Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-19
Record of the Clubs.

The double-header at National Park yes
terday afternoon between the Washington
and Cleveland clubs furnished a great deal
of interesting sport to the / 200 spectators
present. The first game went to the credit
of the "Wanderers,' ) to 4, ten innings
being played, while the second was cap
tured by the Senators, to 5.
The defeat of the Senators belongs in
the hard-luck class. as 1t seems imposs-
BILE for Magee to land victory. Yester-
day the Clevelands made but one hit in
seven innings and then secured enough in
the next three to defeat their opponents
Slovenly fielding also contributed it's mite
toward the Senators downfall, a dropped
fly by O'Brien giving the visitors a run.
Opposing Magee on the rubber was a new
face to major league company by the name
of Harper, from Springfield, Ohio. This
young man worked diligently and at all
times effectively. Twelve hits were made
off his delivery, and these were scattered
throughout the ten innings. Buck Free
man secured four. while Mccain and Kilt
ridge had two apiece. Harper's debut can
be placed the successful calendar He
apparently has nothing remarkable in the
way of curves or speed. but uses his head,
and with men bases his work was very
clever.
With the score standing 4 to l in the
Senators favor and Magee pitching finely,
everything looked well for the locals when
the Clevelands went to the bat In the
eighth inning. Trouble came with bound.
Harper went to first on balls, Harley sim
gled and then Hemphill drove out sting
ing triple and the score was almost tied.
In the ninth ex-senator Duncan, who could
not knock a ball outside the diamond when
with Washington and who is known as "a
persistent right field hitter, picked out one
of Magce'S choicest Blenders and sent it
bound over the left-field fence tieing
the score. Harper was doing his best at
this time, and the Senators went out in
the bat in the tenth the ''Wandering Will
lies met the ball good and hard and won
out with plenty to spare. Dowd started off
with double, Harley singled and Hemp
hill sent home the winning run with drive
through the intield which had closed in.
Unlike the first game, the second contest
looked favorable for the visitors in the
start off, but the Senators soon settled
down and won a hard-fought contest. Man.
ager Irwin evidently concluded to please the
patrons and sent the Senators last to the
bat. The Clevelands quickly chased two
runs over the plate. but the locals got one
of these back in the same inning. In the
second turn the ''Exiies'' whipped three
more runs around the bases and the Sem
ators once more gathered back two of them
the score then standing > to ) in the visi-
tors favor. Right here is where the Cleve-
lands stopped dead as Billy Dineen, VINO
was twirling for the home club, doubtless
concluded ii was time to go to work, and
ciphers were placed up against the Cleve-
lands with enjoyable regularity. On the
other hand, Hughey, who had been twir!ing
We'll was being located. but not until the
sixth inning with any result. In this in
ming the Senators tied the score. Freeman
thought he was about due for another
homer and went after high pitched ball.
with the result that the sphere landed with
one bound against the center field bases
and 'Buckarene made the circuit with
ease. Barry then beat out "A bunt. went to
third on krueger's tumble of Stafford's
sacrifice and home on McManus' long fly
In the ninth three more runs were placed
to the Senators credit, and the game was
"cinched,' the game being called in the
eighth inning on account of darkness.
Umpire Frank Dwyer did the arbitration
act alone and his work was enjoyable to
look at. 1t did not appear as if he lost one
decision, his declarations on base PLAYS be
ing prompt and in favor of the runner when
doubtful. Dwyer is past the substitute or
assistant class and should be placed in the
No. l division.
Following are the scores: