Evening star., 1897-03-30

Johnny OBrien, Second Baseman.
expected him to keep this lick up or even
go better. He struck a streak of bad luck
at the offset and this disheartened him and
down he went In the averages: but his work
at second was good as the best This
year he walks up to the plate with all his
old-time confidence. and 1t has TO be a foxy
ball indeed that gets away from him.
Secretary Robb was very busy this morn
ing sorting out the applicants for ladies
tickets, and has about 800 to return on
account of misunderstanding to in
dorsement. Mr.. Wagner wants 1t distinctly
understood that no ladies' tickets will be
given unless the application is indorsed by
a well-known male patron of the game:
ladies' Endorsements will not do. Should
any one get into the park not entitled to
the free courtesy. Mr. Wagner wants to
nail the indorser.
The same mines will line up for today's
game that were out yesterday, game being
called at Ais. The "Farrells' looked to be
the stronger team on paper. and the VIC
tory of the "McGuires has sort of GIN
gered them up. The game yesterday was
will be even an improvement on that.
The Norfolk club was again at work this
morning, and if any line can be placed on
the team from practice point of view this
club will make the Senators extend them
selves next Thursday. The entire team is
all right in fielding sense. and unless the
local pitchers keep their heavy hitters from
landing on the ball. the game will he !
battle royal from beginning to end.
The First Regular Game.
About 7OG dyed-in-the- base ball en-
thusiasts assembled at National Park yes
terday afternoon to witness the first reg
ular game of the season between two mines
picked from the ranks of the Senators and
assisted by three four local men of
known base ball ability. The teams were
designated as the "Farrells and NC
Guires'' and nine full innings were gone
through with. notwithstanding the cool
breezes that blew over the park after the
sun went down. The final score was to
In favor Of the McGuires.
Both teams put up an exceptionally bril-
liant fielding game, but the batting was
rather light. This may mean one of two
things-the pitchers were in excellent form
or the batters had lost their keenness of
vision. The "McGuires" certainly had the
use Of the best pitching talent in the two
veterans, Mercer and German and the as
sistance the tall boy Swain gave them
for one inning bordered on the sensational.
Mercer went in the boz, box for four I'M innings
exhibition Of his head work being the
striking out of Ashe with three men on
bases and two out. In the fifth inning
Hillary Swain went into the box and
struck out such good batters as De Mon
treville and OBrien in quick succession
ard Abbey went out on a pop-up fly. Swain
has been under the weather for few
days with an attack OF the grip and this
| compelled him to withdraw after being on
| the rubber only one inning. The chances
| are he will divide honors with Mercer the
coming season, at least among the sterner
| sex.
| German came into the pitchers box from
| second base In the sixth inning and fin
| ished the game. his work being gilt edge.
| especially as to speed and fielding. his
| his heavy weight not proving a handicap,
| although the Charley horse did.
| For the "Farrells'' Norton went into the
box for the first five innings and owing to
| errors of Ashe. who played first. the four
runs crossed the plate that comprised the
| score of the game. Norton has all his old
time speed with him. and his underhand
| delivery proved effective ever.
In the fifth Inning. that promising lad
| from the Virginia league John Kimball,
| went on the rubber. and for three innings
gave display Of pitching that warmed the
| cookies of the hearts Of both Manager
| Schmelz and Earl Wagner. This boy Kim
| ball possesses a good head in the matter
Of mixing up balls, and in fielding his po-
| SiIion, he covers lots of ground and is ex-
| tremely swift on his feet.
In the eighth inning Stephen Ashe went
into the box. and for two innings kept the
"McGuires" guessing. as his colleagues had
as first baseman. but as a pitcher he is
all right. He has an excellent swift ball
| and should he get control Of a slow one
there is TO telling where his ability will
stop.
| Mr.. Earl Wagner was early on hand with
his corps of assistants and the reliable en-
| thusiasts received a hearty welcome a.
they filed into the grounds. Everything
was IL tiptop shape and congratulation!
came thick and fast.
Both sides drew blanks in the first in
ming. but in the second big Cartwright
reached first on dropped Nightly by Far
rell. Then Jack Gilroy hit little grounde
to Norton and a quick throw would hav,
| retired the runner, but Ashe first scoret
| his first error Both runners moved up
| base on Wrigley's neat sacrifice to O'Brien
| Lester German then made himself solit
| with Capt. Mcclure by hitting out nic
single to right, scoring Cartwright and OF
top of this Mercer soaked a double. bring
ing in Gilroy.
Reilly's Sensational Stop.
The third run was scored In the third
Selbach reached first on Ashes error afte
Reilly had made sensational stop en-
throw from third. Capt. Mcclure the
showed the German boy along with a cork
ing single to right. and as he had starte
on the hit-and-run plan, he reached third
: Cartwright then drove q long fly to lef
q and Selbach came in.
The fourth and last run was score
j | through Selbach's pretty hit to left fel
that went for three bases, but should hav
| been a home run but for Interference If tn
runner, both at second and third. Dur1n
the wordy controversy over the blockine
and while Selbach was jumping up an
9 down at third, Farrell threw wild to Refill
= plate with the laugh on his comrades an
+ amid the hearty applause Of the spectator.
Capt FarrelPs team secured their frs
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