Evening star., 1898-06-14
Record of the Clubs.

II ever one man won a game of base ball
that one was Winnie Mercer, the dark
haired Adonis of tho Washington team in
yesterdays contest with the Baltimore
Orioles Mercer has kept the hits down
lower than he did yesterday, but 1t is
doubtful If he ever pitched more effectively
than he did In this one. He allowed the
hard.hitting visitors but six safeties dur
ing their nine innings, put out three men
and had three assists to his credit. He
gave three bases en- balls, but not one of
them figured in the run-getting of his op-
ponents. and he struck out three of the
Baltimore men. He btained but one hit,
but that one was a homer over Holmes
head. " which sent in two men ahead of him.
Nops. the left-haEded twir.er of the Bal
timore team. occupied the rubber for the
visitors. Nine hits were secured off him,
two of them being home runs. Anderson
being the other Washington man to make
the circuit of the bases ON a hit. A re-
markably clever catch by Willie Keller in
the eighth inning deprived Doyle of a like
honor. The hard-hitting little Oriole grab
bed the ball as it was flying over into the
Eight field bleachers with his left hand
suffering number of scratches on his
lace and arms by coming in contact with
the wire fence. 1t was a daring and sue
pause the pluck and play deserved. Nops
gave three passes and had four strike-ouUs
to his credit, Gettman tanning twice and
Myers and Mercer once each. 'iettman
failed to get hit, Myers being the only
other Senator to so fail and it appeared
that had Jake restrained his desire to nib
Bile at very high balls he would have been
spared the misfortune of tanning.
De Montrevi!le played short for the Wis
itors. exchanging positions with Jennings.
He was rather coldly received by the
crowd He was at the bat three times, but
failed to get hit popping up a little fly
to Mercer in one attempt to bunt and
bounding one to the Washington twirler on
another attempt. easily being thrown out
at first He had but three chances in the
field. one of which he badly fumbled. The
crowd was very aggressive, particularly
those in the bleachers, and they urIrerci-
fully suyed the Baltimore men in their
vain attempts to connect with Mercers
curves, straights and drops. Genes error
vas the only one made in the game.
Kelley and McGann were put out of the
game in the eighth inning for loudly pro-
testing against the decision of Umpire
Cushman that McGann had famed out,
three men then being on the bases. In this
inning the visitors scored their only run
Nops, the first man up, successfully bunt-
ed, but was forced at second by McGraw's
groundar to Reitz. Keller singled to left,
putting Mugsey on second. Jennings foul
fly was captured by Myers near the left
field oleachers, but Kelley sent McGraw
In by single to center. Mercer tapped De
Montreville in the ribs, and it was a case
OF casey at the Bat" when McGann. who
had already secured a single and a double,
stepped to the plate The big first base
man first struck at a wild one, and then
failed to connect with a slow Drop The
next one pitched by Mercer was a tantal-
izing low drop, at which McGann sazed In
a hesitating way, and was promptly and
properly called out
The first run of the game was made by
the Senators in the first inning, after two
men were out. Selbach beat out a bunt,
stole second, and scored on Anderson's sim
gle to left In the fourth inning Myers was
given pass, and Wrigley placed him on
second by a single to right McGraw and
Holmes, after Mercer had given an indca-
ton to bunt, drew in very closely, when
the Washington twirler smashed one past
Holmes. The ball rolled to the left field
fence and behind the sign board, Winnie
making the circuit of the bases behind
Myers and Wrigley. The fifth run made
by the Senators was due to long drive
by Anderson to right center in the eighth
inning. Score: