The morning times., 1896-06-02
DIAMOND DUST.

The. Senators are our Jonahs," said
Patsy last night.
Ladies' day and band concert at the
park this afternoon. =
Burkett had a good old time with Ais
curves in the first three innings.
Lush made pretty catch of McKean's
long drive in the seventh.
Smiling Ar struck out the first pair Of
times h" came up with the ash.
The batteries today will be King and
Mcclure and Young and OiConnor
DcMoutreville was injured i'll the ninth
by hot drive from GGonnor's bat.
Maui struck McAIeeE gut twice but Ems
lie robbed AL or the cresllt both times.
Despite the fact that g was ''pay-day''
at the gate, many ladies were present.
Capt Tebeau and thinner made a neat
double steal of third aud second in the
fifth
Capt. Joyce waited on Cuppy his first
two times at bat aud walked TO Tebeau's
coruer
Maui worked his quick return OF the
ball on the Spiders much to their dis
cumfiture.
1t was a hard game for the Spiders to
lose-it was pretty game for the Senators
to win.
Silver King is feeling fine and will try
to duplicate bis Pittsburg game against
th3 Spiders.
a great Dd!I CluD lndU Ienedu dpSTepd-
ton. They play u scrappy, dashing game
that cofnpels admiration.
The first game is a big advantage IN =
series The Senators will try their best TO
make it two straight today.
Maui WAS heartily cheered on toeng the
rubber in the first inning. IT was 'SmIl-
ing AIS debut before a home crowd tor
1896.
SelbaclI picked out the first bah CGppy
pitched in the sixth and put IL over the left
fled fence for homer Then the crowd
went wild.
Chip Mctiarr is almost as much addicted
to the habit Of picking up pebbles from
the diamond and tossing them about as
Oil Jack Glasscock.
Inasmuch as Cleveland has such a pro-
crastinaGng pitcher as Cuppy it was the
essence Of gall in Patsey to ask Emsle to
hurry Maui up
Bob Emslie's pipes have n clarion ring
this season. Davenport said Bob's voice
SOUNDED like he had been feeding it on
lemucs and old hand files.
Jimmy McAlcer robbed Genie OF beauty
lii. in the seventh. The ball was hit on
n line drive to short center and looked
safe. hat Mac. made wonderful sprint
and nailed it Just as it was skimming the
grass.
In the eighth when everybody was
squeezing for run to tie the score Daven-
port wanted to know if he couldn't 20 out
on the lots and buy couple OF runs. from
give them to the Senators.
When Cuppy was at bat in the fourth,
after he had made two fruitless efforts
to connect with the bah. one fan in the
grand stand yelled: Let him hit it; ne
VIII run toward third base if he does
Gold Molasscs'' then struck out.
After yesterdays game Mr.. Earl Wag-
ner walked into the Senators dressing.
room, which is very unusual for him, and
going over to Al Maui he stuck out bis
taD
graduate you. Richard is himself again.
Genie hit the ball so hard in the ninth
that it cracked like pistol shot. And when
the. drive got by Burkett and Genie came
flying home the entire crowd crowded and
surged on the ratings and screamed and
yelled like people gone wild.
T he rooters made several efforts ~
rattle Cuppy. but he wouldn' have it, and
amid the hue and dun In the fifth, he
struck out Al. Maui and Tom Brown in
succession. In addition to being a fine
article of cold molasses, Cuppy is some
thing Of an iceberg.
Tom Kinsloow practiced with Silver
King hefore the game. Toms arm has
duced in flesh f'nce he commenced train
ing He will IN the Lonisvilles in this
CITY next Thursday, but Will hardly catch
in game for the next week or ten DAYS.
When the news came that Kid Lavigne,
the plucky American lad, bad licked Dick
Burgc, the English champion in London.
which, together with the fact that the Sen
ators had trounced Patsy's Spiders, was
the occasion for the sports and fans to
give each other the glad hand and all went
to bed happy.
Cart wright's beauty. three -bagger was
life preserver.' 1t came at the proper
time, and that Washington is in seventh,
place this morning is largely due to Eds
steady work with the stick. There are
good first ba semen in the League, but sea-
son III and season out one is more clock
b9ke or more reliable than our Piano
Legs
II can't root in such a slow game rs
this" said davenport Nv henever that
10 bste r-faced Cuppy pitches, the park
management should be forced to provide
patrons with rocking chairs rd ham,
mockS. Cuppy is the worst l ever saw.
He is slower than freight elevator or
one OF those b0b-tailed horse cars [ see
sneakng around this town.
Including the connt of the ballots deposited
at National Park last Friday. the vote
on the popular PLAYER for the handsome
hicycle Offered by Mr. Sfrasberger stands:
William NJ. Joyce, 1,176; w. B. Mercer.
S72: James McGuirn $50: A Sn'bach, 5SS:
Charles Abbey. $50: A. J. Maui, 400
I'd. Cartwright. 522. Thomas Brown, aga
J.. n"NontreyiHe, 3S1: J F. Rogers, 279:
p. McCaully. 200: William Lush, 2E2;
j McJames, 20o: Jacob Boyd, 227:
lester German. 1877: Charles King, 1876:
Charles j. Crooks. 343.