The morning times., 1895-09-12

Arthur Irwin and his band OF pennant-
and contrary to expectations got a hard
throw down at thehands ofthe Senators.
The Philles have been having things
pretty much their own way of late, and
their Garrison finish has led many to believe
that they will be Il factor in the race for the
flag at the final wipd-up. Certainly this
thought was pre-eminent in the minds of
the contingent OF Philadelphia ''rooters''
who came over with theft heroes and
occupied seats in the grand stand, and
cheered them on to a victory which they
could not attain.
Baseball is indeed more uncertain than
life itself, and in the national game it is
always the unexpected that alwa VS. happens.
Few, indeed, of the thousand spectators
who went out to the National Park on
yesterday had any idea th;,s SclmeIz's
men would cut much figure in the contest,
and the thing seemed toHarrow down TO the
question how many the other fellows would
make. But those Senators are foxy lot
and sometimes upset all the calculations
of the knowing Ones and yesterday was one
Of these occasions.
ALL HANDS ON DECK.
For the first time in several weeks Man
ager Schmelz vas enabled toplay his regular
team, and this thought seemed to give the
Statesmen inspiration, for they simply played
pemant W ir=sing ball from start to finish,
and the game they put up VIII win nine
times out of ten.
Mercer went in the box, and it was not
difficult to observe from the first that the
dark haired young man was on his mettle.
The way be shot them over the plate was
revelation to those who had commenced to
think that he had lost his effectiveness.
The hard hitting Phillies were pigmies
before him and fell easy victims to his
curves. The few hits they did get we.e
so scattered throughout the contest that
they availed them nothing. Con Lucid, on
the other hand, was hit hard and often.
Cartwright opened up the fun in the second
inning by putting the ball over the fence for
home run, and Tom Brown duplicated his
performance a few minutes later by plant
ing one over the right field bleachers.
Little Abbey should also be credited with
a "homer" which was clearly a fair hit,
but Murray, whose judgment is a little
bad on come occasions, in fact, decidedly
yellow, thought differently and compelled
Charlie to take another whack at the ball
after he had trotted around the bases.
Both teams put up strong game in the
field, only one error marking the work.
which, unfortunately, is credited to the
Senators. At no time were the Quakers
at all dangerous, and after eight innings
Murray called the game on account uf dark
ness with thescore standing 10 to in favor
of Washington.
Such ball playing as the Senators put
up yesterday deserves all the praise which
can he bestowed upon it, and if they will
only continue their good work for the re-
maiuder of tue season all will be forgiven
them.
FAILED TO SCORE.
The Quakers went to bat first. They
failed to score, as did the Senators.
In the second inning the visitors made
one Sullivan hit the ball under the third
base bag and it stuck there. Clements flied
out to Selbach. Hallman hit a hard one
which hit Mercer on the arm and bounded
away far enough to land Hallman on first
and Sullivan on second.
Then both men made n steal. Boyle
went out, Crooks to Cartwright, scoring.
Sullivan and sending Hallman to third.
Lucid then flied out to Brown.
In their half of the second the Senators
went the Pbillies one better. Selbach drew
a base on balls. Cartwright hit a long,
high one over the left field fence for home
run. Crooks flied out to Boyle and Schei-
beck and Mercer struck out
In the third the visitors were easily
disposed of : Hamilton, Delahanty and
Cross going out in order. The Senators
came in and added two more to their count
Brown fouled out to Cross. Joyce waited
and got his base onb balls. Abbeybitalng the
first base line for two bags, sending Bill To
third. McGuire sacrificed, Sullivan to
Boyle, scoring Joyce and putting Abbey on
third. Selbae5 5singledtoleft, scoring Abbey.
Cartwright got,first on bad balls, Selbacb
going to second, but Crooks chopped things
off here by going out on fly TO Sullivan.
MADE A COUP LIE.
In the fourth the Quakers made couple
Thompson hit TO Crooks ard went TO first
on Jacks tumble. Sullivan singled to
center sending Thompson to third, and on
Clements sacrifice Tom scored. Hallman
hit one through Joyce's legs, scoring Sui
livan Boyle then flied out TO Brown, and
Lucid was retired on three strikes.
On their turn up the Senators did nothing
for their good, scheibeck, Mercer, and
Brown going out in order, and the visitors