The times., 1898-09-07
Standing of the Clubs.


the loss Of some of their best men and
weakened by the presence of players who
were in no fit condition to be in the game,
the Washingtons gave Dineen such poor
support today. especially in the early in
nings of the contest, that IL was wonder
that he did not go 10 pieces.
II looked as if the Washingtons would
be whitewashed when they drew blanks
in eight successive innings, but an error
by Hamilton gave them a big opening
and they gave a little spice to the game
by running up a score of five runs in the
ninth inning. They made more than twice
as many hits in this one inning as they
made in all the rest of the game.
Klobedanz pitched a grand game for
eight innings, being hit for two singles
and giving only one base on balls.
wrigIey's Great Catch.
Wrigley and Smith were the chief Of
tenders in rolling up big error column
for the washingtons, but the former was
so badly crippled that he ought never TO
bave been called upon to play Contrasted
with the ludicrous errors were numerous
brilliant hits of fielding that pleased the
spectators nightly. Collins robbed Far
rel of a base hit by a surprising one
handed stop. and Wrigley, who exchanged
places with Mercer in the third inning,
made one Of the greatest catches of the
season in the eighth, when everyone
though Duffy had hit for three bases.
Lowe and Rietz were artists at second
and Anderson did some good work In the
outfield.
The Senators went out in order quickly
in the first, but the Bostons ran up
score of three runs on base on balls TO
Hamilton, singles by Long and Duffy,
with a sacrifice by Lowe and very costly
muffs of thrown balls by Smith and Far
rel helping out.
A Matinee of Errors.
Runs We're cheap in the second inning
and the Bostons got them almost for
the asking. Mcclure muffed Wrigley's
throw to catch Hamilton and Long fol-
lowed with an infieId single. Lowe hit
to Smith and Hamilton was declared out
for running out of line. Then the fun
began. Collins hit safely TO right and
Long scored. Wrigley's wild throw sent
Bergen 10 second, and Lowe and Collins
trotted across the plate. Wrigley also
fumbled Duffy's grounder, but StahI
CLOSED the inning with a fly to Mer-
Ger.
Dineen shut the Bostons out in four
successive innings after the second and
limited them TO two singles, both made
in the sixth inning. But in the sew
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talley sheet on singles by Collins, Duffy,
and Stahl, AMI a bad tumble By Smith
In the eighth, after Long had ben re-
tired, Lowe made an infield single, and,
after Farrell had made brilliant catch
of Collinss foul, stole second.
Then Bransfield came up to the bat in
place of Bergen. and he lost no time
in banging the ball to left center for
three bases, Lowe scoring. Duffy hit the
ball in the same direction with even
greater force, but Wrigley went after
il with wings and made q magnificent
catch.
Senator's Sensational Finish.
Then came the startling finish by the
Washingtons. Dineen soar;ea off with q
bunt,> Collins missing the ball on a one
handed catch. Mercer sneaked a single
TO short right, but Farrell forced Dineer
at third with a grounder TO Long. Rietz
drove the ball 10 center, and Hamilton
dropped il. This was the opening looked
for. Mcguire knocked down a single
which Collins barely blocked. Klobedanz
apparently had Smith struck out, but
Hunt did not see it that way, and "Jud'
then hit the ball over the left field fence
SO far that he would have made home
run on any open grounds. Five runs were
in and the crowd rooted for more. An.
derson hit safely, but was forced by Don
ovan, and Wrigley closed the game witt
q foul TO Bransfield. The score: