The times., 1897-08-12

As the rain storm of Tuesday night
swept the city e. q cleanliness, so did the
Senators sweep the Quakers to a nicely at
National Park yesterday afternoon. The
staIlincs aggregation of high bali chasers
were shut out and the Statesmen scored
six runs end thereby were winners three
times In a row.
Gen Meade one time said that Hancock
was superb. Yesterday 600 dead game
baseball cranks paid that compliment to
Mercer. The former distinction was made
during the hottest conflict Of the late war,
and It is to lie regretted that the mastery
pitching OF the East Liverpool twirler
did not decide a battle on the diamond
in measurable Importance TO that OF tie
valiant warrior at Gettysburg. AS it is,
the Senators are still in eleventh place.
The fellow from the town Of old Billie
Penn were as inanimate as picnic train
on a siding waiting for fast express 70
pass. They Were in and out 70 the fashion
of a new queen, and the automatism of
action was broken only by a far between
hit.
The immense rainfall had its effect on
Lajoie, Cross and Cooley. The latter, to
make & bluff, started in the game, but
his failure to get hit in the first inning
forcrd him cut and Orth took his place.
So endeth the Quakers and now to deal
with the Statesmen.
selbach captured six leatherites. Some
9TH
German fielder sang merrily, IAN flies
are aIite to me-" and While catching then;
his volume of music was all the greater.
He also made clever assist in the fifth
and swatted two safe tunes on the ball.
Tom Brown is next. He wasted some
time ia ende avoring to convince Delehanty
that he was out, after the Quaker had
been decided safe by the umpire while
pilferine second. But Thomas lambasted
one Of wheeler's undeceivers into the
bleachers, and made the circuit Of the
bases as lelsurely as department clerk
walks 10 his office after eating lunch.
DeMontreyiIlei He was like a fellow
who never met defeat. He smothered
grounders, caught flies, and covered second
when O'Brien was leetle slow, and seven
tines did he emphasize his utility.
The noblest Roman of them all, said
the weather beaten Democrats when
grand old man Thurman ran for Vice
President with silent Grover as a running
mate. SO do the cranks worship at the
shrine Of Mcclure. The latter was in tEe
game with his trusty stick, and his sup
port OF Mercer was like the old Romans
bandana in the campaign of 1883 His
Dne error, a bad throw TO catch runner i,
made no difference in the score.
The here of Tuesday-ToIn Tucker-is
not rnidwe ek min this week His fielding
was all right. but he could not drive a
single tc save his record from falling.
Living a new life seems to tell the story
uf O'Bnen rehabilitation Yesterday he
waslikke colt browsingi in field fclover-
He. too, sent the BAH into the 25-cent
kingdom, and scored a homer. His five
chances W ere not of the easiest kind, but
&c seemed as though he forgot all about
his money.
Next came the blonde right fielder, for
Instance But Abbey did really play fine
game. In the second inning he unfastened
his boots from tie sod and sprinted toward
Browns territory with unusual alacrity.
And made a spread eagle catch OF Nc
Farland's low fly
The yearllng on third, known familiar
70 the hooters as Zeke, but whose family
name is OF q more Biblical nature -EzelIial
demonstrated that he can bunt In Nc
Graw fashion, and thrice did he sacrifice.
two of which efforts aided in scoring runs
And of Mercer, the second paragraph Ct
this story In a measure shows his greatness.
He fielded his position in a clear manner
and bis single resulted in his scoring.
The Quakers' play merit much. 1ut their
batting was weak
The Senators began scoring n the filst
Brown made homer. 0'Brsen duplicated
the bleacher act In the second.
Mercer and SeIbacb singled In ne fourth,
and while the latter stole second Mercer
scored
DeMontrevflle walked in the sixth and
went TO third on McGuire's single. WDer