The times., 1898-05-11
Standing of the Clubs.

st. LOUIS. ....., 4 10 .296
Louisville ...... s 10 .238
Washington :. 3 13 .I88
If Doc Amole had eliminated the base
on balls feature from his repertoire and
Wrigley had put off his daily error until
later in the game. ii is more than likely
that the Stallings aggregation would
have been blanked in the first. Also, if
Selbach had cut out that tumble in the
ninth the Phillies would have been minus
another run and victory would have
perched on the Senator's shoulders.
Barring these Objectionable features,
the game was well-played and abound
ed in many sensational plays. The first
occurred in the opening inning, after
the visitors had tailed twice and had the
bases full with only one man out. Nash
was at the bat, and sent IA hot grounder
| in the direction of center, through short
| field and second. Wrigley went for it,
| made a difficult stop, shot the ball to
Rietz. who lined it to Doyle, completing
a lightning double play, while the bleach
| ers. rocters and fans yelled vociferously
In the third Rietz had the center of the
stage. Nash sent swift grounder to-
wards Doyle. but Jack, who ran up 10
meet it, failed 10 Sst at the passing
point on time. Rfetz. who was just behind
Doyle, snatched the ball on a bound and
beat the runner to first. 1t was one of
the greatest slngle-handed plays ever
witnessed on the diamond
Wagner, the new third baseman, dis
tinguished himself in the fifth by pheno-
| menal stop of Sam Thompson's terrific
drive down the third base line.
Selbach and Thompson carried off the
| batting honors of the day for their re-
spective sides, the former having two
! doubles and a single to his credit, while
the latter got in two singles and triple
the last hit striking the fence in extreme
| left field.
Taken altogether it was fine exhibi-
tion of ball playing on both sides, and the
spectators left the grounds wen salts
fed. although somewhat unhappy over
| the result.
The Game I'm Detail.
First inning-Cooley hit q sharp one to
Zeke and Was thrown out at first. Doug
| lass waited and drew four balls, as also
| did Delehanty Lajoie reached first on
Zeke's error and Douglass scored. Del.
going to third. Thompson singled to CEN
| ter scoring Del, Lajoie going TO second.
| The runners were advanced a base on
! Cross's single. Nash hit to Zeke and
| double play retired Tie Slut
Gettman hit TO pitcher and was thrown
out Selbach sent the sphere to the left
field fence for two sacks and scored on
| McHale's single. Doyle was hit on the
arm and trotted to the initial. MCGUIRE
| dew out to Cooley Wagner went out on
a foul fly to Nash.
Second inning-McFarland singled and
was forced out at second on Wheeler's hit
to Leahy. Cooley got in a scratch single.
| Douglass hit to short and went out at
| first. Del. flew out to Rabbit.
| Rietz went out on high fly to center
Wrigley retired at first on hit to Cross.
Amole popped a fly in front of home base
and stood at plate while he was thrown
out at first.
Third inning-Lajoie led off with a
three bagger. Thompson hit to Rietz and
went out at first. Gross hit TO Heine and
went out at Doyles sack. Nash went out
on a fly to Rietz.
Gettman sent a high fly to Cooley. Sell
bach sent it to the left field fence once
more for two bases. McHale went out on
an infield hit. Doyio singled, scoring the
Baron. Mcclure went out on a grounder
to Douglass.
Fourth inning-McFarland singled to
left center, went to second on Wheeler s
out at first and reached third on Cooley s
out to McHale. Douglass sent a hot one
to third and Mac scored. Delehanty
flew out to Jake.
Wagner failed to beat the ball to first
on grounder TO Lajoie. Rfetz hit TO
Cross, and was thrown out Zeke singled.
Amole flew out to Delehanty.
Fifth inning-Lajoie went out on a
foul fly to Mcclure. Thompson laced
the sphere to left center for three cush-
ions, and scored on Cross's out to Rab-
b.tt Nash ambled to first on balls. Nc
Farland hit the ball just in front of the
| plate ard went out at first
| Gettman sent the sphere to right cen
ter for single. Selbach flew out to Del
McHale hit to Douglass and went out al
first, and Jake was caught at third.
Sixth inning-Wheeler struck out
Cooley went out on a line fly TO McI1ale
Douglass singled to left center and stole
second Del. flew out to the Baron.
Doyle singled over Nash's head, and
went to third on McGuire's two-baggei
to right center Wagner hit to Lajoit
and went out at first, scoring Doyle and
Mac scored on Rietz's out to Cooley, who
also took in Zeke's high fly.
Seventh inning-Lajoie went out on ;
| fly to Gettman. Thompson singled t
right, went to second on the Docs wilt
| pitch, and retired on a double. resulting
from Cross's liner, which Rietz captured
Amole went out, Lajoie to Douglass
Gettman singled past Cross stole second
and went to third on the Baron's out a
first on grounder to Cross. McHal
went out Lajoie to Douglass.
: Eighth inning-Nash flew out to MeTIale
! Mcfarland struck out. Wheeler single
! to left center and was forced out at sec
: ond on Cooley's grounder to Zeke.
Doyle few out to Delehanty. McGuir
laced it to right for a single. and wa
advanced to second on Wagner's base o
balls. Rietz hit to Wheeler, forcing Wag
C ner out at second. Zeke went out on
e grounder to Douglass.
t Ninth inning-.Douglass went out Wae
a ner to Doyle. Del. singled TO left, wen
: to second on Sells error. and scored o
/ Lajoie's single. Thompson flew out {
|. the Baron. Cross hit to Wrigley, forcin
d Lajoie at second.
t, Farrell went TO bat for Amole and fie'
t out to Delehanty. Gettman went out
q Cross to Douglass. Selbach singled [
center. McHale reached first on Cross