The morning times., 1896-08-16
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decision, while McAuley robbed right and
left on balls and strikes. Demands for
the enforcement OF the rules were ignored,
aud only the forbearance OF the crowd
averted aSriot.
Sullivan pitched for New York until
the seventh timing, but retired when hit
by the ball and gave way to Dad Clarke.
Mercer quit easily in the middle OF the
eighth inning, giving way to McJames,
whose wildness nearly cost the game,
which had been virtually won.
The dirtiest sort OF baseball and de-
cisions that were actuated by distinct
partissnship would stop the progress of
affairs at Intervals. O'Brien's conduct
was perhaps the most offensive. He caught
Clarkes hands and held them firmly to pre- :
vent throw to put MCGUIRE out while
coaching near first. He Jawed, jostled
and 'tchewed the rag" with the New York
umpire in 'longshoreman fashion, and
acted gener ally in manner that gave an
idea Of what baseball could descend to
If 1T were not for the staff of umpires,
one of whom should have been on duty.
In the second game the events were more
farcic,lia a bit less brutal, except that
O'Brien interfered forcibly with George
Davis while the latter attempted to throw
Cartwright out at third Both teams quit
play then, while pandemonium reigned.
THEN THERE WAS TROUBLE
The trouble was that two new umpires
were selected for this second session. One
was Joe Harnung, the yeteraDs who judged
balls and strikes, the other being George
BarnufD, an actor in May irwin s company,
who covered the field with an energy thut
was inCfiscfeet. ~
Mr.. Barnum conceived II to be his dnty
to do a hop-skip- and jump or cavOrt across
the infield at every play that came into his
territory. He fitted about the corners,
stood, III the way on baseiines and was the
cause of Two ildathrows by .fielders who
didn't like to hurl the bah through him.
When the o O'Brien- n-DaviseTnbrogiioe ensued
Mr.. Barnum had fitted over to third.
Being called upon for a judicial utterapce,
Barnum declared ever ybody safe and
turned to flee. Joyce nailed him and began
to argue The actOr-umpire shook the
dust OF the diamond from his huckskins and
quit the field, crushed and blighted.
Meekiu pitched four innings of the second
game hut became weary OF the turmoil and
gave place to Gettig, the new find. This
lad only got a chance at four batsmen, but
struck three of them out and gave only
one Of them lit, his home debut being
greeted with cheers.
DEMoNT's HORRIBLE THROW.
The run getting was started in the first
game by the home team being tailed In the
fist on Van Haluen's safe bunt and De-
Montreville's horrible throw 10 first An
other was added in the next on another
error by the same pia yer, a two.bagger by
Davis and Wilson's out. In the sixth a
double play by Selbach and Mcclure headed
OFF any number OF possible runs after Joyce
had tailed Oh two-bagger, a base on balls
and Connaughton's hit in the seventh a
double by Bill Clarke scored Sullivan, who
got to first on O'Brien's crazy throw.
1t looked like trouble in the eighth and
Mercer stopped altogether, leaving Nc
James TO pull out OF IA bad hole which he
did after a fashion, but two bases on balls
and two hit by pitcher produced two runs.
The Senators scored in the third by help
of McAuley's burglary of strikes, on Cart
wright-s double and Mercer's single.
Four runs were tailed in the seventh, Sui
iiran being hit by six men in succession,
three of the runs being earned. Errors gave
the visitors four more in the eighth and
ninth.
In the second game Van Haltren,s timely
three bagger sent three runs home in the
second. In the fourth began an onslaught
on McJames which, after two men were
retired, produced five earned runs The
Senators piled up three In the third by hit
ting Meekin for two singles and three