The morning times., 1895-08-25

About the time the Futurity was being
run IN the Metropolitan yesterday, Adrian
Constantine Anson and his frisky string Of
Chicago Cohs were cuntering around the
field OF the National Baseball Park in this
city.
Il was plain from the first that your
Uncle" was N anything but happy frame
OF mind, having just dropped three straight
games 10 the Champions at Baltimore. His
youngsters have been on the toboggan for
some time past. but the mighty show
Hanion' men gave them toward the bottom
OF the Ladder evidently did much towards
Grating the old mans displcasure.
The Senators also met with any thing but
/ hospitabIa treatment in the M0numentalC City
and came back to the Capital Friday night
a disgmntled and crestfalIen lot, after
/ suffering the modification Of losing u brace
/ of games III. one afternoon.
/ UBder such trying circumstances as these
! II can wei b. imagined that both teams We're
/ On their mettle and anxious To win, and
a look Of determination was written on the
/ faces OF tire eighteen men who
were to do battle when Mr..
/ Kccfc called play
CHANCE TO RETRIEVE
An realized tI.7t a chance was low of.
fercd them by a creditable victory to wipe
/ away at least a part of the humiliation OF
/ recent defeat. 1t is taid that Arson held
a meeting III his room at the Arlington, just
before the team started for the park, and
read the riot act TO several members in
timatinG that several releases would bt
promulgated within a few days iftaere was
not noticeable impr-TemenGIn IN their work
The antiqnr IAN balttosser is rot in very
great favor with the fans of the Windy
City" just now, ard be realizes that Some
thing VIII have to be done to stem the tide
Of public sentiment in that city. TheI
Adrian has histrionic ambitions, and issoor
10 shine in the theatrical firmament as q
star Ii is sad be contemplates making his
debut in the play which Charley Hoyt has
written for him on his uwn native heath
OF course, the better position his colts hold
in the race the greater viii be the box re
ceipts on the opening night, and the more
luminous Adrian VIII appear on the oc
caSion. So il is Earely possible that such
thoughts as these have disturbed his other
wise peaceful dreams.
Both teams showed up well In the pre-
liminary practice, all going at the wors
with a vim that was prophetic of a close
and interesting contest Knowing ones, of
course, mad predictions, but it seemed as
/ hard to decide which team would come out
| victorious, as 10 pick winners at the Island
track.
ANSoN WOULDN'T PLAY.
When the gong sounded for play the
familiar form of Ans0n was seen going
toward the players bench instead of going
in the direction Of the initial bag; he sud
denly for some .unaccountable reason had
made up his mind at the last moment not to
go into the game and sent Decker into
the field TO take his place.
Adrian took occasion during the contest.
however, when not engaged in watching
his proteges at work TO study the manu-
script Of A Runaway CoIt,' the play in
which he expects to outstrip alIcoppetitors
during the coming season.
The Senators faced their old friend,
Adonis Terry, when play was called, and
right kindly did they take to that handsome
young mans curves and at the end of their
half Of the first inning piled up three great
big runs, the result of four hits including a
triple and double.
The Colts went them one better in thei
half of the same inning, due to hitting
and some very yellow ball playing on tbs
part OF Schmeiz's men The game was ;
sea-saw affair from the beginning to th'
end, characterized by good stick work ant
poor fielding.
The Colts made a Garrison finish ant
won by a nose, or, rather by the bad judg
ment OF Tim Keefe, who called Wilmo
safe al the plate, when he was plainly
touched out by Mcclure three feet from
the bag
The game up TO this Juncture was tie
the score standing 8 to s. but this erre
Of Judgment put them in the lead, which
eventually gave them the game.
CoRBETT'S FIRST APPEARANCE.
Joe Corbett made his first appearane,
IN this city, taking SeIbach's place in left
field, and aslonished the crowd by hii
marvellous throwing. r Gazing Bill Has
samer made his last appearance in a
Washington uniform and celebrated his
retirement from the club by hitting tn,
ban hard and often.
He was greeted with applause every timt
be CAME UP to the rubber, showing thai
he still retains a warm place in the hearts
OF the rooters- oD,y seven innings wery
played on account OF darkness.
The game was delayed for over ter
minutes by reason OF a lost bah. Keeft
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