The morning times., 1896-05-31
FIRST CLASS EXHIBITION
Especial to The Times.)

Pittsburg, Pa, May 3O.-Tnc / 900 peo-
pie who went To see the second game
got the worth of their money several times
over There was as much difference be-
tween il and the loose exhibition of the
forenoon as there is between a st. LOUIS
tornado ana a South Sea zephyr. The
senators were like a lot OF tiger cats. ANY
ground drive that came their waV no
matter how hot it was, was stopped and
handled in a way that brought salvos OF
appaluse from the home rooters.
The fielding was sensational, and as
fine as ever seen in PittsDurg If the
Senators could play ball that way three
days week there would I've no question
about the landing of the peHnant. SeibaC
and Lush eXceleu in the work. They ma Q
remarkable catches that spoiled three
baggerS for Stencil and Beckley. Bro wn
hurt his ankle running to third in the
second iuning, and Abbey replaced him in
center.
Efforts were made by the crowd to
rattle Mercer, but ne would not rattle.
Win felt as fine a a fiddle, and as cunning
as Matt. Quay and Mark Hanna together.
SENATOR'S START IN THE SECOND.
The way he curved the leather around the.
necks Of the Pirates made cold chills chase
each other up aud dow n their spinal columns.
The visitors started to win tie game in
the second inning by making three runs.
Mcclure singled, but was forced at second
by Crooks, the latter taking first. DeMontre-
vile gled, Crooks going 10 second. Mercer
reached first on Merritt'S tumble. Crooks
went to third and DeMontreyilie reached
second.
With the bases full Brown singled, scor-
ing Crooks and DeMontreville and landing
Mercer OH second. Joyce got base on
balls, again filling the bags. Lush forced
Joyce at second and Mercer scored. Sci
bach ended the excitement by flying TO
StenZel.
The Senators added three more in the
seventh. Abbey went to first on Hawley' S
tumble and scored on Joyce's three-baSe hit
to right. Lush got free pass to first,
stole second. and came home with Joyce, on
Selbach'S single.
Cartwright singled, Selbach going to third.
Cartwright took second on the throw TO
third, trying to catch SeIbach. The latter
went out, Bierbauer TO Sugden. at the
plate, on McGuire's tap. Cartwright also
went out between the plate and third.
Not satisfied with this they took another
in the eighth. After Ely had made a
grand stand catch of Mercer's hot one, and
Abbey's out from Hawley TO Beckley, joyce
got q gift. 'Scrappy' stole second, and
trotted TO the plate on LuSh's tWo-bagger.
SENATORS TAILED IN THE NINTH.
Selbach got a base on balls. Both run
ncrs advanced base on passed ball, but
| were left by Cartwright flying to Beckley.
| Just as if this was not rubbing it in on
| the poor Pirates, who had been out of
| the hunt for an hour or more. the Senators
rolled up another run in the ninth.
McGuire singled. but Crooks went out,
Ely to Beckley, Mcclure going to second.
Pirates were trying to put Mcclure out
at the plate, Nero # got base on balls,
| but Abbey and Joyce went out.
lt was in the fifth inning, when the
score was three to nothing against them
| that the Pirates made their one little run.
After Bierbauer was out Sugden made a
single, and Hawley pushed out a three
| bagger to the right fence, scoring Sugden.