The morning times., 1895-08-31

The Senators evidently thought that
four tie games in one week was quite
enough 10 satisfy the taste Of the aver
age baseball fan, and made up their minds
yesterday to show the Washington public
that they had not forgotten how to lose
them.
Whether this was done TO spare the
"rooters'' from an attack Of nervous
prostrauon- or bilious fever is not known,
but the score alone tells how well the
statesmen acted their part and carried
out their resolution.
The thought Of dropping one game 10
Chris Won der Ahe's misfits is bad enough,
but when one is brought face TO face with
the reality Of two lost games in one after
noon the thought is indeed exasperating.
But such is the sad, sad story and the
two thousand spectators who passed out
OF the gates at National Park yesterday
afternoon can alone tell how it was done.
schmelz's cripples had fallen with a
duh sickening lhud before the brewers OF
Anbeuser-Bu -Buschvine, and, although only
a margin Of one run separated them in
each game, it was quite enough to com
plete the work.
The Dutch had indeed taken Harlem. and
you could almost hear Chris out in St Louis
telling Tony Faust 10 set 'em up again
all round. All had been forgiven, and even
the present trip, which up to to-day was
fought with continual disaster, was for
gotten IN the joy which pervaded st. Louis
last night over the downfall Of the Senators.
HOW 1T HAPPENED.
A resume Of how it all happened, while
painful, is nevertheless a sad duty In the
first game Manager Schmelz introduced a
considerable amount of locaItaIent toaIong-
suffering public, who had given up their
hard-earned shckels 10 see profess iOnal
ball While Mr. Schmclz's efforts 10 en-
courage home industry may be all right,
National League game is hardly a fit place
10 promote amateur ability however good
it may be. However, this is Just what
Gus" did yesterday. and thereby hangs
tale for through the efforts Of several
Departmental League youngsters, VINO
cssayed 10 play the National game, Wash
ingtOn lost a chance TO add one more game
TO her slender list OF victories Mr Gilruy
and Mr.. Buckiubam may be alright in their
class but II is quite evident that they were
Outclassed yesterday.
The public pay for, and have a right to
demand, professional ball and an effort
TO put IN team Of amateurs on the field
is an imposition, ana should, under no
circumstances be encouraged. After the
e..-.rtrr- Ba.1 fEnF fba uaora In, tho fret
game SChmelz might have at least put
Mercer In the box, but he continued to use
his untred talent and the result was the
Browns batted out victory. The less said
about the game the better.
IN the second contest young Joe Corbett
was put in to pitch whether the presence
Of his famous brother, Gentleman Jim,"
who came over from Baltimore and occu-
pied a seat on the players bench acted as
an inspiration, is uot known, but the fact
is the kid" pitched a mastery game
and deserves an the credit that can be
heaped upon him.
MOVED THEM DOWN
He showed great headwork throughout
the contest and moved down some Of the
Browns best ana strongest bitters. He
also used the stick 10 advantage and had
it not been for the phenomenal fielding
ofEly. who made two OF the most wonderful
catches ever seen on a ba4- field, the base
hit column would show to Joe's advantage
this morning. AS il was, he was robbed
OF two hits which would have been safe
nincty-nine times ont or a hundred.
The game was finally won in the fifth
inning by Big Roger Connor' s drive into the
hleachers for a home run, bringing in two
runs.
The score up to that time was tie, but
the advantage Connor's hit gave the visitors
was a lead which the Senators could not
overcome, ana the score stood, at the close,
St Louis 6, Washington 3.
PLAYERS AGAIN COLLIDED.
At the beginning Of the first game Brown
went out, Quinn to Comor, Abbey hit one
between Dowd and sheehan; they both
went after it and coIIided. Dowd dropped
the ban, allowing Abbey to make a circuit
Of the bases. Joyce took first on four bad
ones. Mcclure made a safe hit between
first and second. advancing Joyce to third,
Cartwright fouled out TO PETIT. and Sci