The morning times., 1895-07-20
lsneciaI tn The Tines

ST. Louis. Mo, July l9.-The Washington
baseball team tried hard to lose to-days
game with the Browns. and the score shows
how well they succeeded.
Seldom has the team PLAYED such miser
able bah in st. Louis as they did to-day
Naturally the big lead taken by the Browns
in the first inning dishcartened the law
makers, but that was not excuse suf-
ficient for their half-hearted playing. They
seemed as If they did not care whether
they won or lost.
There was absolutely no fight left in the
team, although one would think that their
recent long rest would have had the effect
OF putting some ginger aud ambition into
them.
Joyce and Crooks Were bright exccp-
uols 10 the poor showing Of their team
mates scrappy Bill made the greatest
home run hit ever made on the grounds in
the sixth inning
He caught one Of Staley's slow curves and
lifted the bah across the bulletin board on
the right field fence.
CHEERS FOR LANKY BILL.
The hit was tremendous high fly, and
covered whole lot OF ground. He was
cheered 10 the echo.
Crooks hIt very Cleanly and his fielding
was away above the average He and
Mcclure worked very well together, their
action on steals being very neat and har-
mOniouS
Mercer at short seemed very green, but
he made one or two beautiful stops and stin
more elegant throws. Then he spoiled it all
by letting some easy grounders go through
nlnl and making a useless throw TO first
which went q mile over Cartwright's head.
StOckSdale did not exert himself, but did
well save in the fifth inning when Abbey's
error of Judgment in playing too close
FOR Cooley, gave the haTd-hitting Brown
stocking chance to bring in four runs
on homer, which should have been an easy
fly for Abbey.
Cartwright was very yellow. In the
fifth he had chance TO retire the side
without run, but although he was only ten
feet away from Mcclure he threw wild and
the runner reached the plate. Cart. had
plenty of time, too.
BOYD Is A MARK
Boyd is no pitcher Last fall the Brown
slaughtered him, and they did the same
thing to-day. How Manager Schmelz
can think that Jake can pitch s more than
I anyone can tell He showed up well in
the field, however.
Roaring Bill Hassamer injured his knee
! sliding TO third base in the fourth inning
and had to retire from the game. Bill was
/ badly missed. Boyd took his place in the
field.
! 1t may be some time before Hassamer
/ is in condition to play. He had to be sup
/ ported off the field and he limped badly
/ when he appeared in the grand stand.
After the game the usual attachment
I OF the Washington receipts was gone
4 through. 1t is the same old Pendleton- Gin
| cinnati Association business with the Wag-
ners.
/ The Browns struck q very easy pitcher in
] Boyd. and won the game from the Senators
IN the first inning. Six hits were made
for a total Of six runs.
Brown led off with a single and by doing
the same thing Cooley and Quinn filled
the bases.
Then Roger Connor came up with hand
some triple as ever graced his halcyon days
I and three runs came in. Mller's hit scored
Roger. Ely went out, Mercer to Cartwright
at first.
Selbach's error gave Dowd life, and
Lyons hit safely, scoring Miller
Staley got q base on balls and Dowd scored
/ on Browns out.
That was enough for Mr.. Boyd. He wa:
| superseded in the next inning by Stocksdale
who managed TO DO fairly well under the cir
1 cHnlSUances To be sure V elve hits
were made off him, but he did not try yer!
hard.
| The fifth inning was his bad one. Miller
Ely and Dowd made safe hits. Lyons sac
flee scored Miller
Then Abbey very foolishly played II