The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-15

cupicd seat Oh rooters' row at National
Park yesterday afternoon he would have
gainedinspiration sufficient for a voluminous
addeDda to the Sleepy Hollow stories.
Slow and sleepy? Well. talk about Phila-
delphia in 4 somnambulistic mood as an
antdotc for wakcfulness and then prescribe
the Brooklyn Ban Club every time.
If that aggregation of Trolley Dodgers
can't Svcngal Morpheus then there is no
balm in Gilcad.
Whether the inertia is natural with them
or whether they are still under the in
rlueDcc Of Baltimore hypo injected last
week, is problematical
Whether or why, they played yeSter-
day as if they hailed from Yuba Dam with
full credentials from where the creek rises.
BOX PARTY WENT TO SLEEP
The Foutziies played so much in an
iDocuous dcscutude style that Col Miller
and Capt. Mike scanion, regents VI tie
Royal RUotcrs, fell asleep in their boxes
and s,iored so hard that they pried the
wrough,-lron nails from the rafters of
Mr. WagDer'S neat, nice and new grand
stand.
The redeeming feature Of the travel
through the land OF rod was its brevity.
The game was pla yed in one hour and forty
seven minutes.
And let il be said to the credit of the
sleep walking scene. Tothe contrary, Tom
Browns hoyswcre So full OF snap and ginger
that they piled up coed, big bunch Of
errors while friskiDg with the Rip Van
Wrinkles from the smaller end of Greater
New York.
Handsome Win Mercer was the storm
center of BroOklyn's troubles. Mercer fed
the erstwbile BridegroonIs on slow drops
and il was pitiable to look upon their
vain efforts To push their bats safely
against the leather as he floated its round
sides up to the plate.
MERCER WAS ON HIS METTLE.
The premier Washington twirler had
the Trolley Dodgers in his inside pocket
and handled them during the nine in
nings in much the same manner that Il
Punch and Judy fakir nanipulates his
figures.
southpaw Payne, who has given all
Corners a great deal of trouble since he
donned a Brooklyn uniform, was not in
the nature of an enigma to the Senatorial
swatters. In fact, the statesmen seemed TO
fancy him, as the score shows.
The clean fielding OF the Brooklyns, and
DeMont's batting were the features of the
sleepy game. Not an error marks the
visitors score. and ont Of three times at
bat, Genie connected with the ball thrice,
giving him the perfect average of 1000.
BATTING HONORS FOR GENIE.
Should the youngster keep up The lick
until the end of the season, he will rank
right up with Rurkett, Helehanty, Jennings.
Lange, and the other leaders in the hit
column OF the lcag que.
Setback resumed his position in left and
Lush returned to right, Abbey going back
to the bench.
Hurst was disposed to be little hard on
the home club. Timothy made Mercer cut
the plate, and was not in the humor to
listen to any objections from the locals
He sent Capt. Brown To the bench in the
fourth inning for protesting MERGERS being
called out on n bunt strike when Win said
he attempted to hit the bail. and again in
the sixth Tim fined Cartwright $40 for
Directing to balls being called strikes while
he was ut bat. Cartwright was called ont
on strikes at the time.
President Won Der Horst and Manager
HanIun, OF the Baltimorcs. and President
Byrne, OF Brooklyn. witnessed the game
from the grand stand. The threatening
weather kept the attenda nee down to 800. =
BROoKLYN'S BASKET OF EGGS.
The Trolley Dodgers opened the game
which was to result in a basket OF goose
eggs for them.
The usual luck that has followed the
Jones family this year did not attend the
BROOKLYN right fielder bearing the magic,
II somewhat famillar name-he flew out
to Setback. Anderson foul flied to Farrell
and Capt. Mike Griffin s hot dust raiser was
choked by DeMontrevlle, who flung him
out to Cartwright.
The Senators .cinched the first game OF
the four straight that they intend taking
from the Trolley Dodgers by making four
runs the first whack they got at the ball.
Billy Lush was patient, as is his wont,
and walked to first He was pushed to
second by DeMont's successful bunt, and
the sacks were filled when Selbach's bunt
down the first base line rolled safe.
FOUR IN THE FIRST.
Farrell's lily was caught by Corcoran
and on Smiddy's out from Daily to Ander-
son, Lush registered run No. l. O'Brien
followed with a single and DeMont and
Selbach came home. Johnny reached
second on bad throw and raced home
when Tom Brown hit for wo bases. Cart
wright was ticketed to first ON four bad
balls, but Ed and Tom were left when
Mercer flew out to Jones'
Tom Daily was disposed OF in the second
from Smiddy TO. Cartwright. Tommy Cor
coran singled and Shindle was safe at
first on MERGERS error. Tommy Mccarthy
rolled the ball to Cartwright, and was out
to Mercer, who covered the bag, and Big
Buster Burrcil was crucificd at first by
Smiddy's good throw to 'Pianner Legs"
In the Senator's second turn, Lush
smashed the ball to center for a sack, was
advanced by DcMontrevilles sacrifice, pur-
luined third, and scored on u fielder's
choice ut Selbach' s tap Farrell flew out
to Griffin.
Payne and Jones were easy from o. Brien