Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-02
Record of the Clubs.

Today's baltimore Sun has the. following
to say of yesterdays Baltimore-Wa as hing
ton game:
If the Washington team had been playing
ball all the season as it played against the
champions yesterday at Union Park the
name of the national capital would now be
figuring in the first division of the percent
age record. McJames was in the box and
pitched fine game, and he was supported
by the fastest sort of good fielding Only
the 81 eat pitching of DR.. "Arlie'' Pond. es-
pecially the latter part of the game and
his excellent support, with timely drives
by Kelley and Quinn, enabled Baltimore to
win.
The crowd which greeted the three-time
champions after their absence and their
heroic fight against misfortunes that would
have swamped any other club was paltry
in numbers. Only 1000 persons were at
the game, notwithstanding the fact that the
club had been absent a week and will leave
again tonight for the west for almost
month. Those who attended yesterday $
game beautiful contest
1t was, first of all. battle between the
two young collegians and M. DIS" Pond
and McJames. 1t was pretty nearly drawn
battle. each being hit safely eight times for
total of eleven bases. But Pond had the
better o. the argument because he was
Steadier and gave only one base on balls to
McJames' four. He was cooler and more
effective in tight places, and he kept getting
more and more effective as the game pro-
crossed.
Pond did not seem quite at his best in the
first four innings and was batted rather
hard, seven hits being made him. Sud
denly, in the fifth inning, he got his curves
working properly, and after that lit was al!
off," as a player remarked, in base ball
parlance. In the remaining five innings
but reached haS
one hit was made.
McJame. kept the hits we'll scattered, but
Quinn and Kelley caught him just al timely
moments Quinn's triple and Kelley's double
sending in four runs.
Both teams tielded finely but the honors
were carried off by Reitz and DeMontre-
Vile. who ran a race in brilliant work.
Reitz made, perhaps, the greatest single
play in throwing out Mcclure in the fifta
inning, but DeMontreville's work was on
the lightning order. Stencil made a great
running catch off Reilly in the fifth also.
Tucker is suffering with thumb that
was hurt in collision some days ago and
could not play. He was on the coaching
lines, and his unique coaching was greatly
the crowd generally.
Keller played for the first time since his
hurt. and for the second game this season
missed getting a nit.
For the first time in ten days the Orioles
went first to bat. With two out. Kelley
singled. stole second and reached third on
wild pitch. but was left on Stencils Strik-
ing out. First blood was scored by the
Orioles in the second inning. when O'Brien
made the circuit on his pretty hit to right.
Reitz's out. his steal of third and FarreIrs
wild throw.
There was a funny incident in connection
with OBrien's hit. 1t bounded just over
AbbeyS head and OBrien started for sec
ond. Seeing, however. that he could not
make second, he turned back, and in doing
SO fell down. He had lively scramble to
get up and back to the base. but succeeded
An unusual piece of bad luck happened TO
Retz in this inning. His drive would have
been safe by six feet had it gone straight
but IL struck some obstruction and bounded
sidewiSe right into DeMontreville'S hands.
The visitors took the lead in the third
inning by making couple Of talies. Sell
bach was given pass and stole md.
De Montreville struck out and Reitz threw
Farrell out. Mcclure hit for two bases
and Setback counted. Reilly's pop fly TO
center fell safe and Mcclure scored Wash
ington scored still another in the fourth
inning. Wrigley led off with two-hagger
over Keleys head. McJames' out sent him
to third, but Brown forced him at the plate
a beautiful! play-Reitz to Bowerman.
Brown stole second and third and scored
On Selbachs hit past McGraw. Then Doc
tor "Arlie' struck his gait and the visitors
scored no more.