The times., 1897-06-10
GAMES TODAY.
st. Louis at Washington.
Cleveland at Baltimore.
Louisville at Boston.
Pittsburg at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York.
Chicago at Philadelphia.

Under Earl Wagner control the Senators
uncorked themselves yesterday afternoon
at National Park, and played game OF
ball that was worth pulling a row boat two
miles up stream to see.
1t was refreshing event, even though
the opposing team was the tail-end aggre-
cation. 1t was a credit to the home club
to shut the visitors out Not a man faltered
ia his duty, and il seemed that Senatorial
| courtesy, which had been so hong observed,
was thrown aside for a day, and the
Statesmen did a turn for their constituents,
and they did it Wen. Every climax was
given liberal applause, and the new Senator.
Thomas Tucker, led the others in the battle.
DeMontrevlle must have drank at the
fountain of new elixir, for he trod the
ground with an agile step; and O'Brien
was like a stone wall Selbach's appear
ance was like the coming of a cool shower
on a warm evening In August, and his
familiar II have it, in left field was glad
tidings 10 the 1000 faithful fans who
so to National Park To see a game of
ball no matter who the visitors are.
The other Statesmen handled themselves
in style which is sure to win a good word
from the discrunlled cranks, and at the
bat they were superb. Donohue, who but
recently made the Brooklyns bite the sand
in their lot on the outskirts of the City of
Churches was easily found, and fourteen
singles were registered against him with
the regularity Of a league turnstile.
There was nothing sloppy about the work
of Won der Ahe's aggregation of mixed
suits. Their fielding was faultIess and
sharp. But they Were weak at the bat.
Mercer held them down to four hits in the
first eight innings. In the ninth they made
two, but accurate fielding prevented any
runs being scored, and for the first time
this season the Senators shutout the oppos-
ing team.
The visitors presented many new faces
under the banner of der Browns Har-
ley, the one time Georgetown star, made
two nice catches In center but could not
guage Mereer's slow curves. Lally is All
entire stranger. He fielded very much
in major league fashion, and got one of
the half dozen hits made off Mercer
Michael Grady the ex-Quaker, was full Of
ginger, and when hit by a pitched ball
Mclaughlin gly askedthe Ohio twlrler whether
that was all the speed he had.
Hallman, another of the cast off Phila-
delphans. covered much ground at second,
and Hartman, who is spending his first
life in the National League, was as familiar
at third as any old timer. Donohue was
on the rubber, and his quick fielding was
feature Of the game, Tuner made two
sensational catches, one of which had he
failed t. get would have been good for
home run.
The Senators gave a regular commence
ment day exercise In the way of base
stealing Tucker stretched his elongated
form two times TO second, and he was safe
on each occasion. Brown, Farrell aud
Mercer respectively showed Morgan Murphy
that his arm was without its cunning.
Charley Farrell can still be called "The
Duke" II the name carries any sig
nifCance. He caught Turner at second with
Harley on third, and when the George
town lad tried to steal home on the play
DeMontreville threw accurately, and the
young man perished at the plate 1t was a
play that is seen only once in very great
while.
DeMontreville, O'Brien and Tucker com
pleted very rapid double play, and Cross,
Hallman and Grady kept the score of the
home team down by similar work.
Tom Brown walked to first in tfe initial
inning, and at once set the pace by steal
ing second. Selbach and DeMontrevle
went out, and Farrell singled. The latter
followed his leader and purloined second,
and scored the second run on fuckers safe
hit
In the third Farrell cracked out single
over second, and was advanced by Tucker
getting pass to first. Then Reilly clever
ly sacrificed, and the two men scored on
Abbey's single.
Mercer started the third with his second
single. and Brown followed with a safe
one. Selhach sacrificed and Mercer scored
on DeMontrevile's out to Lally. Farrell
walked To first, but ne and Brown were
left, as Tucker died at first.
The hit-and-run scheme was put in ac-
tive operation In the ninth. when, after
Brown hit safely. he started to steal, and