The Washington times., 1895-05-04

Boston, May 3-Boston had a perfect
picnic with Washington to-day although
in the early part of the game it did look
as if the visitors might make things merry
for the home club.
At the close of the fourth inning Washing
ton was but one run to the bad but i'll the
next two innings the home club rolled UP
fourteen runs off Pitchers Mercer aud
Anderson aud that settled things.
Washington put up the rockiest fielding
game il has this year. Nicholson, who dlu
SO superbly in the first game here,
simply not in it for a minute, scarcely
fielding half the balls that came TO hun.
He was very much butterfingered.
Then Abbey repeated his performance OF
the previous day in muffing fly ball, he
should have made no bones of handling.
Again the visitors failed 10 do much at the
bat. and the streak of five runs in the seventh
inniGg was gift, pure and simple, Her
manicus Long getting TWO very roseaJe
throws in that inning Which caused mis-
chief.
The Bostons did not have any respect
at all for Winny Mercer, aud how they did go
at him. He fled in the fifth and then
Anderson came in for some very strong
medicine and failed to show how he was
an acquisition TO Washington in this game
at least.
RETIRED IN A HURRY.
Sullivan pitched superbly for Boston.
most promising man. Dolan relieved
him in the last two innings and retired
the visitors without a run. HoDdic Alb
hey did some tall hitting for the VISITORS,
sending in four of their eleven runs, ana
only a fine capture by Collins prevented
him from adding one more TO this record.
The weather was superb for bail playing,
yet the attendance did not rise much
above 2 800.
Washington owed its run in the first
| to Crooks being hit, Joyees long out to
Duffy. and hits OF Abbey and. ana SeloaGh. s6h.
over loves shou lder. McGuire was
third out on Lot grounder ne should nave
beaten TO first. as Nash tumb mbied.
Boston went this run two better on
! two-baggers of Lowe and Duffy, Nichol-
| sons tumble OF Longs easy grounder,
and a single of Nash.
The, bases were quickly filled IN IN the
/ second on Cartwught's hit and bases on
balls given Nicholson and Crooks, O
passed ball scored Cartwright, and
| passed ball scored Cartwright, and Abb
/ heYs irinle 10 lefi center seuJ Nicholson and
Crooks home. Boston, one to the bad.
nade four on NlCAoison,s rumble OH Ten
neY, loves single, aud Hasamers IS tumble.
FILLING THE BASES.
| Duffy was purposely given base on
balls. filling the bases. Then Mccarthy
sent the ball over the left field fence for
home run. four men crossing the plate, and
Boston leading, Z to 4.
Washington was banked in the third.
! though HaSsamer opened with hit. He
got of too far on ActIulTe 5 liner 10 Long
and was easily retired.
Boston made run on Suilivan's drive
! over the ieft field fence. which Selbach
! could have caught but for that obstruction.
Two for Washington, making the score
! TO 6 III favor OF Boston. was the verdict
! in the fourth.
with two out Crooks was given life
! by Nash on high throw. and Joyce got his
! base on balls Then Abbey lifted the ball
To left again for three bases, but Selbach
/ failed to bring him home.
Boston was retired in that inning. anu
! Washington failed 10 advance IN the 1HU1.
In the last half or this innIng the visitors
| threw the game away. Mercer began 1t by
/ up Collins followed with a scratch single.
! and Abbey made most iuglorious muff off
| Tenney.
BOSTON MADE FIVE.
The home club took advantage Of the
opening Love maxi ng q double and Long
home run. Then Joyce made poor throw
| off Duffy, Mccarthy got in 81 ngle, Nash
| got his base on balls for the second ii ME and
| Tucker brought up the rear with a double.
Anderson was put in to pitch and Boston
| made five n the next inning on four singles
| and two doubles. and added three more in
| the seventh on single, Joyce's throw TO
! Crooks whc Crooks fai led 10 see on account
| of the sun, ami Duffy s home run.
In the eight Nj ichoison's error and loves
home run added two TO the BostoDS score
| The last scoring or the Washingtons was
| in the seventh inning. Seibach made hit
| and took second on a poor throw OF Long:
| Hassaner was an easy out. Nash tumbied
| off Mcclure Cartwri Sht and Nicholson
| got bases on balls Crooks hit to Long who
| made fine stop, but thre W past Nash. and
| as Joyce followed with hit and Collins
| fumbled. Crooks came in with the fifth
The battery probabilities for Saturday
| are Wilson and warner for Boston and Ma
| larky and McGuire for Washington.