The morning times., 1896-07-24

Scrappy Bill and his band tackled the
tailenders yesterday and carried every
thing from the picket line 10 the last ditch.
They took the gaEie in hand at the jump
and never gave Coloncls Crooks, Rogers
< Co. the least bit of a chance. IL can be
imagined that Jack and Jimmy thought
they had a good thing in the Weary vii
lies from Washington but the score shows
thai they disconnected in their calcula-
tions. As The Times has said teforc, You
can't keep Il squirrel IN the ground nor
the Washington bail olub from winning
when Icd-ripe Louis Vile cherries are
hanging in clusters from the League limb.
Crooks, poor fellow, who has seen letter
days, was easy meat for Mercer, and he
fell all over himself in trying 10 protect the
territory around second base. Not hit
and three big errors was the biggest por-
ton OF Jacks participation in the crossing
Of bats Oh odd Kentucky's classic clay"
Jimmy Rogers was foxy. He wanted No
mix up with Scrappy and lis band the first
day following their awful beatings at
Chicago and Cleveland. Nay, nay said
Jimmy TO Manager McGunnigle, Il have
Il sore arm and spraned leg this after
noon, and you had better give Cassidy Il
chance 10 earn slice OF his salary" Then
Jimmy hunted up joyce and asked Bill 10
tell him lot OF tricks to work on the other
clubs after the Senators had hicd them
selves Eastward. or course Scrappy told
his former protege all about how TO down
the yanigans out West just as he had
"dowDed" them ON the trip.
IF you want to win said Scrappy to
Jimmy, first load shotgun with old
nails, pebbles and spikes for that Brciten-
stein. Then hire a man-of war to bonn
bard Chicago from the lake front, and at
Cleveland go about town and buy up all
the whitewash brushes AS for Pittsburg
and Cincinnati, they are playing in such luck
that all effort is futile. l hear that Buck
Ewing has fallen heir to a diamond mine
in South Africa. / wouldn't be surprised
were he to show me a through ticket to
Heaven
Rogers listened to the Senatorial oracle
until he had concluded and then went over
and whispered to Crooks. Get out" said
Jack, "Bll will string You until you'll be
hunting gold bricks in che pavement" Then
the King walked out on the diamond
and minute later made a horrible error.
The Phliies took the worst beating of
the day, Patsey's Spiders giving them 4
coat of immaculation from the POT they
keep handy of late. The Quakers made
only one hit in the nine innings, Cy Young
turning the unusual trick with his swift
ball and deceptive curves. Pittsburg. with
Frank Killen ON the rubber, had an easy
time with New York. Rain put a damper
on proceedings in Cincinnati and Chicago,
and st. Louis and Baltimore were not
scheduled. Cleveland is surely forging
To the front. The Spiders are right On
Cincunati's heels ami have Il lead of three
games won over Baltimore. The club that
beats Patsey this season will win the pen
nant and in that case she will put up an
argument over the Temple Cup that will
come very near, If IL does not land. the
trophy in the Ohio town for the second time
The Sannfprs h1yin a pOSfuonpd p:,ne with
the Colonies, will play it off this afternoon.
Jimmy McJames will toe the slab. and rs
lie beat the Kentuckians on the first trip
West, he has nerve enough to think he can
repeat the dose. Jack and Jimmy to the
contrary Notwithstanding.