The morning times., 1896-09-27
Games To-day
Chicago at Cincinnati.

The senators lost the last game Of the
season TO the Rostons and also lost the
series, and arc now tie for ninth place
with The Brooklyns, who had easy victory
over Nash's mixed Quakers. SCIappy
Joyce and his Giants pounded oriole Pond
and the Baltimores thereby finish the
season below the 700 mark. Patsy Te-
beaus lads managed to win from the
Colonels, and Dowd's Despondents had a
Bryan ueetiug with what will be Patsy
DODovan's Pirates in lS97.
The BOstODs Won the game, won the
series, and kept washington from going
ahead of Brooklyn. Tins is the history
OF the last game at National Park yesterday.
However, 1t u source Of pleasure for
the many admirers OF the home team that
1t has much better standing in percenta gp
than at the close last season.
KlobedaDz was in the box for the Pean-
eaters, and had the Senators at hts
mercy. The six hits were nicely scat
tered. He struck out eight men and fielied
his position in faultless style. He is a
big, strong fellow, and his work yesterday
showed the qualities Of a first-class south
paw. He is a good stickcr and is active
on the bases.
silver King was chosen TO do the wind
, up act on the rubber for the Senators.
He was effective for two innings and then
came the hits. Some were corkers while
others were puny things, but they all
couats.d---As was very weak at the bat
and on three occasions had an opportunity
to win his own game. but struck out.
GENE GOT THE WHEEL.
When DeMontreyiIle went to the bat in
the first inning, MIR. Joseph Strausberger,
with his beautiful little boy, presented
the clever shortstup with the bicycle he
had won as the most popular player ON the
team The wheel was covered with flow
ers, ana the child gave Eugene huge
bouquet of roses. DeMontreNilie accepted
the token with grace and mounting it
circled the bases. II was happy moment
respond, but Collins nailed him at first
by a swift and accurate throw.
ed. Cartwright lwas also emembered by
his friends. who presented him with an
elegant McComus 4-ball gun, with an elab.
crate cast The big rso-baseman loaded
~ with blank cartridge and aimed at
Herman Long. Fang went the gun, and
no actor made n more artistic fall than
did the GeEman star. The incident was
greatly enjoyed, aud then piano legs went
at~on n sfly~ to Tenhey.
McGann nIadeb him self very unpopular, but
1t rs very doubtful If his actions were in
tentiolal. Lush was ON iirst, and had
started for second in the fifth. DeMon,n-
vile hit n slow one down toward the
big second baseman, who ran up to make
the play. Both men came together, and
before Lush got to second, he was thrown
Violently and rolled over The bag. The
crowd hisseI Mctiann, but he continued To
play ball with vigor He made ample
apology and claimed it was an accident.
Lush retired at the end of the next inning,
Abbey taking his place.
GAVE WAY TO YEAGER
Jack Stivetts played first for eight
innings and then gave way to Yeager. The
big pitcher bad very little to to, but he did
that very we'll. He made timely two
Dagger. Hamilton, Tenney, Duffy, and
Long plunked the leather in fine style. and
in the field they were regular handicap
winners.
The Bostons could not connect until
The third. when they scored four runs OH
singles by Hamilton. Tenney, Long, double
by SWEETS and McGann's IS hoine run, Which
Brown fielded very slowly and lazily.
In The fifth they made two more on
Longs single. Stivetts' double, put out
and O'Brien's error.
They tuck another whirl at King m the
ninth. Hamilton led off with triple,
three first named scored.
fourth inning on Collins error, the ball
getting away from Stivetts and two sue
cessive out to the outfield.
In the fifth, seventh aud eighth they
had three men in each inning left on the
bases. tt was eXasperating, but even
at that the large audience seemed to be
satisfied. The score: