Evening star., 1896-08-13
Remarks in PhiladcIpbfa.

Mercer was not hit hard until the ninth.
Selbach made great try for Ders long
drive to left
The luck was against the Senators. Twice
they had chances to score but each chance
was squelched by double play.
Taylor would have been out at the plate
in the ninth had Farrell thrown respecta-
bly,.
1t was almost one. two, three order for
the first three innings neither side being
able to score. although both had men on
bases.
The bicycle track gave Del three-bagger
in the fifth. for had the ground been level
selbach would have held the ball
President Reach and Earl Wagner hled si-
tent communion in the upper tier of the
scorers box. Like the ghost of Hamlet's
father. they could tell a tale" But what's
the use?
Mcclure knows Sans throwing ability
and took no chances
| Lusn's two-bagger went into the ba lconv
| in center field and out again.
Mercer was in on the points for the yisi-
tors, and outside Of the fourth and ninth
| innings was a puzzle to the local hitters
In these innings eight of the twelve hits
were made.
Delehanty then raped one toward left
1eld, and 1T did not seem possible for Sell
| bach to get anywhere near it. He did, how
| ever, and got 1t, but in doing so he struck
the bicycle track and turned a complete
| somersault, losing the ball.
at second, and made several neat pIays
while De Mont was all around short field
Seibach's effort for Del's long hit to left,
while not successful. was the fielding fea-
| ture of his sides play.
| For three innings Mercer was very ef-
fective not a hit being made off his deliv-
cry. In the third he weakened somewhat,
| but regaining his grip, he held it until the
| nlnth. When he was touched up for six hits,
! including a home run and a double
| Twice the Senators came within an ace
OF scoring and thus save themselves the
| additional disgrace Of a shut-out. With
one man out and man on second and third
| IN the fourth inning Cartwright hit to left
| field and 1t looked good as gold, but Del got
under 1t after hard run and by line
| throw to the plate caught Mcclure, who
| tried to score from third base. Again in
the eighth, with men on first and second,
| OBrien put up a short fly to right. This
also looked like sure base hit, but big
| sam gathered it in, and by one Of his
| famous throws caught Mcclure before he
| could get back to first base.
| Base Ball Notes.
Mack believes there is a chance OF the
| Pirates taking second place.
Hughey Jennings distinguished himself
in both directions yesterday.
George Davis seems to be playing short
satisfactorily for New York.
McDermott is anxieusly awaiting an op-
portun1ty'to pitch for Cleveland.
| I1s still good betting that Cleveland
wins the Temple cup"-Cleveland Elk.
| Manager Manning has secured Joe Har-
rington from Boston for his Kansas City
| team. -
| Yesterdays batting exhibition was the
worst the champions have given this sea-
| son. an,
Dowd is too fast for the Browns. 1t is
the case of another, good player gone to
| waste.
| "The Louisville CLUB now has the nucleus
for good team said Colonel Pulliam,
| and enough new men will be secured be-
! fore tho season opens in 1897 to make the
Coione!s a factor in, the race next year.
| Why. am betting that the Reds finish
| behind the Louisvilles in 1897" and then
| and there bet Of supper was registered
| that Pulliam was wrong. Louisville is
one of the best base ball cities in the coun-
| try, continued Pulliam, land with the
kind Of team we will have in 1897 the
| club will ms ke big money"
| Base ball is peculiar game" says Jesse
| Burkett. Try as man will, there come
days when he cannot play the game in a
manner to please himself or the specta-
tors. The best Of players have few OFF
days In the season, when it seems that they
| can't play well at all