Evening star., 1898-04-21
Record of the Clubs,

Inc game at NatlOnat PafK yesterday
afternoon afforded an emphatic illustra-
ton of the advantages enjoyed by a fast
team over one that is slow on it's feet. The
Brooklyns made fourteen hits and scored
six runs, while the Senators made nine
safeties and placed eight runs to their
credit. Every error or slow movement
was taken advantage of to the fullest limit
by the Senators when on bases and a
result the runs came over the plate in six
out of the nine innings. OF course, several
long hits were made by the Senators. but
generally with the bases unoccupied, the
little singles and slow handling Of the ball
proving very costly to the Brookiynites.
Notwithstanding the cool, raw weather on
tap at the park, fully 1000 ladies were on
hand to cheer their favorites on to victory,
it being the first ladies day of the sea-
son. The attendance in the bleachers was
large, and the total number of spectators
reached nearly 5000.
After a consultation yesterday morning
between Capt. Brown and Manager Wag-
ner, it decided to rearrange the infield
SO as to get much batting strength out
of the team the circumstances afforded.
With this object in view, Farrell was placed
on first, Doyle on second and Leahy on
third, the arrangement working exceed
iEgly we'll Farrell did very well at first.
his only flaw being a dropped ball that
was not costly, while Doyle took care of
everything that came his way, his little
black mark being failure to cover second
on an iufield hit to Wrigley, his newness i'll
the position no doubt causing the aber-
ra ton of mind.
The game was interesting from start to
finish, the hitting being of that quality to
keep the spectators on the anxious bench:
but as the Senator'S placed their first VIC
| tory on record the local admirers of the
| club were more than satisfied with the out
come. Winnie" Mercer took his first turn
On the rubber this se4son and pitched the
sort of game he is famous for-that is,
taking chances on the players back of him
attending to the Hrst batters up and then
using his gray matter after the men had
! reached the bases. Of the fourteen hits
made by Brooklyns. fully eleven of them
were hammered out by the first men that
toed the plate. The ,men that followed
found Mercer at his best, and result
the runners died within base or two of
home. This fact accounts for the large
number of hits matte By the Brooklyns, but
Mercer's reputation is already made, and
as long as he can. win, games his averages
can be blown to the four quarters of the
earth. The Brooklyn club had Pitcher Ken
nedy a leader yesterday, and, usual,
Friend Bll'' found his ''hoodoo'' on tap.
no matter how good a game Kennedy may
pitch against the Senators. defeat gener-
ally falls to his lot. and Friend Bill has
become superstSious. Tom Tucker ap-
peared first FOR the visitors and, as
usual, dug out a number of wild throws
iFCi lHe dHt. tie was gwen a COrulai wei
come.
The Senators started off well by register
| ing their first run of the season on the
| home grounds. After Selbach flew out 10
| center Gettman hammered out pretty
| double. stole third and came home on
Doyle's fly out
| In the second three runs were aided to
| their credit. Mcclure drew base on balls,
but was forced at second ny Farrell
! Browns single placed the Duke on second
ara Nrigley's base on balls filled the bases
! After Mercer struck out. SelDacl; sent a
| timely single ever second bringing in Far
1eH and Brown, and Wriglcy also crossed
! the plate a minute later on Gettn.an's
| pretty single to right. In this inning Shin
| Gle secured nice single, went to second
| en- an out and came home on Rams
| single.
! Another run was made by the Senators
| IN the third, Leahy being hit by a pitched
| hall, taking third on Doyles single and
| then horne on McGuire's long fly TO CEN
| ter. Brooklyn also scored in this inning,
| Sheckard hitting to center going t, sec
ond on Jones' single, taking third on the
| home on Shindles fly to left. Single tallies
came TO the Senators in the fourth. fifth
and sixth innings. while the Brdegrooms
| had ciphers placed to their credit.
In the seventh the Senators were blank
| Cd but the visitors chopped off three rice
ta1ies. Sheckard hit to right center for
| three bases and came home while Mercer
and Farrell We're taking care of Jones'
| grounder La CHARGE then hit up a sky
| scraper which got away from Mercer; An
| derson followed with single. driving the
F'renchnan to third and taking second
fimself on the throw in Snindle then
drove both runners over the plate with
| beauty drive to right center
NO more runs ere tailed by the Sena-
| tors and Brooklyn got one more in the
| ninth. The first two men up hit safely
| and the third man should have been out
| put Farrell dropped Mercer's throw. All
cerson was then run down off of second
| and put out. Tucker followed with a long
fly, scoring La Chance, and Hallman flew
| out TO Doyle.
| The Score