The morning times., 1896-06-16


The Senators had the Quakers as op-
psnents yesterday afternoon and won from
them in hollow style.
The "Sluggers of the League were as
putty in Mercer's hands after their initial
turn at bat and were moved down in
regular order until Capt. Nash closed the
struggle in the ninth when he tapped
ball to DeMontrevile who easily threw
him out TO Cartwright.
Aside from the great short stop work of
DeMontreville the game was dull and IN
interesting after the Senators took the
lead. The playing of the visitors was so
clearly outclaSSaI that the audience sought
entertainment other than watching the
contest.
Where they are supposed to be strong
est-with the bat-tile Phillies were weak
est yesterday. Clean, consistent hitting
seems To be lost art with them.
MERCER WAS SUPPORTED.
True. Mercer was given remarkable sup
port by Selbacl, Brown Abbey and De-
Montreville, yet those drives that no
fielder can reach and that are to be eX-
pected of batting team such as Phil
adeiphia is credited were lacking through
out the game.
Pitcher Taylor who has n right To rank
with Rusie and Young in the matter OF
speed, was on the rubber and to his loss
OF head aud temper at critical times and
inexcusable errors by Brouthers and Hulen
can the Philles lay their blame for the
loss of the game.
On the other han;i Mercer's superb pitch
ing and the extraordinary fast fielding and
daring base-running is why Joyce's men
were able to cinch their twenty-fourth
game of the season.
Itlooked rather dismal TO the home rooters
at the close of the first inning. Ordinarily.
il is not safe to give a pennant-chasng club
lead of three runs.
But the Phi.lies are chasing the coveted
piece OF silk bunting under false pretenses.
They are using II lions skin to cover donkey
frame, as it were.
STORY OF THE STRUGGLE.
Theplaying ofthe Quakers yesterla ymade
plain the avalanche of criticism that has
been hurled at the club recently by the
Philadelphia papers. Judging from their eS
hibition, If they have right to occupy
place in the first division, the Senators
should win the pennant and Temple Cup
hands down.
The Senators took the first turn at bat.
Tom Brown used his nOddle to good ad
vantage and walked TO BroutherS' corner
Joyce hit to Cross and "A double play fol,
fly that Nash nabbed.
The Statesmen were successfully blanked
untilthe fourth, when they gathered couple
of tallies.
After Mercer had famed the ambient three
times. Tom Brown started the visitors TO
shooting the chute" by making Il clean
single to left. Joyce showed his COM
panion to second with a pretty bingo to
center and Abbey moved the pair nearer
home by neat sacrifice.
THEN THREE RUNS.
Selbach flew out 10 right. Cartwright
hit to Cross who threw to BroutherS, hut
Dan made an awful murf. and before he
could get himself and the ball together
Tom and Scrappy had crossed the Plate.
In the scramble Cartwright went to second.
and minute later Jim Mcclure drew a base
on balls. They were left on Crooks strike
out.
Three runs were added and the game Won
in the fifth.
DeMontreville hinged the ball to short
and on Cross wild throw went arounfi b.
third. He registered on Tom Browns
single. Tom was forced ut second hv .1ov"a
Abbey made q base hit, and he and Joyce
successfully engineered a double steal.
Selhach follower with double ana scrarpy
and Charlie scored.
The sixth run was made in the lucky
seventh" when everybody got up.
BROWNS STWO-BAGGER
Mercer went out. Nash TO Brouthers h"t
Tom Brown connected with one OF ylor's
swift ones for the third time, and sent the
ball whizzins 70 ic't lor two bases; he aa-
vanced to third on joycc's out. and scored
on Hulen's rank nluff of Abbey's fly.
Abbey wasleft on Selbach's strike-out.
After the first inning the Phill:es were
BANKED until the end of the game.
They made three runs in their half of
Thompson, and Brouthers, the first three
scoring.
Prof PistOri's Band will render a CON
cert. 1t will he the last ladies' day
until the Senators return from their East
ern trip.
The batteries will be "Silver'' King or
Maui and MCGUIRE. aud Orth and Boyle. for
Philadelphia.