The times., 1897-06-06

The palefaces fell before the Indians
yesterday afternoon at National Park, and
onece more it was dem monstrated that the
WashiRgto:is cannot win from a team out
of its class The Cleyelands wonthe game
easily by score OF 1oto5. 1t was a long
drawn-out affair, the result OF the slow
ness principally of Pitcher McDermott. VI
the tribe of Tebeau. To see the pitcher
working reminded one OF aH A Anacostia
street car on warm afternoon.
He gave five men bases on balls, and
hit lwo and was hit safely thirteen times.
He is not in the Cleveland class, and would
ke a much better twirler in an eleventh
place club. The one thing that saved
him was the fact that he had Temple Cup
contestants back OF him To pull him ont
OF hole whenever he had one foot in it.
On two occasions he had one foot and half
leg in "a very tight hole, hut the Indians
pulled away, and the twirier came out
with nothing more than a hruise.
SockaIeXis, the Indian, and Tucker, the
senator-elect, were the attractions, and
3,400 people paid admission to see the
game. There was also the same old Patsy
1tncdu anu HIS ltil StDCk RluiiS Ct tut
patent medicine variety; but they had no
effect upon Umpire Emslie, who used ex-
ceilent Judgment throughout the contest,
even so far that he did not Put the captain
of the Indians out of the game when he
became obnoxi0usly aggressive.
Thomas Tucker lad his full grown voice,
and he displayed more ginger than has
been Witnessed on the local grounds this
season He put up good game, but some
others Were simply abominable. O'Srien,
for instance. He was very much out of
shape at times, and five runs resulted
from his two errors. Every other play he
made was sharp and accurate.
DeMontreville was brilliant at the start,
but he became as weak as a five-furlong
horse trying 70 go seven-eighths of a mile.
In the fourth he was painfully slow to get
agoing, and Wallace scored hit when he
should have been fielded out by ten feet.
Again in the sixth he attempted to handle
Childs' grounder like a youngster playing
on the commons.
Charley Reilly seemed affected by con-
tracted arm, making wild throw to first
on Wallace's grounder. he was knocked
out by a pitched ball in the second inning
Tie accident to the popular third baseman
was most unfortunate, because it put Nor
ton in left, Wrigley going to third. His
maiden effort to catch an easy fly was
really ludicrous. He first misjudged il.
Then by quick movement he rested for
thirty seconds. and crowned the act by
dropping the ball 1t was very much like
a benefit performance TO third-rate actors.
His base running was feature of the
game, however. He was on first when
Wrigley made a terrific drive over the
real Indians head, and when General It'll
ity reached third he came very near col
liding with the bench-w arming twirler, who
got mixed up with his feet, and before he
could get himself balanced the bali was
in theinfield and he was run downbetween
third and home.
Abbey also gave additional signs of a
general decline. He was caught off sec.
ond, having overrun the basea clear case
of stupidity
Mercer pitched fairly well but he lost
himself with the bases full in the fifth, by
giving thinner low ball, which the big
chief drove to the left field fence for two
bases, scoring three runs. However, he
was pretty well Gisgusted about that time,
for he had been hit for two singles when
chances were given to retire the side.
German went on the rubber in the eighth
but the game had been lost. He probably
held dcwn the score as the other men took
sudden brace and no more runs were
scored.
Farrell and Tucker were the only SEN
ators WHO played anything like ball = and, as
they belong to better than an eleventh
place team, their work had a bright light
about it. Farrell s throwing TO second was
feature of the game.
The base running of the Senators was
like an amateur photographer trying to
take pictures for verascope. In the fifth
they made two singles aud three Dagger,
with none out, and only scored one run
A little bit of hardIuck helped them out, on
this line. in the seventh, when the bases
were full on q hit by pitcher andtwo singles
quick double play by McDermott, thinner
and Tebeau and Wallace lightning throw
ended the inning without a run
Sockalexis made two hits and fielded
bis position in fine form. He is ball
player far above the average, and the
pace he is leading the visitors ought to
help the Clevelands to go farther up the
flag staff.
Teheau was in the game with head,
hands, feet, and bat. He was like a