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The times., 1897-04-28
CENTRALS WON TIE FIRST
Fair Spectators Cheer the Winners
Of the Initial Game.
Pitcher White Was an Enigma on
the Rubber Easterns We're Weak
Behind the Bat.

The Centrals defeated the Easterns yes
terday afternoon, at National Park, in the
opening game of the inter-High School
championship series, by the score OF :
to 2.
1t was great game from every stand
point, and was witnessed by large and
enthusiastic number OF the friends and adj
mirers of the members of both teams.
As matter of fact the grand stand was
fairly wen filled, large majority of the
spectators being young ladies, just from
school. Most OF them carried their school
books, and in a great many instances score
books, too. Those who did not have
books kept tally on any old thing, and
kept things lively ali around them, asking
the result Of each play, and at the close
of each inning comparing tabs.
The CROWD commenced pouring into the
grounds little before 3 O'Clock aud kept
on coming until long after the game
Every girl was bedecked with the colors
OF the champions, and they all settled
Into their places as If all was prearrauged,
the Central girls with streamers of white
and blue, taking the right, and the follow
ers of the Easterns, decorated in white and
baby blue ribbons, the left side OF the
stand.
The boys of the opposing schools also
took the places on opposite sides OF the
stand and made things lively all the while
The game opened up very prettlly and
although the Centrals soon demonstrated
that they were by far the stronges team,
still the doggedness with which the East
ern ''kids'' contested every point, made
it interesting to the end.
1t was in q measure a pitchers battle,
In which White. OF the Centrals, carried
off the honors, having seventeen strike
outs to his credit Hand, for the Easterns,
also pitched fine game, and would have
kept the score down to a mucn smaller
figure If he had had better support. Hand,
however, is credited with nine deaths at
the rubber.
Taking it all in all the Easterns played
In great luck. This is shown by the fact
that the two men who crossed the plate
for them were sent to base on balls Clark,
the first man up, got to first on four bad
balls. The next three up struck out, but
Inning. again, after one hand was out.
Coonbs was sent to base on balls, and by
Some good sprinting managed TO steal
home before the next two men up sawed
the air ami retired the side. A fter this the
Easterns never scored, although they had
excellent opportunities in the seventh and
ninth innings.
The times., 1897-04-28

eighth inning 0aton lifelong bare bleach
cries the ''footers' who had come 10 cheer
the home team at the opening Of the
local season were yawning, and up IN
the Erand stand there was the contin-
uous snuffiing of feet Of people who were
leaving. For it had been a tedious game
Suddenly groan went up from the
bieacheries, and then a yell of rage and
derision as a brawny giant in the gray of
the WashDgtons came hopping across the
plate. Dobeny, the New York pitcher,
had made balk, md in strict accordance
with baseball law the men on bases were
each advanced and the man on third base
was sent home.
1t was the winning scorel
A group Of wildly gesticuiatng players
gathered around the umpire, who looked
like the pictures OF the good missionary
surrounded by cannibals brandishing clubs.
The bleachers rose as one man in fierce
protest The grand stand shreked its
denUnciations But the umpire, cool,
placid little man, only motioned the play
ers back and ordered them TO go on with
tire game. All that man could 10 had
been done; and the New Yorks had lost
All at once help came from d most IN
looked for quarter. While the players
were arguing with the umpire and the
grand stand was intent on making him
reverse his decision, no one noticed
big bank of black clouds piling up in the
west. When the clamor was at its high
est, a great wind, carrying before it
wall of yellow dust, burst over the
grounds
In a moment the long streamers fes-
II ror frnr hair
fastenings and swept across the diamond
Smaller flags Were caught UP in the air
and rained down all over the field
The fierceness and suddenness of the
squall, coming on as it did, almost at
dusk, with thousands of men and women
packed into wooden shells OF stands, tier
above tier, would have caused a panic in
any other than a baseball crowd But
high above the elemental roar and through
the everthickening mist of dust, the only
cries heard were "Robber,' mo baIk,'
"Send him hack. If that grand stand had
been and allits angry inha bitants
engulfed IN one common ruin it is probable
that there would have been no groans or
shreks from the Spartan spirits imprisoned
there, only abusive epithets directed at that
unfortunate umpire.
In few moments the rain came tumb-
ling down driving the players before it
and sending the crowds In the bleachers
scampering off for shelter, and then at
last the wind and the rain did what moth
ing else could have done-saved the New
Yorks. The much-hated umpire, gentle
man named Lynch, called the game back to
the ninth inning, which left it officially a
tie three and three.
The times., 1897-04-28
GAMES TODAY.
Washington at New York.
Brooklyn at Baltimore.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Cincinnati.
Chicago at st. Louis.
Pittsburg at Louisville.

