Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07


| st. Louis at Pittsburg.
| The game at Boston Saturday between
| the Washingtons and Beaneaters was al
| easy victory for the champions, the score
| being to 3 in their favor. Nichols was or
/ the rubber for the Bostons, and, being ir
| fine form, defeat for the Senators was q
] foTegone conclusion. But five hits were
registered off of his delivery, and coupled
up with this weak hitting were several dis
| astrous errors Mercer did the twirling fol
| the Senators, and his usually effective slow
ball had no terrors for the Beaneaters, who
| hammered out hits when they meant runs
Outside of Nichols twirling the game was
devoid of special features, the plays being
generally of the machine-like order.
Yesterday the Senators jumped over to
Providence, R. l., and there, too, proved an
easy problem for the club that represents
that city in the Eastern League. Carsey
did the twirling for the Washingtons and
was hit hard, while Roy Evans the ex-Sen-
ator, held his old companions down TO eight
hltS and scored an easy victory, tue sore
being Ii to 6. Mercer and Barry rel,eved
Bonner and Anterior in the infieid and az
a result of this shift the fielding was very
ragged. Five of the Proyilene players
are ex-Senators, and they extended them
selves to the limit to land victory. Ca ssh
dy, Davis, Leahy, Cooney and Evans GER
tainly had the laugh on the major leaguers.
The Washingtons play one more game
with the Bostons today and then sail foc
home, opening up long series of at-nome
games at National Park tomorrow, Begin
ming with the Chicagos. The trip of the
Senators just ended has not been remark
able one from winning point of view out
Notwithstanding, the games they have been
playing have been lost by close scores and
only after hard struggles to win. Every
member of the team has been playing with
confidence, Slagle and Freeman coming
around in good shape with the bat while
Anterior has done much better away from
home than at National Park. OBrien has
been hitting consistently, while Padden and
Bonner have gotten into the sensational
class through making quick and remarka BILE
plays. McGann is slowly rounding into his
true form and will prove a tower of
strength to the team. Little Kittridge and
Duncan behind the bat have proved their
worth in every game, while the pitchers
have done good and bad work. Billy Dineen
is forging to the front, while weighing, Mer-
Ger and Mcfarland can be depended upon
TO pitch good ball almost continuously.
The disruption of the Atlantic League
through the sale of the Wilkesbarre club
should send two new players to Washington
tins week, in the persons of Third Baseman
COughlin and Twirler Miner. Coughiin has
been tipped off as the best third baseman in
the Atlantic League. and his work with the
GOAL BaronS, since the opening of the
season. certainly verifies this opinion
expected that he would join the Senators
until the end of the minor league season.
but the dissolution of the Wilkesbarre cub
sends Coughlin to Washington a month or
more ahead of time Erratic as Anterior
has been at third, he is conceded to be the
best third baseman Washington has had
Tor many years, and if Coughlin can out
point his work by about % per cent the
Senators infield will. indeed, be strong In
the shift that brings CoughIin TO Washing
ton, Anterior will probably be given the
role of utility infielder. while Barry viii
play the same part for the outfield.
Pitcher Miner was i'll for week or more
after he was purchased from Lancaster
but Is now reported to BE in good condition
and should report here tomorrow. He is
left-hander and is reported to be the su-
perfor of Patten, the Wilkesbarre south
paw, who has been tipped off, as the best
in the Atlantic League. If Miner proves a
good one he will fill big void in the Sem
ators' twirling corps, as it has been with
out a left-handed twirler ever since Killen
was given his release.
Tomorrow being Ladies' day and the
fact that Washington has been without
base ball for several weeks, will doubtless
bring large crowd to National Park
Chicago has taken a downward course of
late, but the team can always be depended
upon TO play good ball at unexpected times