonished everybody by hitting safely into
left, going to third on Browns two-bagger
to left. After Selbach had flown out to
Stencil, Wrigley hit to McGraw and the
doctor perished at the plate. Mcclure .hen
hit TO right for three bases, keelers fall
being fortunate. and Brown and Wrigley
CT ossed the plate.
The fourth was blank for both clubs, but
in the fifth, the Senators added another
run TO their score. Brown beat out Il hit
to Jennings. stole second and scored on
Nrigiey's single to left. In the sixth the
Senators rushed two runners across the
plate, putting them in the lead. fuckers
poor bunt forced MCGUIRE at second
and in the try for a double the bali
was thrown wild by Jennings. and Tucker
kept OH to second. Reilly was again hit ty
the ball. and both runners were advanced
on Abbey's out. O'Bren then singled into
right, scoring Tucker and Reilly.
The lucky seventh proved a fruitless one
for both clubs. and the eighth gave up two
runs for the visitors, after the home club
had been blanked. In the ninth the comedy
of errors materiaiZed and seven nice juicy
runs went up to the Orioles credit 70 off
set this. the Senators scored one run in the
last inning, making the final score II to T.