The Washington times., 1895-06-25


Up to the eighth inning OF yesterdays
game it looked as if the high-flying Balu-
more birds were destined to have their
nest filled with nine nice, round white eggs.
AT that point in the game they had not
ben able to push a man past second base,
and only two had succeeded in reaching that
point.
Had the Washington team put up the
gamelast week that played yesterdayther
would be quite another story to tell about
the chances of a top seat in the second
division.
1t was championship ball this time, aud
Of the finest, cleanest sort, A No. /, all
wool aud yard wide.
Only one error can be charged to the
field, aud Maui is obliged TO carry that
through no fault Of his own, for after
he had taken Kelley high fly in theSeventh,
Joyce ran into him and knocked the ball
out of his hands.
NO KICK IS DUE.
Hassamer dropped a fly off McGraw in
the ninth that he partially held in his left
hand after a terribly hard run, but there
is no kick due on it, for the attempt was
a great one and base-hit goes to the
husting little third baseman.
And what game AL. Maui pitched!
No club in the country can win against
such twirling with any sort Of hitting
by the team behind it.
He struck out four men in the first three
innings and, in eight out of the nine, there
was never even a chance of a run for the
champions.
True, the Senators made no better show
against Garrison, except in two innings,
and it is very seldom that five hits won
a game against any team, but the home
team succeeded in punching four of these
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aided by a base on balls and rank error
by Reitz, they gave five runs and clinched
the game.
NOT A CHANCE MISSED.
The washington outfield was in the game
all the time and did not miss a chance.
Hassamer came nearly in to second base on
a bird-catching chase, and Selbach accom-
plshed q brilliant capture off Keeler, while
running with the ball.
Joyce had two sensational plays to his
credit, fine stop and throw OF Jennings
grounder in the fourth and foul from Nc
Graw in the sixth, which he picked off the
bleacher fence
Mcclure had the weather gauge of the
Oriole base runners, and McGraw, the only
one who tested his throwing, twice came to
grief
Brodie was put out twice in the fourth,
owing to the umpire not seeing the first
play.
Kelley, who had just gone out on fly to
Abbey, was trying to convince Mr.. Emslie
that Maui had no right, either in moral
or baseball law, to pitch balls that a
Baltimore man could not bit safely, and
while this argument was going on Brodie
hit to Crooks and was thrown out at first,
but as the umpire did not see the ball pitched
he sent Walter again to bat, and he gave
Hassamer the next chance.
McGraw and ReitZ had no trouble in
gauging Maui for short. safe hits, and they
made five out of the seven credited to their
side.
Scrappy Mac also fielded in great style
and took care of the hardest drives without
seeming to exert himself in the least.
NcGraw is a great kicker, but he plays
ball all the time.
ReitZ and Jennings did some good work,
but their errors We're very costly, each
giving runs.
Clarkson fielded his position finely,
and bunts had but little chance in his
territory.
The threatening clouds probably pre-
vented the biggest crowd of the season, but
even so more than 5000 took their chances
and reaped the reward of fine exhibition.
The game was twice interrupted during
the first inning by heavy shower, but
the last half of the game was played in sun
shine.
ONLY ONE ON A BASE.
The first two innings saw only one Senator