The morning times., 1896-09-17
brooklyn at Washington.
Boston at Baltimore.
Philadelphia at New York.
Postponed games.

The Trolley Dodgers suffered their THIRD
consecutive defeat at the hands of thu
Senators yesterday afternoon.
1t was the triple pound of flesh demand
ed by the Toga Wearers, and they cut it
out of the Brooklyn body as il with q
butchers cleaver.
-Four straight" was the slogan sounded
by Tom Browns boys when BROOKLYN in.
vaded their bailiwick, and it begins Il
look that way.
In three games the Erstwhile Bride
groonis have been able to score only o
total OF four runs one Monday and Tues
day each, and couple were grabbed
yesterday. Yet at the fist If the season
Brook iyn was touted as Il pennant winner
The Senators outbatted and outfielued
their opponents and won the game on It's
merits
The visitors found fault with Johnny
Heydller S umpiring, but to the fair minded
observer the local substitute was inipur.
uai IN his decisions. BY the way, Hurst
Will handle the Indicator today Not, how
ever, that Johnny is esteemed incompe-
tent, but that Tim has called out the
chilis and Richard is himself again.
The Senators wol SO easily that the 500
ladies and the other / .4O4 ordinary root
ers present, out OF II total of 1900, hat.
to put III the time the BrookIyns were at
fence skirting the frontier o; the park
MERCER WAS MASTER.
Stein, not a mug" was on the rubber
Tor the visitors. He has seen better days
Mercer filled the bill for the Statesmen
and had a new inside pocket don'tcher-
know.
Manager Dave Foutz made an exhibition
OF himself when he pulled Tom DAILY out
of the game Dave is an old ball player
and should have known better than to
humiliate a fellow in the business.
That act OF Dawes Will always cause
him To be unpopular in Washington. Tom
Daily has friends by the wagon-load in
this town and his errors yesterday were
but natural and likely TO happen to any
one covering the territory around second
Dave should feel ashamed OF himself,
and if lie hasn't already, he should lose
no time in apOlogizing to hard working.
conscientious Tom.
By special agreement between Mr. wag-
ner and Mr.. Byrne, this will be ladies day
at the park.
Today's result is of great moment to
each club. 1t means ninth position for
the Senators or the same old place, just
ahead of st. Louis and Louisville
King and Mcclure and Kennedy and
Grim will be the opposing batteries. 1t
Will be a game for "blud.''
HOW BROOKLYN WAS BEATEN.
According TO Manager Schmeiz's GUS
tom. the Trolley Dodgers were sent to
bat first Jones singled and after O'Brien
dropped MERGERS assist of Anderson's hit
he was caught at second by DcMontreville
on Farrell's throw. Anderson stole second
Griffin reached first on four balls aud pur-
Joined the second sack DAILY struck out.
Corcoran drove the ball viciously toward
third, the sphere striking Capt. Mike ON
the base line and the side was out
Abbey singled for the Senators aud De-
Montreville sacrificed. Stein fielded Sell
bach's hot hit in good style. and with
Abbey on third, Stem caught Farreli's pop
fly.
1t was one. two, three order for the
visitors in the second.
The Senators scored two runs OH singles
by Smith, 'Brien, Brown and Mercer, and
an error by Tom Daily.
In the third, after Stein went out at
first on Mercers quick throw. Jones hit
safely. The latter went out while at
tempting to steal second. Hans Ander-
Son struck out.
Setback waited and walked. Farrell
sacrificed. and when Smith was thrown
out at first, the German ambassador"
continued home. O'Brien went out on a
line fly TO Jones.
Griffin planted safe one in the fourth,
but was left as Shoch, who had taken
Tom Days place, flew out to O'Brien
and Corcoran and shindIe went out ON
flies to Setback and Brown, respectively.
In the Senator's half. Cartwright walked
to first and stole second. after Corcoran
made a clever catch of Browns fly. But
Ed. got no further. as Mercer struck out
and Abbey flied out to Anderson.
Mercer dropped McCarthy's high fly
in the fifth and the Foxy fielder was safe
Tommy was advanced by BurreI reaching
first base on four balls. Stein sacrificed
Jones singled and Mccarthy scored.
Setback threw to the plate and Foxy
Mccarthy held his right leg in POSITION
that the ball would carOm Oh the fleshy
part. The ball glanced off as Tommy in
tended, and the plate. Umpire
Heydler promptly decided Burrcll out and
sent Jones back to second.
There was great iabbcr, in which Nc
Carthy was very pronounced and Griffin
was only suppressed by threat OF re-
tirement from the game. Anderson's hit
scored Jones, however, but when the
elongated first baseman tried to stretch
his single into a double, he was put cut
at second, on Abbey good throwto O'Brien.
SCORED TWICE IN THE FIFTH.
The Statesmen added couple of runs
in their share OF the inning DeMontreville
had the hard luck to rap a grounder into