The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-09
Games Today

PittSburg at Brooklyn.
st. Louis at Boston.
Cincinnati at New York.
1--WE have twelve games TO play before
returning home" said Uncle Arson TO
The Times man yesterday afternoon at
National Park, land l viii give IT 10 you
straight that we-eXpect to win every one
OF them Then the clouds gathered in Il
heap and let down a flood of dampncss.
Dog gone the rain" conservatively said
the recent principal actor in Hoyt's "A Run
Away Colt" II am afraid this sudden
downpour will deprive US of a puddin' with
your much touJed Senators"
Then Anse navieated the diamond and
brought his blue eyes 10 an y ray focus
on the ominouS clouds fitting overhead
Here Bridget" he called TO Donohue, who
was chatting with a newspaper man in the
grand stand, get out here and see if your
face won't stop the rain; 1T ouGhter stop
most anything
Bridget obeyed orders and the water
laden armament rolled away toward Ana
costa, where shower baths are ever Eeeded.
CHICAGO'S WATERLOO.
II would la We been better from Chicago
standpoint had Uncle Adrian not used
Bridget s. classic County Clare coaute-
nance as a cork on the lowering skies.
When Jupiter Pluvius got shy at bcuo-
hue'S face he packed tlS nose ana Qult
trying 10 reign and rain over National
Park. "OnCe was enough for me, eJacu-
lated Jube as he sailed away across the
Potomac and rested on the nils OF tie Town
OF bob-tailed cars
Though the water quit at 5:45 O'Clock
ChiCago'S Waterloo" did not cease until
$50 1t required the Senators only one
hour and forty-five minutes to 20 the dis
tanCe. aud on a muddy track at that.
That Arson expected to win the game
admits of no question He was aS confident
s a shell worker al a rural fair before the
II
finding money. said the big blonde from the
shores of Lake Michigan a : be douned his nit
and walked over to bag /. We VIII
Cinch this one and fasten tie neXtt We with
copper rivetS.' About that time MCFar-
land gave Tom Brown base on balls and
Tom scored on Joyce's double. The rest
OF AnSe's troubles are told below:
IT WAS HOT AND SULTRY.
The weather man wasnotat aIlpropitious
and afforded about as poor a variety of
atmosphere as he has in his grub bag. He
furnished a hot. Sultry. close brand of air
and interpOlated nasty showers up to the
hour OF five. But as he had a marked
down stock of coin on hand, better it
was TO close il ont on a blue Monday than
to reserve the rush for ladies' day. when
the bargain counter is always full.
But, despite the bad humOr or the weather
nearly SEQ dyed-in- the wool rooters took
the chances and separated themselves from
their quarters halves and six bit" pieces
that they might see the Colts and Senators
IL.
Game was called at $40 O'Clock. with
Mcfarland on the Rubber for the visitors
and Mercer in the hole for the Senators.
M'FARLAND KNOCKED OUT.
They were destined for short terms and
were both relieved from the box, though
for different reasons. Mcfarland was
batted out IN the middle OF he fourth and
Mercer was forced 10 quit owing to the
intense pain of blow from BAH hit by
Dahlen in the first, which knocked him
down. Win EamCly finished the inning
but the swelling or he ankle rapidly set III
and he gave way 10 Silver King, who
finished the struggle in a Eost efficient
manner, as told by the score.
The ball that struck Mercer on the side of
the inSteD was like rifle shot, and Win fell
like a dead man. The injury however
was for the time being and will not prevent
him from regular work. He will probably
pitch today.
The Senators changed up and presented
the regulars in their old time posi-
tons. Capt. Joyce resumed his place on
third and Jack Crooks re-entered business
in his favorite territory. The score shows
how well they remembered Aud Lang
Syne.
PLAYED PENN ANT BALL.
All the Senators played pennant ball, but
the great peans OF praise belong to silver
King, Ed Cartwright and Gene DeMontre-
vile.
our scattering hits were all the usually
hard-htting Coltscould gather from silver
the record kind. As for Gene, he accepted
ten out OF eleven chances. and the error
charged to him was most eXcuSable 1t
was Il bad throw i'll an effort TO make a
double and he is deserving OF the highest
praise Tor h'Sucrvy attempt with the chances
against him.
Never MUD the errors" said Gene. rs
he came to the bench II don't care for
them II j have IN opportunity to make an
out"
This is the spirit that actuates the Sen
atorS. and that is why they are in the first
division.
Show me club that does not make er-
rors," says Capt. Joyce, land l will show
you lot OF dead oues'
Blu But as to "Silycr' Everybody likes to
read about him. They like to see him pitch
and they like TO see il in The Times next
morning. Not base on balls Yesterday
but as true as die he put the ball over
the plate. He went about his work as easy
as falling off log and had the Colts in
his inside pocket all the while
III is strange said Eugene Bertrand
OF the Chicago Tribune. who is travelling
Win Win ms, ms club. that everybody overlooked
King but joyce. Why, he is the marvel of
the year and has already re-eSta hlisbed
himself as one Of the greatest of pitchers.
It really seems to be silver's inning ali
along the line" "-'
TWAS a STAR PLAY.
The star play OF the game was executed
in Chicago's half of the first inning and
Senators Cartwright and MCGUIRE were on
the hot ends. Everett was on third. DahIen
on second. LANCE on first and nobody out
when Capt. Arson came 10 bat, Uncle
smashed the bail down to Cartwright who
nailed it and without recovering. threw
home, forcing Everett to Mcclure. and
Jim returned the bah TO Ed in time to
catch Arson at first. 1t was the prettiest
quickest and headiest double play ever
made at National Park, bar none RYAN
the next batter, was an easy out from
ncMont TO Cartwright.
Another feature of the struggle was the
Colts inability to bat Kings delivery past
tie infield. The assists and put outs OF
the Washington infielders evidence the