The Washington times., 1894-06-19
The Championship Record
BROOKLYN BY GOOD LUCK.

Tho Bridcgrooms Won the First OF the
Series Yesterday Afternoon.
Because of Brooklyns luck and the stu
pidity of the WashinGtons the representatives
from the City Of Churches won the game yes
terday at National Park. There have been
many stupid plays within the past three
weeks by the home team, but yesterdays ex-
hibition excelled anything this season. Even
a somnambulist has more life than Ward,
Radford. and Hassamer displayed yesterday.
Wards efforts at ball playing were so ridicu-
lous that not IA few fans Missed him. The loss
of the game was virtually due to the listless
and indifferent play Of the above trio. Ward
is getting to be Il regular record PLAYER, and
the sooner this is broken up the better. Fortu-
nately only "A small crowd was disgusted.
The game was uninteresting. and even the
euphonious coaching of Tommy Burns Jailed
to put any life into it. The occupants of the
bleachers were so utterly put out with the
wretcned playing that they guyed Ward and
Radford until those players must have felt
greatly Inundated. At no stage OF the game
was there any enthusiasm displayed. joyce
did not play and il would be well II Manager
Schmelz would have him in uniform and on
the coachers' line. even il he cannot play. His
presence may restore confidence.
Mercer started to pitch, and his work was
good, but he got no support. He lasted four
innings and was hit Tor eight hits. One
half of that number could have been ilelded If
the proper effort had been displayed. but,
alas the Senators must have been dealing in
glue, as they seemed stuck to the ground.
The action OF Ward and Hassamer was SINH
lar TO Ezra Kendall when he is having trou-
BILE with the fly paper. II such thing was
possible, it would be an excellent idea TO en-
plov an injector to put ginger in the iistless
PLAYERS. Some men Snow more life when
they fail to receive full months salary.
Manager SchmeiZ will win many praises II he
forces his men to do better work. The coun-
try is full OF good reliable players, whose ac-
tion on the diamond indicate that they want
to rise up. There should be no more sleep
ing.
So much for complaint. Now for the game.
and the MANY readers of THE TIsTEs who were
not present will know Just how the game was
won by Brooklyn. Ward made clean hit
on the first ball that young Stein pitched. He
was out ut second from Corcoran to DAILY on
Hassamer's ground ball. Abbeys two-bag-
ger put Roaring Bill'' on third. The latter
scored on an out at first after Mcguire was
hit by the pitcher and Abbey crossed the plate
on Foutzs error Mcguire also tried to reach
home on the play. but Daley had the ball.
Cartwright opened the second with a two
bagger down the leit-held foul line. He went
to third on a put out. and could easily have
scored on a passed ball but Hassamer, who
was coaching. had fallen INTO a trance and
did not see where the ball went. He. now
ever scored on Mercer's slow ball to DAILY,
Mercer going out on a very close decision.
Ward reached first on balls. stole second. and
reached third, while Hassamer went to first
on balls. Ward tried to score on the throwto
catch Hassamer, but went out by Corcoran
to Daley.
Another run was scored in the third. Abbey
singled. stole second. coming home on Sell
bach's hit for two bases. The latter foolishly
tried to steal third and was caught three feet
off the base. Why. he really didn't get run
for his hit. But by such efforts rs these some
Youngsters become great base runners, and
Selbach is player that is willing to learn.
In the fourth three men were left on buses
Mercer. Ward and Hassamer. the two latter
on balls Abbey was unable to bring them
home, although he had already made two safe
hits.
One run was made in the seventh on singles
by Hassamer and Mcguire and fly to Griffin.
Kennedy went in to pitch in the ninth. Alb
bey flew out. Mcguire. Seibach. and Tebeau
went to bases on balls. Cartwright hit high
fly to short left field which Shinde captured.
Mcguire touched his base and reached home,
but Tebeau. who had ran beyond second, cut
the diamond to get back to first TO save a
double play, but the umpire decided him out
for running out OF line.
The Bridegrooms were full of ginger from
the start Corcoran hit safely, stole second,
and scored on Griffin's single.
Fontz, Just as risky apparently as a colt,
cracked out a double. and trotted home on
Dailey's single in the second.
After Corcoran had struck out in the third,
Tredway won first on balls and stole second.
and on Mcguire making Wild throw to the
base he went to third. He came home on
GrifIlns single, the Inter stealing second.
coming home on Shindle's safe hit. A sharp
double play by Radford Ward and Cart
wright after Burns had reached first on balls
retired the side.
Three more runs were made in the fourth on
singles by Daley and Corcoran, put out and
Radford $ error.
Singles 10y Griffin and Burns, and errors by
Cartwright and Sullivan. who had replaced
Mercer in the fifth, netted two more in the
seventh.
Doubles by Stein and Corcoran in the ninth
earned one run. The score: