The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-08
sKEPrICALoF CAKE.

The gang gave Roger the CLASSY glare OF
| the cake proposition. No cake at thai
weddin',' said Breitenstein; when Chris
| celebrate lobster salads and small bottles
are on the BILL .4r.a-,-
The Browns, however, could only make
| half good their intention OF whole hog on
| the afternoons double header.
They Won the first game by better all
| around play and lost the second because
| they couldn't keep up the clip, even though
| the mighty Brcitenstein toed the rubber
and worked his crafty south paw against
the toga wearcrs who faced him at the
plate.
Bert Meyers, Tommy powd, Joe Sullivan
| and Roger Connor We're given n cordial
reception by their many friends in the
audience.
THE GLAD HAND FOR SULLIVAN
1t was Tomny's debut in Washington as
4 manager-captain aud second baseman,
and his legion of admirers gave him every
evidence OF their good Will during the duo.
1t was also Joe Sullivan's first appear
ance III the brown stockings, long ago
made historic in baseball by Comiskey
and his famous clan, aud the ex-senator
and Quaker was made to realize the truth
fulness of the saying, that Speeding years
sever not the ties Of friendship
In the inaugural, Capt. powd sent DOnO-
hue tp the box, and he who had proved
peaches to the other swattcrs OF the
East, was hard nut for the local ash
wielders TO crack. 1t was largely due to
his steady and effective work and Smiddy's
errors at third that the game was regis
tered in st. Louis won column.
Mercer was lowered over by his usual
holiday and ladies' day hoodoo, and lost,
not from any dereliction on his part, but
that it seems impossible for him to win
on the occasions when victory would be
So popular.
In the second end of the dual battle
Breitenstein aud Jimmy McJames had
charge of The guns. Jimmy completely
silenced Breit's batteries and won u game
that was credtable in every degree.
The holiday crowd numbered 1887. A
patron of the bleachers tainted during { he
second game and was removed by the
police patrol.
THE FIRST GAME.
The initial contest was started promptly
at 2 O'Clock by Umpire Lynch.
Mercer and Farrell and Donohue and
Murphy were the=opposiDg batteries
Both clubs were BANKED in the first.
In the Browns half OF the second Conner
went out on high fly to Cartwright.
Parrott reached first on Smiths error, went
to second on Meyers single to left, and
scored on Cross fly that fell safe in short
center
vi tTOSS dttcIbpt 10 stcdi feCOnu meyers
was put out at { he plate Oh DeMontre ville's
quick return TO Farrell Murphy ended the
inning by foul flying to Farrell
The Senators scratched a run in their
portion and should have had more Smith
got life on Cross error and went to second
on O'Brien's single. Tom Brown drew a
base Oh balls, filling the sa cks. and "Smiddy''
scored on Cartwnghts fly to left. With
OBrien and Brown eager to get home,
Mercer a1d Lush pushed punky little hits
and were easily thrown out at first The
BrowDS We're easy in the third. DoDOhue
famed, DOwd was retired from Smith to
Cartwright, and Sullivan's tap to Mercer
was tossed TO Big Ed.
DeMUntreville waited and walked, and
was advanced to second by Abbey's sac
rifice. Gene started to steal third and
came home on Farrell's out, from Cross to
Connor. Smiddy drew a base on balls and
stole second, but O,Brien struck out.
ST. LOUIS SCORES THREE,
In the fourth Turner drove bounder at
Mercer too hot for him to hold, and Tuck
was safe at bag No. 1. He stole second,
went 10 third on COnnOr's punt over short.
and scored ahead OF Rogers on PARROTS
two Dagger to left. Bert Meyers disap-
pointed his large constituency by striking
out.
Monte Cross was hit by pitcher. Morgan
Murphy singled to left. but Parrott was
caught atthe plate on a quick and true re-
turn of the ball by LUSH DOnohue hit to
DeMontreville, who fumbled, and Cross
scored. Dowd went out on line fly to
Gene
Tom Brown was retired by Conner, I'M
assisted, aud Cartwright was put out, from