The morning times., 1895-07-30
PLAYED AN "ANSON" TRICK
Bernard OleVerly Took the Game
Away From the Warriors.
At a Critical Point He Persuaded
"Buck" TO Let Him See the Ball.
Cost Three Scores

Joe Bernard's clever little "Anson" trick
vonyesterday' US Departmental League game
for the Bureaus in the ninth inning when
the score was dead against them. The Sol
diers and Sailors had the lead by two runs
when the Plate Printers took their stand
at the plate in the last half of the ninth.
Madigan was the first man up and he
reached the first bag by being struck by
the ball Flaherty knocked a long fly to
left field, which Robson easily gobbled up.
McCauIey smashed the sphere in the nose
fora nice sing lie and Madigan went tosecond.
Cropley was hit by the ball and then the
bases were full Dove was the next cham
pion who should have had a chance at it,
but as loud cries came from the bleachers
for Doyle, it was decided to give the heavy
hitting Lad a show.
Doyle had struck at it twice and Buck
ingham was about to twirl the third puz
zler, when Bernard, who was standing in
the coaching field, asked Buck" to let him
see the ball The accommodating East
Washington twirler threw the ball TO him
before Umpire Heydler had called time,
andofcoursc Bernard made no effrotto catch
it and the sphere went rolling over TO right
field fence The Soldiers and Sailors real
after it, bu t before Foremeyer succeeded in
getting the ball home Madigan, McCauley
and Cropiey had all crossed the plate and the
game was won
IL was all very nicely done and Joe de-
serves great deal Of credit. for had he not
been success sful in his little undertaking the
victory would have been the Army and
Navy sure, The eexhibitionaftert the second
inning proved a close and interesting one,
aS both teams played tp-tOp bah.
The mistake the Bureaus made in the be-
ginning was putting Ospada in the box for
the big fellow was not in good condition.
II was pretty evenly matched however, for
Andre opposed him, and il was six OF one
and a half dozen OF the other. Bucking
ham went in TO pitch for the Soldiers and
Sailors in the second inning and when Joe
Bernard occupied the points for the cham
plons in the third, things became interest
ing and much excitement prevailed through
out the remaining innings. Manager Dick
ensgained the lead in the secondhand by play
lng an excellent game managed TO hold it
until the last,
Merrill again made his appearance at
short and as sual covered that field in
very creditable manner Handiboe was
seen for the first time in an Army and Navy
uniform and ne was at his best. accepting
all OF his thirteen chances. Harry Leach
played brilliantly al thITd base Tor the Plate
Printers, Madigan covered a gre2. deal Of
territory at second, and Flaherty made
several difficult catches in left field.
McManaway made the longest hit of the
day 10y stabbing the ball in the back for
three bases. Among the interested specta-
tors, who occupied the grandStand, were
Meekin, Farrell, Fuller, and Clark of the
New York League team, and Malarky and
Maui, OF schmelz's aggregation. These
Hon f.,llv
were very liberal with their encoreS, when
deserving plays were made. Mr.. John
Heydler, OF the Infantry nine, umpired, and
his decisions both on balls and strikes and on
the bases were very satisfactory to both
teams