The Washington times., 1895-05-29
Games To-day.
p Pittsburg at Washington.

Five thousand hopeful enthusiasts filled
the benches at National Park yesterday to
see their team recover some of the lost
laurels OF the western trip. Five thousand
weary and disheartened fans waited for
She hits that came not at the right time,
groaned at Danny CooGan's struggles, and
hours later sorrowfully departed, won
dering how we managed to escape last
place.
The improvement that has been noticed
10 some Of the foreign games was not
apparent
There were the same old attempts 10 XIII
the bah on the part Of Hassamer and Cart
wright, with the same old result. Twice
lid the big baseman come TO the front with
the bases full, once affording an easy
double, and the second a long fly to center
when two were out.
The batting was heavy enough to win
any game, but badly scattered, except in
two Innings, in which were scored all the
runs.
Danny Coogan's slender shoulders must
share with Otis stockdaIe the response
bility for the defeat The little cOllegian
was off-way off.
DANNY COOGAN'S FAILURES.
Six times be tackled the ball, aud in five
rounds judgment was given in favor Of the
heather. When he succeeded in stopping
the ball, and he made several good stops,
he could not get 1t TO first in time, and
two piratical batters are credited with
base hits on account of slowly handled in
field drivers.
Danny was terribly unfortunate. If he
hurried he made a miss; when he steadied
he was too late for the train. over aux-
iety is clearly chargeable with his case Of
rattles
At the bat, however, he had his wits
about him, coaxed a couple Of passes to
first out of Hart, beat out a hit to short,
and poRed a nice single into center.
Jack Crooks was unlucky enough to start
the trouble in the first inning by dropping
Smiths short fly. for which he made a
difficult attempt, but after that he played
q splendid game, accepting eight chances
IN finished style.
Maui had been slated TO pitch, but
IS stocksdale was substituted at the last
moment.
Otis was easy He was so soft you could
have thrown a custard pie through him
without breaking il.
With a nice lead in the Senator'S half
of the first inning he opened the delivery
end by giving the first man four balls
and then cracking Stencil in the ribs.
And vet he would have got away with
out a run if Crooks and Coogan had
fieided cleanly.
he was batted safely in every inning
but two, and twice savagely for four and
five hite, bat not a run should have been
scored till the sixth.
PLAYED WITHOUT A SLIP.
Barring short, the fielding was excel
lent. Joyce, Abbey, and selbach playing
without q slip.
The League leaders gave an object les
son in the way they have reached and
held the top round.
Their batting was hard and consecu-
tive, the fielding flawless, and, despite
they were on foreign grounds, they could
not refrain from treading close on the
edge Of tough ball playing.
Beckey started in TO browbeat the UNI
pire, but was brought 10 bis bearings after
some very unseemly antics and behaved
reasonably well thereafter. 1t was only
a touch OF the quality which the team
might afford if the game was close enough
10 call ii out
Jake was fun Of pepper. though, and his
whole outfit on their toes all the time.
Hart pitched a magnificent game. He
struck out six men. and in two successive
innings caught Joyce for strikes on the
first five balls pitched.
Patsy Donovan, who wasn't good enough
Tor washington. cracked out three nltS
IN four times at the bat, one a double.
Joyce was close behind with a double and
a home run, and Jim Mcclure with three
singles, while Count Selbach had a clean
score OF three bases on balls and two hits
Every visitor except Clingman was
helped TO one or more hits from Stocks
dale's barrel.
Cross. Bierbauer and Stencil did most
of the fielding.
PLUNKED THE BALL.
The Senators made a lively start, Sci
bach beating out an infield hit, and Joyce
plunking the bali past the right end OF
the score board and chasing Selbach across
the plate. After Hassanier was retired,
Mcclure gave Clingman a grounder that
scorched his fingers, but the next two
were victims.
The PIRATES evened ii up, the first two
men drawing prizes from the pitcher.
Bcckley advanced them on his out TO
Cartwright Donovan scored when Crooks
dropped Smiths fly, and Stencil on Coo
gan's tumble OF Bierbauer's grcunder.
Washington had great chance in the
third. SeIbach drove a liner just too high
for Cross 10 shake hands with and Joyce
was hit by the ball. Hassamer, according
to Mr.. Keefe, reached first on his infieId
hit before the ball whereat Pirate Beckley
waxed exceeding wroth, and falling on his
marrow bones, called down vengence on
the head OF Sir Timothy.
The ruler Of the diamond intimafed