Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-11

| st. Louis at New York-ciear.
Cleveland at Phiiadeiphia-ciear.
Record of the Clubs.
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Four victories out of six games played
make the record of the Washington CLUB
| last week, and a continuation of such work
will unquestionably land the Senatorial ag-
gregation in the first column Of the cham
pionship race. Outside of winning four
games the most gratifying fact is that the
| victories were taken from strong clubs
Keeping this fact in view the opening of
the series with three of the best clubs In
| the league-Chioago, Cleveland and Cincin-
| nati-does not look SO formidable. All the
| Washington patrons can ask for is that the
Senators will play as good ball during the
| coming twelve games as they have played
| the past week. The recent exhibitions OF
| the Senators will land ten out of twelve
| games. and under these circumstances the
| winners will be playing unbeatable ball.
1 Farrelrs injury was very unfortunate, but
with Mercer or Wagner in center the gap
is filled about as well as can be expected
| from any player not a star in the center
garden.
| There can be no question that the coming
| fortnight will be warm one at National
| Park. First will come the Chicago orphans,
| who have been doing exceptionally well
under the guidance of Manager Tom Burns,
| and but recently, owing TO injuries to
| Lange, Dahen and Conner, has the club
| taken slump in its playing. The Orphans
| will be on hand this afternoon and are
booked for four games. In this aggrega ton
| will be found several new faces. 'Sandoy''
| Mertes, the man of nerve, who was with
| the Phillies a short time last season, has
| been lately obtained by Manager Burns
| from the Columbus team, and the new man
| has proved exceptionally strong in all de-
partments of the game. Matte klroy, the
| wonder of past years, and a member of the
| Washington team Of '92, Is On the pitching
| staff and doing well. Walter Woods is
| another new twirler secured from last
| years Springfield club, and he also has
| been doing well.
| After the Senators have done all they can
| to the Orphans, the savage band of In
| dams from Cleveland, headed by Oliver Te
| beau, will come whooping in the National
| Park arena, thirsting, as usual for all the
| scalps in sight. Then follow the Cincin-
! natl Reds, who have so far this season cut
| decidedly the broadcast swath in the cham
| pionship fight of any club in the league and
| have refused to quit notwithstanding the
| prediction of about three-fourthS OF the
| wiseacres of base ball literature.
| CHANGING over these three clubs from the
/ west it can easily be seen that there is the
stiffest sort of work ahead of the Senators.
| The outcome of the three series will be of
! the greatest Importance to the home club,
as ANYTHING out of the ordinary in the way
| of victories should land them very near the
| line that separates the first six from the
| last half dozen clubs in the championship
| race. 1t is long, long time yet before the
| season ends, July 10 being the Day on
| which only one-half the games scheduled
| for this season will have beeen played, and
many unexpected changes may come The
| Chicagos played in Cincinnati yesterday
and should arrive at National Park this at
| ternoon tired out with the long ride from
| the latter city. Clarke Griffith will proba-
| bly, be on the rubber for the Orphans, and,
| as usual. with him good tWirling game
can be expected. Augustus weighing will
be pitted against Griffith, and battle
| royal should be forthcoming. Manager
! Jimmy Mcclure told The Star reporter
| last evening that he was going TO make
| every effort to win a majority of the games
| on the series, If such a thing is possible
/ Tho Senator'S lost Saturdays game with
| the Baltimore men because they were out
batted and outfielded. Cy Swain started
| in to do the twirling for the Washington
| people, but was yanked out In the second
| inning. after five runs had been scored
| by the Orioles. Dineen replaced him and
| was very effective until errors were made
1 The visitors also utilized TWO ptcners'
| Nops, who inaugurated the game, giving
| way to Hughes in the third, the latter be-
| ing hit for six singles and triple. Mer-
| Ger replaced Wagner in center Held after
the second inning, and made two or the
| eight hits made by the home team, Reitz
| also getting that many. one Of which was
| a homer in the second inning. Two errors
| were charged against Gettman and one
| against Anderson, the only misplays of the
game. Wrigley put UP another great game.
| accepting tel chances, most of them of the
| difficult Kind.
| Five runs were scored by the Orioles IN
| the second inning. De Montreville dropped
! a fly back of short, stealing second and
scoring ON McGanns single to left. Nc
| Gam also stole second, went to third on
| Clarks safe bunt, and pass to Nops fill
| ed the bases. Ball then dropped fly in
| left center, and he took second, three men
going home ahead of him keeler shot a
hot one at Swain. which nit his shin, all
| scoring, while Swain stood at second with
| the ball In his hand.
| In their half of the second inning Nc
| CURE was hit on the shoulder and Reitz
| sent a bounder into the right-field bleach
ers for homer. In the seventh Wrigley
/, hit to left center for a triple, scoring
| Selbachs single to center.
| In the eighth two runs were scored by
| the Birds. Anderson dropped Dineen's
| throw of McGann's grounder, and the lat
ter scored on Clark,s double to left CEN
ter, the Baltimore backstop going home
| when Gettman muffed Hughes fly.
In the last inning the visitors earned
| three runs off Dineen. Jennings sent a
| triple to right center. scoring on Brod:e's
double to left and the latter on McGann's
homer to left center. Score:
Cincinnati, IL; Chicago, 2.
Only one game was played in the league
yesterday, the Chicago and Cincinnati clubs
coming together in the latter city, the home
club winning by II to T. The Orphans are
| in a crippled condition and went all to
pieces In the seventh inning, allowing the
Ewingites to score six runs. Breitenstein
pitched good ball after the third inning
Cincinnati..... Q 9 Oh 10
Base Ball Notes.
In the last five games Wrigley has had
| fifty-two chances and has had only one err
| TOT.
Charley FarrelPs injured finger is in pref