Evening star., 1896-07-03
A GREAT PITCHERS BATTLE.
McJames Had Poorer Support Than
Nichols and Lost.

NlcnOlB 0n0 LOST
A murmur of disappointment went up
from the fans at National Park yesterday
afternoon when the gentlemanly announcer
Informed the multitude that McJames
would pitch for Washington. But 1t was a
case of misplaced confidence. for never did
local pitcher do such magnificent work in
Washington, none barred. Had he been
given good support in every inning, such as
he received in every inning but that horri-
BILE fourth, he would have shut Boston out
with no runs and one hit But.
Nichols, too. was in the primest of form.
He was gifted with speed such as kills
batting records. He struck Selbach and
Lush out each two times. He fooled the
best men on the home team. Five times
did he hypnotic them. until the best they
could do was to roll little. easy ones down
to him to be thrown neatly over to Tommy
Tucker on the first bag. But he too, had
hoodoo in the field. 1t was the renowned
Jack Stivetts, whom the Boston cranks
want kept in the game from day to day on
account of his batting So yesterday he
was placed on guard at third base, and
right royalty did he try to make farce CT
the fielding business. When he failed to
tumble he threw Wild and he was the one
bright spot of comfort in the prospect for
the Washington rooters.
DeMontreville played a game at short
that made the hair on the oldest of Wash
fngton's cranks stand end. True, he
made two mbleS. but they cost nothing
and he made some stops and throws that
were simply phenomenal. Tom Brown
as well distinguished himself in :en-er gar
den. He caught three difficult flies one of
them, from Bannon's bat in the eighth in
ming. being ticketed for four bases If il had
ever gone by Toms far outstretched arms
The leagues best sprinter. however, got
the ball while on a dead rum far down in
the field.
For seven innings the Washington team
went out without hitting safely. For six
innings they failed to score Twice, up to
that point, they had runners on third but
the hits to make scores did not materialize
Meanwhile Boston had managed to take
advantage OF three wretched errors in the
fourth inning. and had Tailed four runs.
the only ones meted out to the hubbites.
Bannon was out fly to Brown. Long
hit over second and DeMontreville got the
ball In his left mitt, but could not quite get
1t over to Cartwright in time. fuckers
sacrifice to McJames and a wild pitch put
Long on third. and then Duffy got his base
on balls and stole. Mcclure threw to De-
Montreville close behind the pitchers box,
ped the ball back so quickly that Long saw
he had no chance of scoring and started
back to third. MCGUIRE threw down to
Joyce to head him of. and the ball went
rolled cut along the foul line and before n
could be returned to the plate both Long
and Duffy had scored. Then everybody
groaned and expressed sorrow for NC
out Boston's second safe hit. clean single
into right. Then Lowe put up a fly into
right that was not at all difficult Lush
got 1t sauarely in his hands. and then, for
some unaccountable reason. dropped it. He
seemed to be ratified by his mispiay. for
picking up the ball, he threw it Wildly to-
ward second. 1t sailed over DeMoa.re-
viiies head, and before it was sent to the
rubber two more men had tailed Then
Nichols went out at first on an infleld hit
The game. however. had been lost to
Washington by those three errors and two
singles.
without much interest for the home root
ers. At the beginning Of that inning.
however. the loyal crowd stood I'D in OBJ
servance Of the ancient and honorable
around for luck. The charm worked a
trife With two men out De Montrevine
gave Suvetts an easy chance on a bunt
that would have caused the batsman's sure
death at first IL 1t had been properly ham
died. but big Jack threw to the boards and
Monty went to third. Then McJames put
another one at Stivetts, who threw SO
low that Tucker could not catch the ball.
and De Montreville scored. Tom Brown
could not get the ball past Nichols.
In the eighth the only safe hits arrived
for Washington. After Joyce had gone
out Nichols to Tucker, Selbach drove a
fly into right center that Hamilton tried
nightly to reach, but he failed and the
fft was good for two bases. Lush sacri-
need selbach along to third and Cart
wright was so patient that he found a
nice ball just to his liking and sent it
sailing over Stivetts' head for a base.
Jim Mcclure was up next and he tried
hard enough to win the game. But luck
was against him. He drove out two or
three fouls. and then sent one bounding
over the right field fence into the bleach
ers. The crowd thought it good for
homer at first, but it was discovered in
moment that 1t was foul by about two
feet. This discouraged Old Reliable so
that he sent grounder down to Long.
Herman fumbled 1t a bit, but he recov-
cred himself just in time to hold on to the
ball with one hand and touched the sec
ond bag with his right toe, and thus put
Cartwright out The ninth Inning was
reproductive, for the three batsmen went
out in order. The score: