Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-25
Record of the Clubs.

After losing three straight games to the
tail enders in the league race at Louisville,
the Senators yesterday took the first game
from the leaders in the race at Cincinnati.
Mercer and Hawiey and Dammann were
the opposing pitchers, and each was batted
hard and often, the visitors securing fif-
teen safeties and the nome people four less.
Every man on the Washington team got
one or more hits. with the exception of
that hard-hitting player. Anderson, who
failed to successfully connect with Haw-
iey's delivery. Setback got three, of which
two were doubles; Gettman and Farrell
also securing three hits. Mercer got two,
one being double. Reitz's hand had hea.-
cd so we'll to permit him TO get back in
the game, and he played perfect game
Setback and Myers were the only Senators
to commit an error, seven being charged
up against the Ewingites. Mercer was
somewhat Wild giving i've bases balls,
altnouSh ne claimed that Umpire Swart-
wood was sun ering with bad eyesght He
Kept the hits We'll scattered, however, ex-
cept in the seventh inning, when five hits
and pass gave the Reds four runs. Nc
CURE again played IA great game at first
having eleven putouts and an assist Dam
mann relieved Hawley in the seventh inn
ing.
The Senators got right down to scoring in
the hrSt inning sending two men across
Liz piitc- oclDdCH began business by send
ing the bail to the center-field fence for
douDie Gett-nan'S out at first placed him
on third, he scoring on Irwins eraor. He
reached second on Smiths error and scored
on Farrelfs single to left.
The following inning the home Deonle
evened w matters. After two were gone
Myers, after making great stop of Ir-
win bounder, threw wildly to first, Irwin
ceiYed pass. and Irwin scored when Sell
bach muffsd Hawley's fly. Petz had gone
TO second. and scored on McBride's single
to left.
Reitz was passed to first in the fonrtb
Went to third on PeitZs wild throw To
eaten him, and scored MERGERS double
10 right center. In the next inning the
senators got two more runs Mcclure put
a single in right and Mcbride dropped Far
reil lily. Reitzs single to left sent Nc
CURE home. Farrell scoring on Beckley's
mum OF Wrigley's fly in front of the plate.
n M me sixth inning the Reds got a run on
Mefhee double to the left-field fence and
Corcorans single to left Selbach got In
another double to left, going to third on
Gettmans safe bunt and home on Nc
GIe OUT al nrst. Jake stole second and
scored on Farreils single to right
In the next inning the home push scored
I n runs. irwin singled past Wrigley,
eI.z received a pass and after HawIey
sent foul lily to Myers McBrides scratch
hit filled the bases. Smith then sent irwin
anu feitz home by a single to center and
McSride scored on McPhee's single to left.
Snillh who had reached third on the hit,
scored while McPhee was being run down
between first and second
Inc senators got three men home in their
nan Oh the inning. Myers beat one to first
Mn TO second on Wrigley's safe bunt
MERGERS sacrifice advanced them, and they
scored on Selbach's single to left, Setback
reaching second on Smiths tumble. He
scored on Gettmans single to left In the
eighth inning the Reds got their I,ct 49,
on TWINS single. passes to PETIT ard Dam
mann and McBride's fly to Anderson Score.