Evening star., 1898-07-05
Record of the Clubs.

In the afternoon game yesterday the
Senators recovered their batttsgsyes anil
Mr.. Yeager, the young man who twirleai2r
the Brooklyn contingent, was connected
With for eleven hits, one of which was q
homer by Wagner, one triple by Gett-
man and one a double by Wagner. Dineen
made his first appearance on the rubber for
several weeks, and, while he was touched
up for three hits in the first inning, which,
with a base on balls, wild pitch and a
long fly, retted the visitors three runs, but
two more hits were made during the next
eight innings-one in the fourth and the
other in the eighth. the one in the fourth,
a three-bagger by Ryan, being responsible
for two runs. Dineen gave three passes
but he induced eight of the visitors to fan.
The game was twice stopped by rain at
the end of the sixth inning ana during the
last half of the seventh. From the time the
game was commenced there was an almost
uninterrupted discharge of firecrackers in
the field, the crackers being particularly
numerous in the neighborhood of first and
third bases and right fight. 1t Is need
less to say that the explosions were most
frequent when the Dodgers were in the
field. The annoyance became so great, IN
deed that Manager EbbeIs of the Brooklyn
team was forced to request the crowd to
desst, his very reasonable request being
generally respected.
Between four and five thousand persons
were present when the visitors started the
game by going to bat. Griffin sent the bail
over third for single. Jones received
pass and La Chances safe bunt filled the
bases. Tucker then hit sharp grounder
to Anderson. who was playing first, Wag
ner having taken his place In center field,
Mcclure going behind the bat. The ball
was well 1ielded home, forcing Griffin. Hall
mans long fly to Gettman sent Jonesshome,
La Chance and Tucker moving up a base.
The former scored on wild pitch and
Tucker went home on Shindleis single to
left.
The Senators got their first run in the
third inning on Wrigley's single to center
and ON singles by Gettman and Anderson
after two men were out.
Each side scored two men in the fourth
inning. MagOon reached first a pass,
and Ryan's triple to right center sent him
home. the Brooklyn backstop running home
on Yeager's fly to Wagner. In the Sena-
tors half of this inning Wagner and Myers
reached first on balls, the former scoring
on Wrigleys center-field single. A. wild
pitch placed Myers on third, and ne scored
on Dineen's out at first from Shindle. 1t
was raining hard at the close of the fifth
inning, but Umpire Lynch refused to grant
Capt. Grifnn's request for d suspension of
hostilities. although he did so ut the close
Of the sixth inning, after the Senators had
tied the game. In this inning Wagner sent
a double to left center. reaching third ON
Yea8er's tumble of the throw in. Myers
fly to center sent the runner home, and
the Washington third baseman reached
home on Wrigley's single to center, q
pass to Dineen and Selbach's single to
center.
The Senators placed the result Of the
game beyond all doubt in the seventh inn
ing, scoring four runs. Gettman reached
first on a pass, Andersons single placed
him on third. the latter player stealing
second. After Mcclure had two strikes
called on him. Ryan claiming that he had
struck out, Umpire Lynch suspended the
game for fifteen minutes because of rain.
Upon the resumption of play Mcclure nit
an easy one to short, but Magoon threw
and Jake scored. Anderson going to third
and Mcguire to second on the error. Reitz's
sacrifice placed the manager-captain on
third, and Wagner's line drive to right got
past Jones and bounded into the bleachers,
two more runs resulting. Score: