The morning times., 1896-04-14
PRACTICE FOR SENATORS
Picked Nine Of Departmental
League Was Disianc d.
AMATEURS SCORED ONE RUN
Nichols Was the Star of the Losing
Side-McCauley, Leach and Spring
man Played Good Ball-The Crowd
Enjoyed the Play and MispIay
President Young Attended.

Yesterdays game at National Park was
| remarkable for the number of runs the
| Senators made and the number the anna
teurs failed to make.
The chances are that the big Ieaguers
could have given any club a beating yester-
day afternoon. They were full OF ginger
| and snap and acted as IL they had ire
mendous job on hand.
| The warm, genial sunshine brought out
| the playing feeling that has been dormant
and the Statesmen skipped about with an
| activity evidencing good spirits and perfect
| physical condition.
| Feeling as they do now, the Senators are
| anxious for pretty weather for the inaug-
ural New York series, and the games with
| Brooklyn, which Immediately follow at
| National Park.
No criticism can be justly bestowed on the
| picked nine OF the Departmental League
! for the heavy score against them yesterday.
| The boys did their best. They worked as
hard, in their way, as if only one run
! separated them from their professional op-
| ponepts.
| The boys were outclassed and as that
was considered by every one before en-
| tering the park, there was no kick coming
| over the result.
The one-sided contest was abounding
| in amusing features. The amateurs ap-
peared to have no Judgment at all on fly
| balls to the outfield and 1t was laugh
| provoking 10 see them watch Senatorial
skyscraper float in the air until 1t fell,
! then give it a chase like running to catch
a train
OF all the long hits, and they were many,
| and only once did a Picked Miner focus his
| optics on the sphere just right. And
then when the bah struck his ready and
waiting hands-he muffed it.
The big score was not due so much TO
| the fielding errors OF the amateurs, as 1t
was to the heavy hitting of the leaguers.
| 1t was Mr. Rupert's first attempt in tie
| box this season, and he was peaches" for
| the Senatorial swatters.
NICHOLS EXCELLED IN PLAY.
| OF the picked nine the work OF Nichols.
| the reversible ptCher-catcber, is deServ-
| ing of special mention and the highest
| praise.
He caught four innings in splendid style
| considering Rupcrt's erratlc delivery, and
| then took turn in the box aud hnlshed the
| game.
In addition Nichols has the distinction OF
| scoring the only run for his side. II was
| in the firth inning that by heady and speedy
| base running he inserted saving clause
| in the picked nine afternoon proceedings.
| The playing OF Leach at second, McCaulcy
| at short and Jim Springnan at the initial
Dag WIS also vi Il IiHD anu iuI't
worthy OF their regulations as first-class
| amateurs.
| Pitcher Rupert achieved triumph in tie
| fourth inning that will ever cause his chest
| to stick ont when in after years lie recalls
| the circumstance.
The blonde twirler had as an opposing
batsnlan the lIard-hitting Abbey and he fed
| him ON crooked ones until Charley had lam
| basted the air three times in the vain effort
n, his 4 With the horse hide.
| The Senators part of the story is e!o-
| uuently told in the large figures in the
| score below The big boys took advan-
tage OF the Incompatible opportunity Tor
| actice and for the time being they
! ina gined each Picked Miner New York
l"Giaut in full battle regalia.
Handsome Win Mercer is improving each
| Shining moment these days preparing for
| the opening contest with New York Thurs
| day and was on the slate yesterday for
| three innings. He used more speed than
| in any OF the practice innings OF previous
| games.
In the fourth Mercer and Mcclure gave
| way to McJames and MCCauiey and IN
| the sixth Herr Boyd superseded the South
| Caroiinan with the Nc prefix 10 his patro-
nymic.
| In the fusilade of hitting made by the
| sena tors only one home run was made.
| That by Gene De Montreyille in the sixth
when he drove the pdil 10 tIe center leu
| fence.
| The Senators were retired in short order
| in the first inning, but made good the dis
| crcpancy in the five others that followed
and wound up their part of the sixth with
| an even dozen tallies which completed
| total of thrty-nine runs.
PICKED MINES SINGLE RUN.
The picked nine registered their single
| score ana saved a shutout in the ending OF
the fifth.
| Chamberlain drew a base on balls from
McJames and purloined second by close
| shave. After Springman had flew out to
| Selbach, Nichols was also presented with
| bag No. l by the ricc-eater i'll the box.
| On Chamberlain's attempt 10 go down
10 third McCauley threw to second and
the runner was nailed between the bases
Nichols moved up during the play, ana
! when Lush let McCauley's second throw get
by he came home with Il daring headlong
! dive lust ahead OF Abbeys long throw
| in TO the plate from right field.
| The game was called at the end OF the
| sixth inning on account of darkness.
AS il was Harry Wright Memorial Day
| a number OF league veterans were present,
prominent among whom were President
Nick Young and MeSsrs. Mike Scanlon and