The morning times., 1896-04-25

"a Tale or Two IltlcS' Will DC tOfu IN
The Times sporting extra this evening.
Dickens wrote the story from which tile
quotation is borrowed good many years
ago. but neither of his cities numbered
among It's assets such valuable collateral
as baseball club.
II is different with Washington and Bal
timore. They possess ban clubs, and the
narrative in The Times extra will be
founded on the tact that they viii try 10
eat one another up at Union Park this
afternoon, commencing at o'clock sharp.
The Damon and Pythias friendship exist
ing between the Washington ana Balti-
more clubs has parallel only in the love
of South Sea canuibaI Tor rat and
fresh missionary.
1t borders OH the pathetic to see them
embrace each other when tney meet ou the
diamond, aud in the excitement OF the
occasion IL often happens rflat they use
their spikes TO emphasize their words or
greeting and good cheer.
On Que occasion last season Crooks and
McGraw were so eager TO get together
and have u good Old time that they
era shed into second and had il monkey and
parrot fashion Tor fully five minutes.
III there is any place rather than hades
that the Senators like TO visit il is Balti-
more. The only drawback is that the
cities being so near together hotel bills
can be curtailed by making q short stay,
Consequently, the Senators only remain IN
oyster town a few hours. But what is
lacking in time is made up in excitement
and hair-raisng escapes from death.
Another thing that causes the Senators
to jump at a cbance to play ia Baltimore
is that the crowd is SO impartial and so
evenly divided. one day last year, out o.
an audience of 1000, as many as two per-
sons shouted for Washington. The pair
spent the following week IN a hospital.
SENATOR'S AT BALTIMORE TODAY.
The Senators will play their first out-or
town game OF the season this afternoon a {
Union Park in Baltimore. All the other
Eastern clubs have had games away from
home, and AL have fareq more or less iii s.
astrously except the Philadelphia club,
which lost its only game thus far on its
own grounds TO Boston on opening day.
IL is not TO be considered for once that
the Senators have an even break TO win
from their neighbors this afternoon. Let
everybody up that they may, yet be
prepa red for a defeat. IL must be remem-
Drred that the Orioles are at home-a big
advantage 10 any club, and especially in
Baltimore, where the audiences are so
partisan and the umpire all but afraid for
| his life.
| those whose memories may have failed
them, that the Washington club has not
| won game from Baltimore. in Baltimore
In three years. The nearest approach to
! a victory was last season, when the Sena-
| tors lost by score OF I.to o.
Ii there is club in the League that
| the Washingions delight in defeating it is
| Baltimore. The memb. rs OF the home team
spent Gthe major p1Eion, of their winters
| vacation trying io.,Syork up schemes ltC
| throw down their hated neighbors To-
days score WIZ eyidehce whether Their
! gra matter was poorly or wisely expended
The feeling toward the Baltimores is not
| confined solely TO the members OF the club
| 1t has inoculated Mr.. Earl Wagner, and so
! great is his desire for his men TO triumph
! over the champions that he keeps standing
! an offer of Il box or the finest cigars fol
| every game they win. Mr. Wagner made
this offer last season and had to pay foI
] a IL 10th Uur
| from the Orioles ut National Park.
! The senators VIII leave for Baltimore
today at l215 O'Clock. The following
| McGuire, Brown. A bhey. Selbach, Rogers
Lush, DeMOntreville. McCauIey, Anderson
McJames. Malarky. Boyd and GlIroy.
Capt: Joyce said yesterday that he
not decided ON pitcher for the game but
! would make a selection this morning from
| Anderson, Boyd, Malarky and McJames
| Joyce said he Would put in the one of the
quartet that felt the hest. 1t is probable
| that Boyd win be selected, He was eff.
| fective against baltimore last season.
| his soutbpaw delivery proving puzzling
to the left-handed batters of the team.
| kEEFE WILL UMPIRE.
The Senators win meet their old friend
| Tim Keefe again this afternoon They
thought they had lost Tim for While. a,
| series, but they were mistaken in the
| idea. President Young has kindly assigned
him to Baltimore for this game and Tin
| viii probably come back to Washington
| next Monday. But if the club is to have
| bad luck better let it come in punches
instead OF stringing out through the sea
| son.
| However, the Keefe cloud has somewhat
OF silver lining in that Hardie Henderson
! has also been ordered TO assist in the
! game. So far as local knowledge is con
| cerned Henderson is problematicai as al
| umpire, but it Is a safe surmise that he
| Is no worse than Keefe with the chances
| that he is far hetfer