New York, April 27. With his great
right arm in splendid working order,
Amos Rusie made his bow to 10000 en-
thusiastic followers at the Polo Grounds
today, and proved beyond shadow OF
doubt that he is still the best baseball
pitcher in America today.
Contrary to the general opinion, Rusie's
long lay-off has not produced evil effects,
for the big fellow has never been in better
shape and has seldom twirled more ef
fectively than in this particular game.
From the time that A mos began practicing
until the last Washington hitter was
smothered, he received an ovation, and
the public demonstration was even more
manifest when the great crowd tried 10
carry the popular pitcher off the field at
the end OF the game.
Rusie showed, after he had pitched a few
fast balls, that he intended to convince
the crowd and the officials of the club
that he was yet valuable man to have
on the payroll. He never worked harder,
and as the game progressed he let out all
OF his former wonderful speed and be
wildering curves, much to the discom-
fiture OF the visitors.
1t was indeed happy event for the
cranks, for they realized that with any
thing like good ball playing this year,
the New Yorks, helped by such pitchers as
Rusie, Meekin, Doheny, and Clarke, should
make a memorable fight for the pennant.
Manager Joyce's men all displayed some
of Rusie's ambition and hustled with de-
cide,fly more ginger than on Monday But
While they hit the ball rather freely, their
fielding was far below the standard
In fact they did not play the ball of which
they are capable, although an Improvement
is bound to come later. Gettig proved to
the satisfaction of the club officials that
he is not yet able to play left field, and
the much-abused Stafford was put into the
sun-lit garden in the middle OF the game.
Gleason was moved down in the batting
order, changing places with joyce. The
kid" is playing the game OF his life,"
all things considered, and would be
hard man to-feplace.
Brilliant achievements on the part OF
the local fielders were not recorded in
punches, but there were enough to show
what may be expected when hot weather
The times., 1897-04-28
COMMENTS ON THE FIRST GAME.
Paragraphs From the Pens of
George Dryden and Bill Norr.

Dryden, in New York Journal
With a crackerjack team behind him,
what wonder that young Mr.. Mercer
would be.
"OId Hoss'' Hoey, with a brand-new
English scarf of the most brilliant Har-
ward crimson, criticised the game from the
standpoint of novice.
washingtons most sensational play was
high jumping catch OF a line hit by
the rejuvenated Mr. Reilly, OF Pittsburg,
Philadelphia, and elsew here.
J. K Emmett and Fred Bryton saw
the game and rooted SO well for the
Giants that all the flags blew off the
grandstand in the tenth inning.
Tom Brown is always doing surprising
things. He hit the bah two-base lick
yesterday, when everybody said it was
out OF the question for him to do so.
In the third inning, Mercer made one
OF those hits popularity known as "sun
hits Gettig saw the ball and was
somewhere under it, or thereabouts, but
the bright rays OF the sun blinded him,
so that the bah dropped safely.
In the very first inning Beckley, "Old
Eagle Eye" they called him in Pittsburg,
touched off q case Of led fire by making
beautiful catch of line hit fIom Sell
bach's bat that had three-bagger marked
all over it.
DeMontreville, the Washin gton whirl-
wind, has not been advertised too strongly.
lie has a few things up his sleeves, both
as q fielder and as baseball orator. Fur
thermore, he commits theft OF bases in
style that must win admiration from the
heart of the most scientific safebreaker.
Joyce made one base hit that was much
due to the efforts Of Mercer to try to stop
the ban. The young Washington pitcher
who, by the way, is one OF the best in the
box today. put forth every effort to get
the ball, but just managed to stop it, and
so diverted its course that Joyce reached
first In safety.
In the Giants half of the second the ball
suddenly disappeared. The umpire was
disposed to look rather askance at big
Jim McGuire the Washington catcher, who
might have slipped the hide bound sphere
underneath his pneumatic chest protector.
but the latter, by much dumb show,
managed to make Mr.. Lynch believe that
it had disappeared in woodchuck hole
under the grand stand.
A detail OF militia from somewhere In
the vicinity of Washington rooted with all
the strength Of their lungs for the Senators,
In the tenth inning, when the gale sprung
up from the West, their shouts were so
forcible and SO well directed that they
shattered the brand-new letter cards on
the score board. But it didn't do a bit
OF good, for the umpire called the game
aud let 1t go at the ninth inning.
Bill Norr, in New York World: 1t was
the tenth inning of the stubborn contest
between the New York baseball team and
the Washingtons at the Polo Grounds. The
score had beer tied, and 8, since the
The times., 1897-04-28
1t YQRl
S0E6s QrFFS

