The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-11

Way back yonder in the good old dag
Of mythology Il wise guy by the name of
Aesop wrote a story about tortoise and
a hare.
He certainly got the inspiration for his
famous article by witnessing an ancient
counterpart of yesterdays game between
the Senators and Colts.
The fable SAYS that the rabbit loafed
along and esteemmg that he had a cincl
took things in easy and yuberdam style.
We all know the result as told by Col.
Aesop. Prodigal and procraStInatlng BreT
Rabbit WIS dlStanccd by the patient, plod-
ding land turtle who sawed wood from
the start and passed under the Wire an
easy winner.
One reputable scorer says that the Sen
ators had the game won seven different
times and then gave 1t away. An ana
lytcal review of the nine innings veri.
flies the assertion.
MERCER STARTED IT.
Mercer started the batch of trouble
in the second lay wild throw and Tom
Brown and Billy Lush pushed il along
by errors i'm their respective baIiwiCks.
DeMOntreYiilp came To the front with a
heart-Drea ker III the sixth and in the
eighth steady Jack Crooks wandered from
his way TO spoil L-ush's sure put out
OF Decker's fly To right that netted two
runs when ii should have retired the side
And Ed. Cartwright added to the sum total
of why we didn't win by indulging in
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO score on a couple of
,.'-t-r>IOu> when he was caught be,wpeu
third and home.
True the game, or rather its result
was Disappointing. 1t is quite reasona hie
TO suppose that nearly every one OF the
1900 people present left the park with
more OF less feeling OF CenSure for the
nome cut The game was lost in the
face G. repeated opportunities to win.
WERE NOT OUTCLASSED.
But let 1t be said, in answer to any
criticism OF the Senators ability as bah
pla yers that they didn't lose because. they
were outclassed by their opponents
To the Contrary, JOyces men pla we'd
all around the visitors. AS said before.
they won the game seven times They
took the lead at the start and barring
the second inning, held it until Chicago
fruitful last turn al the bat
The game was really lost in the sixth
when DeMontreYIllc let Evereut's cas-
pop up glide from his hands and Da hIen's
home run followed, scoring three runs
The other errors Of The Senators: aside
from Genie's disastrous muff, were MADE
on fast plays and were very eXcusable
No one can justly BIZ Inc a PLAYER for ali
honest effort 10 make an out, though the
ball may go wild
An audience numbering 1900 passed
the gates and turnStile OF which al least
thousand were ladies'
The weather was never prettier. and had
the Senators nailed the game it would
have been long remembered as an event
III iOCdl DdseDdll circles. -
AS To THE UMPIRES.
Umpires Kccfe and Weidman officiated.
and on the whole their decisions were
very favorable To the home club 1t was
not their fault at ali that Washing ton lost
the game
However. they are not good umpires.
They allow wrangling and delays, and il
Is laid entirely III their doors that many
a person had TO eat cold victuals last
night
Tim Kecfc should quit the business. He
IS totally incompetent on account of his
cyeSight or prcludCeS, one or the other
and President Young does baseball an
injury by retaining him on his staff.
This is not said in an unkind spirit
either as regards Tim or Uncle Nick
Tins days, as he must know himself, are
numbered, and the sooner he and Uncle
Nick recognize the inevitable, the better
for the game.
AS for WeitIman. he seems to have the
making of capable master of the field
His eyesight is clear. and if he would only
get little more sand in his craw, he
would do. He has lots 10 learn before he
can muster in the Hurst, Calvin, and
Snyder class.
HOW THE RUNS WERE MADE.
Setback drew a base ON balls in the
first. went to second on Pfeffer's error, and
scored on Cartwright'S single
The Senators made three in the third on
Mcrcer's base on balls, Joyce's hit t.
PREFER forcing Sclbach. who had walked
and Lush's three Dagger Lush scored
on McGuire's single.
Two runs were added in the fifth on
Joyce'S single and LushS home run
In the sixth Tom Brown walked to
first, Crooks was hit by the pitcher. and
they Were pushed along by DeMonts neat
single to center
Four runs were registered in the eighth
on bases on balls to Crooks and DeMCnt
MERGERS single; selbach's base on balls,
forcing Crooks home. Joyce's fly out. scor,
ing DeMont. Mercer and Selbach's double
steal. Lush's single, and McGuire's foul
fly to Arson. -'''i
The Senators gathered the "unluckv,,
thirteenth run in the ninth on Browns safe