Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25

The Senators were consistent Saturday at
Brooklyn in playing good ball away from
home, and also in losing the game, the
SUperbas winning by the score of to >.
McJames was knocked out of the box. and
Kennedy, who relieved him, was the STUN
bling block to the Washington lads. Free
man made his twenty-thrd home run, and
it was such tremendous drive as to create
almost a sensation. O'Brien also made a
hCmer.
The Senator's made an early assault on
DIR. McJamas shoots, securing two runs on
SIagleS base on balls, a neat bunt by
Schiebeck, O. Brien's sacrifice and Powers
single. Freeman followed with a base on
balls, but two good plays by Beck retired
Barry and Padden. Costly errors permit
ted the BrooklynS to tie the score Kelley
led off with safe bunt and ran to third,
when Dineen threw wild to Schiebeck on
k.clers grounder. Jennings out advanced
keeler to second and free pass to Ander-
filled the bases. Mcclure hit to the
try for double play kittridge threw wild
to Powers, the runner taking third, while
Keller and Anderson scored. Casey ended
the inning with fly to Slagie.
Both sides wasted hits in the second but
in the third the Senators forged ahead by
one run. although clever play by Jen-
nlngs alone prevented "A more disastrous
half. O'Brien led off with bunt and
man received a base on balls. Barry $
grounder bounded off Wrigley's hands,
Beck catching the ball by jumping into the
air He threw wild to the plate, however,
in an effort to head off O Brien Padden
hunted toward Jennings, who came up on
the run. and, taking the ball, threw to Nc
CURE just in time to catch Freeman, the
latter making a fine effort to score. 1t was
brainy play. kittridge was the third out
on a difficult fly to Keller Brooklyn i'm
mediately tied the score en- Jennings safe
bunt and Anderson's two-bagger to right
field
Sharp fielding disposed of both sides in
the fourth. but when O'Brien began the
fifth with drive over the right-field fence
tor home run Mechanics was Withdrawn
and Kennedy substituted. The next three
Washington batters We're retired on easy
chances. Again Brooklyn tied the score on
kelleys single and Jennings hit to left for
two bases.
The Senators were retired in order in the
sixth. Mcclure led off for Brooklyn with a
double to left and took third on CaSeys
cut. He remained there. however. as
Wrigley hit at a wild pitch and the ball
shot into the air to Padden, while Beck
sent fly to OBrien.
Kennedy distinguished himself in the sev-
enth by striking out Slagie and Schiebeck
in succession Beck also made a good
catch of O'Brien,s liner. For Brooklyn,
l. ennedy reached first S!agle's muff.
Kelley flied to Freeman. keeier singled and
Jennings sacrificed. but Anderson failed to
fill the breach, his grounder being iiclded
by Padden.
Another home run drive over the fence,
this time by Freeman, sent Washington
ahead again in the eighth. Brooklyn re-
sponded with a fine rally and won out, de-
spite the efforts of the visitors to delay
matters and have the game called Nc
CURE led off with single and scored on
Casey's safe drive, aided by O'Brien's muff.
Wrigley followed with a tremendous drive
to center for three bases, Casey coming
home. Beck was safe on SChiebecks fun
BILE, Wrigley being held at third. Kennedy
was tieded out by Dineen. but Kelley wait
ed for a base on balls, filling the corners.
keeler's hit to Dineen forced Wrigley at
the plate, but Jennings free pass forced
Eeck home. Anderson ended the inning
and the game with fly to Slagle The
game was then called on account of dark
ness.