Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-06
Record OF the Clubs,

The Senators yesterday made it two out
of three with st. Louis by defeating the
visitors, II to 3, easily outbatting the Per
fectos, and outclassing them in the field.
The old idol of Ladies day" Win Mercer
was resurrected by Manager Irwin, and he
made good" at every stage of the game,
the hard-hitting boys from the west finding
it impossible to connect with the curves
and shoots with any degree of success,
Jack O'Connor being the only man to Sc
cure mora than one single. The gratifying
fact that Mercer can still twrl effectively
was appreciated by the spectators yester-
day and at every chance hearty encour-
ag ment was given him. The Senators
pitching staff is none too strong, but with
Mercer in condition, an entirely different
aspect is given the twirling force. Just
how strong Mercer was yesterday can be
CLEANED from the fact that in but one in
ming was he hit hard, and four of the seven
hits regiSte cred off of his delivery were
made at that time.
Cuppy was on the rubber for the ST Louis
boys, and for six innings did WILL, but in
the seventh he was retired to the bench
after the Senator's had chased seven runs
over the plate a result of timely hitting
Wilson relieved MIN, but the battle was
over.
The Senators began business from the tap
in the first inning a result of a base IN
balls to Barry, clever steal to second and
Bonner's timely single
St. Louis tied the score in the third, a re-
suit of a base on balls to Blake, two outs
and Heidricks single. The Senators forged
to the front in the fourth. Mexican gave
Barry life by a wild throw, the runrer
landing on second. Bonner's hit forced
Barry, but by good headwork on the part
of the latter the former was enabled to
land on second before the out was regis
tered. Bonner then came home on Atter-
tons single.
NTH inning, scoring two runs through
clean, hard hitting. Blake drove a beauty
to right center for three bases and Cuppy's
single sent him across the plate Cuppv
was forced at second on Heidrick's hit to
Padden, and the latter was carried over
the home plate through consecutive hitting
by Stencil and Mexican. The Senators once
more came up even in the sixth amid great
excitement Slagle crossing the plate with
the tying run a result of his single Bar
rvs sacrifice and Bonners single.
The bombardment came in the seventh
!assldy was gwen free pass to first, and
Mercer registered a hit in trying to sacri-
nee. Padden then cleverly sacrificed
moving each man up base, and SIagle fol-
lowed with triple that cleared the bases
Barry then hit a lucky single between Nc
kean and Burkett. Slagle scoring. Bonner
then followed with d single and Atherton
did the same, sending Barry across tha
Freeman stepped to the plate and drove the
pan TO right center that was finally recov-
cred from underneath the fence rounding
out the total Of seven runs. Wilson went in
the box in the eighth and cd well for one
inning. but in the ninth Atherton hit for a
single. passed ball let him go to second
ana he came home on McGuire's single
Mdnager-Captain Tebeau was called to
New York Saturday night, and on account
Oh MS absence Jack O'COnnOr assumed the
relns OF control the latter playing first and
Creiger going behind the bat
mpire Lynch made his first appearance
on the nome grounds and, of course was
satisiaciory, as was his partner Connolly
1ouhs Heldrlck became too obnoxious in
MS remarks in the sixth inning and Con-
hoiiy Denched him so quickly it made the
rlsht neider $ head swim. A dose of the
same medicine to Mexican and O'Connor at
lne same time would have been about right
aKen as a whole the exhibition given by
the washington club was of the most com
lIiehuaoie class, comprising hard hitting
cream Heidlhs-both the errors of the Sena-
Tors Padden and Barry being excusable-
and a display of snap and ginger that will
result III Il victory nine times out of ten
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