The morning times., 1896-06-26

Scrappy Bill Joyce and his band of
Senators returned last night from their
tour Of the East and will meet the cham
piou Orioles at National Park this after
noon.
While the Senators wen two of the
four games pla yed ON the trip and moved
into fifth place, they do not feel as happy
as they would had Jupiter fluvlus not III
terfered with their decp-laid plans for
the last two days spent III New ork.
They are OF tie opinion firmly that they
would have cInched, the last TWO Of the
series from Mr.. ''RecalcitranJ" Freed
mans hirelngs. And really this lii n
presumption Oh their part is justifiah Die
recent attempts to play ball, even If they
did beat The Senators last Tuesday.
That was Il game they stumbled up on
and couldn't get out Of the way of, as bir:
as they were razzle-daZzled when the
Senators got straight after them in the
closing innings.
DASHY, SPIRITED PLAYING.
The spirit, dash and general get up and
get of the holne clab this season is a reve-
Iation to the audiences in other cities
Such authorizes as Tim Murnane and Jake
Morse in Boston, and Joe villa, Bill Knorr
and George. Dryden in New York, were
free in saying that scrappy Bill and his
road than any club in the League.
The Senators and especially Capt. joyce,
are very popular with the boys who write
Boston. One of the leading papers Of
Boston came out last Sunday msrnlng with
an up-to-date picture OF Capt. scrapr5
praise. of him and his achievements as a
player and manager OF players.
A feature of the game lost to New York
Tuesday was the wonderful pitching of
King after the disastrous third inning
when the Giants scored six runs. Most
any pitcher can do good wsrk with the game
won, but there are none toomany who can,
or rather VIII. pitch up hill.
KING NOT A GUTTER.
King 5 not a CUTTER; he is u dead-game
slayer. He proved tnat quality most sutis-
factorily Tuesday when with long odds
against him he stuck TO his task with do
or-die determination. As a result the best
the Giants could do was to get enc lonesome
hit after the third inning. A little hit OF
luck would have given the Senators the
game. Such pitching wins championship
IN fact, has won championships, as The
unbeaten record OF the Old 81. LeuIs Brow
OF which SILVER was member. aiteSts.
And Maui and Mercer are good travellers
They pitch the same class OF ball away
as they do at home. The din and clamol
in the least. They put 'em over just the
same. DO matter the noise.
SOME BRILLIANT FIELDING.
Joyce, Brown, Cartwright, Sebach, and
DeMoDtreviue fieldcd brilliantly on the
trip. Crooks and Abbey handled everythin 9
1t
and McCauley were stone walls behind the
bat. Capt. Joyce's pick-ups and throws in
the last Boston game. and Tom Brown s
fast fielding in New York, when he had
eight put-outs in center, We're the particular
fielding features of the Jaunt toward the
rising sun.
A feeling of confidence pervades the
team this season which is a very potent
factor of success. I'VE take nobody's
DUST" they say in a chorus, and a happier
family" OF ball players never donned uni
forms.
Joyce is master, but he rules with kind
words and genty-put admonition. There
is no "knocking," no cliques no rivalry:
bUt instead there is general desire to p;.;h
the club along and land Washington in
position In the race worthy the name
of the Capital OF the nation.
This will be ladies' day at the park
Maui and Mcclure Will probably be the
local battery, and ii is expected that "Dr ~
Pond Will go in the box for Baltimore
and attempt to get even for the bad beating
the Senators gave him several weeks ago.