Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09
Record of the Clubs.

The Senators made 1t five out of nine
by defeating the Orioles at Baltimore yes
terday in a pitchers contest. Maui and
Mercer were the opposing twirlers, and
the dark-haired Adonis had much the bet
ter of the argument with the monumental
citys fashion plate But six hits were
made of Winnie" two more being made
off ALLIE" and both -destroyers of fe-
male hearts were as steady as if on pa
rade on Connecticut avenue or Charles
street, not pass being given by either
How the game was won and lost is thus
told by the Baltimore American:
BY margin of one run the Senators
again did things to the Orioles yester-
day. No one should begrudge the visitors
their needed victory, for they both folded
and batted in a way deserving of success.
mat the Birds did not win was simply
because they again forgot those elements
OF the game which have won pennants for
them. Winnie Mercer twirled for Wag-
nerS men, and he was in great form
flarlV IN the contest it became evident that
ne could not be slaughtered. The remedy
demonstrated to be most successful against
pitcher In such form is to worry him.
ramon men applied this remedy for
JUST one inning. 1t worked like a charm
yieldlng the only two runs that saved the
pennant chasers from a shut-out There
were sporadic attempts to apply the rem
coy In one or two other instances INT
mere was no good win about these eff
Iorts The open sesame tried and nrox-an
so often, was thrown away as usaIass In
stead or bunting, giving chances for err
rors' ana working in sacrifices the home
prayers Seemed always possessed with the
80 no that thelr salvation depended on
IunsIng at the first ball pitched. Hits
couiu not De made this way and So the
senators won another victory Had the
orioles batted scientifically there would
Ifse oeeh nothlns but sympathy for their
H. In In
often brilliant. e'' anu
II was pity that Al. Maui should baye
lost game twirled so we'll From the start
the Washingtons seemed tn InJa-stori
that DIT or brains mixed with hats is n
potent factor in making runs In the first
inning IL Looked as though Maui would he
slaughtered. Setback laced one into 1aft
center, and Gettman landed one into right
emerson made off with a hit and then
Mcclure called the turn by sacrificing H.
was out at first on fine play nv Mail hut
IL answered the purpose of advancing hot
hettman and Anderson. Selbach having al
10y scored on Anderson's hit. Then Reitz
piunked a little between-fields fly out fnfo
right, and the last two runs were SCORED
LOT washington After that inning Mani
pltcned finely, and was backed brtlljantIv
80 tiitt 10 more senators crossed the plate
FGr three innings Mercer seemed In q fair
way TO shut out the Birds without a hit
But for an error by Wagner. the locals
would nave gone out in one two, three
OIuer curing those innings.
Jennings beat out a hit in the fo1Irtb and
De Mont made a clean one in the fiffb IL
was In the sixth that glimpse was given
or batting. according to Hanlon Keller
nrst up got bunt. Jennings put his weight
aSalhSt II, sending nice fly to Gettman
Then Mccain sent a bl:nt down the third
base line. The ball eluded Movers KeeIer
getting to third, and Mccain being safe
McGann went off for second and McC,ujra
ana mercer tried ruse for catching Keel
-nrly
close call at third. Then good old Steve"
Brodle- cracked single into left, and the
Chly Two runs came over the plate Brodie
trled 10 stretch 1t into a double, and was
out at second. After that inning, as before
1t, the Birds were helpless in MERGERS
hands. In the last three innings but one
scratch inf1eld hit was made by the heavy
siugsers. They banged away, refusing to
keep up bunting and scientific play and as
the ball refused to bang, they were con-
stantly BANKED
Some of ths playing was brilliant Ball
Tor baltimore, and Wrigley for Washing
ton took the fielding honors. Ball played
the third bag as it is rarely played. In
the third inning he stopped a drive from
Reitz that was going out into left and then
he threw out the runner, making an al
together remarkable performance He killed
other base hits, and made fine runs for
flies. Wrigley was the cause for the kill
ing of Oriole base hits. Zeke always plays
his best against the Birds, and he fairly
entered Yesterday, covering acres of ter
r1tory and making succession of remark
able plays.
In the seventh inning the Senators were
prevented from scoring by some wonderful
playing around home plate. Meyers had
started on a crack down the third-base
line, Wrigley had hunted and Mercer had
sacrihced, putting Meyers on third and
Wrigley on second. Selbach slashed hot
one down to Ball, and Meyers started for
the plate. By quick fielding Ball got the
ball first to the plate, and Meyers was out
When Robbie sent the ball down to second
to hold Setback Wrigley had the temerity
10 steam for home. De Mont saw the play
and rified the ball into the hands of Rob-
bic in time to tab the runner. 1t was fine
fielding by Ball and De Mont, and superb
work by Robbie. Who had a perfect touch.
Score: