The evening world., 1894-08-08
BASEBALL CHAT.

New York rooters expected two things
to happen Yesterday one was the de-
feat OF the Senators by Wards visitors.
the other was two games straight from
Baltimore by Foutz's people over In East
ern Park. Part OF this good thing"
combination went through all right. The
Giants straddled over the Coxeyite neck
all right. but somehow the Grooms missed
connections In he first game with the
Orioles and let them toy with Under
woods twirilng until The score was in
surmountably a cinch for the Baltimore
part Of the show. But. by virtue OF the
second game. New York goes up In the
scale. and is 10 points nearer the goal
Every time a Giant slammed out a
base hit 10 Washington yesterday he
said. hoarsely. That's for Brooklyn.
Now. will you be Roody' This was said
about a score Of times before Capt.
Joyce famed the salubrious ambient in
the nations capital and made the TWEEN
ty-seventh Commonwealth to bite the
dust The score. IS to s. indicates on
the surface that II was an easily won
game. We'll, 1t was: but don't think that
there weren't few times when the
eighth Inning, please. Visions of what
New York did to Brooklyn in one cold,
clammy inning arose as three runs were
pushed over the plate and not a Senator
In the cooler" The sun was burning
the eyes OF Rusie, and II was also rails
ing Cain with Ward. 1t had just gotten
low enough in the heavens to slant ever
the low grand stand full in the faces
Of Rusie and Ward. However, the Sen
ators shot their bolt and settled down.
and no harm was done. 1t was a relief
when the inning was a memory, though
Eddie, Eddie, Eddie Ah-oh Burke"
was right in the game. and even Nick
Young could hardly restrain himself as
Burke gathered in fly after fly THAT
! flies" exclaimed Nick. Oh, yes: that's
Just Eddie's pie. Prexy Young, and
that's why Burkeville claims Eddie for
It's very own, when he darts in and out
and under the pesky things that sail
| aerially.
Rusie wasn't In prime condition, but
he just rhowed the Washingtons how
| easy II was to miss hitting them.
fever all day and last night. After
| taking slight decoction by Capt
Ward, the Duke" 10 a little better to-
| day.
Senators Hill and Murphy were
pleased to see the New Yorks win and
the Hon. David B. sat through the en-
| tire game.
with the opening game slowed away
in the victory bag, ii looks easy to get
away with two more in Washington.
Mercer is their hardest twlrler. Suiii.
van may twirl today; Meekin will dc
the trick for New York.
brooklyn, New York aalutes you! DO
out Of the Orioles plumage you fetch
New York 10 points nearer the Baltys.
We are now but 10 points away.
Stein was never in better shape than
were simply gorgeous. He was In the
game, too. TO a large extent, as a few
difficult assists will testify
La Chance sid brilliant piece of
hase-doiging between first and second
that made even Capt Robinson, of
| baltimore, smile, as he realized how the
Orioles were duped when Burns scored.
President Ryrne will strengthen
Bruoklyn't pitching department with an
! infusion Of new blood. Yesterday he
signed Iit,her Lucid. now playing with
League. Lucid does not pose az a
| '..phenom," but has "A good even record.
He is net d youngster, and has played
VI iH' Natlpnhi League before. lie VIII
report ON Friday.
Daub got notice of his release yester.
day, aud then sailed in to show how
much better he could handle Baltimore 5
sluggers than did Underwood.
Two games again to-day with the
! orioles at Eastern Park Is the pro-
grarlme, who has Robinson got to
put In the box?
Tickets for the game to he played for
the benefit OF Charley Bennett, Boston,
cx-catChcr, who has suffered the loss
Of holh HIS legs. are on sale at Nick
EmgelS and at Major Sauers. one Hun
drei and Fifty-fifth street and Eighth
avenue. Jim Corbett Is to play in the
field at the game. and was out for prac-
tee at the Polo Grounds yesterday.
Erode shot OFF his mouth" just once
yesterday and then Emslie called him
down so hard that he forgot he had an
articulatory apparatus forever after.
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