Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.


more today between the Senators and
Orioles the better. With everything to
gain, in the shape of winning sixth place,
the heads of the Washington club con-
cluded 1t would be best to pitch McJames
again today and try hard for the victory
that would cinch the position But Nc
James proved dead one of the rankest
sort, throwing down the players as we'll
as the managers, and the game went to
the Baltimores by the score of to a.
What made the defeat all the more Sc
we're on the fifty o.. more rcoters that fol-
lowed the club over from Washington was
the fact that the birds were weakened by
three of their best players, and those that
did play did about everything possible, out
side of deliberately throwing the game to
help the Senators alorg. With runners
on the bases not a coacher could be seen
In the boxes allotted to them and in a dozen
different ways the birds displayed their
sympathy for the visitors
But McJames officiated in the box for
me senators like man who had been
taking Rip Van Wrinkle sleep and couldn't
get his eyes open. He started off by pitch
Ing slow curve over the plate and by the
greatest good luck the ball refused to go
safe. Then he woke up in the fifth in
ming and concluded to use speed, with the
result that he sent man after man to first
made back df hin, forced an additional
run over the plate with another free pass
to first I'D
About the time Captain Brown would con-
clude to pull him out of the box Jimmy
would take OF a Squirt and strike out the
opposing batsmen in great shape. thereby
On top Of hisSb work with the ball was
that heart-breakinE, careless air of Jim
my's, which he carried Throughout the
game, that did more to break up the men
with him than a dozen errors or as many
bases on balls.
This carelessnessefs what angered every
body with sympathies for Washington. To
think that they were roofing and hoping
of the players, who should have been still
more interested, take about AS much in
Eterest in the game as South Sea Islander
f does in the Cuban, war;
Mr.. Mel ames was promised a trip home
Immediately after the game if ne placed
the Senator's securely in sixth place by
winning yesterday, but from Mr.. Wagner's
talk last night in the Carrollton Hotel. jim
my will be lucky il he leaves for the south
before the 18th and escapes a stiff fine.
The .aNiZard," MI. Hoffer, was on the
rubber fer the Orioles. and while he was
hit hard and gIven heartfess support, he
twas effective with men On bases, and four
double plays helped him out considerably.
Jennings, Keller, Robinson and Doyle
were out of the game, the former going
home to get married: the second to Brook
lyn to rest up for the Temple cup series,
and the latter was on the bench, dressed
like a fashion plate and ready to leave on
the > o'clock train for Boston to look out
for the Baltimore players interest In the
forthcoming Temple cup SERIES Clarke
was On first, Quinn al short ard O'Brien in
right, the trio playing almost as well as
the stars they supplanted.
The Orioles secured their first run in the
first and APPLY illustrates McJames careless
work in the box Stencil reached first by
handily and third with the greatest of
ease, as he got such a lead from Jimmy
that Farrell knew it would be useless to
throw the ball. Quinns safe drive to CEN
ter brought him home.
In the fifth the birds cinched the game
stole second on account of McJames long,
swinging. slow delivery. McGraw beat out
an 1nfleld hit Bowerman going to third.
Mc(iraw started for second. and on Far
rell's bad throw Bowerman scored and Nc
Graw went to third. Kelley then walked to
hrst and Stencil singled, McGraw coming
home. Kelley went to third on Stencils
hit, and came home O'Brien's single
Quinn and Reitz were then passed to first
forcing Kelley home.
Washington made their first two runs in
the seventh. Leahy singled to center and
went to third on Wrigley's single to right
scoring on McJames fly out to Kelley Sell
bach beat out an infield hit. and Gettman's
fly was muffed by Stencil. Wrigley came
home on De Monts single to the infield. In
the eighth the Senators tore off two more
runs, after two men were out. Selbach
a base on balls. Farrells single sent Sell
bach home, and De Mont followed him on
fuckers safe drive to left center.
Notes of the Game.
The spectators, with the exception of .