The morning times., 1896-04-23

Yesterdays Results.
Washington, 3; brooklyn, II.
Baltimore, o. Boston, l.
Philadelphia, Ia, New York, 3.
Chicago, 8; st. Louis, f.
PltlsDurg, 8; Louisville, 3.
Cincinnati, Z; Cleveland, 4.
Games Today.
Brooklyn at Washington.
Boston at Baltimore.
Philadelphia at New York.
Cleveland and Cincinnati.
Cleveland at Cincinnati.
Louisville at Pittsburg.
Umpire Tim Keere ilad nothing to do with
the seuaJOrs defeat yesterday Dut he Iyas
The direct cause and central figure OF
u long drawn out, wearlsOme contest
LhaU mad no reueeming features.
me senators played marbles instead or
baseball and deserved the good licking
they received.
But Mr.. keefe has other troubles TO
answer Ior. Ine League pays him good
salary 10 act as Master OF the Field
HIS duties are plainly prescribed aud he
Is vesoed with auCocratlc authority.
Tne umpire Is required TO MAINTAIN order
on the Held anu Keep the teams engaged
AZ piay. 1t Is not. part or his duty TO
allow wrangiings and delays on the dia-
mOnd, nor TO give Carte blanche To a
prayer Or set or players TO mouth at
ana anatneinaUiLe all n.anKInd TnaJ surplus
s.Jirnu ma Y De vcnUed ana an exhibition OF
ToWdyisIn furnished the spectators Instead
OF game or baseball such as they pay
tDeir money IN tine expectancy or seeing.
heefe was never good umpire SO Tar
a 5 une fine points OF tnt game oaGeConcerned.
His Judgment on balls and strikes Is so
poor tndt the charitdDly disposed charge
IL TO bad eyes. And his base decisions
are almost as yellow as his inability TO
tell whether IL ban is over the plate or
over the grand sta I'D.
KEEFE'S DELAY OF THE GAME.
1t was Keefe's failure to keep the players
in order Il nd the game moving tnat causes
L. al N
proceedings III the beginning or the seventh
inning was solely his fault.
he allowed the B,oOkiyn players to daily
with lIIn anu Duru uaSueHU 70 the extent
or hair hours time curing the course
OF The contest anu GnaU IS why only twG-
thirds or d game was furnished the dtteud-
ANS Iu Teturn Tor JneIr money.
AS 10 the senators. A great deal can
be said about the game they pIayed dnu the
game they failed 10 play. They furnished
every inbreuicnt nc! essary, 10 'he coh'-
positc of a red hot "roast-"
Ihey must blame themselves entirely
this noruIng that they are not tied WIN
/ uliuucipiIo 6iu fHthbufg ior ilrst pace
instead OF dancing in the second set
along with brooklyn and Cleveland. The
golden opp Crtunity was theirs twice,
but the bit JLat was looked forueVer came
The game was lost by the Washin gtons
in the ilrst and second innings. In these,
twice were the bases full and twice the
succeeding batsman failed TO land the
ball safe.
4 S
with brown, JoSCe anu Selbach filling all
! the corners, Cartwright could 90 no tetler
| than ma ke an easy pop up 10 &c, army Eu
! tired 10 kill the BAN ana the STORY Is loiu
i'll The score.
CARTWRIGHT STRUCK OUT.
| Again in the soond there was chance to
| '.ciucb'' the game with Brown, Lush
| aud Abbey on The bags, Tut seibacn loul,
| flied 10 La Chance and Cartwrlght repeated
| Casey's celebrated performance Dy cUtlng
! three great holes i'll the crisp April atIpos-
| phere.
| couple of bieacheHtes escaped deatD from
| he art disease by taking chances on
paresis. WOW,
| of ADVICE to several members OF the Sena-
| torial aggr-gation-quit trying TO knock
| the ball over the fence and out of the Dis
trict Yesterdays game was lost by the
| attempt to indulge such foOiiShneSs, and
| man Y another one will register the same way
| during the season unless the ldlosyncraSy Is
| curbed.
! beating. Luck was against them at critical
| periods, and Keefe TOOK the heart out or
Jimmy James by his repeated off
color decisions on balls ana strikes. Inc
| decisions may not have been unfairly In
! tended, but they were just as disastrous
JOYCE's NOSE BROKEN.
The worst luck came in the first half of
/ the second inning when the home club was
deprived of Joyce's services and guidance
While at bat he was hit on the cheek bone
and nose by pitched hall, and so severe
/ was the injury that he had to retire from the
game and the grounds.
His nose was crashed Dy the swift inshoot-
/ The wound was dressed by a physician, and
! the pain had subsidized last night. But 1t
| will be several days before 'Scrappy' $
| classic countenauce will regain its usual
! symmetry.
Dummy Jamespitcheda good game, andhad
! the team behind him hatted more timely
and fielded better he would have had his
second victory of the season to his credit
| instead of on the wrong side of the ledger.
| Old Reliable Jim Mcclure made his re-
| appearance after a da VS. rest, and pla yed his
usual steady game. BE figured in the batting
with hot single and clean three ba gger,
scoring tota! of three runs.
BROOKLYN'S DAY TO WIN
Brooklyn deserves no special praise for
winning the sloppy contest. Pitcher Harper
was put on the slab and he gave bases on
balls in punches sufficient to lose two games.
He was lucky in catching the Senators
| in trance, else he would have been
retired to the bench before the third
| inning.
The Broo klyns saw that they could
| whecdle Keefe, and took advantage OF
every opportunity TO run up to the plate
and crate with the hesitating umpire.
Upon the most whimsical provCcation Capt.
Griffin aud his outfieldcrs would cast
aside their gloves and walk in TO dispute
| q decision or claim point.
On this acouut the game was often
long delayed and made tiresome. The
contest had to be called in the first half
of the seventh on account of darkness.
1t should have been called at the eudn &
of the sixth, but Keefe had TO carry out
one of his peculiar ideas s an umpire.
Senators Hill and Allen and Congressman
Burroughs of California were among the
notables who divided their applause be-
tween the Senators and the Representatives
of the lesser city OF Greater New York.
Attendance, 1000. Score:
washington. ABB H.PO.A. E.
Rrown Of o o o
Joyce 3b . . =, :. o o o O O
Abbey rf 8 2 1 o
Selhach lie 8 2 2 o O
Cart wright. lib B 2 3 1 o
NcCiuire. @ 40 2 1 O
Rogers. 2b & 3b 1 o
DeMontreville, IS "A 1 l z