Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-26

Today's Philadelphia Inquirer has the fol-
lowing to say about yesterdays game in
that city:
Bum, bad BALI fully expresses the ar
ticle of the national game that was showed
down the threats of over two thousand
people at the Philadelphia Bail Park yes
terday afternoon when Washington simply
cantered to victory to the tune of to 4.
The Phillies could not find Dineen sue
cessfully, but they were beaten owing to
very dopey fielding. Washington must
surely have had a very large injection of
the same drug, as their work at times was
sufficient to make the angels weep. The
bad example," continued through two
hours and a half and people gave a sigh of
relief when the last man was retired.
The Philies got just five hits, only two of
them being anything like the real thing.
Until the fifth inning they had not got the
semblance of a hit although man came
across ths plate through the agency of a
passed ball and a wild throw in the third
inning.
Two very brilliant catches were made.
one by Delehanty off Wrgley's bat in the
second, and the other by Anderson off Del
ehanty in the ninth. Del went back toward
the left field fence at terrific gait and
caught the ball from over his shoulder It
was as fine a bit of fielding as has been
given this season. In the same inning
Flick made a beautiful throw to the plate
and caught Reitz.
The Phillies got their first run in the
third. After Cross and Fifield had been re-
tired Cooley drew a base on balls and stole
second. Douglas reached the bag, thanks
to Wagner's wild throw, Cooley scoring.
Del was hit with a pitched ball and Lajoie
got four balls. filling the bases. With the
bags full Flick struck out
In the fifth Two more tallieS came our
way, Fifield went up in the air to Setback
but Cooley hunted and stole second. Doug
las hunted up the third base line and Dr.
neen juggied the ball, Cooley scoring
Del was out, Reitz to MCGUIRE Lajoie hit
to Wagner. who threw to first, and the
runner would have been out had not Nc
CURE dropped the ball, Douglas scoring
the play.
The Phillies' last tally came in the
seventh Cooley went up In the air, but
Douglas hit for two bases coming home
on Delehantys single. Del stole second
but was left.
Washington scored in the second inning
Farrell got his base on balls and MCGUIRE
was retired by Flick. Reitz singled and on
the play Farrell scored. ReitZ stole sec
ono and attempted to score on a single by
Gettman, Flick throwing well and nab
bling him at the plate. The visitors got an
other in the fifth. Wrigley was out but
Gettman beat out bunt taking second
and third on Dineen being hit with pitch
ed ball and Selbachs base on balls scor-
ing on Wagner's long fly to Flick Two
more were added in the sixth. Farrell led
off with a single, but Mcclure and Reitz
were out easily. Wrigey hit out long fly
70 Cooley. which that artist misjudged.
Wrfgley taking three bases and scoring
Farrell Gettman's single brought Wrigley
home.
Washington made three more in the
eighth Reitz was out but both Wrigley
and Gettman singled. Dineen went up in
the air to Del and Setback singled Wild
throws by both F'ifield and Mcfarland lei
the three men score. Again tally came
In the ninth. Anderson singled. took sec
ond on Farrell's fly and third on McGuire's
single, scoring on Fifield's wild pitch" The
score: