Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-12
Record of the Clubs

The Cincinnati club made its first appear
ance of the season in Washington yesterday
and In a loosely played game defeated the
Senators by the score of 10 to g.
The Ewingites were simply too easy for
the local players and as a consequence of
too much confidence the Senators went
down to defeat. Six of the Cincinnati play
ers are out of the game, through injuries or
other causes, and it was thought that this
handicap would be too heavy for them to
carry. But they stuck everlastingly to it,
and as result have victory to their
credit Elmer Smith, the hard-hitting left
fielder, has been sent home with sprained
ankle; Jake Beckley, the gingery first base
man, has mashed finger; Mcbride, the
center fielder, turned ankle; Peitz sore
hand, and Tommy Corcoran at home nurs-
ing newly arrived twins. On top of this
list AL. Selbach hobbled around on one leg.
With Breitenstein in center field and Grip
pie in left, victory seemed assured to the
Senators, but 1t looked too easy, over con-
hdence developed, and, as a result, a game
that would have disgraced minor league
exhibition was played. Wild throws and
dropped thrown balls We're made in almost
every inning, and at the end of the contest
seven misplays were charged to the Sena-
tors, and with strict scoring 1T should have
been about a round dozen. The Reds also
played poorly in the field at the beginning
OF the game, out when they realized the
favorable situation they braced up wonder
fully and hammered out the victory.
Gus weighing was on the rubber for the
senators and poorer work the veteran has
seldom performed While the fielding was
bad it looked as if Gus We're primarily re-
sponsible for the defeat through letting up
IN his efforts. The Senators had scored
three runs in the second against one made
by the Reds in the first Matters were
drifting along with everything in Washing
toms favor for four innings and then the
nIlt OH
Hahn at the bat another cipher looked
promising, but after working two strikes
on the Reds twirler, weighing apparently
became careless and a base hit followed.
then another and another, and the score
was tied From this point on the bali was
MT by the Reds with consistency that was
dlSheartenlns to the onlookers and the
smuggling developed further stupid PLAYING
Noodles Hahn walked to the rubber in
the first inning with almost sure defeat
staring him in the face, and for four in
Eings this expectation bid fair to be real
ICED But the sturdy Teutonic twirler shot
them over the plate to the best of his abil-
ity, ana as result the uncertainties of
base ball developed, and Noodles has a
Weil-earned victory to his credit
Al Selbach was busy before the game
shaking hands with friends, and many
words OF sympathy were passed over TO
the ex-senator when it was seen how badly
STRIPPED ne was. That was before the com
test began. After Sep had pIunked ont
MS single and terrific home run, the ba II
bounding over the left field fence the local
fans" concluded he was entitled to no
more of their. sympathy, and sighed for
Al to be all right.
When 1t was seen how things were going
the spectators, with true impartiaHty went
over to the Reds and cheered them on to
victory, the onlookers deciding that if the
senators refused to take advantage of a.
good thing" 1t was not in their place to
Controyert this order of things
Inc downfall OF the Senators illustrated
In marked manner the uncertainties of
the game. For the past two weeks every
man on the team has been playing wonder
fui pail both in the field and at the bat, and
a let-up was about due. But the queer part
OF the whole thing Is that 1t should have
occurred against a team diSorganized and
dlsneartened, every member of which in
their widest dreams never thought of win
ming. Either one OF the games PLAYED by
the Senators in the past fortnight would
nave turned yesterdays contest into n
slaughter for the Reds. But the week is
young and four more games are to be
Played before Saturday night, and it is
possible that last weeks advance of *
per cent may yet be equaled by the Sena-
tors. Following is the score of yesterdays
game.