The morning times., 1896-06-07


Boston, l Chicago, q.
Col" McGunnglc and Il number of
his hall players were given an audience by
Presiden: Cleveland yesterday morning
1t is reported. via undergI ound special
wire to Thc Times, that Grover patted Mac
on the back and said, Good luck TO yon,
hone Won will continue TO win every game
Then Mae collapsed and had 10 he as
sisted down the White House steps. What
did he mean hy saying continue 10 WIN
every yame?' - feeblY inquired Mac OF
Harry PulHam as lac tottcred through the
ra;cs aud out TO the Capital Traction specIa:
Irain which was awaiting the distinguished
party. -. -
count up the gate receipts and pay hGtel
hills for ball players, buJ have no A-rays
on the President However, think he was
joshng you. Mac; on the dead, do.
Wei, | don't much blaine lm, siid
Mac, as he shook himself together aud
climbed INTO his Pennsylvania avenue Pun
man, the WY things have reen going IN
Kentucky lately is chough TO make iiiih
well. let it 20 at that broke III
''Foghori," who had appropriated a seat
on the Stats on the souJn side OF the car
talk Can't you see President wldout
rettiu' nuttyr' Then the conductor said
Ling lng'' with the rope and the incident
was closed.
Il W AS A CLoSE tALL-
II was getaway day with the ColOnels
a, National Park and they came very near
getting away with the game. They took
advantage of Germans easy delivery and
would have wcR out had not Capt. Joyce.
i'm the eighth inning, sent Mercer TO tie
The visitors took kindly TO Testers as
sortincn, in the fifth and again IN the
seventh. and pounded the eX-Glant most
unmcrci:Hlly. IL was not So muCn Der
streak that fell TO the part OF the Co!onets
ia those innings.
Yet a yIctury was To lie denied them.
and as in previous games Of recent date
defeat was reserved until the very last
The game looked easy at the start
when The Senators registered a palr II
talliaS in their half or the second. lhlnES
were going So easy FOR Joyce'S men that
everybody settled down IN good old family
style.
rudeIv disturbed by the BrunChcS in the
firth. when to the one little tally made
in tho third. they added three more and
took the lead 10y two.
onto German in the seventh and ran their
total up to seven 1t looked cloudy tor
the Senators, and cries of - ke him out"
went ufN from the bleach ers to Capt. Joyce.
CHANGED PITCHERS.
"Scrappy'' saw the philosophy OF the
Mercer. He never used his noodle to a
better advantage, and that the club is
III sixth place this morning Is due entirely
TO the most fortunate exchange OF pitchers
However, in crediting Mercer with
Sratcfling victory from what appeared 10
he inevitable defeat, Quantity OF praise
is not withheld from "Old Reliable Jim
Mcclure whose two tWO-base hits in the
eighth and ninth pulled the Senators out
of the slough OF despond and put them
high and dry on the road TO success. But
for those drives this story would be
different.
II is quite a difficult matter to say
anything new about Jim McGuire. He
does so we'll ali the time and saves so many
games that really he has become common
place, which is the greatest compliment
that could he paid him. he Is never doubted
nor mistrusted. Behind the plate and at
the bat he inspires confidence, and taking
play he is the best working ball player
that ever stood in two shoes
The Times has ever. assured Captain
joyce of its consideration. The Times
likes sScrappy:" under his management
and generalship Washington has winning
ball club for the first time since the city
has neld memhershipint the National League
No critic, however preJudlced, will deny
him the honor of bringing about such .,
pleasing condition of affairs.
1T Is SCRAPPY'S FAULT
That Washington is in sixth place this
morning is wholly Scrappy's fault" The
demands of space precudeS the statement
here of the why's and whereforeS of tht
case: sufficient to say, Scrappy is getting
there and no argument is available nol
potent against success.
But withal, "Scrappy'' made an error ol
Judgment Yesterday in not sending MerCe
to the box at the start He took chance
with German, whereas he had a guaranteed
cinch with Mercer. True, the Senators
wen, but the baseball puhiic OF the city
are not stuck on the heartbreaking fin
isheS. especially where FIRST division honnr
are at stake, and "a victory assured with
a welrested pitcher in the box.
Mercer tad not pitched since "Wednesday
and yesterdays game was deserving o1
the best effort OF the club. A victory
would put the Senators sixth in the race
defeat would shove them down to eighth
place. It. was an opportunity well worth
taking advantage of, and had the Senator:
lost Capt. Joyce would have had to answer
TO a great deal OF criticism of i harsh
nature. For his sake. The Time. is glad
the game was snatched from the ColOnels
But don't ia Ike such chances again
| "Scrappy.' When you have an ante in a
Jackpot and open 1t. don't split q pair q
kings IT, draw to a flush when only one
man comes in. In words less Hoylish anC
| more of baseball lingo. don't play a Ger
man when you have a Mercer. When yoI
have good thing einch it. Ii may never
! come again.
STORY OF THE GAME.
Tie Senators We're blanked in the first
/ So were the Colonies.
In their half of the second the locals
scored twice on a single by Mcclure
| Crooks base on balls. Browns single and
| Shannon'S error. Crooks and DeMontrevillt
registered the runs.
Cunniugham's good pitching and his clear
| support prevented the Senators from in
/ crrasng their total until the seventh.
In that inning base on balls to joyce
| Sbannon'S error on Abbeyis drive anf
Dcyter's bad throw to the plate allowed
| Joyce TO score
In the eighth bases on balls to Cart
wright. Crooks and German. a put-out nc
McGuirc's two-bagger scored three runs
The ninth yielded -four runs To the Sen
ators and gave them the game.
| Louisville scored in the third on Nc
| Crcery's triple aud Ciark'S single.
Singles by McCreery. Clark and Miller
nd Kinslow's three-b -bagger registered
three runs in the fifth.
The visitors added three in the seventh