The Washington times., 1894-06-02
The Chonpionsbin Rccord
UNABLE TO HIT MERCER.
He Pitched the Pittsburgs Out of First Place
and the Game.

| and the Game.
Well, 1t is n case of ball and ball between the
| tail-enders and the leaders In the Nationa
League. The Pittsburgs had Gumbert in the
box yesterday afternoon, and he was batted al
will, the home team earning eight of their ten
runs, while the visitors earned but one Of their
Ave. The Pirates could not duplicate their
ninth inning Of tho day before, and then, too
| they could not hit Mercer.
The game was OF the kind that II a fellow had
any admiration for the Washington team he
had all the chance TO root he wanted, and no
doubt goodIy number have sore throats from
cheering tho Senators in the slaughter Of the
Pirates. Ii was so easy that Manager Bucken-
berger must have felt the sting OF humiliation
that Was heaped upon the representatives Of
Pennsylvania s western metropolis
Tn. pace 50 warm for the Smoky City
players that the six big men In blue sitting on
the bench did rs mucn coaching as The nine
Pirates who participated in the contest. The
hitting was clean and hard that the sprintin (
abilities Of the fast outfeld was severely tested
II must be a source al qualification to Mr.. Buck
en- berger. however, that his trio was equal TO
the emergency And then the audience appre-
ciated H. TOO. That Is pleasing event TO the
other manager.
.Just think Of IL! Three home runs by the
home team, and Pitisburg only got one. The
leaders, too Why, Mercer sprinted home just
because Captain Donovan thought he could i'll
duce mplre Hurst 10 change his decision.
Cartwright sent ball 10 the score board, and
the heavy IFst basemEn gave an exhibition of
how n big man can do som. fast running. Joyce
did better because his ball struck The score
board, and Ad Gumbert was still in the box.
The hitting was so inspiring that those who
had no oyercOats on forgot that one neces-
sary. The real fun began in the fifth. and by
that time nearly every one OF the so people had
been chilled, not only by the cool atmosphere,
but by the chilly aspect Of the game. The Pr
rates scored two runs in the first on error of
AlFN Fnras out ~ h .hVla
baccer
Tebeau ran n little, stood still, and dropped
DOnovan's fly in the third. II was an aggravHt-
ing mutt. but he didn't seem to mind It, and kept
right in the game. Donovan is a sprinter, and
he stol. second. His slides are something like n
cable ear on wet track. After Beckley wen:
out to Abbey, Glnsscock hit safely and Donovan
scored. Tho veteran shortstop, probably TO
maintain youthful prestige tried TO steal sec
ond and was caught Smith struck out
In the fifth Donovan sent one down TO right
field and it founded over the fence. Roaring
Bill b-aved the barb wires and climbed over 10
get the ball "Bill' did right, but the act didn't
count
In the eighth the Senators played ball in true
scientific style. Donovan made hit, but Ma
guire did not come He stad back. Radfori
called out: Come up" Schmelz said: stay
back" and Mac remained near the grand
stand. II was good ball playing, as BeckIey,
Glasscock. and Smith SEM up fly balls, which
caught by hassamae-- Joyce, and lebeau.
In the meantime Donova- z-ole two bases and
remained ON third
In the ninth the same tactics were practced,
although LYONS scored on his hit two stolen
bases and Bierbauer's single. II was clever work,
and whoever suggested it is entitled to the dis
tinguished consideration of the average baseball
crank
And now comes how the Senators fought and
drove the Pirates of the field, defeated. dis
mayed, and their chief crestfallen- Holiday
Mac hit safely in the second. While Hassa-
maer and Tebeau went out at first he reached
third and came home on Cartwrichts single
The latter got no further than first, as Radford
flew out to Bierbauer
In the third Mercer made n home run The
ball went into right field near the foul line
Donovan came with the speed of n horse going
half mile in forty-nine hat Tho ball hit his
left hand. tie fell, rolled over and in the somer-
sault ne grabbed the ball and held II up. While
this was going Mercer sped away, reaching
home before Donovan arrived \ dozen Pirates
surrounded the umpire becAley, emulating his
captain, threw down his glove, then the ball,and
fierce and angry were the Little Boys in
Blue They all however went to their respec-
tive places and playing was resumed
Events in the fifth inning recalled the ninth
of the previous day, and furnished more enicy-
ment to the spectators. Eight men faced Mr. \
Gum bert and live met his delivery in n most
emphatic way. The long right fielder was the
first to hit safely. Tebrau followed with IA two
bageer, and then Cartwright with clean home
run. The hitting didn't stop, because Stencil
took Radford and Mercer's flies. Ward followed
with n safe hit and Joyce landed one over the
right-field fence. Both trotted home on Phila-
delphia gait Abbey flew out 10 Stencil
again in the eighth Gumbert was found, Has
saInaer leading of. going out nj first Iebeau
made "A single lie went to third on Cartwright's
hit for a base after Radford few out to Lyons
Mercer hit safely, scoring Tebeau and put Cart
wright third. Mercer down toward
second. Sugden threw TO Bierbauer. who re-
turned the ball to catch Cartwright SuCden is
a light fellow, and when the heavy first b1seman
came laundering home the earth trembed. Sug-
den went u i'll tn" air, dropped the ball and
Cartwright safe Mercer was now second,
and he drew a low throw from tumbort and he
went 20 third. In the meanwhile Ward went to
first on balls and the first chance he started for
second lie got there. The bail also went down
and again returned Mercer is iust as light rs
Cartwright IS heavy. He ard SuCden were both
on the ground. The base was touched and the
tenth run was scored.
Although it n flood day to Pittsburc. They
were swept away from place they have held,
If only for short time, il was dear 10 them.
They lost the lead in the race, and by the tail
enders Mt that The score: