The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-09
Heavy Batting BY the Home Club
a Feature.
GETTMAN'S GREAT CATCH
The wasbinPtOns Solve the Curves
of ,IccaTlan for Twenty Base Hits
-NahafTey, Dineen and Donovan
Pitch Good BaII-Broyvn and Gett
man Lead in BattinE-The Game in
Detail.

Yesterday was pretty fair ball weather,
and the local fans turned out in force TO
witness the game with the Montreals, and
they were rewarded by seeing the Sena-
tors down the visitors by score Of
16 to G. Mahaffey, Dineen and Donovan
were in the box for the local team and
McFarlan for the visitors.
Browns boys had on their batting clothes
and started out in their half Of the first,
after Montreal had gone out in one two,
three style, to land on McFarlan. Seloach
singled, Gettman followed suit, and then
Tom Brown laced one for two bags, scor-
ing Selbach and Gettman. Doyle the
next man up. famed the air thrice and
retired to the bench. Snyder then hit a
high fly to deep left, scoring Brown.
Wrigley, with bases empty followed
Dovle's example and struck out.
in the second inning Dooley was pre-
scented with base Henry hit 10 Wris-
lev. which the latter fumbled. and both
men were safe Clark walked 10 first,
and the bags We're all occupied. A wllG
pitch by MahafTey let in two runs. -Four
balls sent Elsey to the initial bag. Nc
FarIan popped a fly to Myers and went
out. Miller then singled, scoring Clark
and Elsey. Bannon sent a grounder to
Myers. and was thrown out at first Shea
ron duplicated the hit of Bannon, and
the side was out
The Senators scored five times in their
half Of the second on hits by Mahaffey,
Setback. Gettman and Brown, aided by
loose playing on the part Of the visi-
tors
Smirk opened the third with a hit to
Myers and died at first Dooley touched
Mahaffey for a two-bagger and went TO
third on Henry's out at first. Clark walk
ed 10 first. and the side went out on III
sey's hit 10 Leahy.
WrigIey laced out a single as an open
or for the Senators half, and stole sec
ond Dineen famed out. Setback reached
frst on p scratch, sending the sailor 10
third. and the baron pilfered second. Gett-
man hit 10 pitcher and Went out al first
Browns single scored two runs. Doyle
hit a fly TO second and closed the inning.
In the fourth inning both teams blank
ed
Montreal added nothing to their tally
record in the fifth. For the Senators Di-
neen hit to Mcfarland and went out at
first. Setback laced out the sphere Tor
two sacks. and stole third. Gettman
hunted and beat the ball out and stole
second. A passed ball let the men on
bases score. Brown went out on lis- and
DOYLE famed out for the second time, Re
firing the side.
Wrigley's error allowed Henry TO reach
first in the sixth. Clark made Il hit. FL
sey drove bali into deep right center
that looked good for three bases, but
Gettman made a great one-handed catch
after hard run Mcfarland struck out
Miller nit for a base. scoring Henry, and
the inning closed 10y the capture Of Ban
mons pop fly.
Leahy, Myers and Mcclure each singled
in quick succession. and Donovan follow
ed suit, forcing Mac out at second and
scoring Leahy ana Myers. Sel5ach went
out on a fly 10 Shearon and GettTnan end
ed the inning by being thrown ont a;
first.
The seventh opened bright for the
visitors. Shearon hit for two bases. and
Smirk followed with a single. Dooley
hit TO Wrigley and a double play re-
suited Smirk and Deoley going out, and
Shearan scoring. Henry went out, Myers
10 Doyle.
For the Senators Gettman popped q
fly and went out. Brown made a bit
and scored on Doyles rafting two-bag-
ger 10 left center. Leahy retired on q
grounder TO short, and Myers hit a fly
10 Henry, which was well caught
In the eighth the visitors failed "a
score, and the Senators added one more
run.
Shearon. the first man up in the ninth
struck cut; Smirk singled Dooley went
out on a fly to Myers, Henry hit 10
Leahy, was thrown out at first, and the
game was over. The score: