Evening star., 1898-06-03


BY defeating the Louisville Colonels yes
straight victory and exchanged eleventh
visitors. Unless the Kentuckians put up a
much better game than they did yester-
day the senatorial team will take the re-
naming three games, and, in all likelihood
jump into ninth place The visitors were
not only outbatted. but they also failed to
display much energy after the first few in
nings, their efforts being rather amateurish.
Selbach led in batting, getting five hits out
of six times at the bat.
Mercer was sent to the rubber. making
his first appearance since the return of the
Senator's. The visitors started in as if they
intended a slaughter, scoring two runs off
four hits in the first inning. After that
they failed to get more than one safety in
any inning, their two runs in the sixth in
ming being due to two errors, the only
ones charged against the home team, and
a single. Fraser, who started in to pi, cb
for the Coionels. was retired at the close
of the fifth inning, when the home people
had secured four runs, Bowling taking his
place.
The change was hardly lucky one. for
the left-hander was hit safely five times
with two errors on the part of the Bour-
bons. gave the locals six runs. In the next
inning the home push made further connec-
tions with the Kentucky twrler and added
three runs to their score.
Doyle still being indisposed. Mcclure
took his place al first, again playing the
initial bag in fine style, his error being
due more to anxiety than to anything else.
Farrell caught a magnificent game, but
one base being purloined off him. he hav-
ing seven put-outs to his credit. The play
of the game. however, Gettman'S
catch of Hoy's long fly in the third inning,
when the Russian ran his hands through
a barbed-wire fence and snatched the ball
as ii was dropping into the bleachers. 1t
was the most daring play ever seen on the
home grounds, and yet Jake got off with
out a scratch.
Farrell wrenched his ankle in sliding into
third in the eighth inning, and Mcclure
took his place behind the bat in the last
inning, McHale going to first. In their
half of the final inning Stafford, batting
for bowling. singled to left, but got no
further than first, the remaining men being
easily put out.
In the opening inning Fred Clarke. the
first Colonel up. drove a hot one to left
center fo- two bases. and scored on Ritch-
les single to right. Hoy struck out and
Dexter's single to center put Ritchie on
third, going home on ]. Wagners single to
left They got as many more in the sixth
inning. Wrigley allowed ]. Wagners
to slip through him, the bats
man reaching second on the misplay. Cling
mans single to center sent him in, the
/ tatsman going to second on the throw in
and then homo when Mcclure. allowed
Wrigley's throw on Fraser's grounder 10
get past him.
Not until the fourth inning did the Wash
ington people score. In that inning An
derson and Farrell were presented with
passes, moved UP on A. Wagner's out at
first, and the former scored on Reitz's out
at first.
In the next inning the locals got three
runs. Mercer beat out infield hit but
was forced by Gettman's grounder to Fra
ser. Jake stole second. sliding cleverly and
scored on Selbach's single to right. Sell
bach stole second. and went home on Nc
Cures two-bagger which Smiths shns
A. Wagner followed with a two
bagger to right, sending Mcclure home
In the sixth inning DoWling faced the
Senators and the going was easy. Wrig-
ley struck out, but as Wilson dropped the
ball and then threw high to ]. Wagner,
the sailor was safe. Mercer then dropped
one over third out of reach, but Gettman
forced him by hitting to the pitcher. Wris-
ley, however, reached third and Gettman
stole second Both scored on Selbachs sin
gle to left, the latter going to third on
McGuire's single 10 right. Anderson sent
both men home by drive to the right
field bleachers for three bases Farrell
sent bounder 10 short, Anderson reach
ing home on Wilson's drop of the throw
home by Richie. A. Wagner sent Farrell
10 second by single to center, and RcitZs
out sent him to third he scoring while
tutchie was handling Wrigley's grounder
In the seventh inning Gettman walked and
Dexter were returning Selbach's single to
right The latter took second meantime
scoring on Andersons single past Ritchie
afrells single to left put him on second,