Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-04

The Washington team yesterday, in the
contest with the Louisville Colonels gave
one of the finest exhibitions of how not to
play seen here for many moons. 1t was a
rather interesting game up to the sixth
inning, when, with the score standing !
to in favor of the visitors, the local peo-
pie made six miserable errors, these added
to two hits of the Kentuckians sending
six runs across the plate. Swain, who was
pitching fairly effective bali, was replaced
in the next inning by Donovan by the
powers, probably because, in their opinion.
the game was hopelessly lost. Whether
it was not. it surely was after Mr.. Don
ovan assumed charge of the fireworks. In
the three innings lie had charge of the bat
terry he gave six passes and hit Hoy a
crack which knocked the silent man out
of the game. But one hit was made of
Donovan, and he struck out two men. He
had tie speed all right, but his eyesight
was horrible.
Little Cunningham pitched for the Col
onels, and he pitched well, giving but one
pass. striking out man and keeping the
hits well scattered that despite the five
errors made by his supporters the Sena-
tors could get but four men across the
plate. a. Wagner had an off day at third,
and Stafford at second did not set the
grass on fire Dexter in right field was a
tower of strength to the kentuckians. cap
turing five balls three of which seemed
destined for long, safe hits. In the second
inning Anderson overran Ritchies sharp
drive and the ball rolled nearly to the
center-feld fence. giving the batsman a
homer. In the next inning Setback shot
one to deep right center, making the cir
cult of the bases behind Gettman.
No scoring was done until the second in
ming, when the kentuckians got three men
across the plate. Clingman sent safety
to right for two bases, went to third on
hams out at first. Clarke was passed to
first, and then Richie got in his homer.
The Colonies made two more in the fourth
inning. With two men out and Snyder on
first by means of hit to right, Clarke
drove a hot one past Doyle, sending Sny-
der home. Clarke took third off Anderson s
muff of Ritchie's fly, scoring on Hcy's sin
gle to right. In the sixth inning the visi-
right, going to second on Cunningham
single past Wagner. In an attempt to
bunt Clarke forced Snyder at third, but
Wagner's tumble of Ritchies grounder
filled the bases. Wrigley followed Wag
ner's bad example when Hoy hit to him,
Cunningham scoring. Dexters hit to Wag
ner forced Ritchie at the plate. but Clarke
ran home on Swaim's wild pitch. j. Wag-
ner dropped one near the foul line and Cy
slammed the ball against the runner, Hoy
and Dexter scoring while Doyle was hunt
ing the sphere, the runner going to second.
Stafford's safe infield hit was stot past
Doyle by A. Wagner, the other Wagner
running home. Reitz next fumbled Cling
mans grounder, Stafford going TO third
and home, while Ciingman allowed HIM
self to be run out between first AMI second.
Donovan struck out Snyder and Cunning
ham in the seventh inning, but in the next
he passed Richie. shot q hot one into Hoy,
Richie scoring on DeXter5 hit to left. j.
Wagner and Stafford We're given passes,
forcing home Smith, who was running for
Hoy. Clingman was next presented with a
pass, forcing in Dexter. Snyder's hit start
cd MI on y-hi eh Voc ,-<aI
Clarke and Richie We're passed to first in
the last inning, the former making two
steals, and going home while Richie per-
mitted himself to be put out in running to
second.
The Washington men made but four runs
during the game, Selbach's home run in
the third being responsible for half of
them. The other two were made in the
fifth inning, when Setback singled to left,
going to third on McGuire's two-bagger to
left center, and scoring when Hoy's return
of the ball slipped through Stafford. Nc
CURE scored on Anderson's single to left
Score.