Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-27
HAD A BATTING STREAK.
Cincinnati Had No Trouble Hitting
MERGERS Curves.

Cincinnati Had No Trouble Hitting
MERGERS Curves.
That two nights railroad journey from
Chicago had an exceedingly distressing
and woefully apparent effect on the Wash
ington Base Ball Club. The hoodoo even
embraced Pitcher Mercer, he who is the idol
of the fair fans, the subject of the win
Mercer Caprice" and the twirler who since
the opening of the season has virtually
been making monkeys of the noted slug
gers of the league circuit The worm made
very decided turn yesterday afternoon at
National Park, and. though he mixed them
up best he could, MERGERS delivery was
dead easy for the red-legged men from
Cincinnati. In fact, Mercer was batted all
over the lot in manner that caused in the
Eeighborhood of 5000 stanch admirers to
grow faint at heart. Twenty safe hits was
the total chalked up again Win. Without
the slightest difficulty Cincinnati sent men
around the bases, the final score standing
Is to 5. But such is base ball.
Ewing's men won the game because they
easily outbatted the home team, gave a
superior exhibition of field work and were
favored with all the luck. The game was
entirely too one-Sided to be at all interest
II &, and the immense crowd that journeyed
to the park to welcome the team from its
W estern trip was undoubtedly disappoint ted.
1t was ladies' day, and Earl Wagner
stood at the head of the incline entrance to
the mammoth new stand, with a broad
smile of welcome on his face A brass
band enivened the occasion, and applause
greeted all the players as they made their
appearance on the field, particularly Mer-
Ger.
When Umpire Hurst called play at 43O
O'Clock, the bleachers were entirely occu-
ped, not a vacant 5O-cent seat could be
seen, while the stand was comfortably
hlled. Cincinnati went first to bat and i'm
nediately made merry. BY means of a
two-bagger, two singles and a base on
balls and a poor throw of Selbach's three
runs were scored, and those persons with
hitherto glad heart. grew sad Dwyer
and Vaughn took possession of the ends
of the alley as Washington advanced to the
plate. Tom Brown started off with single
to right. which escaped being home run
by about two inches. Hopes began to rise,
but the two men who followed were easy
outs, and Brown was caught trying to steal
third.
Cincinnati kept right on scoring and with
the arrival of the fourth inning it was plain
that the game was out of reach of Wash
ington.
The locals broke the ice in the third,
scoring two runs after two men were out
on two-baggers by Brown and Lush and
Joyce's single. Another was added in the
fifth on two hits and base on balls when
the bases were full; one in the fifth &
thrce-bagger and a SINGLE and the final in
the seventh On a three-ba gger and hy-out.
Setback secured a brace of triples and
Lush and Brown a double each. For Gin
cinnati Hoy got to first three times on
balls, then on error and again on a hit
Brown was injured in sliding to second in
the fourth, and Abbey took his place, max
ing several very pretty plays. Miller of
the visitors was also slightly injured in the
sixth, and Gray went to right field for the
remainder of the game
1t was presentation day at the park.
When Joyce first went to bat Earl Wagner
walked out in the field, and, with much
ceremony and dotfing of hats, presented
the captain-manager with a costly gold
watch, which he held up for the view of
the audience. De Montrevlle received a
valuable umbrella and Mercer mysterious
box bedecked with huge bow of yellow
ribbon.
Things were awful gloomy toward the
close of the game, but the misery was
slightly alleviated when Selbach, in the
ninth, shouted to Vaughn, It's all right
Wen make you folks suffer for this to-
morrow" The score: