Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-20
Record of the Clubs.

The Senators pulled themselves together
yesterday, as they should have done the
day previous, and won both games from
the Clevelands, the first by the score OF
{ to and the second g to 2.
From a scientific base ball view both con-
tests can be placed in the ordinary class,
the first game being barren of anything
that was sensational, while the second was
frightened up only through the funny ma
neuvers of Twirler Schmidt. Schmidt has
been in and out of the league ranks several
times, being first brought to notice by Pal
Tser . Neill of Pittsburg in ~ and ever
since he has been in harness, one day tw RI
ing excellent ball and the next being batted
20 pieces Yesterday Schmidt had all the
DeSt or the argument for seven innings and
then through the assistance of an error n
Woe curves were batted consecutively I'M
Ill SIX runs had crossed the plate Although
TOT the best twirler in the business, Schmidt
made many friends yesterday through his
earnestness and good-natured saIlies. so
that many in the stands cheered him on
ana would have liked to have seen him
land his game.
The Senators apparently viewed Schmidt's
game as farce the first three or four in
n1ngs, but as time slipped by and a tally
could not be scored the performance took
on melodramatic turn. All sorts of tao
tics were adopted, waiting the extreme
limit for base on balls, bunting sacritic-
ing and hitting out were all tried, but with
cut avail Seven innings crept along in
this way, and the real fans became hot
Under the collar, as they saw a possible
Gefeat staring the Senators in the face
and yells of encouragement, Ito get in the
game came from every quarter of the
held Finally, the long-delayed fireworks
came off, and when the smoke had cleared
away after the eighth turn at the bat it
was seen that the Senators had chased six
runners over the plate and had the con-
test "cinched."
Poor Schmidt took his defeat very much
to heart, but in the remaining inning work
ed hard and retired the Senator's without a
run The undoing of the German twrIer
had a lucky tlnge to it, as had Lockhead
froze' on to Carsey's line drive there is
more than possibility that Schmidt's good
twlrling might have continued until the end
and resulted in a Shut-out. Schmidts hui
NOR was the feature of the afternoons en-
tertainment, and a consequence is en-
titled to considerable prominence in the
Write-up
In the first game Twirlers Mcfarland and
Hughey were on the rubber for their re-
Spect1Ye clubs, and the first-named sent the
Senators into the lead through his effective
work, both at the bat and in the box But
eight hits were made by the Clevelands and
no one player secured more than one hit
McFarland's triple in the third was the be-
ginning of the visitors downfall Hughey's
work was of the lazy-don't-care sort. and
but for the fine fielding of the ''Wanderers''
many more bingles would have been cred
tied to the Senator'S Although kfttridge
is charged with error throw that
pinked the runner in the ribs, his clever
work behind the bat had considerable to
do with the fine work of Mcfarland, the
latter being shrewdly handled after he had
made bad start.
kid Carsey made his first appearance
of the season as a Senator in the second
game, and his work was a vivid reminder
OF his early days in Washington when he
was considered star. Shrewd headwork
marked the Kids" performance through
cut the nine innings. and at the conclusion
II was found that but six hits We're made
by the Clevelands. Carsey does not belong
10 the class of twirlers that hold their op-
TCnents down to a small number of hits
but his long suit is the preventing of a
punching of hits in one inning He has won
many games with large number of hits
credited against HIM. and for this reason is
valuable twirler with a club that can do
any sort of hitting to help him out Yes
tcrdays work would indicate that Carsey
has many years of usefulness as a twirler
before him.
McGanns work yesterday was an i'm
provement on his first appearance his time
ly hitting being appreciated, while his work
on first was of the best. Dick Padden and
Bonner were in the game at all times,
while Atherton made his usual sensational
play.
Gaffney and Latham umpired another
satisfactory game.