The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-27
standing of the Clubs.

St Louis Aug. 26.-It is an impossibility
for the Browns to win three games in a
row. Every now and then they give the
fans jolly by taking two games in
succession, but their streak is always cut
short, no matter how easy their opponents
may be.
With Jack Taylor on the rubber it
looked like an easy thing for the Rough
Riders" to win game No. from the Sen
ators. Taylor had his usual speed. but it
proved just TO the visitors liking, and
Mercer Rietz and Anderson pounded out
enough long hits to win any ordinary
game.
The Browns secured as many hits did
the Senators, but they were not of the
healthy brand and did not come at op-
perfume times. Whenever the visitors
would get men on bases it would inya-
riably happen 10 be MERGERS, Rietz's or
AndersOn's time at bat. and one of this
hard-hitting trio would drive the ball TO
the fence for two or more bases.
Mercer led in the onslaught on Taylors
slants with home run, triple and single
and Anderson a pair of two-baggers.
Smith and Farrell each contributed a sin
gle but the rest OF the Senator's were un-
able to land the ball in some unguarded
spot.
Washington put up much better game
than she did in either Of the two previous
contests, and was entitled to a victory.
Nos .f t,a l.
and her fielding sharp and clean
EmsIie. the star umpire of EN- all, was
not in the best form. and his decisi 1ns
aided the visitors in winning He gave
one run in the fourth inning when they
should have been blanked. With one out
and Smith on third MCGUIRE gave STEM
zel a short fly. Jakey accepted il and his
return 10 Kinslow just did beat Smith.
Kinslow fell in catching the ball, but
touched the Senators third basemau on
the foot as he was crossing the plate.
Emslie refused 10 allow the out, ard the
Senators profited by his decision.
Again in the sixth Emslie erred. With
no one out and Farrell on second and Nc
CURE on first Donovan bounded 10 Tuck
err Tommy made the put-out and then
passed the bali 10 Sullivan. MCGUIRE beat
the throw easy enough. but overran the
bag and Sullivan touched him. Mac"
was plainly out but Emslie again decided
against the home team.
Joe Quinn was hit in the eye by a
batted ball during practice and his alb
sence from the game necessitated an all
round shake-up. Dowd was put see
ond. Sullivan at snort and Carsey in
right Dowd played a nice game at
second. He played the position as If he
were indulging in a game of lawn tennis.
Sullivan played brilliantly al short,
though making a costly tumble I'm the
ninth. which helped Washington to MAKE
two runs
Sully's double play in the eighth inning
was beautiful piece of fielding. He
pulled down Dineen's swift grounder over
second with one hand. while on the full
run and retired Mcclure at second as
well as the batter at first.
Harley made one clever running catch.
but fell down in fielding Anderson's dou-
BILE in the first inning, which Melted the
Senator's a run. "Dick" made clean
rnuff in the fifth that was also costly.
There was a crowd of about 500 enthu-
siasts out, including about 100 of the
fair sex
The game was well played and very in
teresting for five innings. From there
on Washington surged to the front. could
never be headed, and won as she pleased.
The score.