The Washington times., 1895-05-30

Jake Beckley and his sturdy wagon
tongue bat dumped eighteen hundred
anxious fans into the neither pit Of despair
in the ninth inning yesterday, after the
Senators had kept the lead for nearly three
hours Of the most tedious and long drawn
out contest ever seen in Washington.
The last half opened up with The score six
70 five in favor of the locals, and Maui
was pitching the game OF his life.
Sugden, who, with Hawley, had replaced
Mack and KiIlen in the eighth, smashed out
single to right. Hawley rolled an easy
one to Maui who snapped the ball TO Coogan
who touched Sugden and then achieved
his sixth misplay OF the day by firing the
bali over Cartwright's head to the fence,
Hawley reaching second
Joyce made a magnificent stop OF a hair
raising grounder from Donoyan's bat, and
kept Hawley at second bag, but could not
put out Patsy.
sELBACH's BEAUTIFUL CATCH.
Stencil sent up a fly, on which Selbach
made beautiful catch, which should have
been the third out, holding both runners
at their bags. Then the fiery and Untamed
guardian of Pittsburg's first corner cut
loose and sent the ball into the right
field bleachers, driving two men
IN before him, while the Pirates went wild
with JOY at winning a game that seemed
almost certainly lost.
II is hard TO believe that a more heart
breaking exhibition of the national game
than that of Tuesday could be given, but
yesterdays went many points worse. IL
this thing is TO be continued the health Of
flcer viii be compelled Ia quarantine the
grounds 10 shut off an epidemic Of insanity
aud the whole community viii be driven
10 drink.
There is but one scapegoat, 10 division
OF responsibility. Coogan did it all by
himself, and 10 all appearances had the
ability TO lose two or three dozen more
games concealed on his person.
There never was such a pitiable exhi-
bition OF utter imbecility displayed on
League field before, and il was the more
EoTrowfUl because the youngster was doing
his level hest and apparently totally un-
able TO control his nerves.
CoOGAN LOST THE GAME.
Six errors were made by him, the omis-
Gion OF any one OF which would have saved
the game.
Why Manager Schmelz did not chase him
offthe field is puzzle. Any one of the men
on the bench could have stopped or caught
some of the balls that got away from
Danny.
brought Selbach to short at any time
would have insured a victory.
The rest Of the team, barring an insignifi-
cant error by Abbey. put up faultless
game, and Maui was fine as silk. The visit
ors were not in it except by grace of Danny,
and with all the yellow work at short were
never headed till the final run.
il must be apparent to those in control
that games cannot be won with the present
handicap at short. Indeed, il may be ques-
toned whether the team could not have
done better to-day with eight men. Crooks
OF Joyce could certainly have attended TO
oDe-haf the chances on which Coogan
slipped up.
Collins should be recalled at once and
till he arrives Boyd played in the field and
Selblch stationed at short
The game was about the slowest on
record, consuming three hours, less eleven
minutes, most OF which was spent by Frank
Knlen in counting a quorum between each
ball pitched, and also not little in the
numerous scraps with the umpire, with
which the Pirates enliven game when they
are behind.
KILLEN'S NEW TRICK.
Kllen put up a new trick, which caused
Keefe to consult the rules, and which even
President Young acknowledged never TO
have seen before. Mack was on first, with
one out, and Killen at the bat.
Maui was working his quick return TIL
be had the Pittsburg batters on the run.
Twice had il caused killen TO fan the air,
and as Al Strengthened out for third
Knlen deliberately stepped from his box
upon the plate and called for Judgment on
a bnlk, as Maui seeing him on the plate,
checked himself Joyce claimed Killen out