Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-02
ecOrd of the Clubs,

Unucky and almost reckless base run
ming in the first part of the game, assisted
by excellent handling of the ball by the
Brooklyn players accounts for the defeat
of the Senators yesterday by the visitors
the score being to 6.
The contest looked like a sure victory for
the Hanlonites until the sixth inning, when
the Washingtons made four runs. and from
that time until the end of the game excite
ment ran high. McJames and Mcfarland
We're peppered pretty hard by the opposing
batsmen, the superb fielding of DAILY, Dab
len and Keller saving the former.
Joe kelley's batting was the feature of
the game, the blonde-haired boy hitting
out two singles, triple and a home run.
Billy Hulen was back in the game for the
first time in a week, and has apparently
regained his confidence, his fielding being
clean and heady, while at the bat he was a
big factor i'll the Senator's runn-scoring
Hulen had quite an illness, bordering on
typhoid fever. while at the training
grounds, and a result his system was.
saturated with strong medicines. This ill
ness knocked him out for while and the
medicine made him uncertain of himself
in the opening games. Billy is feeling pref
ty good just now and will doubtless be
given Il thorough trying out at short. He is
fast his feet, good sticker and his
friends are confident that he will yet prove
a success.
Cassidy, the new man from Brooklyn, who
has made his power felt with the stick in
the games he has played with the Senators,
was out of the game yesterday on account
OF Injuries received in the collision with
Farrell in Saturdays game. AS result of
his absence, Mercer was placed third,
Hulen at short and Gettman in left field,
O'Brien being also laid off on account of
his damaged pedals. With the new man in
yesterdays game a different story Of the
contest would probably be told.
The pitching of Jimmy McJames and Nc
Farland was of about equal quality the
former having slightly the better of 1t in
the matter of long hits. Umpire Gaffney
was hard on both twirlers the local pitch
er suffering the most, on miscalled balls
and strikes
Brooklyn scored in the first. Keller went
to first on balls, after Casey had flown out
to Slagle. and then to third on Kelley's
safe hit into left and Gettman's tumble.
Dahien's out at first sent the little right
fielder over the plate. Keelers catch of
Hulen's short fly with one hand in this in
ming was of sensational order
kelleys terrific triple almost to the GEN.
terrified fence and Dahlen's long fly and out
TO Slagle gave Brooklyn It's second run In
the third. Tallies came in bunch for Han
lCnites in the fourth, as a result of smuggling
the ball. DAILY went to base on balls and
scored on Farreirs triple to right the lat
leF scoring on casey $ out. Keller then
walked. and Joe kelley's beautiful homer
into the bleachers rounded out the quartet
% runs.
Three successive hits by slagle. Mercer
and Hulen coupled with Kelley's error and
McJames' hitting Gettmau with the ball
Melted the Senators four runs in the sixth
Tom DAILY sent a nice double into left
went to third on wild pitch, and Farrell
sent him across the plate with Brooklyn's
seventh and last run in the seventh inning
In the eighth .Hulen hit safe went to
third on Gettmans single and home on
Freeman's drive over second that DAILY cap
tured in mastery style and forced Gettman
out.
Amidst great excitement Washington
made its sixth run in the ninth, Mcclure
hitting safe and being forced home by a
base on balls, a sacrifice and fielder's
choice OBrien was left on third with the
tying run by Mercer striking out.
The game was enjoyable from beginning
to end the spectators taking great inter
est in the play and urging the Senators on
to their best work. If Washington can
continue their present gait there will be lit
tie kicking from the local enthusiasts