Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-15

The Louisville club made it's first appear
ance in Washington yesterday at National
Park and defeated the Senator's in closely
played game by the score of to g. At the
beginning of the contest the Washington
players slugged the ball all over the field
ard an easy victory seemed assured. but a
shifting of pitchers saved the Colonels. as
they turned on Mercer and did a turn at
smuggling themselves.
Quito a large crowd was in attendance,
fully 900 spectators being on hand to well
come the first baseman. McGann, and
also to urge on the Senator's to victory.
McGann failed to arrive, but the local en-
thusiasts did everything possible to encour-
age the locals but it must be admitted that
the Colcnc!s played better ball, and a
result won the game.
Woods the initial twirler for the
Colonies. but from the very first ball pitch
ed it observed that the Senators had
line his delivery. He allowed but one
run in the first inning and none in the sec
ond, although the all was hit hard, but in
the third two more were hammered out. In
the Co., els third turn at the bat they
found Mercer Tor five safe drives and five
runs resulted. With a big chance to win
Captain Clarke yanked Woods off the rub
Der and substituted t'hii.ppi, with the re-
suit that the smuggling was checked consid
erably Mercer pitched good ball after the
third inning, but his opponent also did we'll,
so that the lost ground could not be regain
ed and Wei-earned victory belongs to the
kentuckians.
O'Brien's beautiful drive to the bleachers
sent in run in the first inning. The
Colonies also chalked up one tally as a re-
suit of Bonner'S two errors. Hoy singled
to center and stole second. Wagner then
drove nice one to Bonner, who fumbled,
and then threw wild to kittrldge to catch
Hoy, the mute getting over the plate easily,
but the Senator's catcher nailed Wagner at
third on the same play.
In the third Mercer drove a beauty
bright into the bleacherS for a homer
Slagle then singled to right. stole second
and scored on Athertons single to left
When the Coionels came in for their third
turn at the bat fireworks began to explode
almost Immediately Clingman started the
trouble with a double to right and Woods
followed with single in the same locality
scoring his predecessor. Clarkes tWo-bag-
ger sent Woods to third and he came
home on Hoys single to right. Dexter beat
out a bunt and Clarke scored Wagner
then hit at a wild pitch, his third strike
and was out, as there was runner on
first, Hoy coming home and Dexter taking
third. Powers hit scored Dexter, ana then
Ritchie went out and the agony was over
but it looked at one time as if the Colo
nels would keep on lambasting the ball all
evening.
In the fifth two more runs were placed
to the Senator'S credit, and the score didn't
look SO bad for little while Slagie's hit
to Wagner was thrown bad, and Jimmy
went to second and later to third on
O'Brien'S out. AthertOnS out then scored
Slagle. With two out Bonner hit safe and
came all the way home when Buck F'reer
man slammed the bail against the center
field fence. Buck made a great try for a
homer, but was nailed at the plate, and
his hit had to go in the three-base-hit col
umn. The Colonies got back one of these
runs in this inning. Clarke hit safe over
second, went to second on Hoy's sacrifice,
to third on Dexter's bunt and home on
Wagner'S out.
The sixth and last run came the Sena-
tors way in their sixth turn at the bat.
Barry hit for a double into left and came
home on Clingman's wild throw of Mer-
GERS drive. Ciphers were the Senators
past for the last three innings In the
eighth, the CoiOnels scored an additional
run for good measure. Richie singled TO
left, took second Zimmer's out and
scored on Clingman's single into center.
Score: