Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
Record of the Clu.iA.

1t was another close contest between the
Senators and the champions at Boston yes
terday, and in this game victory was with
the Washington men. Mercer pitched for
the visitors, and, while the Bostonians out
batted his supporters to ., he kept the
hits so we'll scattered that the Beaneaters
could not score more than run in an inn
ing. He gave but two bases on balls and
neither figured in the getting of the
locals. He struck out one man, secured
hit and had three assists. Willis allowed
the Washington people but eight hits. but
he gave three passes. Farrell getting two
of them and each time scoring. He struck
out two men and made a wild pitch.
The game was full of ginger, and, as it
was Bunker Hill day, the attendance was
over 5000. Twice it appeared as if there
would be scrap between the opposing
players. Jim Mcclure was accused by Ten
ny of giving him the elbow, and in the
eighth Duffy jostled Wrigley so that he
lost the ball. and a row seemed imminent.
Hamilton was agin absent, Stivetts taking
his place in center. Doyle was also unable
10 play, Mcclure playing first and playing
1t We'll In the seventh inning Reitz in slid
ing home split his hand badly and was
forced to retire, Donovan taking his place.
Anderson again got in homer, sending a
man in ahead of him, for the third time
during the week winning q game with &
four-baSSer The playing of Setback was a
feature of the game, the little German
capturing five fly balls ana having
SlSt to his credit He also got in a hit.
Gettman Wrigley and Myers each had an
error charged against them. those of Jake
and Myers being responsible for a run.
Collins was the only Boston man to commit
an error, and 1t figured in the run getting
to a very large extent. Gettman and An
derson were the only Washington men to
get more than one hit off Willis.
The Senators were the first to score, and
they commenced the run getting in the
initial inning. After Setback and Gettman
had gone out on fly balls to first and short
respectively, Farrell received a ticket 10
first, and wild pitch put him on second
He remained there bat a moment, for An
derson sent the first ball pitched to him
over the left-field fence, trotting in behind
the Duke
a run to their credit. With two men gone,
Ienny, who secured three of the dozen hits
made off Winnie, placed a single in right
and when Gettman allowed the ball to get
past him Kept on to second. Long then hit
one to Myers, who made a bad mess of it
the ball rolling out to left field, Tenny
scoring But Setback threw to second in
time to head off Long.
Each SIDE scored one in the sixth inning
although lack of thought kept the Sena-
tors out of a run in the fourth. In that
inning Mcclure singled to left and went
to second on Reitzs out at first, Collins
making a great stop. Myers went out at
first, and when Wrigley had sent Mcclure
nome by a single to right he was declared
out for batting out of his turn, and the
run did not count. With one man out in
the sixth inning, Farrell got his second
pass, and, when Anderson struck out stole
second Mcclure then sent hot one
against Collins, who after making a fine
stop, lost the ball. Mcclure started for
second, and on the throw to Long Farrell
scored, Mcclure meantime being run down.
Long $ not one bounded out of MERGERS
reach, and he went to second on Duffy's
out at first Wrigley threw Collins hit too
high to first, Long going to third and
scoring on Stahl's fly to right Singles by
Gettman. Farrell and Anderson in the
elsth gave the visitors their fourth run.
In the last inning the champions scored
their third run. Bergen's long fly to left
was taken by Setback but Yeager, batting
Tor Willis, singled to center Stivetts sent
long fly to left which Setback captured.
and on Tennys double to right center
ieager scored. Long ended the agony by
being thrown out at first by Myers.
Score: