Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-17

Yesterdays game at National Park be-
tween the Washington and Baltimore clubs
bristed throughout the nine innings with
sensational plays, ludicrous mistakes and
damaging errors, the visitors finally WIN
ming by to in the ninth inning, owing to
Umpire McGarr's weird decision.
Mercer and McGinnity were the opposing
pitchers the latter having the better Of the
argument, although several of the visitors
hits were of the fiuke order, the ball being
hit up near the handle of the bat and land
ing between the in and the out field. These
hits are the most demoraliZing that can be
made off a pitcher, and the Orioles appar-
emily have monopoly in this kind of bat
ting. The Baltimore twirler has an under
hand delivery very much on the order of
the veteran Rhines, and it mystified the
Senators, the ball generally going in the air
for pop flies or being hit slowly to the in
felders. Mercer worked hard for his club
with never a let UP throughout the game,
and his energy was contagious, but two
errors being made by the players back of
him, but lack of consecutive batting pre-
vented the locals from winning.
The sensational playing began in the
fourth inning, keister. the Oriole shortstop
robbing Cassidy of a single by trapping the
ball near second base and throwing the
Padden came to the front with even a
harder play, getting the ball on the run
with his left hand on the right side of sec
ond base, and by good throw mailing the
runner at first. Later on La Chance crash
ed into the grand stand back of first base
in trying to catch a foul fly, and notWith-
standing the conclusion held on to the
sphere. play that was enthusiastically
applauded. Then McGraw and Atherton
followed with beautiful plays at the left
diamond M
lockers to their feet.
The humor of the afternoons play was
furnished by McGinnity in the seventh
inning. Mcclure was on third and Mercer
on first with Padden at the bat The lat
ter is a veteran in base ball strategy and
he determined to do lie unexpected. Every
body was looking for long hit, but Pad
den hunted and the act evidently ratified
the opposing twirler. McGinnity picked
up the bah clean and Mcclure almost
spoiled the play by breaking for home. AS
the twrler held the ball Mac started back
for third and then McGinnity cut loose
with the ball to second, enabling Mcclure
to score as OBrien threw the bali over
Robinson's head. All McGinnty had to
do was to hand the bali to Robinson and
McCiraw and double play would assur-
eddy have followed.
The Orioles made errors enough to lose
the game, and Brodies mispay was some
thing startling. 1t occurred in the ninth
inning with two out. runner on third and
one run necessary to tie the score. Bonner
hit a high fly into center and as the
crowd and players saw Brodie waiting on
the ball they all arose and started for the
gate. But the ball bounded out of Steve's
hands as though it was made of India rub
Der and the tieing run was scored amid the
laughter of everybody. The error necessi-
tated final turn at the bat by the Orioles,
and right there is where Umpire McGarr
came to the front with an unlooked-for de-
cision that resulted in the Senator's undo
ing. After Padden had reached first on
McGraws error and had been advanced to
second on Slagle's nice sacrifice Barry hit a
slow grounder to the Orioles manager at
third. The ball was handled slowly, and
the Senator had clearly crossed the initial
corner of the bag when McGarr declared
him out. There is no telling how many
runs would have followed, but assuredly
enough to win the game.
Manager-Captain McGraw can be con-
graduated upon his high standing with the
umplres; his club is up in third place and
the Senators in tenth, the wisdom of his
pugnacious tactics being aptly illustrated
In the standing of the two clubs but the
birds will have to deal with a Lynch or an
EmsIle before the season closes, and then
the Baltmores will descend to their proper
position in the championship race