Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-09

Base Ball Briefs.

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Senators In Philadelphia today and to-
morrow.
Yesterdays victory was hard fought and
brilliantly
Perhaps Jimmy Slagle is not getting into
the pinch hitters class. His trusty bat
almost earned the victory yesterday
Mercer certainly outpitched Taylor yes
terday, as at least four of the nine Chica-
go hits were OF the scratch order, while all
of the Senator's were c!ear-cGt and Eard.
Jimmy Ryan's playing yesterday was the
sort of work he did While Arson had charge
of the Chica goS. NOT hing seemed too hard
for him in the field. and ct the bat mis- hit
ting was very timely ard also hard.
FRANK Bonner is playing game these
days that cannot be excclied. His work
yesterday on several grOundcIs reminded the
onloOkers of Pepper" Reitz last year while
the fly he caught in right field the late
second baseman would not have made an
effort to capture, as it belonged to the right
fielder.
Should the Senators place on exhibition
in Philadelphia today the same article of
ball they have been displaying At National
Park the past week the Quaker boys will
be confronted with a hard proposition. Me
Farland will probably twirl for the Sen
ators, while Piatt should cover the rubber
for the Phllies
day about Atherton when he first Joined the
Senators. Irwin told the players he had Sc
cured 'Ath' and that he intended to play
him at third. Two or three of the men
Immediately spoke up and inquired If he
could throw, and in the seconds lull that
followed. Bonner, who knew Atherton we'll
calculated: He throw far he
wants to-" From the third baseman's re-
cent work the spectators will agree that
Bonner is right.
When Freeman hammered out that ire
| mendous liner which went through Mertes
| hands as if they were creased, Connor the
Stitntn jpfipt3er pf the fhica k
| ed to one Of the spectators, with a shake of
| the head. that he didn't see any sense in
| hitting ball as hard as that but Wash
ingtOn fans cannot agree with him.
In Pittsburg they think that Atherton, the
! Senator'S new third baseman, will not last.
| Charlie Power makes the prediction, and
| he is a wise prophet-Circinnati Star. In
| Washington we think "Ath'' Is strictly all
| right.
| The blow that almost killed father" came
| in Washington to the base ball writer Of the
| ST. Louis Republic, who said: There is
! nothing to the Baltimore team but McGraw
and Robinson" etc. He now calls the title
| "Perfectos: a misnomer, and styles Te-
| beau's men 'Punkerinos.' The Senator'S,
| he continued, made suckers of the ex-Per-
| fcctos. They outfielded. outbatted and out
everything-elsed them baltimore News.
| 1t Is rather amusing to learn that Man
| ager Burns lays the poor work of the team
| on the home grounds to the roastings of
! the local crowd. 1t never occurs to him that
| perhaps the same causes which broke up
| Dahlen'S game here might bother other play
| ers. This laying the defeats to any causes
| but the men themselves Is an indirect way
| of ascribing the yellow to the bunch
| Chicago News.
| Dineen and weighing have shown such
| good form in twrlng that Washington is
going to contest with Pittsburg for place
| higher up. Luck was against Griffith. Four
| of Washington's hits were scratches. Bon
| ner's terrific drive that began the grief yes
| terday was hit straight at Griffith, but Bon
ner uses such a big bat that any conserva-
| tive pitcher would beware of his line drives.
Griffith was unable to recover quickly
| enough to field his man out.-Chicago Post.
| The Washington club is playing an excel
| lent game just now. They started Win
! ming streak in the west, kept it up against
| the st. Louis Perfectos, and are now rub
| bling it in on the Chicagos. Their batting
| was terrific and their fielding perfect yes
| terday. OF course such state of affairs
| might be expected, for the Senators have a
| knack of playing pennant ball about the
| time they are due to meet the Orioles, and
| the two teams are due to come together
| next week.-Baltimore News.
| The present eastern trip Of the western
| clubs has been quite as disastrous thus far
to the west as was the first visit of the east
| ern clubs to the section beyond the Alie-
| ghanies. In fact, in spite of the money
| spent to strengthen teams and the general
| ly improved tone of the western clubs on
paper they are no better, IL as good. as
| they were last year. The league race al.
| ready seems to have degenerated into a
runaway struggle between Boston and