The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-26

Earned runs-WashingtOn, /. First base
by errors-Washingion, 5; Clnclnnati. l:
). First base on bai!s-Off Mercer, ], OH
Ehret, 2. Struck out-By Mercer, l. by
Ehret, 3. Tbree-hase hit-Brown. Two
base bits-Cart wright and Burke. Sacri-
flee hit-Cart wright. Double plays-Ew-
ing aud Smith: DcMontreviile and Cart
wright IInpire-Mr. Sheridan. Time OF
game hours.
The second game was called immedi-
ately after the close of the first
Cincinnati was sent to bat. Burke went
out, Mechanics to Cartwright. Hoy flew
out to Setback and Miller to Lush.
The Senators We're blanked in their
half Lush struck out and DeMont and
Selbach were retired from short to first.
In the Ciucinnati's second, McPbee flew
out to DeMont. Ewing to Capt. Brown and
Irwin went out from Harvey to Cartwright.
Neither could the Senators tally. Mcclure
was thrown out from Germany Smith
to Ewing Harvey Smith waited and
walked, but was caught trying to purloiu
the middle sack. O'Briens high fly was
captured by Vaughan
1t was Dead Sea ashes for Buck in the
third. Germany Smith was a victim
from Harvey Smith to Cartwright. Things
looked brighter when Harry Vaughan drove
the ball to center for a base. Rhines,
TO Cart wright, and on Vaughan's trying to
score from second on a wild pitch he was
nailed by Mcclure to McJames who covered
the plate.
The Senators .were one, two, three | n
their portion of the third. Brown was ou;,
McPhee 10 Ewing, Cartwright from Ger
many TO Buck. and McJarnes' fly to ex-
treme right was captured by DUSTY"
Miller after a hard run.
In tho fourfh RurEp fnnl flied tn Cart
wright, Hoy was out, O'BrieD to piano
Legs, and Dusty" popped up high
foul that the "Old Reliable squeezed.
1t was different in the Statesmen's end
of the quartet of innings. Lush hit thu.
leather too hot for Smith to hold it and
anchored at Bucks corner. DeMontreville
hunted the ball between the pitchers box
and first base, and beat the combined
efforts of Ewing and Rhines to head him
off Lush travelled to second on the play,
or rather misplay, on the part of the Gin
cinnatis.
Setback then came up, and in attempt
ing to sacrifice the runners along he
dumped the ball down to the ground.
Rhines grabbed 1t and threw it to third,
but fleet footed Lush was already there,
and the bases were full.
Mcclure hit a high fly to McPhee and
Lush registered with run No. 1. A wild
Dltcn Wnile Sulltluy was UP WIN t"t
stick allowed DeMoptreville and Setback
to move up Oh the bases, hut
when Smiddy drove the ball to Irwin
Genie was Caught at the plate. "Smiddy"
was safe on the "fielder's choice" With
O'Brien at bat "Smiddy" drew. throw to
second by a bluff to steal and Selbacii
scored. .Smiddy'' was run down on the
base line and put out from McPhee to
Ewing.
The Senators were two runs to the good
as the result of the inning. They deserved
them as they played heady ball.
GOOSE EGGS FOR BUCK.
After McPhee had gone out to first in the
fifth, the Reds were retired by double
play. Jimmy couldn't get 'em over for
Capt. Ewing and he walked to the initial
bag only to he doubled on Twins hit to
McJ ames.
O'Brien singled TO right but was caught
trying to steal second. Brown flew out tc
Rhines and Cartwright sent the side to the
field by driving the ball to "Biddy," who
flung him out to Buck.
Smith W as an easy out to Cartwright in the
sixth. vaughan struck out. Rhines
worked his fellow pitcher for a base on
balls, but was stranded at first when
Eddie Burke was retired on a foul tip third
strike.
Jimmy liked to have made homer into
the bleachers when he came to bat, but
it was a few feet foul and he had to
, walk back and try it over. He then