The Washington times., 1895-05-11
Especial to The Times. J

Cleveland, Ohio, May 1o.-Cleyeland
baseball fans are without exception of
the opinion that Umpire Belts robbed
them out OF game to-day and no amount
OF argument could convince them other
wise.
After getting a winning lead early in
the game Cleveland's awful work per
mitted washington to tie the score in
the seventh and they earned The winning
run in the ninth.
Cleveland played like mad TO pull out
the game in the last inning and with two
men out and q man on first and third
Chnds hit TO Joyce and was called out at
first Burkett had crossed the plate
in the meantime aud Mexican was turn
ing third
The decision was bad and viii be pro-
tested. Chnds had the ball fairly beat
out, and not only that, Cartwright was off
the bag when he caught it. Five hundred
people surrounded Belts and it took him
some time to get to the players room.
The more enthusiastic fans yelled Mob
himi'
President Robinson is wild over the
decision, but he believes it accident aud
not malice. Burkett began by making
two errors on one chauce. Tie sun was
In bis eyes and he muffed selbach's fly.
The runner started for second and Burkett
threw clear to the stand, putting him on
third. He scored on Joyce's out and
the next two men were easy.
EELBACH WASN'T FAXED.
The sun did not bother Eelbach and he re-
tired Burkett. Mexican flied to Abbey
aud Childs' grounder went TO Cartwright.
Ia the second, Mcclure fouled to Tebeau,
Cartwright got bad ones, but was forced
by Coogan Crooks got a base on balls,
but when a double steal was attempted,
Coogan was caught at third.
oliver. Tebeau began with safe smash
TO Mercer. G. Tebeau hit for two bases.
Coogan let McAIeers grounder get by and
the two brothers scored. In the third,
Mercer hunted and beat it out. sclbach
was retired, Joyce flied TO G. Tebeau aud
Hassamaer TO McAleer. Burkett hit safe,
but was caught stealing. Mexican singled
luckily, as Coogan aud SeIbach let the bah
drop between them. Childs forced Nc
Kean, and Mercer's balk gave him second
He scored on o. Tebeau's single to left
field. The brother was out at first.
In the fourth, Abbey was out to o..
Tebeau Mcclure hit safe. Cartwright
flied to G. Tebeau aud Coogau stopped at
first on Wallace's assist. McAleer flied to
center. O'Counor singled, but was doubled
up with Greminger.
HE WAS TOO ANXIOUS.
In the fifth, Crooks and Mercer stopped
from Childs TO Tebeau. Grominger was
TOO anxious, and selbach's grounder got
past hira Joyce singled and stole second
but McKean's throw to first retired the
side. sCoogans splendid stop and throw
retired Wallace. Burkett flied TO Abbey
and Mexican was out from Cartwright to
Mercer.
Abbey struck out in the sixth. Mcclure
and Cart wright flied TO McAleer and Bur
kett. Chids beat out Coogan's throw and
o. Tebeau also singled. Childs invited a
throw to second and went to third on it..
G. Tebeau was allowed 10 get second while
his brother was being run down. Childs
scored on another bad throw to second,
McAleer walked TO first, O'Connor was
out at first on Crooks assist, and Gremin-
ger on Coogan's. All this resulted in but
one run.
Coogan flied to McAleer in the seventh,
Crooks scratch made him safe; Mercer
forced him, selbach and Joyce singled,
scoring Mercer, and Hassamaer hit for
two bases to George Tebeau, who threw to
Childs. The latter's throw went past
third base. and Joyce and ndHassamaerscored.
selbach had scored on the hit, and the
score was tied. Abbey flied to Burkett
BurKett's single was the only excitement
in CleYeland's half, but it counted for
naught.
OUT IN ORDER.
The Senators were out in order in th'
eighth. For Cleveland, o. TeDeau was hit
by the first ball pitched. George TelseaI
flied to center, Oliver taking second Oh