Evening star., 1897-05-11
Record Of the Gibbs:

About 4jO0 spectators witnessed the de-
| feat of the Baltimore CLUB yesterday even
ing by the Washingtons at National Park
by the score of l3 to 5.
The Senators have al last found a mascot.
and he occupied President McKinley's box
at the park. The man that brought the home
club good luck was none other than Vice
President Hobart, and the Senators needed
all the assistance that could be brought
their way, as Dame Fortune was all smiles
for the Orioles yesterday. AS start OFF
little Willie Keeler caught a glimpse of the
dazzling smile and made a break for the
hleachers as Selbach's lard-hit fly was
sailing in that direction. Nine players out
of ten would have been content to make
the try for the ball. but In the face of al
obstacles represented by bar5ed wire
fence. the nimble little fielder jumped into
the air against the fence. showed out his
left hand and the ball stuck. The play was
undoubtedly one of the nervieSt and most
skillful that has been pulled off at National
Park.
Another lucky play came the birds way
in the fourth inning. Doyle hit liner to
left field that would have gone down in the
score book as two-bagger, but ladder
placed against the fence to allow the
groundkeeper to regain lost balls acted as
sort Of chute the ball striking the lower
rung and bounding over the fence in a
twinkle.
The Senators have been playing in the
worst possible luck in the matter of bat
ting, but Vice President Hobart took
hand in this unlucky streak and pulled the
sluggers out of their trance The regaining
of the batting eye came at the most op-
perfume time, for the defeat of the Balti-
more club is as good getting three
straight from any other club A big deleea-
ton of the Baltimore ro6ters arrived in the
city yesterday morning and at Ill the
places where local base ball people congre-
gate they could be found Offering all sorts
OF wagers on the game or on the series. As
high as ) to l was offered on;the 1rst game
at big downtown ifesort, and several SO
Ellis were, posted al these odds At the
grounds all sorts, of taunts were thrown at
the local people, but long before the game
was conc.uded4he Balttmo-eans had que. ed
down and local fana took a hand at The
talking game. - -.
Silver" King. went inito the box for the
home club to the disappoin tment of about
three-foarths oA the people; present. who
expected to see Maui do the twirling: but
1t is doubtful whether Mad would have
done as well as tne light-hairdd boy "sil-
veT WORKED W5 eross-fire ball TO perfec-
ton. but eight hits being scored off of his
delivery. and three of7thesef came after a
chance had been offered to retire the side.
with Nops. who did the twir,ing for the
first six innings, the case was different
O'Brien, found the left paw delivery to his
liking, and the way they tore the leather
Off the ball was caution.
Mr.. Cogaa vas sent 20 tie: sacrifice in
the seventh inning. but the work of the
fielders back of him was enough to turn
his hair white, and as a resul. four runs
went over the plate before the third man
was out. In the eighth the g)ol work con-
tinued, singles soing out hight mcrriy off
Cosan's delivery. After he,.eXhib.ioa CT
yestei day Marager Hanion will no doubt
be more careful about tryiay II .w pitchers
On the Senators
All through the game the Senators tried
lor the hit-and-run idea, and as 1t turned
out. they almost always turned the trick
The Baltimore lads, of course, tried the
same work, but King was too much for
them, and when they can't place their nits
all their plans flicker out
The features of the game We're the catch
of keelcr and the triple play made by the,
fast inf1eld of the Orioles in the sixth in
ming. With King on second and Brown on
hrst, Selbach bunted a short fly to Jack
Doyle. who fired the ball to second. catch
ing King Off the bag, and Jennings turned
like flash and threw to ReitZ who had
covered first, and caught Brown before
even that feet-footed lad could regain the
initial corner.
Umpire Timothy Hurst again handled the
II -1ioator at National Park. and, with Pres
/ ident Young as a spectator, disregarded
the rules time after time. Mr.. Hurst dis
likes the idea of filming the players and
the men of both teams took advantage of
his kindness at every opportunity, with
the result that it was almost I O'clock be-
fore the game was concluded. If, the OBJ
Jections had been raised on plays that
were Illegal there might be. some excuse
for the kicking, but every ,'clOse decision
raised howl, and Hurst allowed it to CO.
although couple of fines went toward the
Orioles before the game was over.