The morning times., 1896-08-04

"
Baltimore ''shot craps" with Washington
yesterday and Won. They throwed
eleven" and .sevcnr,and took the not -
ergo, the game.
To explain to the untutored In the dice
device, the vocabulary of which is Dor
rowed here, the Orioles made eleven hits
and seven runs. Had the champions been
less dexterous with the bones and come
out" on Little JOE or "Fever in the land, y
the result would have teen the same, as
the Senators failed to pass during the
entire game and rolled out "deuces :"
''tTeys" and two SKIES every time they
faced the pitcher.
Luck? Well, we don't know. Baltimore
is overhurdeDed with luck. generally. when
playing baseball with Washington but two
consecutive shut outs at the same figures
would hardly allow Us TO say that "luck''
cut the coDgealed water Saturday and gain
yesterday.
Rather, to be honest, and 10 give the
Baltimore devil his just dues, it is oDly
right and proper for us to ''ackno wedge the
corn" and say we ''ain't in it, pitted
against that well-managed, we'll captained
hustliDg gang from Oyster Town.
SAME OLD STORY.
In every four games out of five they
make monkeys of the Statesmen and send
them down to defeat in the same manner
that that other Marylander, German, cap
lures bayseed politicians and would-be
political diplomats and molds them ms
the potter does his clay. 1t seems to be a
habit with our neighbOrs.
OF course, we are not envious of their
renown, nor would we take one jot or
title from the reputation that istheirs. But
as their continual victim on the diamond
and the flotsam and jetsam of the baseball
sea, we raise our feeble voice against
rubbing IT Uneven if Scrappy has gone
to be q Giant.
Yet. our neighbors seem heartless; they
fall on us like thousand of brick, and,
apparently, have no consideration at this
particular juncture. We have troubles
enough without the hated Orioles flut-
tering in our faces and cbirping, "veni
vidi, vici," Is there to be an ending of
our tribulations? Read the answer in the
stars.
THEY NEEDED 1T.
The champions needed yesterdays game
in their business. Victory meant a step
nearer the coveted first place. But 1t was
not at all necessary for them to make a
show of the disorganlzed Senators.
They could have been considerate Of
their victims and gone about their job
gently. But not SO. The champs were
copsiderate-nit.
They commenced the slaughter of them
fants" at the start and biffed, banged and
.bipped the ball like it was the deciding
game OF the pennant series. They were as
merciless with SchmelZ's servants as
Is usurer with his ''teD per cent clients.
AS to the technique Of the game, 1t was
a blank, a Sahara that gave no promise
1t was dull thud" and case of ~ told
you So"
1t was ladies' day, and with the fair
fans, who held the cherished bits OF free
entry pasteboards, came enough ordinary
rooters to swell the attendance to 5000.
FARRELL WAS WELCOMED.
Charley Farrell wore home uniform
again and was welcomed by his friends.
The Duke" had no hard chances at
"Scrappy Bill's" old corner and was un-
successful in sending the bah to safe ter
ritory when at bat. He had four assists
from his territory and handled them cleanly.
As the fans do not look upon him as the
permanent third haseman of the team,
had he made bunch OF errors they would
have cen readily forgiven.
1t is not expected that he will fill
"Scrappy's" shoes at the last station on the
way to the plate, and, despite the adverse
feeling OF the fans on the deal, there are
none but kind words and good wishes for
Charley, who was Washington's premier
catcher and mainstay player prior to
the season of 1874.
-. GERMAN STARTED 1T.
German started to pitch but had poor
reception and was succeeded by Jimmy
McJames in the second inning. The "young
rebel justified the reputation that he
gained on the western trip, and it was no
fault of bis that the Senators were shut
out. -
Not only did Jimmy handle the ball
from the rubber, but he fielded his position