The evening times., 1895-09-20
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cricket players, who, in, body, witnessed
the struggle between the Washington and
| Philadelphia clubs yesterday, were un-
doubtedly the most appreciative lot OF for
eisners that ever attended game OF base
| hall in this country. The Senators and
| the Quakers both did some fatflfns work
In the field and at the bat. and the uncer-
| tainty that hovers around the national
game and makes it so attractive was gle.
| riously set forth. -
1t was a typical baseball scene, and
the Englishinen had witnessed our great
game at its best, at least from the point
| of excitement. Early, in the game the
| Americans, who escorted their English
| cousins. feared that their guests would
| depart with a poor idea of the game, for
| the score was to in the Pbiilies' favor,
| the batting light and fielding only ordinary
| Even then the Ensiishmen praised the
| fielding and throwing, but thought the
| pitcher had too much the better OF it for
good sport.
There was little OF that sequential
| hard, safe hitting that is pleasing
feature of baseball. The Enghshmen
seemed disappointed in this, but in the
sixth came a change. The Senators
banged the ball all over the field, and
| established small lead. The Visitors
| seemed better pleased, and when Selbach
made a great catch OF Whites terrific
, fly to the left field fence, applauded gen
| erously. When, however, big Sam"
| Thompson sent the ball on great line
| drive over the centerfield fence with two
men on bases in the eighth and won the
game, they We're doubly enthusiastic and
| clapped for some time.
! Col. Rogers invited Capt. Mitchell to try
| his hand at the bat, and the English leader
| accepted He stepped up to the plate and
| Taylor started the pitching as soon as
Clements had pat on his mask and protector.
! Taylor stripped off his. red Jersey and
Capt. Mitchell responded by taking off
| lis coat. Then they went at it, and the fun
was fast and furious for five minutes. The
/ spectators enjoyed the scene and elapped
Ar MitchelTs successful efforts. and as he
finished his inning with hit over Cross
| head they gave him great send-off. Tay-
| lor took no liberties with his opponent, and
shot them up with his best speed and all
manner of curves. 1t was really surprising
what a good eye the Englishman had for
he fouled quite a number and sent fastone
down To short After his inning lie said:
THAT curving is really wonderful"
Capt Brockie, of the Gentlemen OF Phila-
.elphia eleven, invited the Philadelphia and
Washington teams out to practice with the
cricketers at Mannheim before the match
this morning, and Col. K ogers accepted the
invitation.
Again a cry Is going up against Won
der Abe. 1t is said the League ought To
get rid of him for the good Of the game.
But how is the League guing to do it? 2
There's the rub.
evelandersareaccusing Manager Schmelz
of sympathizing with the Baltimore club
in the penDant race. The Cleyelanders
assert that Gus has no legal or moral right
TO such sympathy.
All of tile League teams want the away
Trombone Temple Cup game. New York,
Brooklyn, Cincinnati, ai>1 Boston have al
ready spoken for il. What's the matter
with Washington? There is no better ball
town.
Clevelanders say that Washington tried
a novice in the pitchers box against Balti-
more while New York pitched an mex
perienced youngster against Philadelphia,
and they suspicion that all of this is part
of q job to beat the Spiders out of both
first and second place.
Boston is not likely to let LoweGo though
Pittsburg and several other teams have a
line out for him. Lowe is not only thought
well OF by the Boston management, but he
is very popular with all of the patrons of the
game in that city.
Mcmahon is undoubtedly great pitcher,
out it certainly looks as though there was
something the matter with his nerve.
Cleveland has several Off days next week
and will go to Detroit and Kalamazoo On a
transforming expedition.
Won der Abe set Ebret aside for the rest
Of the season without pay. The ball player
don't cut much of a figure when the League
boss gets ON his high fence.
II Baltimore and Cleveland play for the
Temple cup the Baltimore men will have
to improve on what has gone before if they 4
beat the Spiders for the trophy. Cleveland
and Baltimore have played eleven games
this season-six in Baltimore-and Cleve-
land won six out of the eleven.
President Friedman is announced to be
due at Springfield, Mass, to look over scme
promising baseball material that he pro-
poses to inject into the New York team
next year.
The Baltimore players say they expect
70 see Cleveland win every game from this
time until the finish.
A dispatch from Cleveland says: 1t is
thought here that Cleveland can hardly
win the pennant with SO few games for
the future. Moving fall games up for
Sunday games this summer has cut down
the total at the present time.
The Treasury and COMMISSIONER teama
Of the Departmental League will play to-
morrow afternoon at National Park This
game will probably settle the question Of
second place In the present series and will
e brimful OF interest. Nicliels and Far
rell for the Money handlers and Fuller and
Dickenson for the Commissioners are the