sets in and lame arms and joints are
thawed out
McJames, the young physician. who
pitched for Washington, was somew hat
cratic, although he managed to strike cut
six men with very fast delivery. But
thcie was no hope for him, as his com
rades were simply hypnotized by the great
Rusie, and therefore could not hit a
balloon McJames was also handicapped
by few errors, which were sandwichedin
with solid hits. Umpire Lynch had his
troubles. In the fifth inning be declared
Stafford out at first because he claimed
that Beckley neld DeMontreyille' arm
and prevented double play That was
a signal for howls of disapproval from the
mob, but the riot in the seventh inning
when Lynch called Davis out at the plate
was far more effective. Eut Lynch s
rulings cut no figure in the general result,
for the visitors were outbatted and ont
pitched, and that tells the story in nut
shell Score.
The times., 1897-04-28
DIAMOND DUST.

The home club willleave New York to-
night.
st. Louis is giving Chicago anup and up
argument III the series.
The first time Little aiilie" came to hat
he drove out a single.
King and Meekin will be the opposing
pitchers this afternoon.
The fielding of the New York infield is
very much oleomargarine.
Rusie is hardly up TO form and will not
be at his old self for month yet.
1t is worthy of note that Charley Reilly
was the first one to secure hit off Ruse
IT was hardly to be expected that the
Senators could win against the great Rusie.
The first pitch Rusie made was a ball
to Charley Abbey, and then he speeded
'em over and Charley struck out.
In the second inning Rusie retired the
Senators on fourteen pitched balls o'Brien;
Cartwright and Brown struck out in sue
cesson.
Today's game viii wind up the series
with New York, and the Senators will re-
turn home and open with Boston at Ma
tionai Park tomorrow afternoon.
Jimmie McJames' two -baggerin the third
pushed Washington's first run across the
plate, and Doc was afterward forced
home by Rusie's liberality with bases on
balls.
The Senators again evidenced the fatal
weakness OF not being able to hit the ball
when hits meant runs. But in this partic-
uiar case it should be remembered that
they were up against the greatest pitcher
In the business.
McJames struck cut Van Haliren twice
once in the sixth and again in the eighth.
Jimmy also made his mentor, 'Scrappy
Bil,' hit nothing but the ozone in the
eighth. Joyce taught Jimmy the trick and
Couldn't kick when he became victim
of his own tuteiage.
Dumb base running apparently lost the
Senators q ran in the seventh. DeMontre-
vile opened with q single, and while Sell
bach was at bat, with no one out, he tried
tc steal second, and was hailed from Will
son TO Davis Selhach made a hit, which
would have placed Gene OH third, and he
could have easily scored on McGure's ont
from short to first. Careless, or maybe
stupid. base running, is a fault the Sem
ators should correct themselves of. They
are guilty oft frequently, and nothing is
more dlsheartening or eNasperating to the
local supporters of the club. In National
League team there is absolutely no excuse
for stupidity on the bases.
The times., 1897-04-28

