Evening star., 1899-04-19
Record of the Clubs.

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The opening game of the local season
| found only about 5000 base ball enthusiasts
| inside the inclosure at National Park.
Three straight defeats at Philadelphia
| doubtless dampened the enthusiasm of the
! local fans as the attraction and fine
| weather should have drawn fully 10000
! spectators to the park. One win at Philadel-
| phia would have added 1900 additional
spectators to yesterdays crowd, and two
victories would doubtless have brought the
attendance up to the figures indicated.
While the attendance might have been laFg
| er, the opening day in every other particu
| lar was success, as the home club won
| by the score of to 4.
| After the drive around the city in car
| riages, preceded by the band, the members
| of both teams arrived at the park about
o'clock. and at that early hour found fully
| 500 of the faithful awaiting them. Both
clubs INDUCED in light practice while the
band played the popular airs of the day,
and the fans passed away the time chat
| ting about old times and getting a line on
| the new players. The Senators appeared
| in their new white uniforms for the first
time and favorable comment was heard on
| all sides the neat combination of white
| and black, and expressions were heard that
| a victory. Prominent Washingtonians from
official and social life were in attendance,
| Captain Evans and other naval heroes di-
viding honors with the favorite players.
The game itself was a disappointment at
| the start the Philies getting Oft in the
| lead through a couple of damaging errors,
and this had the effect of putting major
| ity of the Senators we'll wishers in the
dumps But later on little ray of hope
began to beam, and finally 1T burst forth In
all the splendor of a glorious victory.
The honor of winning the opening game
of the season in Washington belongs for the
most to that veteran tWirier. Gus
Weyhing. Ever since Gus was turned down
by the Quaker aggregation as "a good old
| been to defeat the team that pronounced
him a back number. Time after time he
tried for victory last season, but his efforts
| were futile. and the soothing balm came to
him for the first time yesterday. Just how
well Weyhing pitched can be estimated only
| by analyzing the game, the errors of HUI
| len and Casey Offering more chances to the
| Phillies to hit the ball, but, eliminating the
| misplays it will be found that four safeties
are all that the slugging Quakers are en-
| titled to. But errors belong to the game,
| and while they placed the Senators in the
background at the beginning OF the con-
| test, the skyrocket throw of Frazer to first
| on Hulens bounding hit brought them to
| the front and placed them in shape to win
| out.
| Harry Davis made many friends yester-
| day of those who have been dubious about
| his hitting his fielding never being ques-
| toned. by hammering out two triples. while
| Jim Mcclure and Freeman were right on
| his heels with hard drives that helped the
| score. Dick Padden at second and the out
field took care Of everything that came
| their way. Casey and Hulen had off days,
| but they count for nothing, as the Senators
won, and perhaps their good work will
shine brightest when needed the most.
| From a Philadelphia point Of view the
| fielding was simply perfect, outside of Fra
| zer's wild throw over first base, Lajoie and
| Lauder doing especially fine work In the in
| field. while Delahanty robbed McGuire out
| of homer and took everything else that
| came into his territory. Not Quaker OBJ
| tanned more than one hit. and two of the
| best hitters in the league, Delahanty and
/ Lajoie, were bianked in the base-hit col
| umn.
| as result of Casey's error, q sacrifice and
| a double and a single In the fourth one
| more was added to their score on Hulen's
| error a sacrifice and CooleyS double. In
| the fifth the Senators tied the score, max
| ing three runs and setting the crowd wild.
| Freeman hit for a triple into right center;
| Weyhing brought him home after Mcclure
| had fouled out. Padden added another
| safety to his record, and while he and Gus
| were on the bases Frazer got in his thrill
| ing error on Hulen's short hit, Weyhing
| and Padden scoring. In the sixth Casey
| McGuires timely single. In the eighth the
| victory was ''cinched.' Davis male his sec
| ond triple. Gettman a double. the latter
| crossing the plate on an infisld hit. The
| Phillies made their fourth and last rLn in
| the ninth, ,Chiles, who batted for Frazer,
| knocking lucky double into light, that
| Freeman lost in the sun, taking third on an
| out, and scoring on safe hit by Thomas.
| Umpires Emslie and Belts offlciAted in an
| impartial manner, not a kick coming from
either side.
| The score: