The times., 1897-05-18

Cleveland, Ohio, May 17.-There were
two hot finishes in the ninth inning Of to-
days game, but the one made by Cleve-
land was little hotter than the pace set
by Washington. In the first half of the
last inning, with the score 10 IN
Cleveland's favor, the Senators batted two
runs in off Cy. Young, who was put in TO
pitch arter the sixth In order TO keep the
game safe In this half Swain, the long
farmer, once on the Cleveland roster, was
deprived of chance to bat, as McGuire
was regarded as a safer man to bring
Reilly in from second base. He accom-
plshed it and finally scored himself, bat
then ii was necessary TO put in another
pitcher, auG Mercer did exactly as much foT
The cause IN one inning as Swain did In
tie last five he pitched: that is, he allowed
two hits, gave one base on balls and Init one
man. This gave Cleveland two runs, and
the victory was snatched out of the fire,
Washington played the pluckiest kind IF
an uphill game, and, although a batting
streak of six singles and a fatal error by
McJames, gave Cleveland SIX runs in the
sec,nd the visitors did not give up. but
kept adding slowly TO their collection un-
til they forged ahead, only TO be nipped
at the wire.
Wilson was removed while the Senators
were still one run behind, and Young sub
stitutcd as a precautionary measure. For
two innings he was invincible, the side 60
ms out in order without bali going out
OF the diamond. Then came the batting
rally that would nave worried any pitcher.
The game started out to be 4 rather
sloppy one, and for time the ball was
thrown about in much more amateurish
way than the score indicates, then both
teams settled down and it was as pretty a
race as is often seen. Swain pitche1
fine ball aud held the Indians down for
six innings, while Washington was grad
ually closing up the gap. Then he was
retired TO See the game that he had done
SO much to win slip away.
II WAS rumored that the players who
Were arrested Sunday were bailed our al
once, but from the first inning it appeared
as if this were true only of the Washing
tons The Cleveland team played very
much as If they had spent the night in
jail.
Browns hit took bound over O'Con-
ner's head, and Tebeau not only let Sell
bach's little one bound away, but nobody
picked it up until Brown was on third
Then DE Montreville sent an easy one to
Wallace, hut Tebeau muffed the throw.
Farrell flied to Burkett, Brown scoring.
O'Brien went out to O'Connor masssted,
but Wilson went to sleep and made Cart
wright's easy one good for a single, Sell
bach scoring DeMontreville tried to get
IL ha1 la
ball and lie was run down.
Cleveland went out in order and barring
a single for Reilly it was the same for
Washington In the second, but in the
second the Indians took a decided brace.
O'Connor, the first man up, hit to left
for a single, Wallace followed In kind and
Blake's safe one back OF second filled the
bases Tebeaus single scored the first
two batters and put Blake on third. Zim.
mer singled, scoring Blake, and be and
Tebeau went around when Wilson's sac
rifice was made good for three bases by
McJames' bad throw. Burkett was thrown
out at first, and McKeaD went out to
Cartwright, unassisted, but Wilson scored.
Sockaexis got the sixth single Of the
inning and stole second. O'Connor was
thrown out.
A base on balls, WHO pitch, q lily 70
right, and McKean's error gave DeMontre-
vile one in the third A base on balls and
Hake's single were wasted by Cleveland
on account of Cartwrights unassisted dis
posal of Tebeau and fast double play. In
the fourth a base on balls was the best
either side could get.
In the fifth Selhach got four bad ones.
and Demontreville's attempt to sacrifice
turned into single. Bad base running on
DeMontrevile's part resulted In double
play, after Selbach had scored. After Socka-
lexis had singled, the next three went out
in order for Cleveland. Cartwright walked
to first In the sixth, stole second, went to
third on Abbey out, and scored on Reilly's
fly to Burkett. Cleveland went out in order,
Young being the last man, be taking VIII
sons place.
Young had the Senators in the air in the