The morning times., 1896-08-30
Games Today.
No games scheduled.

~No SoiACo osuSuuipu
The Senators lost to Chicago yesterda y
in a slow game, the detail of which is
told below. Scrappy Bill and his band
broke even with Palsy's Spiders on the
Polo grounds and Brooklyn had 10 trouble
in beating st. Louis. Boston white
washed Louisville at the ratio of 16 to o.
and Baltimore Jolted Pittsburg down tire
ladder. The Philadelpliias maintained
their winning gait by trimming "a WALTON
INTO Bucks astonishing braves. All the
clubs Will rest today.
Baseball players come and go; tOda y. they
are conspicuous in the public's eye-.o-
morrow, they are buried in ohscurity and
forgotten.
Not so. however. with Adrian Constantine
Anson like The brook, in Tennyson. he
goes on forever.
Like the plant of the tropics that blooms
pereEnialiy, or the sun. which recedes
in the west only to shine again in the
east, Uncle AEs' trcads the Seasons of
the league bidding defiance to the add
ton of years and laughing to scorn the
invasions OF time.
To his stalwaft form, unbent by two
decades of service, youthful spirit and
athletic ability cling as the ivy to tie
oak.
His eye is just as bright, his perception
equally as acute and his activity as fertile
To-Day as III the past, when fewer birthda Us
had been scored against the allotted three
score years and ten.
TRIBUTE TO CAPT. ANsON
staiecraft has its grand old men," its
Giadst ones, Bismarcks nd Ii Hung Changs.
But the American people, proud of their
national pastuie. a div ersion distinctively
their own. fail .rot in paying homage TO
the greatest outdoor athlete that ever
pressed the sod of the green field. Such
is this tribute to Capt. Arson.
As living example OF the value of cul-
tiyating good habits Of livirg and bearing
a reputation for honesty and fairness that
is without blenish, il is not strange that
lie is respected outside of the baseball
world and that within its precincts he is
held up as the incarnation of all that is
worthy in the favorite game and pastime
Of the public.
1t is no wonder, then that when the
revolutions of the schedule bring the
famous Chicago chief and his clan TO Wash
ingtun that the city honors him with a
large and appreciativc audience. These
who do not patronize the game as a rule
make al exception when "tncle" is slated
I "a play, and. putting aside business for the
time. go out and buy orchestra chairs in
rooiers' row.
Uncle Ans appeared in new role
yesterday VI "a ISttiNtE Vi Cul
twisters and other aggravated forms of
hot shot behind the plate. II is not an
entirely new position for him, though he
admits that it comes a little awkward at
present owing TO the lack of practice
cntaiIed by the many years spent at first
base.
WaS4A CATCHERFROMw WA YBACk.
Back in 1886, during Jackson's ad-
ministration-I voted for Andy, by the
way said Ans, last night, Il caught for
the You2g Hickory Club, and though l
do say it myself, l was warm member
behind the bat. We had no glove, mask
or protector in those good old days, and
second was a half mile from home base.
But l never missed mailing Il runner trying
to steal, did 1, Jimmy" Ryan said: You
are right, Cap: those were halcyOn occa-
SONS for you and IL Then Ans" resumed
his billiard game.
LANGE'S BASE RUNNING.
As to the game yesterday, there were no
features above the ordinary, except the
base running exhibitions given by Wee
Willie" Lange, Chicago's great center
fielder. @-- j '
AS Donohuc and Kittridge are on the In
jured list. Captain Arson is doing the
catching. He made a most credita h.e
showing, and his clean work was the more
rema rkable that he had to handle the some
what cratic delivery OF Adonis Terry.
-- SENATOR'S WERE SLEEPY.
The Senators seemed to be ''dopy." The
change from the brilliancy and dash that
characterized their play against Pittsburg
the day before occasioned much comment
\ in the seventh inning they went all to
pieces and Chicago scored at will. Nc
james did not pitch in his usual form, but
his support was OF that kind to take the
lie out of twirler.
OF course all clubs have off days and
as the Senators evidently had theirs yes
tersiay it is to be hoped that a repetition
of such slow work will not be seen at
National Park again this season.