The morning times., 1896-07-20
Especial TO The Tinlcs.)

Chicago, Ill. July l9.-Chicago won two
games today from the Senators a
field that looked more like the pet wallow
OF n family of hppopotami than it did like
4 ball field.
Both games were close, yet through both
OF them the Colts were as sure OF victory
as man packing a well filled trunk. They
did not know Just how many runs they
could stow away, but were sure OF enough
To last.
II rained all day Saturday and for
while today the players feared the man
agement would not take In enough money
to fill the ayrolis. Those who had over
dra wn accounts patel themselves Oh the
back for their foresight.
The rain ceased before time to call the
first game. but it left behni 1t a bank uf
gray clouds that looked like headache.
and stretch Of black mud that made play
ers with regulations as stealers, wonder
what color they would be when they
escaped-if they ever did.
SLID IN THE MUD. :.
When a man slid for base today he
disappeared from view. A shuveing
brigade was in readiness to respond To II
riot call at any time. but every one slid
until they reached the base and climbed
out oil that. Ii felt like il does when CHE
comes up during the night. The bases
were lost Ia view early III the day. and tie
catchers had TO use a compass in throwing
to them.
The result OF President Wagner's visit
WAS to be seen in the changed batting order
OF the Senators. 1t resemb!ed the old one
about rs much a s shtrt-horned COW re-
SenIbles Il mule. The rooteTs who sat too
far away to distinguish faces cussed the
wrong umen, and the favurites missed the
applause Of those who keep count on their
fingers TO know when 10 applaud.
The finish of the first game was as eX-
citing as the concluding chapters OF j o.
cent novel where there are too many beau
tiful maidens TO he married off to the nice
young men. II needed but one run To tie
and the bases were fuller than Tam
O'Shanter, when Malachai Kittridge got
under n high foul that O'Brien disgustingly
let goof and allowed people who had none s
on the game to either sigh or take u fresh
bite on the atmosphere.
1t seemed as though the Senate couldn' {
win If they each had three legs. They had
chances and seemed to think they would
like the sensation. but something always
happened Just as they said: Here's where
we do it, and then they did not do it at
all.
HIT BY PITCHERS.
For six innings during the second game
the Senators did not make a hit off Friend,
and during this time they made the two
runs wlicii had 10 satisfy Them as their
share of the purse.
to bases in large numbers. for If Friend did
not hit them with the bail ne gave hem
their bases, and if that did not suffice
somebody made an error, Which suited
exactly well.
Five men were hit with the ball durin e
the second game. Both Friend and Mercer
seemed to be as viDdictive as bee that
has been hit in the cal by some unknown
person. and proceeded TO take revenge upon
everyone VINO was daring enough to stand
within speaking distance or the plate.
Decker was favored with cloudy sky and
played an excellent game. Twice lie got
lilies that made even himself stop and think
it over to know whether he had them ornot.
Besides this he was the batting star OF the
day, with five hits in the two games &c
his credit.
There was not enough to either of the
Washington ends OF the two games to in
terest The Times readers, and so the de
| tail and minutiae is allowed to go by de-
| fault. Sufficient to the day is the evil
| thereof. We lost both. Brood over the
| scores.