Evening star., 1895-04-26
LATE SPORTING NEWS
DowNED PY P4 FHE PHILLIEs.
A Free Hitting Game Won by the
Visiting Team


It is difficult to ascertain just what con-
stitutes good Judgment in base ball man.
ager. One day de takes out of the box a
pitcher who has begun to be batted with
chilling frequercy,E and, the relieving
pitcher CHANGING to do better, the manager
is lauded for his great head" The next
day another pitcher eweakens, and hits are
made with appalling regularity. The man
ager hopes to pull tile game out of the fire
by again making a change in the box. The
effect is just the reverse of the previous
day, for he puts IN man who is batted
even harder than his predecessor. 1t is a
difficult thing, indeed, to hit the combina-
ton two days in succession.
Yesterday the Senators lost to Philadel-
phla because the visitors played a generally
steadier, more effective game. Mercer had
he gave way to Mallarky. 1t was then any
body's game, for both sides were hitting
freely, and the fields were just shaky
enough to be capable of aiding their enc
mics to runs at any time. The result was
a score of 10 to 10 il. favor of the visitors.
Nobody in particular is responsible for the
defeat, except. perhaps, the Quakers. who,
after giving great promise of generosity in
the first two innings by making five neat
errors-all they made in the game-stiffened
up wonderfully, and thenceforth played like
lightning. Then Carsey, disheartened a bit
in the first three innings by the errors, gave
the Statesmen what is known in base ball
parlance as .'the marble heart" by holding
them down to but two small punches of
hits through the rest of the game. The real
cause of the result was the Improvement in
every department effected by Manager Ir-
win after the first inning, and the failure of
the locals to improve in any department
after the start.
Mercer was the only one of the home
team who had Carsey's style sized up to
perfection. AT his three times at the bat
he made single, a double and home run.
Then niDDed hI
successors at the bat. Mallarky and Coogan,
could do nothing. Greeks was the next
Senator in batting rank. making two
Nicholson had all off day again, and
made three errors out of seven chances.
In addition he practically started the run
getting by making a false step in choosing
to throw to third in the first inning to
cut off man. while he had better show
tc put out the batsman at first. This mis-
take unnerved him. and on the next ball
batted he made wild throw, which. fol-
lowed by a single by Clements and a triple
by Big Sam Thompson, who was later
scored by a sacrifice, gave the Phillies five
runs, two more than Washington had made
by reason Of Joyce's homer. Carseys error
and singles by Selbach and Mcclure.
In the second the locals forged ahead.
Mercer hit far out to center for four bases,
and with two out Abbey and Selbach scor-
ed by reason of errors by Cross and Sulli-
van. Selbach's run was the result of
pretty sacrifice run to second by HASA
mer. The seventh senatorial score was
earned. Crooks hit to deep left center and
Mercer dropped a pretty single just over
shortstops head. Then Carsey found his
eye again.
In the fourth, with Sullivan out, Boyle
hit for two bags to right; Carsey put one
over Joyces head; Turner. sacrificed Hall
man hit safely to- Joyce. who could not
field in time, and Hamilton put another in
nearly the same place. but hotter, and
Joyce fumbled. Then Clements smashed a
hot one on the ground out to Abbey. which
bounded over THAI 9felder's shoulder. and
four bases We're given to the stout Phila-
delphia catcher. RFiVe runs had resulted.
Sharper field work by the home team
would probably have reduced this tally to
three runs ,g1,
Four runs were scored in the fifth off
Malarky, who replaQed Mercer. Thompson,
Sullivan, Turner and Hallman hit for
singles: Boyle and Hamilton were present.
ed with bases; Clements and Carsey sacri-
feed, and there was a wild pitch. Than,
and not until then. was the game good
as lost. The final Score follows: