The morning times., 1896-05-15
lSnecial 10 The Times. !

st. Louis, May 14.-The Senators played
a plucky uphill game today with the
Browns, but could net quite win.
With the score against them in the
fourth, the visitors pied up six runs in
the next two innings and tied the game.
After this, however, they could do nothing
with Hart, and did not even knock the ball
out OF the diamond in the last three innings.
Both pitchers were wild, but German was
worse than Hart, giving no less than six
bases on balls. Besides the home team
pounded the eX-New Yorker for seven
singles in the fourth, which, together with
a couple OF errors and as many bases on
balls. netted seven runs and practically Y
lost the game.
German settled down after this diSas-
trous inning and pitched winning ba II until
the final inning, When the home club again
got onto his delivery and batted out the
game.
big Roger Conner assumed the manager
ship of the Browns today, and as the team
had lost eleven of the last thirteen games
played the success or the club won for the
quiet, gentlemanly nrst baseman many
plaudits. In the first inning be was pre-
sented with beautiful Iloral piece from
an admirer, Inscribed: The old boy man
ager."
BROWN HIT AT THE RIGHT TIME.
Tom Browns timely batting was one of
the features OF the visitors play. He sin
gled in the sixth with two men ON bases,
scoring two Of the flve runs, and his safe
hit in the preceding inning contributed
largely TO the run-getting.
hogers played an uncertain game at
third. Though be is credited with no
errors, seveUii gTounders got by him which
were scored as safe hits DeMontreyille
made bad muff III the fourth OF d thro wn
ball from the lnrleld which permitted run
to score.
German presented the home team with a
run iu the first A base on balls, a wild
pitch and single did the work. Rogers
lily TO center was nIlSJ judged by DOwd III the
third and the third baSeman got three
bases, scoring nu Quinn's error.
In this inning Carr wright Cleverly caught
Dowd mapping at first by holding the ball
under his arm. couple of bases on balls
Cartwright's sacrifice and AcCauley's
fly gave the Senators run in the fourth
THE UNLUCkY FOURTH INNING.
The Browns made seveui in their half ON s
many singles, two bases on balls, a sacri.
uce and ueMoutreville' error
Germans bases on balls, Browns single
and joyce glTJ or q base ulled the cor
ners IN the fifth with one out. hit
forced Joyce at second, but German scored
Selbach had a great opportunity to dis
unguish himself, but flied 10 right, retlr-
ing the side.
The Browns were blanked in their half
but the visitors Tied the score in the
sixth with five runs.
Cartwright walked TO first, McCauley's
hit Went through Meyers legs ana Rogers
singled, filling the bases. DeMontreville
fannedout. CartwrightscoredonGe Germans
out at first. Brown singled, scori ng
McCauley aud Rogers. Parrott mufted
Joyce's lily, Brown scoring, Joyce getting
two bases on the error. Abbey singled
and Selbach scored Joyce on hit to
short. Cartwright Went out, pitcher TO
first.
Neither side scored in the next two
innings, but the Browns batted out the
winning run in. the ninth after the visitors
had been retired. Quinn hit for two
bases and took third on connor's out
Meyers then knocked the bail over lett
field fence, and the game was over. The