Evening star., 1901-06-13

The Cleveland team made It's first ap-
pearance of the season in Washington yes
terday, and through the bewldering work
of Pitcher Earle Moore secured the honor
of being the first club to shut out the Sen
ators, the score being to o. The three
straight victories in Baltimore appeared to
have given the Cleveland lads the greatest
confidence. The team didn't arrive in
Washington until almost noon, the pro-
longing of the visit to the monumental city
no doubt being brought about through the
pleasant memories arising over the three
much appreciated and coveted victories.
The heat doubtless kept many away from
the park, but the turnstiles clicked off
nearly $500.
Mr.. Moore may have pitched better
games than he did yesterday. but it is
doubtful whether his work has ever been
more brilliant or effective. His start was
of the kind that breeds confidence, not a
safe hit being registered by the Senators
until the fourth inning, when DUNCAN hit
a slow toward second and beat out the
throw. Shiebeck gathered the ball in as
big Sam was almost at the initial corner,
and in his eagerness to make quick throw
sent the ball wild, and DUNCAN kept on to
second. But the Senator got no further,
Quinn flied out Foster famed and Mer-
GERS grounder was prettily handled by
Wood and passed over to first in correct
style. InlS inning Was d lar Sdluple VI
the remaining five, the other four hits Sc
cured off of Moore being about equally dis
tributed at the ratio of one to an inning.
Wee Willie" Carrick was on the rubber
for Washington, and it can be said to his
credit that but for the slovenly work be-
hind him the local fans would have wit
messed a ball game which would have been
worth many times the price of admission.
Grady evidently started the trouble through
being put out of the game in the first in
ming as his retirement seemed to rattle the
players, and they went all to pieces. Mis-
play after miSplay was reeled Off until six
of them had been chalked up before three
innings had been concluded. AS a result
four runs had been scored by the visitors,
and this quartet of tallies increased in i'm
portance as Mr.. Moore became more eff
fectiva
The fielding game put up by Cleveland
was one of the best, the error of Shebeck
and the passed ball of Yeager on a third
strike being of the excusabe order. Picker
ing in center killed off an apparently safe
hit by running in toward second and grab
bling line drive about his shoe-tops, while
Wood, Beck and Shebeck handled every
thing that came their way in the most
brilliant style. On the other hand. Quinn,
Foster and Clarke were the only Senators
who escaped getting into the error column.
Cleveland began scoring in the first in
ming. Pickering walked and went to sec
ond on McCarthy's sacrifice. O'Brien then
hit one to Clingman. and the latter fun
bled, allowing Pickering to reach third.
Notwithstanding the weird work OF the
Senators in the field and at the bat there
We're two plays made during the game
which for brilliancy stood out like a silver
moon in a cloudless sky. The first one
came in the third inning. With three on
bases Beck hit a grounder to Carrick.
Quick as flash Wee Willie" shot the ball
into Ciarke's hands at the home plate,
shutting off O'Brien. who was trying to
score. and Senator Bill sent the sphere
whizzing to first. mailing the batter by an
eyelash. The quiclshess and accuracy of
the play awoke the spectators from a
trance-like sleep, and the cheering and
shouts of approval were loud and long con-
tinued.
The other play occurred in the ninth in
ming, and Mercer was the central figure
therein. Shiebeck was on third. the
suit of a single. base on balls and a sac
rifice. Mccarthy drove line fly into right,
and Mercer, after a good run. caught the
sphere and sent it on beautiful throw di-
rect into Clarke's hands. getting Shiebeck
at the home plate by several feet. AS
Shiebeck Is something of a sprinter Mer-
GERS accurate throw can be appreciated.
Score: