Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-12
CLARKE GRIFFIFH'S GREAT PITCHING
First Meeting Here This Season
With Chicago.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES


The Senators ard the Chicago Orphans
met here for the first time this season yes
terday afternoon, and the local MEN went
down before the little ones because they
were unable to solve the intricacies of
Clarke Griffiths pitching. In but one inn
ing, the ninth, did the Senator'S get more
than one safety off the Chicago twirler.
and in that inning they scored the only
runs they obtained during the game. Crit
fifth has always proved an enigma to the
Washington people, and yesterday he was
at his best, although he appeared to fool
the Senators without half trying. In the
last inning he seemed to let down, the
three singles made by the home people in
that inning sending two men across the
plate through the medium of two wretched-
ly bad throws by Connor and Mccormick.
weighing started the game for the SEN
ators, but it soon became evident that he
was not at his best, and, after he had been
hit for eight safeties, one of which was a
triple and one double, he was replaced in
the sixth inning by Donovan. But two hits
were made off tEis promising youngster,
both by Ryan, one a homer in the sixth
inning and the other a double in the ninth.
The Orphans We're very shy OF the young
mans swift ones. and three of them fan
red and two were given passes. The Sena-
tors played with very little life, and each
of the three misplays charged up against
them were responsible for as many runs.
Reitz and Wrigley were the offenders, the
latter making two errors.
The visitors started the run getting in
the first inning. After Ryan had been re-
tired On fly to Reitz, Evsritt reached
first on scratch hit to Wrigley, scoring
on Thorntons triple to left center. They
also scored a run in the next inning. Is
bel who was playing in right field for
Mertes, scratched a single to Reitz, went
to second on Henry's bad throw to Ander-
son ard scored on Donahue's double down
the third-base line. No more runs were
scored until the fifth inning, when three
Orphans crossed the plate. After Ryan
had singled to center he was forced at
second by Everitt's grounder to Wrigley.
Thornton's single past short placed him
on second and Dahlen's single to left sent
him in. On Sebach's throw in Thornton
went to third and Dahlen to second. the
former scoring en- Wrigley's miserable
throw of McCornick's grounder, the ball
going so far past Anderson that Dahlen
also reached home
In the sixth hiring Ryan sent one of
Donovan'S swift ones down the right-feld
foul line into the bleachers for homer,
though to many persons the ball appeared
foul. In the last inning Ryan doubled to
right and ran home on Wrigleys throw
past AndeI son of Dahlens grounder.
In their half of this inning the Senators
scored their only runs. Mcclure scratched
a single to Connor at third, going to sec
ond on the latters throw past first. Reitz's
out at first put Mac on third. and he went
home on Wagners fly to Thornton, who
was playing center in place of LANCE. My
ers shot one past Mccormick for a single,
and when the big second baseman insisted
on throwing the ball to first it shot past
Eyeritt, Bert going to second and scoring
on Wrigley's sir gle between third and
short. Donovan ended the game by fam
ming. Score: