The Washington times., 1895-06-01

A more crest-fallen party of bali players
than Connie Mack and his Smoked Ital-
ians" has Seldom filed out Of a league
field at the close of the series, after three
straight defeats.
Counie is said to have felt sure of car
rying the whole outfit away in his vest
pocket
He probably realizes row that he was
playing IN the biggest kind OF luck to
have got away with the brace of victories
that fell to him by reason Of the weak
spot in the local team.
Counlie ought TO see that the hackers
of the Pittsburg team do something hand
some by Danny for his unwilling but ef-
fective contribution toward maintaining
their slippery postum at the top Of the
ladder, and if Cincinnati had been able TO
uIrn a trick or two with the Quakers, the
lead would have been lost to them.
The Senators have always gone at the
Pirates with confidence, but never before
with the vigor Of the past two days.
INTO THE BREACH.
The best pitchers have been thrown into
the breach against them, but it has
avaied nothing. All was fish that came
prestige the harder did the boys whack
him, determined to show that they are
DO respecters of persons.
Yesterdays game was built very much
on the same lines as those OF Thursday, the
hitting being strongly punched in one or
two innings and the local pitcher proving
clearly the better man for the time
The credit for this third victory be
longs in the first instance to Stocksdale,
who pitched one OF the bTainiest and
steadiest games OF the season. He fooled
the best OF his opponents, stirling out
Donovan, SUgden and BeckIey, and, though
they got in several long drives. no more
than two hits came in an inning.
The only period when matters looked
shaky was in the fourth, when Sugden had
dropped a ball into the bleachers, sending
Cross home ahead Of him. He struck out
Killen and then gave the next two men
their bases. Beclley came to the bat,
and the fans held their breath in dread
OF a homer. Jacob swung his war club
hard enough to send the ball 10 Bladens-
burg, but il only ambled in an uncertain
and trivial way TO Crooks, who snapped it
over to first with time 10 spare.
STRUCK OUT SUGDEN.
Stocksdale himself did a brilliant bit
of work in the second, when, with two men
on bases, he struck out Joe Sngden, one OF
the heaviest hitters OF the team.
And, secondly, Otis was backed up by
fielding that was not only faultless, but
phenomenal Mcguire, Boyd, and Crooks
made plays that are not seen a half dozen
times in a season, and Joyce chased balls
over to second, into the pitchers box,
and picked a foul out of the left field
bleacherS.
Mcclure in the fifth pulled down a foul
close TO the stand, and retired the last man
IN the game on an extremely difficult
catch after killing run.
The fireworks OF the game eliminated in
che eighth in hair-raising stops by Boyd and
Crooks. Cross sent q hot bounder over
second which Boyd intercepted away back
ofsecond andsentitlike shotto Cartwright.
Crooks chance came on a moment later.
There was crack from Sugden's bat, and
the ball hugged the grass out into right
field, cutting the blades like a mower and
good for the right fence and two bases.
Not one fielder in hundred would have
made break for il but Jack put On steam,
reached It's course well out in the field, and
stretching out his left hand scooped it up
and over to first
IT took their breath for a minute and then
the stands arose as one man and even
the runner and the Pittsburg coachers
shouted and cheered the great play, Jake
Beckley executing the Highland fling in
applause.
TWO NICE RALLIES.
Then there were two uice rallies with
the stick, the first of which sent ex -Seua-
tOr Killen TO the bench, and the last
clinched a victory already certain.
Crooks had the best eye for the ball aud
corked il safely three times for singles
and Cartwright pulled off a single and
double, and Hassamer the same. Abbey
and stOcksdale each made pair Of singles.
The Pittsburgs did not play with their
usual snap and seemed 10 be q little down
p, on their luck, but Gross put up a winning
game at short and made his usual hearty
meal of safe hits. Stencil and Donovan
T. egle fine catches. Smith beat out two
bcots and cracked double and Stencil and
Beck}ey made lively wind-up with a brace
oftrip2es aftertwo men were outinthe ninth.
The game started very late owing to the
abseT ce OF Mr. Keefe, who is still disabled
by tn heat. Mr.. John Heydler, the we'll
known anlat eur player on the Light Infantry
team. was induced to undertake the task OF
umpislng and made very excellent Official.
The visitors made several attempts 10
work him, but he was firm and onthe whole
they treated him much better than falls
70 the lot OF the average league umpire
HEAT SCARED THEM.
Inspite Of the excellent work Of the team,
the attendance was small, not more than
1900. the intense heat being, perhaps
largely responsi BILE.
The game began very wearily, KilieE
being more deliberate than usual, and
making from three 10 eight feints OF throw
ing to first between each pitch, when
ever that corner was filled.
Both teams seemed TO be sleepy, and to
be sparring for an opening.
The Pirates woke up first in the second