The morning times., 1896-04-12
IT WIS 4 Close SCORE
Washington and Portsmouth Mp
and Tuck for Seven Innings.
SENATORS GOT THE DECISION
Virginians Hit the Ball Hard and
Often, But Not TimeIy-A Wild
Pitch and "A PASSED Ball Figured
Heavily in the Senator's Victory
Brilliant Work of HeiIman.

To complete the list OF commandments
breaking weather, it rained yesterday dur
ing the bali game.
But the leaking clouds did not prevent
q first-class game of ball between the
Senators and their guests from the old
town on Elizabeth River.
In several ways it was the best game of
the young season at National Park. The
plays We're sharp and clean, the score
was close all the way through, and the
minor lea guers kept the big fellows guess
ing until the contest was called in the
seventh inning.
The F. F. VS. are a stout, husky looking
lot of fellows, and they play ball as if
they felt as well as they looked.
PORTSMOUTH NEAT UNIFORMS.
In addition to knowing how to select
good players, the management OF the
Portsmoulhs display good taste in logging
their men. The uniforms of The visitors
were the prettiest that have been worn
at National Park in a long time.
The colors OF canary and brown were
suggested by lady Of Portsmouth, who
was rewarded with a season pass for her
good tase.
Pitcher Leach, an F. F. V. by adoption,
but whose early home was within the
shadow of the Washington Monument,
was on the slab for the boys from oyster
town.
Among other things that Leach absorbed
in his young days was knowledge of how
TO throw sphereoid over Il rubber square
at d distance of 600 feet.
The former WaShngtonian pitched good
game gainSt the Lcaguers yesterday, and
has the best of the argument as compared
with Mercer and Malarky so far as the
number Of hits was concerned.
But for wild pitch and a passed ball 10
the first inning this story mi ght have been
different. The Senators were quick to
take advantage of the mishaps, aud score
the runs which ultimately won them the
game.
The Portsmouth's were weakened by
the absence of their captain and second
baseman, the well known Lefty Mari.
Lefty is quite sick, and has not been
able 10 play since Portsmouth defeated
Baltimore by the score OF z to 3.
TWO DOUBLE PLAYS.
The fielding honorS fell TO Heilman, the
Portsmouth short stop. He instigated two
double plays that materially lyintcTfered with
the Senators score column. This is the
youngsters first season as a profe ssiC nal
and If he keeps up his present gait he Will
feel draft next fall when the National
League magnatcS begin to look around.
The back stop OF Catcher Rollins was a
pleasing feature. He is of the Dick Buck
ley build, and hes that veterans easy style
behind the bat.
Mercer pitched the first three innings
and was succeeded by MaIarkey. Mercer
did not exert himself, aud only went into
the game for the practice.
Mcclure retired in the fifth in favor OF
his protege, McCaulcy. who handled
Malarkey's drops until the close of the
contest.
Selbach made beautiful catch of Nc
Namara's long fly to deep left in the
sixth, and on running to take the ball he
incidentally remarked, rive got it,
Abbey led with the stick, getting three
clean singles, ana Crooks has the distinc.
tion OF being the only player to purIoin a
base during the game.
The PortSmouths were accompanied By
State Senator II. L. Maynard, president oi
the club, Mr.. John L. Watson, secretary
and Mr.. Z. NJ. Isaac, representative OF the
Sporting Life, whose letters over the nom
de plume OF 'Bat-n-Balr' are wilcly read
PARTICULARS OF THE GAME.
The Senators took the first turn at bat
and scored three runs before the +. +. VS.
could Danish the third man to the out
column.
Tom Brown let Pitcher Leach practice
on getting the ball over ontil he had -four
wide ones TO his credit and then trotted
TO first base. Jimmy Rodgers had bad
luck and popped one up to left field, but
Charley Abbey made pretty single, send.
ing Brown to second.
Tom and Charley advanced to third and