The morning times., 1896-08-29

punched hits and outlucked Bucks Aston
ishing Braves and Cleveland lost the thir
| straight to Philadelphia. st. Louis, witt
| Breitenstein in the box, beat Scrappy an,
his band and Chicago turned the tables Of
the Beancaters. Brooklyn, of course,
| had no serious difficulty in winning from
Louisville. All the clubs sniff Today
| nsons Colts being the Senatorial assign
ment.
Yesterday was getaway DAY at Nationa
Park for Connie and his Pirates. 1t was
their last appearance in Washington for
the seas Oh of 1896, and they played as il
it were their last time Oh earth.
On the part OF the visitors 1t was a lazy.
sloucIy, stupid exhibition. In tact, with
Beckley away from first, and Smith, Stem
eel and Bierbaucr absent from their posi-.
tiOns, the Pirates are far from the first
division class. AS the team is now con-
stituted the Senators can beat them four
out of every five games played, charitably
allowing that luck or umpire would assist
them in winning the enc.
PIRATES ARE BADLY CRIPPLED.
or his odd guard Connie has only three
left, or rather in conditionfor campaigning
and they, Lyons, Ely and Donovan, 90
not seem equal to the task Of instilling grit
and ginger 1t . their present pla wing part
Ders.
An additi onal handicap is imposed in that
Donovan is really "A oEe-legged man Just
now and should he III the hospital instead
OF trying to protect right field from the
hard Ily balls and hot grass burners that
are wont to invade that territory. Pat
sy's persistency in playing under the cir
cunistances is heroic.
There were not many in the GRO wd Of
1000 people at the park yesterday who
would have put their coin on the Senators
to win, when Manager Mack uncovered
Frank Killcn, the winning pitcher of the
league this year, and sent him to the
rubber. Franks long string of victories
over the leading clubs caused him to be
touted as a '.sure thing" and though
Mercer was to be pitted against him the
talent and rail birds did not want Wins
end of IL and plunged on the crafty south
paw.
And their judgment was not bad at that
killeD was in no wise responsible for the
defeat of his club, and when he was re-
tired in the last half of the fourth it was
not because OF his ineffectiveness, but
that Connie esteemed the game gone be-
You'd redemption and would save Franks
arm for the battle with Baltimore.
FAST WORK OF THE SENATORS.
In marked contrast TO the stumbling.
iuibohbS, SchVioi Way 4uht, AR-
Tag work OF the visitors was the sharp,
fast, and all but clean play OF the Senators.
They fought like winners from the jump.
and though they had the game and gone"
after the third inning, and could have
afforded to loaf little, they kept right at
the Pirates, asking and receiving no
quarter.
They played the hit run" system with
most profit able results and dazed the
net IN Inv fl,air ri "a
deals. They beat out all sorts of punky
hits and We're audacious on the bases to
the extent OF giving that staid Teuton,
Joe Sugden, a rapid case OF razzle dazzle.
Mercer was in great form aud barring
thesixtbinning whenthe" Smoke Ita lians'
grew familiar with him, he had no serious
trouble in handling the batters confronting
him.
A GREAT GAME FOR GENE.
The bonors of the game easily fall to
DeMontreyi!le. AT bat and in the field
he cut out pace that none could follow
Out of iive times up with TIE stick he
made four safe hits, the last being a home
run drive TO the score board in extreme
left 1Sld. His unassisted double In the
second when he snatched Ki.lens line
drive out of the air and retired Wright at
second was the most sensational play
OF the kind ever witnessed at National
Park.
Modest, retiring Billy Lush was not many
laps behind his confrere in the matter
OF exciting the enthusiasm OF the audience.
Billy also displayed a liking for Killen and !
Hughey's curves and guarded right field in
a way that must have made the shade OF
Jimmy Fogarty laugh with delight. His
phenomenal running catch of Fred Ely's
screamer in the seventh took away what
ever little stiffening was left in Pitts
burg's back bone.
AS 1t was ladies' day, many OF the fairest
occupied seats in the rand stand and boxes
and the other visitors swelled the attend
ance to 1000. Umpire LalIy umpired
another good game and had the good judg-
me mt to end the contest at the conclusion
OF the eighth inning on account of gathering
HOW THE GAME WAS WON.
Game was called at 4:3O by Umpire
Lally.
sensational catch by Cartwright aud
a bad decision by Lally on Donovan at
third prevented the Pirates nom scoring
n their initial turn with the ash.
Donovan was safe at first on DeMont's
high throw to Cartwright and went to
second on Ely's sacrifice. Cartwright made
a great running catch OF Sugden's foul fly
TO the right field fence. Davis Singled
past Mercer sending Donovan to third, who
was caught off the bag on McGuire's feipt
to throw to second to catch Davis. It