Evening star., 1898-07-21

For The first time in ten games last play
ed victory yesterday rested with the Sena-
tors. The opponents were the leaders in
the league race, the men from Cincinnati,
and, as many had predicted. the local men
played better ball against them than they
have put up since they started on their
journey down the slide They also exhib-
tied yesterday life and dash, two requisites
o. successful ball playing noticeably lack
irg in their ork recently. Then, too, Mer-
Ger pitched with fine judgment, mixing it
Up from start to finish in such manner
as to keep the nine hits save in the third
inning, well scattered. He received from
the men back of him perfect support. Rettz
and Wrigley, together with Wagner and
Fields, making a yeritable stone wall. The
three outfieiders had comparatively little
to do, but they did that little particularly
well, Selbach making one of his famous
circus catCEe3 in the eighth when Beckley
sent one sailing into left. the Baron tum-
bling backward as he caught the ball, but
never releasing his hold of it. Fields also
made fire play by taking a foul fly on
run which wound uD with a plunge into
the grand stand fence.
But the local men were not the only ones
to put up Il fine game, for in the first in
ming Miller. by making a great jump, rob
bed Fields Of d drive which would other
wise have landed in the right field bleach
ers and would have meant three more runs
for the Senators. Mcbride also made
star catch in the eighth inning by captur-
ing Seibach's long fly to left center. The
Senators not only played good ball in the
field, but they also gave line exhibition
of batting, Selbach and Mercer each max
ing two safe bunts. Wrigley got in a three
bagger and Mcclure placed a double and
single to his credit. Mercer, however. led
his team IN hitting. having three singles.
Smith led his men. having a double and
two singles. Wrigley at his very best
in the field. catching Mcbride in the third
on what appeared to be a safe one after
having made a similar play off Dwyer in
the preceding inning.
Both pitchers were very effective al
though Mercer gave four passes. Dwyer
gave bur one, and Mercer struck out the
only man in the game. McPhee. The Sena-
tors started off with one run in the first
inning. while the Reds did not score until
the fifth. when they sent one man across
the plate. They had a great chance to
score in the third, when. with Smith on
second and Corcoran on first, Beckley sin
gled to left. Smith was caught at the plate
on Selbach's fine throw. Beckley had
reached second on the play, and while he
Mcclure shot the ball down to Reitz, who
snapped the ball back in time to nip Cor
coran at the plate.
In the first inning Selbach bunted safely
catch him at second went out to center.
AndersOn's fly to Miller sent him home. The
Senators next scored in the fourth when
Wrigey hit to right center for three bases
and went in on Mercer inlield hit. Their
third and last run was scored in the fol-
lowing inning After Anderson had walked
Mcclure hit down the left field line for two
bases. Anderson easily scored. but Nc
Guire was put out in an endeavor to make
II triple. In their half of the first inning
Smith was given pass after Mcbride had
been retired He stole second, and went
TO third on Beckley's scratch hit to Wrig-
ley. Smith started for home when Mcclure
threw to catch Jake at second, but the
ball was returned by WrigIey In time to
catch him a the plate. In the fifth inning
Mcbride hit past first for single after
two were out, and scored on Smiths double
down the left foul line. In the seventh the
Reds scored their last run. Peitz was given
a pass. went to second on Dwyers ground
er to Fields and scored on Smiths single
to center. The score: