Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-03
Record of the Clubs.

The Washington club wound up Yesterday
in Cincinnati one of the most disastrous
tours that has ever been made by club
representing this city, losing twelve out of
thirteen games played. Saturday afternoon
the Reds and Senators played an excellent
game, the former winning by the score of
to /. Hahn held the Washington boys
down to four hits, while weighing also
pitched exceptionally well, stupid base
running being chiefly responsible for the
Senators defeat. Jimmy Slagle made three
of the hits credited to Washington while
Setback. through magnificent catches in
left field. shut off winning runs
Yesterday afternoon the same clubs cross
ed bats and twice more the Senators went
Gown to 1ngloriouS defeat. The first game
was a repetition of Saturdays exhibition,
being well played by both clubs, the score
being to ) in Cincinnatis favor Only
seven innings were played in the second
game to allow the Senators time to catch
train for nome, but these were enough to
permit the Ewingites to win by the score
o. to 1.
Dineen and Breitenstein were the OBJ
posing pitchers in the first game and both
We're treated alike in the matter of being hit
nine safeties being made by each club
Cincinnati fielded the better, the difference
being made more apparent by the stupid
work of the Senators on the bases Re
fusing to slide in close plays and being
caught mapping by quick throws of the
pitcher sound like a summary of a minor
league game instead of a major league con-
test y Brien and Freeman, two apparent
~ bright men, went to sleep at first and by
being put cut doubtless robbed the Sena-
tors of a game, while Dineen also con-
tributed his share toward misfortune by
refusing to cover first on a hit to the
guardian of that sack
When the second game opened I'D Nc
Farland and Hawley were found on the
runper; and of course, the veteran out
pltcned the colt, but six hits being made
by the Senators, while nine were placed to
the credit of the Reds Jimmy Mcclure
was recalled from his home in Michigan to
heIp out his comrades, but outside of field
ing ms position all right, did nothing with
the pat Atherton hurt his hand in the
nrst game and was replaced by Mercer at
third The Senators as a whole did we'll
IN this game, but inability to hit safely so
as TO get on the bases. doubtless prevented
stupid work on the lines. The absence of
Manager Irwin was perceptibly felt bv the
players, his directions being always looked
LOT since the season opened and without
ms sulding hand 1t was a case of rudder-
less snip al sea, each man PLAYING the game
according to his own ideas
tomorrow TWO games will be played with
me GIANTS in New York, and then an
otner Wednesday. Thursday they tackle
the Balumores. and Friday will be at Ma
llonal Park with the same club Saturday
they go over to Baltimore, and the Orioles
return here Monday. Then begins a long
r., - u SAINTS Win the western clubs.
Inc propositions ahead of the Senator's are
not the hardest, and with hearty pull to-
eether good record should be made The
season Is just about half over, and the
gong from now will be of the hardest
ana calls for the steady playing of nervy
men CUTTERS will quickly drop to the rear
ana thoroughbreds forge to the front. AS
the Senators have nothing behind them to
Tear, all they will have to do is 10 mt
forth their best efforts, and gratifying re-
suits VIII surely follow.
The Western Trip.
The trip just closed by the Senator's has
oeeh hard one for them, but the other
eastern clubs also found the roads rocky
ana full of hills. In the two previous inter
section series the east came out ahead by
large margin. but in the one concluded
yesterday the west won a small majority of
tne games played. June Is the eastern
CUBS started west, and since then seventy
Two contests have been played the west
winning thirty-nine and the east thirty
three Chicago made the best record of all
the clubs, and three were tied for second
nohors The general result of these games
mas caused the race for the leading position
10 become closer. Chicago and the PhiIIies
gained materially on the leaders and those
IN the rear made good advance toward
the select six in the first division
The following table gives the number of
games won and lost by each club in the
intersection series just closed and the gain
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