The times., 1899-09-17

The game az National Park yesterday
was just the sort OF an exhibition that
spectators love 70 see. II was 4 batting
tourney from start TO finish. the Senators
having decidedly the best Of 1t. making
tneuty-one safeties 10 ten by their oppo-
nents- Irwin put Fifeld in the box who
pitched s much better game than The score
Indicates. The eight runs scored by the
Exilss in the second inning were the result
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Two 1eE PLAYERS from The Grand Rapids
club joined lhe ClerslaR6s here yesterday.
Kruger. third baseman. and Harper. &
pitcher. Captain Quinn says they are
highly endorsed, and he viii give them a
patient try-out. The record made by the
Cleveland Club during the season is as
founding Out OF IS5 games played they
have won only 19. A lot OF youngsters,
gathered up from the town lots would
make better showing. It is fair, how
ever, 10 say that the unfortunate condition
OF the club is the immediate result of syn
dicate ownership of ball clubs, an evil
that has developed during the past year,
which has disguised the public and is fast
destroying interest in the game. The club
would have made respectable showing in
the race had not their best players been
ruthlessly taken away to brace up the st.
Louis club. Cross, SchreeoBgost, Sudhoff
and other stars were transferred TO that
club. leaving the Cleveiands with only
about four players OF acknowledged merit
on their playing staff. The present team
may be good enough for Cleveland, but
they are not good enough for the other
cities OF the League. who are expected TO
contribute 20 their support and have some
rights that should be respected. This sub
sect viii doubtless occupy the attention OF
the League al its next business session.
Inc SeudLDTS went llSl 10 llt udt. 41tlI
first inning gave them two hits but 70
runs. The Exiles scored one hit without a
run In their half, reserving their surprise
for the second inning, when they scored
eight lovely tallies on some bad inheld
work by the Senators. OF the six hits
made OF Fiield n this inning not one
would have materialized had not stafford
fallen down on an easy double-play, which
would have retired the side Their next
Harley, fly 10 O'Brien, and a three bag
ger by Hemphill, who died at the third
sack. Their last score was made in the
eighth. Duncan singled to right Lock-
head was hit by pitcher, McAllister singled
and Knepper few out to Freeman, who
nailed Duncan al the plate on a beautiful
throw-in, Lockhead scoring on Collihow-
er's single.
The Senators made things intensely in
teresting in the third. Slagle began the
exercises with & single and was followed
by Mercer, o'Brien, and McGann, each
with single. Freeman. Barry. and Stat
ford went out in order from Lockhead TO
Duncan. After the dust had settled 1t was
found that four counters had passed over
the home plate. in the fifth. after TWO
were out, McGann singled and went TO
second on Freemans hit, and scored on
BarTy's single to left. Freeman was
There was more trouble In the seventh
for the Exiies. Slagle began it again with
clean hit for one sack. Mercer was re-
tired or a hy 10 Duncan, when oBrien,
EcGann. Freeman, Barry, and Stafford each
laced the sphere for q single, and, out Of
sheer sympathy. McMsnus and Fiield went
out, Lockhead TO Quinn, and from Quinn
to Duncan. This batting carnival resulted
IN Eve runs. which placed the Senators
three 10 the good. Yet they were not will
ing to let il 60 at that. In the ninth inning
On single by McGann, triple by Free
man, home run by Barry, and singles BY
Stafford and McManus, four more runs Ber,
chased home.
The feature OF the game was the hart
hitting Of the Senators. Batting averages
were beautifully fattened, Mccain ani
Freeman exceiling in that regard. Th'