The Washington times., 1894-06-06
Tho Cbo,nrionsbin R.cord
SECOND WON BY CLEVELAND.
A Succession of Hits in the Second Innini
Tells the Story

a Succession of Hits in the Second Inning
Tells the Story.
The Clevelands had no mercy on Mercer
yesterday afternoon. The young man hurt
his ankle in the first inning. but he pluckilv
resumed play. 1t is in keeping with good
judgment to say that the injury materially
weakened his usual eifectivness. as the Spiders
jumped on him in the second inning and hit
him for seven hits with a total of nine bases,
scoring eight runs, six of which were earned.
Two of the hits were very lucky. one getting
away from Seihach as the latter jumped
against the right field fence. The other was
line hit to Radford.
The base hits in the second inning came so
fast that they reminded one of hail storm
while sitting under a tin roof. They were
''jim dandies," according to the accepted in
terpretation of the word. And the fielding OF
the visitors. too. was very fast. In fact. there
were two catches as marvellous and lucky as
winning in lottery. Then again Young was
in the box. and the Senators hit him only in
two innings, and then for but few hits in
succession.
McGarr electrified the crowd by catching
liner OF Maguire's bat with his left hand
after high jump, and making double play
at first. O'Conner also made wonderful
running catch of fly sent out far into left
center by the same player. These plays prac-
tically saved the game for the Spiders.
The home team went first TO the bat. and
Young sent joyce to base on balls. Abbey
had two strikes when the western Cyclone"
gave him one to his liking. He hit it, and
before O'Conner got his hands on the ball
Abbey came home hard held and scored on
one ofthe largest hits inside the grounds.
In the seventh Cartwright hit for two
bases. went TO third on Selbachs out at first,
and scored on McKean's error.
Two men were left on bases in the eighth
after hitting safely.
In the ninth it looked as though the Sena-
tors had chance to win the game out. Ewings
error put Selbach on first and McKeag's FUN
bic of Radford's grounder made the two men
safe. Radlord was forced at second by Es-
per's hit. Joyce then sent out a liner for two
bases on which Selbach scored and Esper
reached third. A timely hit by Abbey scored
Esper. but Joyce conld get no further
than third. Mcguire met the ball square and
it sailed away out into left center. OConner
went after it He sprinted at the speed of De-
troit, making three-quarters in l:l6. His right
hand was extended. and the crowd was cheer
ing at the great hit. How quickly it changed
O'Conner had caught the ball. 1t was mar
velous. wonderful catch. Abbey ran back to
first and Joyce went home.
That catch swept away any possible chance
the Senators had to win. as Hassamaer went
out 70 O'Connor. and the 5000 people were
out of sorts about it. but the Clevelands were
in high glee. and both these elements, like
base hits and errors, in a game of ball. -.
After the home team retired the Spiders
without scoring run when the bases were
full in the first, nearly every one present
thought the Washingtons were in the game
but baseballizing the old saving of there's
no telling what day may bring FORTH the
second inning proved a cloudburst. Twelve
times did men face Mr. Mercer. and seven
times the ball went safe. twice for doubles
There was one error eight runs were scored,
and six were earned. The audience did not
appreciate this hitting. but the Clevelands
did. and they were in the game.
Then Esper went into the box. and he
pitched but three balls in the third. Young
going out to g. Tebeau. Childs to Joyce, and
Burkett to Abbey.
One more run was scored in the sixth on sin
giles by Cnilds and Burkett and an out. The
score: