The morning times., 1896-07-12
Games Today.
Washington at st. Louis.
Baltimore at Louisville.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Especial to The Timcs.l

| the good and the Senators having a regular
ice cream social time OF it with Frank
Dwyer's curves, Win Mercer took the game
| wrappeditiD yellow tissue pal per and handed
| it over to the Reds.
Upon first blush one might feel disposed
to lay the cause of defeat solely at his
door, but to tell the truth he was given
! support that would take the heart out OF
| the best pitcher in the land.
1t wasn't what they did, but what they
didn't do that figured in the case. In his
efforts to cover second OBrien was about
As reiIabie as wooden lndian When a.
time came for quick action O'Brien usually
had u deep thinking part, ana before lie
awOke it was all over.
During the double header every Senator
accepted il as his duty TO kick at the umpire.
In this farewell, enjoyed by over 300
craDks, they contented themselves with Si,ie
jots at the umpire and fought vcrba II battles
/ between themselves.
IHcre were cnargcs and counter charges,
and while this fouhsh mouth work was
permitted to interfere with good play,
the Reds ran away with the game that
gave them Il clear title TO the lead.
great shout went up when IT was seen
that Baltimore was beaten, for every
student OF the bulletin beard knew that
To Rr Sses bag ,he e ird 'irS. finepr ea or his
right hand Knocked away by line fly
from Irwins hat Friday. That is why
Lush was in center, and he proved an ac-
ceptabie substitute, making the best hit
fly balls.
Capt. Ewing was also lamed by running.
after Il foul the day before, and he watched
proceedings from the bench. To a close
observer it seems as il Joyce had coached
iiis men to kick, to the exclusion of team
work. 1t was lack OF brains alone that
cost Washington the game.
Cincinnati didn't earn it with the bat,
but profited by the mistakes Of their rivals.
GOT AWAY IN FRONT.
Once more the Senators got away in
front. Lush found one or Dwyer's curves
that he liked and sent it TO center for three
bases, and O'brIen followed with Il single
which brought Lush home. In the Reds
half the ball whlzzed from Burke's bat
and the crowd oh.cie'i. tut Dea 'ntrevilie
made a great stop and sent the sphere TO
first ahead OF the ruiner. hu- Lcnsueu
over the same road and Miller went out.
After AnDey and Cartwright were out in
the second. both DeAGntrevIiie and Mercer
singled TO center. but Lush could not dupli-
cate his first performance, and Peitz easily
gobbIed his foul. For the Reds McPhee
singled and Irwin gave the short-stop with
the hong Rarce u chance to improve his
record. and his work was easily the field
ing feature of he game.
In the third, with O'Brien out, Selbach
scratched out single which tipped Dwyer's
fingers. He recovered the bail and despite
MePhee's warning cry of Hold it, let
fly, and threw wild past Vaughn, Selbach
travelling to third. On JoyCe's fly Sclbach
scored.
The Reds tied the score in their half.
Petz went after three bad ones. but Dwyer
tripied to center and Eddy folio wed with
a double, which sent Frank home.
Mercer tried to catch Burke mapping at
second and the runner went to third on the
Hoys liver, but it allowed Burke to come
home.
ABBEY MADE A DOUBLE.
In the fourth Abbey opened with a double
to center and scored on Cartwright's single
They held that lead one inning, although
Cartwright prevented the score from being
tied in the fourth after Vaughn walked "a
first. Old piano legs" Cartwright went
into right and made wonderful one handed
stop OF Smiths grounder, and the farmer
was so electrified that he forgot to run and
was forced at second.
The block of five that came in the fifth
were clean gifts. Peitz singled to center
and Dwyer attempted TO sacrifice. He
dumped the ball to Mercer, and the Op-
portunity of force of ''Heinie" was bril-
liant, but when Mercer turned toward
second O'Brien wasn't there.
Mercer. however, threw the ball, and 1t
sailed into center, Peitz reaching third and
Dwyer second. The Senators were IN
the air over the blunder. 1t was some
body'S palce to cover second on such a
play. ON Burke's grounder PeitZ was
run down by Joyce and MCGUIRE, but
Burke reached second on the play. Hoy
singled past O'Brien, Dwyer and Burke
scoring.
Miller forced Hoy. DeMontrevilIe to
0'Brien. MePhee was hit by a pitched
Udu, anu NdugIlnS scratch SillRle shot
over DeMontreville like rocket. With
the bases fun Mercer tried to catch
Vaughn asleep and threw wild past Cart
wright, Miller, McPhee, and Vaughn scor-
ing. Smith walked. but Irwin went out
DEMONT'S GREAT PLAY.
In the sixth Mcclure singled past Smith
and Abbey beat out a scratch to Dwyer
Burke chased neMontreviIIe's fly ~ the
bulletin board and made sensational
catch. Mercer went to bat with q sweater
nn nd fnntlnd tn n ffarH a
had another scrap with Capt Joyce.
For a time it looked es if he were gong
on a strike but he finally walked QUITO
pitch.
PETIT walked o'Brien went into an
other trance and PeitZ stole second after
be had been caught off first. There was
nobody at the bag and MCGUIRE was @. m
pelled to hold the ball. On Burke's n = to
Selbach Peitz stole home. In the se-eilth
Lush walked and O'Brien singled to right