The Washington times., 1895-05-05
ARMY And NAVY WINNERS
Opening Game of the New Depart
mental Baseball League.
Fair Playing on Both Sides, But Lack
of Practice Apparent-Score
Was to 8.
he opening game in the Departmental

The opening game in the Departmental
baseball league series was played yester-
day afternoon at National Park, by the
Treasury and Army aud Navy teams, and
resulted in a~,yictory for the latter, the
score standing 8 to 3
The unsettled condition OF the weather
undoubtedly served to keep way many OF
the admirers OF the two teams, aud the at
tendance was only fair,
The game had n number OF interesting
points, but the laying OF the teams was
what might have been expected SO early
in the season, in that they lacked the snap
which comes with team work after more
practice together.
The Army and Navy teanput up the better
all-around game, thoughzby no means per-
feet. Dolan pitched good game for
seven innings, when one OF his fingers
was spTained in an effort TO stop a
liner, and he and Gilsofi, the left fielder,
exchanged places. The latter has great
deal OF speed but no curves. He struck out
two money-ma kcTs. lie handled himself
well, fielding his position ia good style
Dickens, McManay and Quinn played their
positions well, aud by their batting ma
tcriaIly helped the team along TO victory.
The "Moneymakers" team has on IL sew
eral good ball players, who played wen at
great disadvantage, all the good work
they did being spoilt or undone by the
nervousness or over-auxiety OF the others
on the team Eddie Mills, the star pitcher
of the team, pitched a steady game con-
sidering the great disadvantage he labored
under, having a lame foot, the result of
running a nail into il. His strke-outs about
balanced the number of bases on balls.
After the second inning Barrows, second
base, exchanged places with Farrell, the
catcher. and caught good game, steady
ing the pitcher and batting like fiend.
His hits nearly always brought in runs, and
in the third he brought in two runners.
Gavin at first base played star game.
In the seventh he made a double play
unassisted by catching Quinn's liner and
touching Dolan off the bag.
Both teams suffered at the hands of the
umpire, w no sc decisions on balls and
strikes were rank enough 10 break down
any pitcher and his rulings on hits along
foul lines were away off. In the seventh
a hit was made by Gilsou, which was foul
off third base by ten feet and the hitter was
allowed to make the circuit just as il it
had been fair ball.
The Money makers" blanked IN the
first two innings, the six men going out in
order; two runs were made in the third by
Robinson and Kellar, who had been given
four bad balls each. They came in on
Barrows' two-bagger.
Blanks Were drawn in the next three in
nings, and the teams last score was made
by Robinson on hit by Barrows.
IN the fifth, with one man out, pretty
triple play, though unnecessary, was made
which retired Barrows, Farrell and Mills.
The Army and Navy scored four times in
the first, drew blanks in the next two in
nings, and in the fourth scored twice.
Eberly reaching first on balls, was advanced
by Eliason's gift of a base by being hit,
and both scored on GiIson's two-bagger.
In the next Dickens hit clean one over
second; Merrill was given his first on
balls; the former was brought i'll on An
drews' hit and out and Merrill scored on
McManay's pretty drive to center.
The last run as made in the sixth and it
was the home run on foul grouuder by
ellison, already mentioned, the first
"bomer" ever allowed on a foul.
tits hardly likely that the umpire OF to-day
will be allowed to officiate again in any
of the Department games.
The league has no doubt come to stay
and in little while when the teams have
had more practice the material each
team has on its list will be more seasoned
and there is no reason why all the league
teams should not put up good interesting
games of ball.