Evening star., 1898-04-22
Blue Stockings Take Another Game
From the Brooklyns.
won OUT IN THE ELEVENTH INNING
Held Down the Visitors
at Critical Points.
SPORTING NOTES
Record Of the Clubs,

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1t is rather early in the season for a
eaking game but this is what the
1000 spectators at National Park yester-
day afternoon saw in the game between
the Brooklyns and Washington clubs The
game looked safe for the Senators in the
ninth inning when the Brooklyns came to
the bat for their last try. But Tucker
started a rally for the Brooklyns with his
third safety to right field and Hallman
reached first on fluke safety toward third.
'Old Sol was on the point of bidding
adieu to the national capital, the blind
ing rays from the old fellow just glancing
over the grand stand and striking the field
ers square in the face. At this moment
little Aleck Smith hit long fly into right
field tnat Jake Gettman would have easily
gobbled up under ordinary circumstances
but the usually reliable fielder missed The
ball altogether and got his eyes on it only
as 1t was sailing over his head. The hit
went down for three bagger, two runs
scoring. Then Pitcher Dunn, who is some
thing of a hitter, plunked his third hit into
center and the score was tied. weighing
then pulled himself together and the next
three men were retired.
The tenth inning yielded nothing in the
way of runs for either side. but in the
eleventh little Leahy smashed one towards
third that was too hot for Shindie and an
chored on first. Then Jack Doyle, one of
the best pinch hitters in the business,
picked out a nice one and drove it into deep
right center for three bases. The ball was
handled quickly, but Halman made bad
throw home to cut off Leahy and on this
error Doyle crossed the plate.
In their last turn at the bat the Brook
lyns died easy. Tucker failed TO make his
fourth hit. fouling out to Mcclure; Hail.
man struck out, and Smith tried to dupi-
cate his ninth hiring hit towards right,
but "Old Sol' had gone to rest and Gett-
man closed tie game by squeezing the fly
in his capacious paws and the game was
over with victory, No. to the Senator's
credit.
The weather was again raw and cold at
the park and the spectators had hard
time keeping warm. Almost the entire
crowd WaS on it's feet and leaving the
grounds in the ninth inning but Brooklyn's
rally drove the spectators back and they
remained to cheer their favorites on TO
success.
AS Gus weighing was feeling right yes
terday Capt. Tom Brown decided TO hold
Dinneen over until todays game and plac-
ed the resurrected pitcher on the rubber.
family describes it. "Gusse must have
imagined he was back in the brotherhood
days from the way he moved over the
big Brooklyn boys. striking out nine of
them and pitching great ball with men on
bases. In only two innings did the visit
ors connect successfully with Weyhings
curves and shoots, the seventh and ninth.
but those two innings were enough to place
the heart-breaking game on record. The
most noticeable feature of "GuSSies fine
pitching was his perfect control. In a
dozen different turns at the bat he fed
the batsmen with two balls and then either
struck them out or made them hit the ball
to the flelders or on safe ground. The
total foots up thirteen hits against Wey-
hing, but Doyle lost a short fly directly
in His path and Mcclure mufred hign
foul, safe hits going to the credit of both
the batsmen. Then the losing by Gettman
Of the ball in the sun went against Wey-
hing's record, so that it can be seen that
with perfect fielding the Brooklyns' hit
record would have been in a single figure.
These cases are cited to show how ef-
fective Gus was. The misplays are part
of the game and fall TO the lot of every
player and long as the Senators won
the old twirler is perfectly satisfied with
his work, as are his admirers and friends.
The Brooklyn players are not much on
fielding or base running, but their long suit
is hitting. and for this reason Wey-
hing's work can be classed as away above
the average Against weaker batting ag-
gregation Gus is more than likely to pitch
a record-breaking game one Of these days.
Next to Weyhings pitching, the hitting
of Jack Doyle shines out most prominent,
as it landed the game to the Senators cred
1t. but Selbach's catch of Anderson's fly
will go on record as being the most sensa-
tional piece Of work ever performed at
National Park. Doyle got in three safe
hits. one a triple. and stole two bases. On
the field he was mountain of strength.
taking all of six chances, but the way he
backed up the throws to the different play
ers was a most noticeable feature. he be-
ing back Of first or around the home plate
on almost every close play at those points.
Selbach's great catch was of a long, drive
by Anderson along the left field foul line.
Sci started for the ball as soon as hit.
but as 1t was about to strike the ground
he made a plunge forward, got his right
hand under the ball and clung to it for
dear life. The force of his running sent
mis- body skimming over the gravel and
dust for about twenty feet, and it was
some minutes before the breath came
back into his stocky German frame. Keel
er's catch last year and also the one this
season were great performances, but Sell
bach's work yesterday is entitled to first
prize.