The times., 1897-08-26

The Senators were a lively lot of hall
players yesterday afternoon and simply
walked away from the Cincinnatis, and be
cause or tie excellent support given Ne
James superb pitching, the Red legs
never reached home base Tile brilliant
work Of the Statesmen was In sharp con
trast to theii stupid playing Of the day
before.
wriEley was shifted to short field, aud
made the only error of the home team,
dropping a thrown ball by Mcclure while
Covering second base. He had nailel
hoy, bat the Leather fell out Of his
hands after be had touched the runner.
Charley Reilly was back Ii third He
put up an erTorless game, and hit safely
two times, besides running the bases il
d daring fashion. Just as he started 10
steal second ia the fifth Wrgley sent a
slow one To McPhee, who fielded the bail
10 Beckley. Reilly kept on To third and
dra wing a throw from Big Jacob, the
latter Eot the bail over Irwin's head, ana
the blonde infielder came home. IL was
a neat play, and the applause that greeted
him when he went TO the bat the first
time wac renewed as he flashed over the
plate.
McJames' work was the best he has
shown this season on the home grounds. He
PCT all his energy and cunning into the
game, and the husky porkeaters were com
pletely at his mercy. Three singles in as
many innings is all they could make.
Besides has fine twlrling he hatted 900
per cent and three times assisted in putting
the batter out. He gave two passes TO
q
which Dummy VIII toe compelled TO buy 4
pair Of spcctacles as he kept his sun glasses
I'm his hip pOcEet, and that is where the
Ball hit him.
In the zenith Of his glory the youthful
constituent of pftchfork TiIIman had the
Old Roman to handle his delivery, and Nc
GIire WAS never in better form in a fielding
way. He captured four fouls two or
which required some fast foot work and a
steady eye. AT the lat, however, lie was
not SO strong and let EhTet fool him with a
wide out curve.
The star OF Selbach shone in brightness,
and the Germans fielding was feature OF
the game In the sixth he seemed TO have
wings while going after Corcoran's fly,
getting the ball close TO the score board;
and at another time he tore in toward the
diamond like Lydian raced through the
ruck In The race for the Futurity Stakes,
catching Burke's short II V in his usual style
DeMontrevllle was the real hero, not
alone because OF his fielding, but because
he would not tell lie. Vaughn w as on first
by a safe hit in the eighth, and Ehret hitto
the Frenchmau DeMontreville grabbed uTi
the ball and made a desperate effort to
touch the runner and then throw the bats.
man out at first. Nearly every one thought
d double play had been executed, and the
applause OF the 1900 spectators was
deafening, but Lynch declared aughn safe.
Capt. Brown came in and made a stiff
protest. Lynch said. III leave it to De
Mont IL be touched the runner" and he
yelled ont, Gene did you touch the MANI
DeMonueville was honest, and shook his
head. The situation was sublime, and il
was a splendid eXemplification of the fact
that the umpire is the better man 10
judge the close plays. 1t was also d
Erauf ying evidence of the honesty OF {
ball player. and the more SO that he i,
native Of Washington. A moment later
Lynch congratulated DEMON treviIle, ant
Tom Brown Offered an apology.
Gettman did not have an opportunity
ia the field, and at the bat everything
he hit went in 10 pocket.
Fox did not play, and as Magnate Wa e
ner has recalled Renly's release, the
chances are that the college student viii
&c bench duty the remainder OF the sea.
son or be sent home, the latter being al
together probable. as young Leahy is here
and can be used anywhere in a pinch.
The hitting CT the home team came in
Chunks. 1t was timely TO second, and
In the fifth and seventh the bingling was
TO the tune Of a two-step march winding
up an evening dance. The hits seemed to
Red Ehret in the nature OF red flag be-
fore an enraged bovine.
Although Brown cracked double to left
in the first, he got NO farther than third.
Reilly Strengthened out one of Ehs@I's