The morning times., 1895-09-14

Life is, indeed, full of surprises" and
1t Is the unexpected that always hap
pens" These two adaCes have become
tine-honored aXioms, but their truth was
never more fully eXemplified than at the
National Park yesterday afternoon, when
the Senators tcok two games from the
Br ookl yns.
Here is food for ref ection. and the average
baseball ran viii have TO stop and wonder
If IT can be true. only the | 800 spccta-
tors who witnessed the contests can testify
to the correctness of the statement and tell
how it was all done. Two games in one
afternoon and on Friday, the 18th day of
September, this surprising fact, coupled
with the two calendar events, Will do much
10 upset all the calculations of superstitious
people In the future, and cause them to
wonder whether there is anything in their
"hoodoo" after all. Foutz win have much
10 dread if he ever happens to strike this
combination gain, especial ly at the
National Capital.
GIRLS DoTE on MERCER.
The first game was called at O'Clock,
and as 1t was ladies' day, Gus SchmelZ
decided to send his heart smasber Mercer
into the box. The girls all dote on Win
and are never happier than when he is
down TO pitch.
Perhaps their presence acted as an in
spiration to the brunette twirIer, for he
never pitched better or more effective ball
ID his professional career. Four hits in
nine innings tells most viyidly the caliber
OF ms work. The strong hitters from the
City OF Churches were completely at his
mercy and made many VAIN attempts to
solve his mysterious curves. but IL WAS
Mercer's day and as each succeeding inning
passed he only semed TO grow more
puZZlIDg and the br!degrOonis leL like
plSmlc5 before him.
The Senators all semed to thoroughly
realize that such pitching deserved the
best OF support and they proceeded to ava ri
MI. Mercer Just that KIND OF treatment.
Every man was on his nettle and put up
game both at the bat and Ill the ueid
which is worthy OF emulation.
Their hits were frequent and timely and
they succeeded in finally winning the game
by a close score of 4 TO 3; barrow mar
gin, it is true, but still quite enough TO put
the game oD tine right SIDE OF tie column
NOT SATISFIED WITH ONE.
After winning the first game it was
hardly TO be expected that they would take
the second also and even the most ardent
rooter had no such expectations, but that
Is exactly what tney uld ana with a great
deal more ease and grace than characterized
the first.
Varney Anderson who. il will be :remem-
bered. pitched the phenomenal thirteen
inning. one-to-notnIng game against the
brldeEroOns III Brooklyn early in the sea-
son, went into the box TO see if he could
not duplicate his performance. BY an un-
fortunate occurrence Narney lost his re-
markable game AT Brooklyn so he was the
more determined that there should De. no
doubt about the finafrasult OF this one.
ASDeIore the Brldeg rooms Were completely
al his mercy ana tue best uley could do
was 10 get six hits in the game. three of
them i'll the last inning. A rooter in the
grand stand remarked that FoutZ would
have TO provide a new set of bats without
holes in them on his next visit To this city.
The remark was quite apropos, as all the
brldegrooms could do was 10 make unsuc-
cessful attempts TO find Anderson's curves
and he retired one after another on strikes.
The senatorial aggregation played even
a better iielding game III tue second contest
tinguished himself. Cartwright led with
the stick and used his wagon tongue 10 good
advantage. besides giving the visitors
few pointers in base running.
PLAYED GILT-EDGED BALL.
But it would be an injustice to particu
larize the work Ot any one player, as all
played gilt-edged ball, and deserved their
victories. the team goes to Philadelphia
for another tussle with the Quakers to-
Gay, and returns on Monday To again
meet the BTookiyns Tor series OF Iour
games.
The Bridegrooms were first to bat and
the Senators made short work oil them,
Griffin fouiing out tu McGuire, Shindle
going out On Il lily TO Abbey ana CofcOran
doing likewise.
The Senators in their half were scarcely
less unfortunate Brown made u bad be-
ginning by striking out Joyce hit stra ght
Bill landed safely on first. Thea Abbey
hit another one TO LaChauce, who funibled
again, and displaced Joyce, who pro-
ceeded To second. Mcclure then flic; cut
To Shoch, anu ASbey was forced out at
second un Scibdcn's hit To Corcoran.
On the 0rooms cunning up again La
Chance struck out. after which Anderson
sent a singer al Mercer, who Jailed Ia get
the ball to Iirst IA time to stop the runuer.
Then Daiy sent lily out 10 Tom Brown,
who dropped il, and DAILY took iirst and
Anderson weHt TO sec1id. Snoch hit the
hit the baH through Schebeck, went to
first, Anderson to second and Daily to
home only to be run down by Bill and
Mcclure, Shoch going To third and Grim
to second ON the play. Stein then hit to
Joyce, who Iumbled the ball this time,
and the batter went to iirst. Shoch scored
and Grim took third. Then Stein tried
TO steal second and got caught. The Bride
grooms had two runs.
The Senators came in for more disap-
pointment, and ii didn't take long for
them to get il. Cartwright knocked a
fIy to Anderson. and that gentlemen
gobbied 1t with alacrity. Crooks singled
TO center aud went to second on Sclei-
beck's sacrifice, Stein TO La Cha ance, but
there Jack died, Mercer going out, DAILY
to La Chance.
Then the Brooklyn men came In to
wind up their ruu-getting for the game,
for after this inning they had goose egg
chaiked to their credit every time. Grif-
fin hit the ball to left field and got one
base. Siiindle drew a base on balls, and
Griffin went to second, and both men
were advanced base on Corcoran's sac
rifice, Mercer to Cartwright. but instead