Earned runs Centrals, l. First base by
errors Centrals, 2. Left on bases-Cen-
trails, 3: Eas terms, 3. First base on balls
Orr Hand, 5; off White, g. Struck out-By
Hand, 9; by White, IL Two-base hit
Mckinney. Stolen bases -Centrals, 10;
Easterns, Z. Hit by pitcher-By White, l 4.
Passed balls Bradley, 4; Gannett, 2.
Umpire Kimball Time of game
2 hours and 40 minutes
The times., 1897-04-28
Future Champions.

The Browns defeated the DeMontre re-
viiles by the score of 1Ssto 10. The
Browns would like to hear from all teams
I'm der fourteen. The lineup is as follows:
Middleton. catcher; Wood, pitcher; Deity,
sbortstop; Wood, right field; Smith, first
base; McGovern, second base: Stecker,
third base and pitcher; Fague. cent field;
Smith, left field. Send challenges to T.
Smith, 1872 Massachusetts, avenue north
east
The times., 1897-04-28
THE VEST POCKET SCHEDULE.
The Times Offers 1t Free to All
Interested in Baseball.

Now that the baseball season is fairly
under way, every fan or ''rooter' in the
city will want TO keep tab on the Washing
ton club until the close OF the fight IN
October. The handiest thing yet devised
for this is the vest pocket schedule which
has been issued by The Times. 1t is of a
convenient size, shows the games to be
played at home. the dates and the clubs,
aud the games away from home. Every
"fan" should have one. They can be had
free of charge by calling at The Times
office, or will be mailed to any address
upon receipt of 2-cent stamp.
The times., 1897-04-28

Earned runs-Baltimore, 2; Brooklyn.
3. Two-basc hits-Keliy, Robinson. Reitz
2, Canavau 2. Anderson. Stolen bases
Jones, Doyle. Stencil, Reitz, 2, Grim
quinn, Keeler. Anderson First base ON
errors-Baltinlore. L; Brooklyn. 2. First
base on balls-By Pond, 2; by Daub. 8.
Left on bases Baltimore, Z; Brooklyn, 4.
Hit by pitcher-Jennings Rcitz. Struck
out-By Poud, LaChance 2. Shinsilc; by
Daub, Stencil Unipire-Mr. Emslie. Time
of game hours and 10 minutes. At
tendance, 2 sos
The times., 1897-04-28
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The times., 1897-04-28

Earned runs New York, i; Washington,
l. Two-base hits -Tiernan, McJames.
Stolen bases Tiernan, Gleason, 2; Beckley
Selbach, Brown. First base on errors-New
York, 4; Washington, 4. First base ON
balls OFF Rusie, 2; off McJames, Struck
out t-By Rusie, Z; by McJames, 8. Hit by
pitcher-By Rusie, /. Left on bases
New York, z; Washington, 8. Double
plays-Joyce, Gleason, and Beckley, De-
Montreville and Cartwright Wild pitches =
McJames, 8. Passed ball Mcclure. I'm
pire-Mr Lynch. Time OF game hours
and 20 minutes.
The times., 1897-04-28

Earned uns-PhlIadeIphia, 8; Boston, 8.
Two base hits-Nash and Camel Three
base hfts-Clenents, Duffy, Stahl. Sacri-
ficce hits-Hallman, Clements Stolen
bases s-La joie, Duffy. Double plays-Gan-
eel, Long. Muffed fly Delehanty
Dropped thrown bali-Tenney. Struck
out-Hallman, Gier, Gillen, Ortb, Nichols,
Klobedanz First base on balls Dele
hanty, Hamilton, Cancel, Nichols First
base on errors philadelphia, Q; Boston,
g Wild pitch Nichols. Left on bases
Philadelphia, 8; Boston, IL. Time of
ganie--2 hours and 3 0 minutes. Umpire
Mr. Hurst
The times., 1897-04-28

esting, long contest The weather was too
cold for basebailr and the spectators sat
shiverlng Throughout theentire game. Both
pitchers were hit hard and often, but the
champions punched theirs together with
the Bridegroon.s' errors. A. Smith hurt his
finger in the fifthGand gave way to Grim.
g. Smith and LaChance did excellent work
in the field, especially the latter, who saved
several wild throws Sct,re:
The times., 1897-04-28

