The morning times., 1896-07-07

Rain and the obstreperOus PittsburEs
tried to prevent the Senators from winning
their victory yesterday afternoon, but Tin
Hurst blocked them Off.
The Pirates are capable OF pla ying good
bail and their .'lay-down'' exhibition was
not at all to their credit. They Were will
ing TO start in the rain and 1t was nothing
short of pucrile when they did the baby
act'' after the Senators had got six runs
the best OF the argument.
Connie Mack and his crew have been
popular in Washington, but Washington,
TO use now historic expression, hates
gutter That Is what fesSenCen SAID TO
Manley when Joe personally threw up the
sponge for TOM Reed at st. Louis recently.
Only, the wooden nutmeg politician put
it Jnat the Almighty had no use Tor
GUTTER or words TO that effect.
Nor has the impartial rooter or the lover
of gamey sport any admiration for an ag-
gregation or athletes who squawk when
IiIef pace is TOO iroB for them and loii out
their tongues when they have hill to
climb.
A worse exhibition of quitting has not
been witnessed at National ark this season.
Emerson Pink Hawley gave up like u
stump-tail pony in heat with thorough
bred and tossed out a game little becoming
the loudly touted pitcner that he is.
Hawley may be a great twirler, but he
has never shown the ear marks of 4 bruis-
ing winner before a Washington audience.
Get two or more runs the lead of him, and
he is done. He hasn't the sand to fight
from under the bottom and is poser that
Scrappy Bill and his band knock sky west
and crooked every time they have 4 chance
to get at him.
DEMONT WAS IN IT.
Mercer toed the rubber for the locals and
pitched an easy effective game.
DeMontrevllie's work at short was the
feature of the contest. The youngster
gets better and better a $ the days go BY and
is gratifying the local public by his great
playing which, in addition to its brilliancy,
is very steady.
Tom Browns yet sore from his Philadel-
phia injury and Abbey filled bis place in
center field. Charley attended to every
thing that came his way, but was uniucky
At bat.
johnny O'Brien made his debut a sena-
tor and gave the utmost satisfaction. He
struck out his first time a that, butfollo wing
this he made timely three ee.bagger and
ond, all of which he handled cleanly and
without the semblance of a wobble. His
future in Washington is assured and as soon
as his modesty, which is natural on coming
to q strange city, wears off he will 60 to
fighting" in a manner well worthy CT
membership in Scrappy Bilrs band.
The injury TO BeCSiey ana EierDauer's ILL
ness made a change necessary in the Pitts
burg infield. Manager-Captain Mack cs-
sayed to play first base and Catcher Billy
Merritt guarded cushion No. and the
territory surrounding.
Hurst called play while light rain was
falling. 1t was ladies' day by concession OF
Manager Mack and the courtesy OF MI.
Wagner, and Notwithstanding the threaten.
ing weather an audience Of $500 gathered
to see the game.
The Senators pleased their friends by as
clean-cut an exhibition Of how TO pla y base
ablI as was ever offered at National p ark.
Not an error marred their work in the field
and they hit the bal! safely and topportune
times.
o'BRIEN WARMLY RECEIVED.
Abbey was the first to face pink"
Joyce was presented with handsome silk
umbrella on coming to lat and he bowed
his thanks and singled to short. Johnny
O'Brien was given round OF applause on
walking up with the ash, but in his anxiety
to make suitable response to the hearty
Washington welcome he cut three wide
holes in the air. Joyce was caught trying
to steal second.
Two runs were registered in the second-
Cartwright struck out in an honest and
praiseworthy exempt to advance the base
run ners by o sacrifice. Selbach stole
third but was caught off the base from Mack
to Lyons on Lush's attempt to steal second,
of which he made bungling job. MCGUIRE
hit for two bases, scoring Lush. De-
Montrevlle singled to left and on Smiths
failure to reach the ball, Mcguire scored
and Gene ran down to second, where he
was left.
The total was increasedto six in the third.
Joyce drove the ball at Ely too hot for
Fred to hold it and ''Scrappy" was safe on
first. Johnny O'Brien then gave Hawley
touch of high life by pinging the leather
TO left center for three sacks. scoring
Joyce. Johnny danced around third and
Sugden threw to catch him. The ball went