The Washington times., 1894-04-25
The Championship Record.
TRAMpLEp ON STARS.
Johnny Wards Beauties Given a Lesson in
Ball Playing Yesterday.

Johnny Wards Beauties Given a Lesson in
Ball Playing Yesterday.
Johnny Ward and his all-star galaxy OF
ball tossers stacked up against the Washing
ton aggregation yesterday afternoon and suf-
| fered defeat After being thrown down three
| times at Baltimore John Montgomery did not
| expect to be trampled on here, and his failure
to win yesterday was all the more surprising
as well as disappointing to him. 1t was a
game well calculated TO keep the 3,700 spec
tators upon their toes. as it were, and many
of them came near standing on their heads
when Mcclure cracked out double in the
eighth inning, sending in three runs. Every
one was up waving hats, canes and umbrel-
las, while the voice of the populace was al
most deafening. II the inmates of an insane
asylum had witnessed the scene they would
have died from modification and envy.
When gentle Jeems scored in the same
inning his face became suffused with bushes
on Manager Schmelz extending a friendly
hand of congratulation as reward for such
a noble hit. 1t was at a most critical stage of
the game that Mcclure got in his timely swat.
The score was a tie, it was the eighth inning,
and there were three men on bases. Big
Amos Rusie glared at Jeems and then pro-
PEELED straight ball swiftly toward the
plate. The sphere had whiskers. but Mao
laid on the ball and it shot from off the bat,
bound for the open space between left and
center. There was a brief moment of sus-
pense, then a yell went up from the throats Of
thousands which should have been heard In
Anacostia, Ward. Joyce, and Abbey sped
rapidly TO the plate, while Mcclure stopped
at second, well satisfied with his effort.
Memories of a Fourth of July game of sew
eral years ago, when Mcclure lined n ball
over the left field fence and won game from
Louisville, crowded thick and fast to the
minds of the old-time fans, and they will now
have companion piece TO the former feat
The New Yorks made a gallant attempt in
the ninth inning TO regain the day, but the
best they could do was not enough and
saddened lot of stars left the park vowing to
get even this afternoon. One of the best il
lustrations of the mutability of ball players
popularity was seen at yesterdays game,
when Charley Farrell did not, receive one
handicap of applause as he stepped to the
plate. Last year Farrell was the idol of the
local fans. and he must have felt the slight
On the other hand Midget Murphy, of
the New York team, bounded at once into
favor. and the little fellow was twice obliged
TO doff his cap in recognition of the applause.
His work in the field. at the bat. and on the
bases was of the highest order, and if his fell
low-players had followed the pace he set the
New Yorks would have won hands down. He
made three hits two runs. and twice stole
third base in the most approved manner.
The two heavyweight twirlers of the
league: Petty and Rusie. were in the points,
and the former did much the better work. He
was steady and invincible when men were on
bases. In the fifth inning Murphy got around
to third before an out. but the next three
batterS. although the choicest hitters in the
team--Ward, Van Haltren. and Tiernan-
could not send Murphy home. With one out
in the sixth Davis and Connor hit for singles
but Farrell and Ruse failed to get the ball
outside the diamond. McGuire gave Petty
excellent support and nailed the speedy Van
Haltren when the latter attempted to pilfer
second.
To Joyce. however. is due in a great meas
ure the victory as ne steadied the infield at
serious moments and led his men at the bat.
1t was expected that ''Scrappy" and John |
Montgomery would indulge in more or less |
wordy arguments. but "Scrappy' attended |
strictly to business and thereby showed the |
great head. He made the first hit for his |
side and played great game at third. One |
of the choicest plays of the game occurred |
when he held Murphy at third and then |
threw Ward out at first Sullivan had a |
great amount of work to look after at short |
and did well, even if he did make two bad |
throws to first.
Joyce and Mcclure were presented with |
their bases on balls in the first inning, but |
neither reached home. In the second Rusie |
was similarly charitable to Cartwright and |
Setback, with the same result Murphy |
started off with hit for New York reached |
second on Wards sacrifice. stole third and |
Tailed on Van Haltren's single. Davis drove |
n long fly to right for three bases and scored |
on Burkes artistic sacrifice
Washington made run in the third on |
Wards base on balls. Joyce's single and Alb
bey's out at first. Neither side tailed again
until the sixth. when Joyce tied the score on
his base on balls, Abbey's sacrifice. bold
steal of third and MeGuire's long fly out to
Tiernan. In the eighth the home team se-
cured four runs and won the game
Ward started with a double to left, and
Joyce beat out his bunt Abbey was given
first on balls, filing the bases. At this stage
Of the fray Mcclure lined out his double and
three men came home. Sullivan's sacrifice
put Mcclure on third and he scored while
Johnny Ward was colliding with Murphy in
the attempt to field Tebeau's grounder The
latter stole second. but was left.
The New Workers secured their last tally in
The ninth, when, with two out. Murphys hit
got away from Petty, and Ward and Van
Haltren followed with singles. letting MUIR
ply home. Mike Tierpan put all out of sus-
pense by hitting high fly, which joyce took
INTO camp. The score:
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