Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-31
THE SENATOR'S LAUGHED,
They Had n Good Time Yesterday
WnllOpinE the Brooklyns

Caylor. In the New York Herald, writing
OF yesterdays Brooklyn-Wa game
says: "A great number of BROOKLYN people
did not go to Eastern Park yesterday to
bid au revoir to the Washington selling
piaters. But those who were present didn't
throw bouquets to "Scrappy' Joyce's Jour
neymen and ask them to come again.
Those tail-enders have misbehaved very
much on their visit to BROOKLYN. to the
undoing of the long-standing Bridegrooms
The result of their three games over there
has been the subject of another study on
the uncertainties of the national game
Last week the Brooklyns went ND To Roston
and beat the triumphant champions twice
in three games. Then. behold. They return
to their own vine and fig tree and get
"walloped' twice in three games by the
outsider In the race. All of which goes to
prove that there is nothing sure" in base
ball.
1t was no disgrace fO- FoutZ's men to be
beaten in that game yesterday. however
Inc ashingtons played ball as if they
were right on the heels of the Bostons
Such banging of the ball on the zone; such
Snatching of screeching grounders from the
dust; such "yanking" of home runs in their
flight through the air, is seldom seen 1t
was most enjoyable to the Tariff Reformers
themselves. and Piggy" Wards stage
laugh was In more constant than
property basket of flowers at first night
performance on a roof garden.
Wards hon Mot.
Ward perpetrated a bon mot, too at the
expense of his master, the glib tongued
Wagner In the eighth inning big Bill"
Hasamaear made a wonderful catch Of a
long line fly from Corcoran's bat, and came
right in to the plate where he hammered
out triple to right center. That drew out
a villainous laugh from Ward and the loud
remark: There's a player for you. Wen
sell him next week" Then all the Wash
irgton players laughed at "Piggy's'' hit at
his clubs policy. \ moment later, when
other players wye Of the nine banged the ball
in it. Guess it'll be an auction"
Daniel Webster Daub was the Bridegroom
who suffered most durinS the afternoon.
His curves and pecularities Of delivery
pleased the Washington lshmaelites Won
derfully, and, to use Tredway's favorite eX
preston, they soaked it, me boy" The
thirteen hits in the score tell only part OF
the story of how MIR. Daub didn't do it.
Foutz, Shoch and Corcoran performed featS
with the ball almost as marvellous as those
with which Prof. Hermann proposes to
astound mis- audience tomorrow night. There
was no chance for the three felders to
shirk the ball. In most instances it was a
case of smother the ball or lose a leg.
Hitting the ball.
Ward, Joyce, Abbey and Mcclure lined
the bail safely in the first inning and earn
ed three guns. Joyce's base on balls and a
very wild throw by DAILY past second let
another run around in the third. A base on
balls and two hits scored the run in the
fourth. Days second wide throw, this
time to first base and two singles, aided
by ShoCh's muff of fly, sent along two
runs in the fifth, both unearned. "A single,
a double and an out earned the tally" in
the eighth, and two more were batte1 out
in the ninth on triple, two singles and
some good base running.
Hits by DAILY and Treadway, aided by Sell
bach's miss of the ball, gave Brooklyn the
first run. Bases on balls TO Daily and tired
way, Corcoran's hit and Shiebecks high
throw of Shoch's grounder, sent Two more
around in the third. Stupid base Iunnng
by Corcoran, Shoch and Foutz destroyed a