Evening star., 1896-07-07
FULL OF INCIDENTS.
Yesterdays Base Ball Game With the
PfttsburHs.

Yesterdays Base Ball Game With the
PittsburEs.
All in all the game of base ball played
yesterday afternoon at National Park be-
tween Washington and Pittsb1rg was quite
out of the ordinary. First OF all it was be-
gun in a heavy shower of rain, and play
was continued, while rain was very much
in evidence. Then there was vigorous
play for delay on the part of Pfttsburg, in
the hope that an expected downpour would
end the contest prior to the completion OF
the fifth inning. During this interesting
and somewhat exciting side show, not
down on the program, Messrs. Hawley and
Stencil gave utterance to sundry remarks,
uncomplimenrary to Umpire Hurst, that
caused emphatic resentment after the
game from the master of the field. Next,
Pittsburg batted out more hits than did
the locals. but Washington easily won out.
and finally the game was interesting be-
cause it marked the initial appearance of
Jack O'Brien in a Washington uniform.
O'Brfen's First Appearance.
O'Briens debut was complete success,
although his first time at bat was some
what disappointing. He advanced to the
plate in the first inning, and after a warm
greeting, promptly struck out. In the
third, however, he drove beauty to left
fer three bases followed it up in the
fourth with u double and In the sixth wait
ed for balls. On the field, O'Bren assisted
in five plays and put out one man. He
handled the ball neatly and cleanly and
backed up the other players in a man
ner foreign to the local club. 1t would
seem that O'Brien will do very well in
deed.
Washington won because of a punching
of hits in the third inning and because
Pink Hawley was remarkably generous
with bases, sending nine Senator'S to the
initial bag on balls. The home team start
ed the run-getting in the second. Selba III
waited for balls, as did Lush. the former
stole third and moment later Lush was
caught mapping and was jumping like
shuttle between Mack and Merritt. Sell
bach started for home, but was caught,
Lush landing safely on second. Cartwright
struck out. but Mcclure drove a double
to right and Lush crossed the plate.
Smith dropped De Montrevil1eS fly and
Mcclure scored. Four more were added i'll
the third on single by Joyce OBriens
three-bagger, an error by Suguen, base
on balls 20 Lush, hit by Cartwright,
base On balls to Mcclure and a hit by De
Montreville. Several times thereafter did
Washington have three men on bases, but
1t seemed impossible to bunch hits. and
additional runs Were Eot forthcoming.
After two Pirates were out in the sixth
Smith. Sugden and Lyons singled in sue
cession, and one score resulted. In the
eighth the performance was repeated, STEM
Eel. Smith and Sugden driving out hits. one
increased to two.
AS things were going Washingtonward,
the visitors apparently did not relish the
idea of playing in the rain, and began
plying Mr.. Hurst with such questions as
Don't you want an umbreHa?'
At the opening of the fifth inning black
anG omnibus clouds approached and the
rain assumed threatening proportions. 1t
behooved Capt. Joyce and his men to get a
move on" and they did so. De Montre-
willie and Mercer we're easy outs, and Alb
hey, who played center in place of Tom
Brown, who has lame ankle, got in hit,
greatly to his surprise, for he tried hard to
be put out. The plans were not to be de-
feated. for he deliberately stepped off the
base and was touched out by Mack.
The Fun Began.
Then the fun began. The entire Pitts
the latter was forced to shove them aside
in no gentle manner. Mack refused to go
to bat. and Mercer was instructed to pitch
any how. Mack then blocked the plate.
but Win slammed in the ball and Connie
escaped serious injury by quick dodge.
The Pirate manager-captain at last sent a
fly to Selbach. Hawley, the next batter,
executed the dilly-dally act and two strikes
were called on him while he was several
yards from the plate. Pink then suddenly
came to his senses and sent the next ball
pitched safely into Lush's hands. Donovan
was out. Mercer to Cartwright, and mat
ters assumed a more peaceful hue. Had a
blow been struck during the excitement
there is no doubt that the row would have
grown to serious proportions, for at least
one spectator had jumped to the field,
and awaited developments with bat