The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-27
bar swept across the sward to the home

white uniforms, with black stockings ana
caps were much admired. One little thing
spoiled the tout ensemble, as it We're
Wee Willie Clark was compelled to loan
his pants to Amos Rusie, and Willie
marched in theline wearing unmentionables
of a doubtful color, cross 'twiX New Jer-
sey mud and lilac. Why this anachronism
of color was permitted is a question which
was not explained.
Amos Rusie's well kno wn form was recog
nized before the column had reached the
middle of the field and rooters began to yell
his name. His welcome home grcwlo udcr
and more distinct as the line neared the
Grand stand. 1t was thus shown that New
York patrons of the game are ready to for
get, forgive and lend the helping hand OF
applause to the famous pitcher.
Mr.. Lynch umpired the game, and he
earned q Conmendation for his meTitoriUus
work amid the gloomy exhibition with
which he was surrounded. The gentle
man still has that shoplifter's pocket in
the aft side of his wamus, into which he
so deXterously makes the balls disappear
while they are not in use.
Our Giants are very much ashamed this
morning for their disappointing work Of
the afternoon. Two of the nine, however
need not hang their heads. Eddie Doneny
and George Van Haltren are not of the fail
ures- These two men played about all the
championship ball which their side pro-
duced. Doheny's pitching, in the face of
his miserable support, was simply grand.
1t stamps him as one of the "gamrst"
young pitchers who ever faced a bs tsman.
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the team from defeat long before the ninth
inning. Van Haltren did nearly half the
batting and fielded splendidly. The less
said for the rest OF the nine, the more
charity is shown them.
With their customary bluff, the Giants
started off like winners. Van HaltTen
singled and Dutch Nike drove a two
Dagger between right and center fields.
This brief bluff caused the anxious multi
tUde 10 fear that it would be 50 One-sidel
that the afternoons sport would be dead
ened. But with these two preliminary fire
crackers the Giants ceased their brilliant
work Gleason flied out to Cart wright, and
then, while Joyce scratched an inIicld hit,
Van scored. Davis gave Demont ,srOun-
der, which forced Joyce at second, and
would have resulted in a double play had
not O'Brien thrown wide to first That
was the visi tors only error of the game,
aud it let Ticrnan score the second lun.
After this inning the amount of the New
Yorks' batting was discouragingly small.
They made six more hits in the eight IN
nings, but three of the six were of the
suspicious kind which set the rooters into
a division of opinion as to whether they
~
Winifred Mercer, that slin-faced, puny-
looking young man, who seemed doomed
every minute TO fall from pure weakness,
pitched for the Washingtons. He had "a
variety of eight or ten deliveries, from a
rainbow drop TO an S curve, and he mixed
them up for the Giants until a few OF the
boys looked as if Kelley injection would
relieve them. Ia word. Mercer bad them
almost wholly at his mercy after the first
two hits.
la the second inning GettiG's line fly
was pulled down by Reilly, after which
Warner inherited d bit by luck. DOheny
struck out and Van Haltren hit safely.
The best Gleason could do was to go out
on gIuunder to the pitcher. In the third
inning Joyce got a base on balls, and
Oh Davis long fly to left, which looked
safe, he passed second base. SelbaCh made
q good catch, and iii returning TO first
joyce failed to touch second base and
was declaredo out. TWAS q strange blunder
for the captain, and be no doubt fined i'm
self
The fourth inning opened with a fine run
ming catch of ny by Van Haltren. Then
came the dump. Mcclure got base On
hot
the "Giddy Kids" legs Next Davis had
an easy double play on Cartwright s. round
er. but missed the latter with one hand
Mcclure scoring. Browns apparently easy
fly TO short left was misjudgcd by the
usually reliable man from Cohoes and the
bases Were full. The crowd gruaned with
the pain and shame OF it Reilly's ground
er to Davis forced Brown at second, who
put his arms up as Gleason threw to first
The ball was thus blocked and went wide
There was time for a double play, however,
and the umpire called Reilly out for Browns
Warmers base on balls, Doheny's infield
lit and Van Haltren's safe liner to center
gave the Giants run also in this inning
the last they made during the game. Two
bases on balls and three easy inflcld outs |
We're the sum of their efforts in the fifth
Van Haltren beat out slow grounder in
the sixth after two were out and was
forced. Three men in row faced Mercer
IN the seventh and eighth innings
Mena awhile the Washington 5 were heldin |
heck only by their inability TO hit Doheny |
BeckIcy pulled down Selbach' S liner in the |
first ana doubled Abbey, who had gone TO |
BASE on balls. Then came that fielding |
slump in the fourth inning, which gave them |
, run. base on balls and Cartw1ght's |
wo-bagger into left field chute added |
another in the sixth With two out in the |
seventh, Demont hit for two bases and Sci |
zach got base on balls, but Mcclure left |
10Th with foul fly TO Beckley.
The score was tied in the eighth, after |
1wo hands were out Brown hit for two |
laSes to left, and scored on Reilly's single |
lnd stole second, but the next two batsmen |
vent out on infield hits Doheny opened |
or his side with a safe fly, and how the |
rOwd cheered. The enthusiasm did not |
asst, for the three top batsmen failed to
,et anything as far as second base.
the tenth inning opened in the gloom of |
In approaching wind and rain storm. Do
leny fielted O'Brien's grounder, but Cart
wright got base on balls. Brown gave
)oheny grouuder, land Eddie threw wide
% second. A passed bah advanced both
unners. Then Doheny made a balk, and
walked home just as the storm
,urst. Two strings Of the flags of all
atioms were blown loose from the grand
tand and went whirhng over the dill
nond. The wind blew and the rain de
cended. Game called said Mr.. Lynch
Ah-h-h-hr' breathed the crowd. Saved
" the elements is the epitaph.
They can, will and must do better The