The morning times., 1896-04-24
Games Today.


The fayorite combination won at Ma
tional Park yesterday. IL was ladies
day. Win Mercer pitched and the senators
-ueIeated the Brluegrooms with several
runs to spare.
Thc odas against the Senators YESTERDAY y
were concentrated in keefe, VINO is mas
querading over the League circuit this
season as an umpire.
Washington nau Redheifer last season
ana Inodgnt its days or trIDulatlon over.
But not. keefe has come as a second
peStiience and as the end OF the campa ign
is rar orr the finale or rotten umpirng is
not i'll sight.
That is, unless President Young in his
bouuuIful wisdom, shall see fit 10 separate
TlInolny from ms league indicator and re-
tire him.
The end of yesterdays game brought a
double pleasure To the 500 attenuants
at the park-thc home club won anu it was
the good-by to Keefc for long time. if
not altogether. Certainly. sucn eXhibi-
tions as he is giving will not allow him TO
last the season through over the circuit.
WON FROM BROOKLYN AND KEEFE.
The Senators deserve great deal OF
credit for their victory. They won it
against the combined efforts of eieyen men
ten Brookiynitcs ana Tim keere.
Tine ten tirlueSrooIns We're not SO hard as
the one buIIheaued umpire. He attempted
To be Il Chinese wall galnst their endeavors
and IL was only their good, clean play wing
in face OF his DECISIONS Jnat won them the
game
10 any one who witnessed yesterdays
contest IL Is quite easy 10 think that
keefe went 10 bed with Il heavy heart
last night because hc was not able TO rob
the Senators OF the results OF their efforts
to win the deciding game OF the series.
The Senators won the game because
they played the better bail. And the ad-
uIt4unal compliment 1 due them from
the fact that they Won II against odds that
would have made less gritty clubs lay
down and quit.
HNtss han hal 49,
in big. beetle owned heefe. Try as the
hlack-eyed twirlcr would. Kcefe blocked
and Duliifled his every effort To do art site
work. IL was as disbeaTtening to Wins
friends rs IL was To the pitcher himself.
TOM BROWNS GREAT CATCH.
All the Senators played well. but special
praise IL due Tom Brown. Tom makes
no bid FOR grand stand applause in his
daily routine. only trying 10 CO his duty
aS II comes TO hand.
Tom is tCo old IN the business to hunt
for hand clapping. ana is content with
the approhattOn told IN the silent words
or winning score.
he saved the game yesterday and to
him IL due the honor That the Senators
nestle snugiy In third place this morning.
Tom turned The trick this way:
II was in the second inning and Brooklyn
was making a strong lid TO Tie the game
ru9 hau been registered and Shindlc
and Corcoran were or the bases. "Balti-
more BonEer came TO the bat and caught
one OF Mercer's drops on the end OF his
bat.
The ball scared hard and high and gave
signs OF hitting the center field fence.
Everybody groaned AS the prospects Of
three runs beclouded the vision and OBJ
scured a victory for the Senators. But
Tom was wheel.
He sized the drive just right and started
for the outlines Of the frontier WREN he saw
the sphere balloon over second base. Like
a deer he sped until he nenred the fence.
and then turning, he bounded high in the
air and gripped the ball. Without recover
ing he threw in, stopping the runners and
saving the game.
Hal the hall passed him, as il looked good
TO do, it would have been home run
with three scores resultant, and probably
the Inauguration Of winning streak for
the visitors. Tom was heartily applauded
for his great catch. which was diStlnctivtly
the feature of the game.
SENATORS MADE THIRTEEN HITS.
: y the RaiucS law is nil in WASH
al brooklyns counter and had cheese
sandwiches on The side in the shape of
Keefe's decisions. The keefe brand is not
the best compressed milk, but the Senators
stOmached the etcetera and digested it
by the aid of good base running and fast
fielding.
Capt. Joyce's swollen face had not SUBJ
sided to the extent of allowing him to run
the risk OF getting second confusion
or opening the old wound, and he occupied
a seat on the bench.
Jimmy Rogers played third and Lush did
the Crooks act around second base. The
youngsters fulfilled every obligation pre-
sented them in theft respective bailiwicks
and Rogers piled up a batting average OF
1000, getting four safe hits out of four
times at bat. Jimmy tied Dan Brouther's
percentage in yesterdays New York-Phn-
adelphia game. AS The Times has said
before, Jimmy will do.
Patricio MacahIoy received Mercer's
twists and hot shot as il he had been
trained up with Win on the lots OF East
Liverpool. Jim MCGUIRE looked on his
protege's good work with smiling visage
and aDplauded him every time he made the
proper spiel.
The fact that it was ladies' day and the
deciding contest of the series with Brook
lyn for the first OF the season attracted
crowd of $500.