The times., 1898-08-18
Standing of the Clubs.

j. Earl MagnerS team OF baseball
artists put up a warm thing yesterday,
and the Hurstian conglomeration of false
alarms slipped another cog. TO the plau-
dts of a glad-featured conclave.
Weyhing pitched a clever game and had
the Browns at his mercy. Carsey was
batted at win. The fielding Of the Sena-
tors was all that could have been expected
from championship team. They did not
let anything go by them, and they batted
like Trojans. In every point, they out
played the visitors and they deserved 10
win.
Mercer easily was the hero of the day
and he could be elected TO almost any
office in the gift of baseball folk today.
His fielding was OF the proper sort He
accepted twelve chances without an error,
made three hits and three runs. Reitz
led the batting. and he accepted ten
fielding chances without falling down.
II was ladies' day and the grandstand
presented a festive and eye-pleasing pros
pect of fair faces and dainty effects in
Summer apparel. Il is related of Tim"
Hurst that when he peeped out of the
club trocha and saw the array of feni-
ninity ne borrowed a frescoed necktie
from one of his official bottleholders and
brushed up his antediluvian roof of straw
The ladies appreciated the play of the
locals. and every time run came in
they applauded vigorously and in ap-
proved fan style.
The game Was gEasfeittf gEaeitt filR lRidtz and An
derGof, in
sion. being aided by errors.
Mercer's catch of Dowd's hot one in
the second half of the first and his swift
handling of Stencils fierce bounder called
forth a ready round Of handwork from
the audience.
Smith made a splendid running catch
of Quinn's foul in the second inning,
lifting the bail from the grandstand rail
In the third inning Mercer did some
more lightning work, and his star went
away up in the heavens.
Anderson's drive in the fifth inning
went down to the far left field fence and
he got three luscious bases on the bingle.
Sugden's catch of Smiths foul fly in the
sixth was a beauty
Throughout the game the Washing
tons played winning ball, and they show
ed that they have had an understanding
with each other regarding the necessity
OF team work. Several times there were
places where, but for effective and heady
playing, the visitors would have made
more runs than were finally credited to
them. But the home team worked to-
gether and did great execution.
The Game in Detail
First inning-Se,bach singled to center
and went 10 second on Stencils tumble
Rietz bunted and reached third on Car
sey's wild throw to Tucker, the Baron
scoring. Pepper came home on Ander-
sons three-bagger to right center. Andy
scored on Farrelrs out from Cross to
Tucker. Mcguire singled TO left. Gett-
man few out to Stencil. Smith popped a
fly TO Quinn.
Dowd went out on a line drive TO Mer-
Ger, who also threw out Stencil. Harley
fouled out TO Mcclure.
Second inning-Mercer beat out a bunt
and went to second on Weyhings sacri-
fee Selbach flew out to Harley. Rietz
singled TO right, scoring Mercer, and An
derson few out to Quinn.
Cross went out on a fly to Mercer. Sug-
den retired at first on a grounder TO Far
rel. Quinn fouled out to Smith.
Third inning-Farrell flew out to Har-
ley. Mcguire was thrown out by Cross.
Getjman singled TO right and pilfered sec
ond- Smith fouled out to Sugden.
Tucker was thrown out by Rietz and
Smith by Mercer, who also retired Carsey
at first
Fourth inning-Mercer singled past sec
ond, then pilfered the sack and went 10
third on Weyhing's sacrifice. scoring on
Selbach's out from Smith 10 Tucker. Rietz
few out to Stencil
Dowd singled to left. Stencil few out
10 Gettman. Harley singled over short
and the runners each advanced base on