Earned runs LOUIS 4, chicago I.
Two-base hit-Turner. Three-base hit
Donahue. Sacrifice hts-Dougias, Dowd.
Turner, Connor, Herbauer, Gross, McFar-
land, Lange, Terry. Stolen bases es-Dowd,
Dunahue, kittridge. Double plays Decker,
Dailien and Everett; Mcfarland and Bier
bauer First base on balls Terry Z, Dono-
hue 3. Hit by pitched ball-Douglas,
Turner Struck out -Donahue 3 Terry L.
Umpire-Mr. Mcdonald. Time of game
One hour and 45 minutes.
The times., 1897-04-28
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

Washington, 8; New York, b.
Louisville, g; Pittshurg, T..
Baltimore, II: Brooklyn. 8.
Cincinnati. z; Cleveland, j.
ST. Louis, 10; Chicago, 4.
Philadelphia, 10; Boston, 3.
The times., 1897-04-28
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The times., 1897-04-28
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Richmond College VS.. Columbian

The Columbians will meet the Richmond
College team next Thursday. The game
will be pla yed at 4:15 o clock on Colum-
bian A. G. Field. AS the Richmond boys
play both Georgetown and the Catholic
University, a line can be gotten on the
relative strength Of each team. The club
to represent the Columbian College will
be picked from the foil owing men:
Greene, palZall. Beall, Cummings, Hodge.
Tindall, Fugitt. Bend, Leach, Farnhorne,
Stockslager and Medford Smith.
The times., 1897-04-28
DoNAHUL's FINE PITCHING.
1t Caused the Downfall of the
Windy City Bows.

St Louis April 81 Effective pitching
by Donahue and opportune hitting by the
Browns, caused the defeat OF Chicago to-
day. The visitors secured three of their
five hits in the first two innings. Score:
The times., 1897-04-28
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GOOD FOR THE COLONIES.
They Humble the Pride of the
Pittsburp Young Men.

Louisville. A pril %. The Colonels battcd
at the right time today and profited by
the errors OF the Pirates. Gardner, who
took Donnelly's place at third, played
miserable game Padden's batting wa;
tie feature. Attendance, $500. Score:
The times., 1897-04-28
THE oUAKERs VICTORIOUS.
They Defeat the Bostons In a Well
PLAYED Game.

Philadelphia, April %. The second days
game between the Philadelphia and Boston
teams resul ted in clean and pretty defeat
of the vis tors, who were beaten by
ccora of 10 to g. Score
The times., 1897-04-28
INDIANS LOSE THEIR scALps.
Many Lady Fans Saw the Reds
Defeat Them.

Cincinnati, April 27.-The first Indies
day drew goodly spriDkiing OF the fair
ones among the 5000 witnesses of the
second successive scaIping of the Indians
by the Cincinnatis. Errors were plenty,
both sides contributing alike freely to that
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Earned runs-Cleyeiand, /. Two-base lit
-BuTkett, Three-base nit Mckean Stoi-
en- bases-Burke, WALLACE, Hoy. Sacrifice
hits-MiIer, RiJchie. Double plays -Childs,
Mexican and Tebeau, MtPhee and Vaughn
Struck out-By Breitenstein. 3; by McDer-
mott, 2. Base on baffSiO Off fMcDermott, 4;
off Breite tenstein, 2. Hit by pitcher-By
McDermott, /. unlpire-Mr Sheridan.
Time-2 hours nd 8 minutes.
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LYNCH NOT SATISFACTORY

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cd Well, but Could Not Make HeaG-
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The times., 1897-04-28
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