Evening star., 1895-05-30
OUT VICTORY
The Senators Keep Up Their Repu-
ton for Decoration Day.
HASSAMER REPLACED COOGAN AT SHORT
But His Fielding Was Far Below
Par.
THEN BOYD TOOK A HAND

The bleachers were crowded, and many
spectators occupied seats in the grand
stand at National Park this morning when
Umpire Keefe called play" for the third
game of the present series between Wash
| ington and Pittsburg. AS usual, the home
| team went first to bat, the battery for the
Pirates being Hawley and Kinslow.
Selbach the initial batter for Washington,
popped up a fly back of short, which fell
| safe. Joyce flied one to second. and a mo-
ment later Selbach was caught mapping.
| Hassamer hit safely, but the side was re-
| tired when Mcclure forced him at second.
Washington took the field with Hassamer
at short, Boyd in right field and Varney
Anderson in the box. Mcguire, as usual,
| appeared behind the bat.
Patsey Donovan waited for balls. Stem
| eel hit the first ball pitched into left field.
| but Selbach was there Beckley retired on
| a grounder to second, Donovan taking sec,
ond on the play. The latter was advanced
| one bag when Smith reached first on
| grounder to Hassamer. which failed to
reach first in time. In trying to eaten
| Smith in stealing second Hassamer failed
| to hold the ball and Donovan crossed the
plate. Bierbauer promptly pushed double
| to left center, and Smith walked home
with the second run. Cnngmap took first
on balls, and the next batter. Cross. singled
| to left Bierbauer scoring, Clingman TAX
| ing third and Cross second in the play.
Kinslow and the side was retired. Ander-
son to Cartwright. Score, Washington, o;
| Pittsburg, s.
stalwart Ed Cartwright opened the sec
| ond inning by popping up little fly TO
third, which Clingman misjudged, and
Cartwright was SAFE walking to second
moment later, when Boyd was given four
balls Both were advanced on Crooks neat
| sacrifice: Abbey flied out and Cartwright
scored the first run for Washington. An
derson made the third out by flying to
Beckley.
Hawiey hit the first ball pitched for
| beautiful single to right, and easily reached
| second when Boyd failed to stop the sphere.
Joyce erred on an easy one from Donovan's
| bat, and Hawley was on third and Pafsey
at first with nobody out. Stencil hit to
second, and succeeded in getting himself
doubled with Donovan, but Hawley scored
on the play. Score: Washington, 1; Pitts
burg, 4.
Opened With a Double.
With a scratch two-base hit back Of first
Selbach opened the third inning. Joyce ad-
vanced him by sacrificing. Hassamer kept
up the good work with long fly into STEM
zers outstretched paws. permitting Selbach
to score. Mcclure was hit and Cartwright
sent corking single to center. Boyd
forced Cartwright at second and three men
were out.
For Pittsburg, Smith went out Crooks to
Cartwright, but Bierbauer trotted to first
warded Clingman for patient waiting.
Cross hit to short and Clingman was de-
clared out on a close decision at second,
Bierbauer taking third and Cross soon
after stealing second. Tom Kinslow ended
the precarious state of affairs by driving
the ball into Joyce's hands. Score, Wash
ington, 2; Pittsburg. T.
JOyce's Home Run.
Inning number four was inaugurated by
Jack Crooks flying out to Donovan. Abbey
did ditto tc Smith, but Anderson improved
in such tactics by singing to center, and
next Selbach took first on balls. With two
men on bases Joyce occasoned a healthy
substitute for pandemonium by scoring
three runs and putting Washington in the
lead with a home-run hit into the right
field bleachers Hassamer showed the ball
to Beckley and thereby retired the side.
Hawley managed to get in a base hit at
the opening Of the inning for Pittsburg and
he reached second and Donovan first on
the latter's drive to Hassamer, which Bill
threw poorly to first. Stencil fouled out,
but Beckley placed a single to right. on
which Hawley scored. Smith also singled
and Donovan reached home. Bierbauer
mer's error Of batted ball. Clingman
struck out and Cross got four balls, but
Kinslow left the three men on bases by
flying out to short. Score: Washington. 5;
For Washington, in the fifth inning, Nc
Guire went out on a high fly to right, and
Cartwright struck three times without re-
suit. Boyd made three out-second to first
Another single was the work of Hawley,
but he and Donovan resumed seats on the
bench when the latter sent a little one to
Crooks, the double play being prettily ex-
ecuted. Stencil went to first on balls, and
took third on Buckley's single to right
The bases were filled when Smith received
four bad balls, but no runs resulted, for
Bierbauer went out to Selbach. Score:
Washington, 5: Pittsburg, Z.
Anderson Surprised People
The next inning vas opened by Crooks
with a single to short, but Jack was forced
at second by Abbey Anderson surprised the
spectators by making two-base hit to
left, putting Abbey on third. Selbach
scored Abbey by sacrificing to Beckley and
Anderson tied the score, when Cross f,,m-
bled Joyce's grounder. Bill went out in
an endeavor to steal second.
In Pittsburgs half Clingman got first on
balls and Cross reached the initial bag on
Hassamer's error. Kinslow hit to Joyce,
who threw to the plate to catch Clinemar
but Mcguire failed to hold the ball. and the
Pirate Tailed. Hawley forced Kinslow at
second. double play being but narrowly
scratch hit, which struck Andersons shoe
and rolled away. Hassamer again erred,
this time Stencils little bounder, and
the bases were filled. Hawley crossed the
plate on Beckley's sacrifice to far right and
then Crooks created great enthusiasm by
retiring the side with a probably unprece-
dented circus catch of a ball from Smiths
wagon tongue. Score: Washington, z; Pitts
burg, TO-
Hassamer led of in the seventh with a
single to left, but he was doubled with
Mcguire when Jim hit to third. Cart
wright flied out to center.
Boyd Goes to Short.
Washington took the field in the seventh
with Boyd at short and Hassamer in his
accustomed place at right field. Bierbauer
was hit by the ball, SO the umpire de-
cided, and went to second on Clingman,s
sacrifice. Cross struck oft and Kinslow