The Washington times., 1895-06-15

St Louis at Baltimore.
Nearly 1000 people journeyed to Ma
tional Park yesterday to see the home team
easily beaten by the Reds, who up to that
time had managed to escape defeat but
once since they faced the Eastern clubs
upon their native heath.
This result was due TO the splendid pitch
ing o[ Frank Foreman, a castaway from
the Senatorial ranks OF the early nineties,
with the able assistance of Mr.. Long who
was snatched from a deserved obscurity to
rattle about in the Empirical shoes of
Lynch.
Foreman was hard enough for the locals
anyway, but at least four men were called
out on strikes who should have gone down
lon balls, and two base decisions were
very badly off.
ALL THE CREDIT.
Foreman deserves all the credit due to
mastery pitching. He is now having his
second time on earth as a League twirler.
aud never before has he been so effective.
He had excellent control, and so decep-
tive Were his curves that the eight staIwart
Senators made each three Wild and inef-
fectual stabs at the elusive pig skin.
He had Joyce on his list three times, Crooks
anu htIteI VIE dU1 SclDdCu
and ending the game with Strike out, and
when men We're on bases he was base-hit-
proof
Mercer, though not hit hard or often,
was yet easy for the Reds whenever they
got start with a base occupied.
The wide difference between the batting
OF the two teams is shown in the statement
that the home team made safe hits in every
inning but one, and in that eight were
thrown away, while the POrkopolitans put
nine into three innings and only wasted
one out of the whole lot
The Reds did not waste their energies on
prospective home runs, but dropped little
fungo flies over the heads of the infielders,
in marked contrast to the local attempts to
kill the ball
Abbey and selbach alone made more
than one hit, and each drove in a run.
NOTHING BUT PRAISE.
When it comes to fielding there is MOTH
ing but praise to be said of the work of
the Washington club 1t was clean, sharp,
and quick, and only one error affected the
score, juegle by Selbach int the first inning
In spite of Merritt's fine throwing, which
killed three attempted larcenies, the base
running of the home team was excellent,
especially in the fifth, when four crimes
were consUmmated by Selbach, Joyce, and
Abbey
Cartwright played q greatfirst, and Mercer
earned much applause by knocking down
| two hard liners in the third inning and toss
| ing the ball to first in time to catch Merritt
and Hognever.
Merritt was easily the winner of fielding
! honors on the visiting side, and McPhee
showed himself the same invincible guardian
| of second as for many years past.
The Cincinnati team played a wide-awa axe,
snappy game, made all the points possible
and it is hard to see how they could have
lost so many games on the trip.
Their shortstop made two bad errors on
muffed flies, but outside of this position
the fielding was first-class.
ONLY ONE CHANCE.
Hoy, the favorite of the bleachers in for
mer years, had only one chance and got
in nice single, and was given another by
favor of the umpire, who got in the way
/ OF a sure out for Glasscock and blocked
it out of reach.
Miller had a double and a single for
his share of the batting, and Parrott and
! Smith each two singles
The first inning saw two beautiful hits
| wasted by Joyce and HasSamer after
| Abbey had struck out Glasscock sent one
down to Latham, who touched third and
| got the ball over to first in time to cut
| Jack off, and that was the last time that
Joyce touched the ball for the day, While
Hassamer could not get them safe.
MADE THREE BASES.
After two We're out in the fourth Nc
Guire made three bases on a long drive
to right center, but Cartwright, after a
life given him by Smith, who dropped
his foul fly, could only put up another
for Tacky Tom Parrott to gobble.
In the last half with one out, Smith
was sent to first aud went to second on
Hoy's grounder, which hit the umpire.
Merritt, however, forced Smith on a
grounder well handled by Cartwright to
Crooks, and Foreman's foul was pocketed
by Cartwright.
Cincinnati was more fortunate. Latham
flied TO Selbach, and Parrott pushed a
grounder past short. McPhee forced Par
rott by hitting to short, and Miller's hard
grounder 10 left, fumbled by Abbey, put
him on second and landed Parrott on the
plate.
Smiths bounder past Mercer scored
Miller. Cartwright walked to first, clev-
erly stole second, and cantered home on
Abbey's safe fly into short center, Abbey
being caught stealing.
Cincinnati went out in order for two
innings, Mercer making two brilliant
lstops IN the second.
joyce and Mercer struck out in the third,
and Abbey was caught at second, after a
fine liner to left.
The Senators tied the score in the fifth
After Crooks had struck out, thanks tC
Mr.. Longs poor eyesight. Abbey plunkeo