Evening star., 1897-04-29
BOSTONSHERE TODAY
After a Series Of Defeats the Easterns
to Meet the Senators.
ANOTHER GAME LOST 10 new YORK
Second of the Series for the High
School Championship.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

The Washington team returned from New
York last night and will meet the Boston
aggregation at National Park this after
noon, game being called at 4:3O. Charley
Nichols will probably be in the. box for the
visitors. while Mercer will do the twirling
for the home club. Nichols has not round
ed into form yet and the Senators should
be able to get a line on his curves enough
to win out. as the Beaneaters have alw ays
found the local star pitcher hard to find.
Tomorrow is ladies day. at National
Park and another large attendance can be
looked for.
o. P. Caylor of the New York Herald has
the following to say of yesterdays game in
that paper today:
Another base ball hero was crowned by
public approval at the Polo ground yester-
day afternoon. His name by inherit ance is
Seymour, but for convenience he is called
bition Of the real high-class pitching, show
ed that he has lost nearly all of that
Bloomingdale paroxysmal mannerism which
hedged him or from success in the early
part OF last season. In the first six in
nings exactly nineteen batsmen faced him
at the plate-one more than the necessary
three to an inning-and but single hit
was made from his delivery until the
eighth inning.
Well. 1 guess we've got all the good
pitchers this year. whooped Captain
Bill" as the game neared the end. 1t does
look as If for once New York has a sur
plus of first-class middle men" If sey-
mour can keep up yesterdays pace and
he probably can. he adds a fifth member
to the great firm of Meekin. Ruse, Do
heny, Clarke & Co.. with Sullivan, Gettig,
Souder and Standish silent partners
Aided by any kind of fair batting behind
them New York's big five of pitchers
should easily win two-thirds of their games
during the season.
Seymour had wonderful speed and he is
rapidly gaining control both Of the ball and
of himself. 1t was encouraging to see him
SLOW down of his own accord yesterday
when situation became interesting.
The improvement in the entire team no.
ticeable on Tuesday was continued yester-
day. The men were aggressive and conf
dent. They batted with more timely effect
and ran bases with daring which bespoke
determination. "Uncle Jake camped out
on the coaching line near his base when his
side was at the bat and gave verbal en-
couragement to the boys. Mr.. Beckley
can't be suppressed. He must make re-
marks as the game goes On, or he doesn't
consider himself in the game.
Question of Interference.
Captains Joyce and Brown countered upon
Mr.. Lynch. the umpire, almost continuous
ly during the game. From the manner. in
which the two rival leaders scowled jawed
and gesticulated at Lynch, it might he in
ferred that he was trying to rob both sides
of the trophy and to take it himself 1t
was noticeable, however, that while Cap
tain. Brown frequently succeeded in gaining
audience with the august umpire, Captain
Joyce seemed to be stricken from the list of
Mr.. Lynchs speaking acquaintances. Why
this distinction was made Is not for the
world to know. 1t can only be recorded
that it cost "Scrappycus'' ten valuable dol
lars to tell Mr.. Lynch that he was wrong
in the construction of rule. =
This occurred. when Gleason hit ground
er inside the diamond near the right foul
line. Norton started after the ball, and
the Giddy Kid left the base line in order
10 get near to the fielder as the latter
reached the ball. He made his point, for
Norton missed the ball. Gleason was called
out for Interference To emphasize his rul-
ing in that case Lynch shortly afterward
declared Demont out for running over a
batted ball which Seymour reached for as
it lay on the unsodded path. So both sides
got taste of the ruling.
If Captain Joyce will read sections O. Z
and of rule 80 he will Sc that Mr. Lynch
was right in both instances. The rule
makes it imperative for the base runner to
run around the fielder if the latter is on the
line attempting to field the ball. even If in
SO doing he goes outside the prescribed
three-feet limit. 1t might be just as well
that each one of the Giants bears this iN
mind also.
Norton Dntted Out.
Norton lasted four innings for the Wash
ingtons. After Van Haltren had flied out
in the first Tiernan hit liner to center
and Joyce followed with three-bagger to
the ropes in right center. Davis retired on
an infield fly, but Gleason put two-bagger
into right and Beckley followed suit. Stat
ford's fly ended the inning with three earn
ed runs.
No more hitting was dcne till the fourth.
when the Charts touched off another bunch
after two men had been retired. Seymour
began with single over second base. and
was followed by Van Haltren and Tiernan
with beautiful drives. Joyce took a base on
balls and Davis singled to right. This hit
ting. with three stolen bases, netted three
more earned runs.
The next block of three came in the sixth
inning. and were made from the pitching
of King. who had replaced Norton. Van
Haltren bunted safely. Tiernan forced him
in trying to sacrifice. Joyce hit safely.
Davis was spared by Dement'S wide throw
and the bases were full. On Gleason's long
fly Tiernan scored and the other two moved
up. Beckley sent them home with a drive
for three bases over Browns head. Hits
by Van Haltren and Davis, an error by
Cartwright and good base running put the
last two runs home.
Seymour began by striking out the first
TWO odtSineh. TOT SIX innings not q visitor
reached second base Davis high throw in
the seventh gave Demont two bases He
went to third on out and scored on a
long fly. Two hits and base on balls sent
another around In the eighth. In the ninth
McGuire's three-bagger to center and an
out gave Washington It's third run.
The Giants leave this morning at o. clock
for Baltimore. where they will play during
the rest of the week. Doheny Is underlined
to pitch this afternoon. little more i'm
proven: ent in batting and team work which
Is coming will put the Giants where they
belong-among the list of probable pennant
winners.
NEW YORK WASHINGTON
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