The morning times., 1896-05-03
Especial TO The Times /

Brooklyn, May 2.-The baseball fans
of Brooklyn have seldom been treated
10 pICtTIcr game OF Dali Than was played
today between the Senators and the Bride
groOms.
Inc lormer won because they excelled
al The bat, IN he field, and in team work
and when IL was seen that hey had gained
- NI"io~E, every one Of the spectators gave
the visitors the full measure OF applause
wnich Inc magnificent exhibition SO richly
deserved.
Captain Manager Joyce showed long
heaa when he pitted Win Mercer against
the rcdoubtable Kennedy, whatever may
be said IN praise OF the other pitchers on
the Washington list, Mercer excels in cool
ness under IRE. and he gave an exhibition
today which ranks him with the great
pitchers of the National League.
Not only was lie lnvinCible in the box
but he exceled in the field ana at the bat
Several times lie was in Il hole but he
pulled out in first-Ciass style and his fine
work kept the rest OF the team in good
spirits and cheered them on to victory
ALL PLAYED WELL.
No single member OF Joyce's Senators
is entitled to the credit OF winning the
game. However, every one OF them was
Iull OF ginger, and the result was a
game, winch kept the audience enthused
throug
The same thing is true of the Brooklyns.
FouZs : men have earned reputation as
lighters and they held their own CenaciOusly
until Kennedy weakened, ana even then
tney put up superb article OF bah.
For the visitors Sclbach and De Montre-
VILE. next to Mercer. carried off the hcnors.
The former was in evidence at several Critl-
cal sta ges, notably IN the ninth, whe II An
derspn nited screeching ball out To far
left center. the Baron had his eve on [ he
sphere for iair. and the way yhe cantered over
the lawn was Il caution to behold.
just as the hopes OF the rCOterS were
setthmg down TO conviction that "a ndy"
had made a homer, the sturdy fielder
stopped short, faced about, and captured
tie nah ana kiied the last chance for a
score.
II was a ma nificent effort. and the an
plause that greeted it was as hearty as If
It had been made by one of his opponents
Gene DeMontreVille, who has become Il
great competitor Of Tommy COrcoran's in
snatching couple OF base hits off the
ground al times when hits meant runs
and runs meant lost game.
If one were to tell, however. of the many
brilliant plays 1t would require u column
of The Times.
PRETTY DOUBLE PLAY.
The principal field play, however, where
more than one Senator was concerned was
double play, where Abbey threw DAILY
Dut at third and Rogers returned the bail
to first III time 10 catch the droWSy BurrllI
who was sleeping Off the bag.
While the WaShlnctons were thus fatten-
ing their fielding averages they had not
-ost sight OF that important item-batting
III The first innin e, but it was ofno avail, as
the succeeding hatsmen failed to get in
the needed hits to push him around.
Mercer worked a single in the second and
Joyce did the same in the fifth, but neither
could score.
In the sixth came the rally, when. after
Cart rights sin gle, McCauley pushed
high inshoot almost 10 the ropes and
scampered over the plate before Mccarthy
fielded the ball.
In the next inning Mercer duplicated his
hit of the second went TO second on Browns
sacrifice, took third on pitch tha t K ennedv
aimed at the flagstaff and scored on
Joyce's long fly TO right field which Ander-
son captured. Abbey's init and steal were
or no use as Selbach struck out.
The eighth opened auspiciously for the
Senators. Cartwright caught an out curve
at The right point on his bat and McCa
had chance to sprint before the BAH
stopped. just at that moment tiny wbirj-
wind swept past the grand stand and a
well known Brooklynite cried out, "What
is that?" Selbach, who was standing near,
replied, "Oh, that's Kennedy going m
into the air, and the baron spoke wisely.
Tor after McCauley's attempt to sacrifice
Rogers came along with a flImmng single
sending the former captain to third whence
ne scored on a passed ball.
In all the other innings the Senators were