Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29
BROWNS BOYs WIN AGAIN.
They Hit Hard and Often and Ran the
Bases Well.

The final appearance of the Pittsburg
Base Ball Club in Washington during the
present season was by no means credtable
to that organization. The Pirates were
easily defeated by the home club. mainly
because the former We're guilty of a sutfi-
cient number of miSplays to lose several
ordinary games. and for the additional
reason that they could not connect with
The delivery of Pitcher Mercer at oppor-
tune moments. Pit,sburg pressed two
pitchers into service. and heavy hitting
not lacking. DeMonyreville and Lush
carried Off the honors for Washington with
the stick, Gene hitting safely four times.
the last clean. beautiful drive TO left
field for a home run. Lush was responsible
tor triple and a pair of singles.
Pittsburs went first to bat, put could
not score Washington, however. did.
Lush the first batter, reached second Oh an
error OF Lyons. DeMontreville hunted
safely AID Lush went to third. Gene stole
second ana Lush scored Selbach'S fly
out to right. DeMontreville tailed the
second run on wild pitch.
Sine men went to bat In the third. and
things were real merry. DeMontrevi.le
aSa.n reached first little hit in front
Of the plate. Padden erred on a ball from
Selbach'; bat, and two men were or bases.
Farrell struck out but Smith sent one TO
right. which Patsey Donovan very oblig-
Setback going to second. Selbach and
Smith worked a double steal. and the
bases were filled when O'Brien had waited
Tor balls. Tom Brown sent bounder to-
ward Mack, and the sphere did the flying
leap over the tall first basemans head to
perfection. and continued on toward the
hieachers, Setback and Smith scoring and
OBri@n going to third in the mea ntime.
Cartwright hit to Padden, who threw out
- Bri'-i at the plate, Brown taking second
on The play. Padden's error of Mar-ers
drive scored Brown and placed Cartwright
on second and Mercer first Lushs
drive to right for three bases cleared the
bags. Billy being put out in attempting
10 make the triple home run. Washing
ton scored again in the sixth on singles
by Lush and DeMontreville. and added
TWO more in the eighth on Lush's single
and DcMontreyille's home run.
Up TO the fifth inning Pittsburg had
made but two scratch hits off of Mercer,
but then error, base on balls and
hit gave the men from western Pennsyl-
Nanid their first run Two singles. a triple
by Wright and an error allowed them three
more IN the sixth, and in the eighth an
other Pirate completed the circuit by
means of "a base balls, steal and a
hit. Inc game was called on account Of
darkness at the end of the eighth inning.
Husncy was substituted for Kilen after
the third inning, and bat five hits We're
made off of the youngster during the five
innings lie pitched. There were several
clever plays made which We're worthy of
mention Cartwright captured a high foul
fly back of first from Sugden's bat, whi,h
was quite remarkable. In the second, with
one out and two men on bases, Kiilen drove
the ball over second base in a manner that
looked good for several bases. DeMontre-
Vile, however, ran over, jumped high in
the air. and, to the surprise of every one,
captured the ball. He touched second base
and completed a double play, retiring the
side Had no one been out at the time
triple play could easily have been accom-