Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-28

foul, he might have been roosting
second when Vaughn muffed the ball.
Hurst very promptly sent Miller and
Vaughn to the bench. when they grew too
noisy on the coach lines.
Lushs error of Burke's high fly back of
second was inexcuSable. The chance was
dead easy, and had it been accepted, the
side would have been retired, and at least
one run shut off.
/ The yelling and jeerng of the spectators
without doubt caused Vaughn to muff Abb
bey's foul fly in the third. 1t Is reported
that Washington is treated in similar
fashion when playing away from home
Twins stop of Joyces hard hit grounder
down the third base line was a breath
taker.
Abbey seems to accept chances right
along that other fielders fail even to sp-
proach.
With a runner on first and nobody or
only one out, the Washington batters yes
terday repeatedly failed to even attempt
sacrificing. Every man used all his energy
apparently, in an effort to line them out
AS result the balls fell in the fielders'
hands. and the runners remained station
airy. All this, too, in the face of Joyce's
declarations that his policy is to bunt
whenever possible.
Dusty Miller and the right field bleachers
made merry matinee of it. There was a
continuous but good-natured scrap in prog
ress between Dusty and the crowd.
In the fifth Irwin walked to one Of the
private boxes and folded a chair, claiming
that the sun was reflected from its varnish-
ed surface across his eyes. Crooks imme-
diately replaced the offending chair in its
original position, and difficulty immediate civ
ensued. Finally Hurst removed the novel
reflector, and play was resumed. However
when everybody was apparently interested
in the game, small boy from the refresh
ment stand climbed into the box and en-
deavored to arrange that same chair In a
manner annoying to the Cincinnati third
baSeman.
In the fifth Ehret thought Cartwright
was not looking and merely tossed the ball
over the plate. Ed was on the alert, how
ever, and slugged at the sphere. which fell
safe between the right fielder center field
er and second baseman. The crowd howled
Fine the umpire" shouted an individual
in the stand during a heated argument
between Joyce and Hurst.
Foreman, on the coach lines, expressed
the intention Of amusing the crowd, and
thereupon successfully imita ted a monkey
"Oh, We'll make a monkey of you tomorrow
if you pitch" was the style in which the
hleachers got back at him.
Because of absence of directions an easy
fly in the seventh fell uncaught between
Mcguire and Rogers.
Silver King made his first appearance
on the coach lines yesterday. He appears
as sprightly as a two-year-old, and GER
tainly presents youthful appearance
Joyce takes advantage of every play as
an object lesson to lecture his men on how
to play the game.
great. And the dummy was not good enough
for Washington.
The bat Buck Ewing yields is striped like
a leopard and If colored would make a hit
as a barber pole.
The Browns are said to be deficient in
team work. At Baltimore yesterday all
hands-that is, st. Louis hands-tred TO bat
the ball out of the lot. Conner could have
assisted in scoring run in the fourth had
he sacrificed instead. he sent up pop fly
to first base.