Evening star., 1899-07-08
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES
Sunday Game.
st. Louis at Cincinnati.

The Senatorial aggregation. headed by the
prince of twiriers, Win Mercer, did itself
proud yesterday by defeating the Baltimore
club at National Park by the score Of 4 to
in ten innings play.
Mercer's pitching and fielding were really
the features of the game, the East Liver
pool boy holding the visiting birds down
to four hits, and the two chances offered
were accepted by him in artistic style. But
the McGrawites are speedy on the bases
that they made these four hits count at full
weight, as they scored three runs on them,
while the Senators had hard work getting
the four runs over the plate with nine
safe drives. McGinnity was on the rubber
for the Baltimoreans but for once the
Senators were lucky to catch him with an
off day. the lad from the west having poor
control and in addition fielded his position
very poorly. The three misplays charged
against the visitors were all made by Nc
Ginnity so that he cannot place his down
fall to poor support Bonner was the prin-
cipal slugger yesterday, the senatorial sec
ond baseman feasting a double and two
singles, and all of the timely kind. o OBrien
and Atherton We're close up with two sin
giles each.
1t would be difficult to single out the diff
ferent players for brilliant work, as all
did well. Jack O'Brien, in left field. made
magnificent catch of long foul fly;
Slagle and Freeman had pretty catches to
make at critical points, while Bonner, Ath-
erton and Barry took care Of everything
that came their way with deftness that
was truly enjoyable. Dick Padden was the
only transgressor in the error column, but
his one Slip-up but slightly marred his 9TH
erwise fine work But for Dicks bad
throw, when he hit Lachance in the hack
going to third. an extra inning would not
have been needed, but the big Frenchman
is much on the order of balloon, and 1t is
hard matter to miss him when throwing
ball in his direction. Little Kittridge was
in his element behind the bat, throwing
perfectly and getting Mercers wide ones
cleverly; but Kilt lost run by not slid
ing home in the first inning, and will know
better the next time under like circum-
stances.
The fielding of the visitors was excep-
tiOnally fast and accurate, Robinson be-
hind the bat being a tower of strength,
while keister. Magoon, Lachance and Me
Graw made sensational plays.
The Senators took two runs in the first
inning as result of o. Brien'S nice hit into
center field a base on balls to Atherton,
McGinnitys wild throw of Boomers
infieId hit and Freemans long fly and out
to right field.
Another run came Washington's way in
the third. Atherton singled to center. went
to third on Bonner's double and once more
home on Freemans long fly and out to
right.
Mercer drove the Orioles first run over
the plate in the sixth, Robinson getting a
base on balls followed by McGraws pass
and Holmes single into left center.
In the seventh two runs were scored and
the tallies of each side were even. Sheck-
ard drove a hard one toward first that took
nasty bound and went over Barrys head
into safe territory. keister followed with
single into left. Lachance hit to Padden,
who caught Keister at second. but failed
on the batter at first. Magoon then sent
fly to O'Brien and Sheckard beat the
throw home, Lachance going to second on
the throw it. kittridge then caught La
chance mapping off second and threw to
Padden, the latter then making the error
of swatting the big Frenchman in the back
the ball rolling to the grand stand and per-
mitting the runner to score.
The eighth and ninth innings furnished
blanks amid the greatest excitement, but
in the tenth the local fans shouted for
joy the winning run came over the plate
for the Senator's O'Brien hit a hard
grounder to Mctiraw, which hit the latter
in the shoulder a result of an unlocked
for ugly bound. and the batter was safe
Atherton followed with a hit to McGinnity
and double play should have followed
but the twirler threw wild to second and
both runners were safe. Bonner then step
ped to the plate and after two endeavors
to sacrif1ce gave up the attempt and drove
a scorchinS single over second base scor-
ing O'Brien. This proved to be the win
ming run. as the Orioles went out in one
two-three order in their tenth turn at the
bat Following is the score: