The morning times., 1896-06-02

BY winning yesterday Washington moved
into seventh place, Brooklyn tieing tht
Senators for the position also by defeat
ing ST. Louis.
Chicago lost to New York and slid back
40 the eighth round in the ladder. Cleve-
lands defeat allowed Baltimore to take
the lead. Philadelphia was the only
Eastern club to lose in yesterdays contests.
1t was a Garrison finish at National L ARK
yesterday afternoon.
For eight innings. long dra wn out by one
Mr. "Procrastinating'' Curpy, the local
fans sat with dropping heads and hCartS
bowed down.
But better day was coming. 1t was not
in the ca rds for the Senators to lose, though
victory was deferred. Up until the ninth
no rOseate hue flushed the Lake Erie
cloud that hung over the park like
pail.
Executing u little flash of one run each
in the first and sixth innings. the Senators
faced cold Mola1scs'' Cuppy. only to be
moved down in the batter's box. or cut
off on the bases. II looked like beating
from patSey's Spiders. and the loyal rooters
had begun to gather consolation in the
fact that the Temple Cup champions would
only win by one run.
But not so. The Spiders We're not to win
by one run at all. The good fates had
ordained that the Senators were to pocket
the winning ball and were TO do the trick
on the last shot. The finale was hard on
the weak-heartcd fans, but no matter foI
that BETTER to have had dozen hospital
calls than to have lost that game.
SAME OLD Up HILL GAME.
ThcSenators have succeededvery well tn
their famous uphi game this season,
but i I remained for them to put on the cap
shcaf yesterday afternoon. To struggle
through eight innings against the CleVe-
lands. with only one run needed 10 tie
was good ball playing, but when they cut
out Il hair raising pace in the ninth and
won with tallies To spare, it first dumb
founded the fans and then electTltled them
Such sQualling, hGTrahlng. ana whoop-
ing was hardly over equalled ny the same
number Of ttroats. Cartwright started
the chorus with a thTee-bagger, Rogers
swelled it with a single and DeMontreviile
caused the welkin 10 ring and reVerherate
with his home run. IT was the finest
game of ball in many particulars ever
played at National Park.
That Al. Maui wogld pitch his first game
on the lone grounds ard that the SCna-
tors opponents would he the famous Temple
Cup champions and favCrite bidders for
the League pennant this season, was the
means Of attracting the largest Monday
crowd ~of the year.
1t was a good day for "Smiling AL
Not only was he the central figure of the
pretty game but above all he dissipateA
The doubt and fear of his friends and adj
mirerS as to his effectiveness as a pitcher
The good right arm tn at in the past has
brought 50 many victories and so much
credit TO Washington, worked like piece
OF well oiled machinery and he displayed
the same old confidence and showed the
same old smile that has been n mascot
in ays gone by.
IN GOOD COMPANY.
Al. was pitted against one OF the best
pitchers in the profession who was backed
by Ciub that has ever been in the top
reap in the league race. The score shows
that hi IS work Will not suffer by a acompariS on
with Cuppys If, indeed, he did not pitch
the better game. And no one can question
CuppyS excellence yesterday.
Al. had one less strike out than Cuppy
but gave one less base on balls. EmSie
plainly deprived hin of tWSb more strike outs
a just victim each time.
Maui's real effectiveness, however. was
with runners on bases. Several times
Cleveland had the bases occupied, but
could not score owing 10 Maul'S deceptive
and scientific pitching. Had the Senators
been reCompense as the fans were as
anxious 10 note the recovery OF his arm
and the return of its former strength and
cunning as they We're 10 see the Senators
win the game. They were abundantly
rewarded in each instance.
The game was replete with sharp, Snappy
playing by both clubs. The Spiders evi-
denced better Judgment at bat and on
bases. but Maul's steadineSs prevented
them from reaping scores even when there
were runners on second and third.
The only dumb playing put up by Joyce's
men was IN the third inning when. with
runners on first and second and uobod y
ont, the side was retired without a run
NIhe failure was rot due so much to Cunnv
as IL was TO the Senators bad Judgment
at the rat. A bunt would have advancaT
the runners probably, and hardly wonld