Evening star., 1898-07-22


ST. Louis at Boston. Cloudy.
Chicago at Philadelphia Cloudy.
Pittsburg at New York. Cloudy.
Louisville at Brooklyn. Cloudy.
The Senators lost both games to the men
from Cincinnati yesterday because they
made more errors and nine less hits lii the
two contests. Captain Mcguire used two
pitchers in the first game, Weyhing re-
placing Dineen in the seventh when the
score stood 8 to in favor of the home
club. The change failed to show it's Wis
dom. for the first man, Miller to face Gus
sent the ball to left center for a homer
Beckley racing in ahead of him. Then in
the final inning, with the score to 5
against the Senators, the Reds fell upon
MIR. weighing to the extent of five, that
many runs resulting. The visitors also It'll
lied two twirlers in the first game. PHI k
HawIey relieving Dammann in the sixth.
This change did exhibit good Judgment. for
while the Senators had evidently taken
Dammann's measure. they could not hit
Hawley with much success. but one run
being made by Them during the four in
nings he officiated.
Cy Swain and the once $4,000 beauty,
BreitSnstein We're the opposing twirltrs in
the second game, and eacn gave a muth
the first contest. The score, therefore, was
much closer. the Reds playing perfectly.
while four errors were charged ap against
the local men. each side having been guilty
of two misplayS in the first game. Every
man on the senatorial side IN the ball in
the first game but Reitz and Fields, Wag
ner having three out 0f i've times st the
bat, while Dineen and Weyhins each had a
batting record of Loo. eacn getting :wo
hits and scoring three OF the six runs
mS de by their people In ,he second game
every local player but Selbach. Fields and
Swain hit safely.
The two games were full - clever plays
the work of Corcoran ut short being a
feature of the day. He also made four nits
out of as many times at the Dat III the first
game. Selbach's lIai.ling w=S lie feature
of the work on the local side. his catch of
Beckley's line drive in the first innag Of
the first game. made on the run n few
inches from the ground being The finest
seen here for a good long lime and re-
sulting in double play. Wri:sley had sew
en- chances in each game. accepting all of
them in fine style. In the second contest
Fields, the new first baseman Of the Sena-
tors. made his first error He vas made
the subject OF Jeering remarks by number
of spectators because of his inability to
hit the ball, but while he may not be a
rival of Beckley or McGann as hard-jlit-
ting taseman, he has SO far played his po-
sitioh equally as we'll
The First Game.
The senators were the first to score in
the first game, although only Selbach's
great catch in the first inning prevented
two or three ruEs being made by their op-
poEents. 1t was in the third inning that
the first run of the game was scored After
two were out Dineen singled to third. a
pass to Selbach placed him on second, and
Dammanns throw over Beckley's head sent
him in In their half of the fifth inning
the Reds scored twice on Corcoran's single
to left and Beckleys homer to the center
field fence. In their half .he Senators
placed four runs 10 their credit, and the
crowd prayed that the falling rain might
come down in a torrent. A pass was pre-
sented to Gettman, and Wrigley's triple to
right center sent him home. Dneen's sin
gle to center scored Wrigiey, and Selbach' s
three-bagger to right center put Dineen
home, Selbach going in OF Wagner's single
to center. Two runs were scored by the
visitors in thu next inning. Miller sent a
single to center and Steinfeld's triple to left
center sent him home. A moment later
Mcclure threw to Wagner to catch Stein
field, but the ball hit the runner in the
back and he scored before it could be re-
covered. Three runs came in for the Reds
took second on Corcoran's sacrifice, scor-
ing on Beckley's single 10 right. Jake COM
ing in ahead of Miller when the latter sent
a homer into the bleachers. The Senator's
scored one run in this inning on Weyhing' s
single to left, Selbach's fly out hits by
Wagner and Mcclure. and Steinfeld's er-
ror. Five hits gave the Reds as many