The times., 1897-04-15
CANuCKs' GETAWAY DAY
Senators Slaughtered Travellers
From Queen Vie.'s Country.
McJAMES' FINE THREE-BAGGER
The Medical Young Gentleman From
South Carolina Surprised Himself
Cover Off the Ball-The Game
Possessed No Special Features.

Between the Senators punching hits and
stolen bases, and the Canucks huddling
errors and dumb plays, generally, yesJer-
day Afternoon, the Statesmen piled up
fourteen runs, while the best Irwin's
yanigans could do was to harvest a couple
of scores
1t was tedious, long drawnout con-
test, with intermittent showers, and was
remarkable for its lack of features. The
Senators hit the bali freely and ran bases
with perfect abandon. The Canuck battery
was weak at both ends, and was perfectly
helpless i'll the hands of the big leagu,rs
Manager Irwin gave Wilson thor
oUgh trying out,'' and there was about
as much left of the youngster at the close
of the game as there is said to be of a
bar of soap after a hard days washing
Unless Arthur wanted an excuse TO give
Wilson a ticket of leave by showing him
up,' any other reason for keeping him
on the rubber is enigmatical. Better
pitchers can be scraped mp by handsful
on the lots of Washington. AS for the
catcher, he always threw the ball at the
wrong time, and then would get it as far
out OF the way of the mark as possible, not
to fling If backwards over the grand
stand.
Arthur has several good men on his list,
but he will have to weed out lot of
amateur timber and balance up the team
at short and in the pitchers and catcher's
positions before he can expect to cut the
least bit of ice in the Eastern League. With
his present force, Providence, Buffalo,
Springfield and the other Fasteners will
run away from him like he was standing
still. He tried to get Wrigley from Mr.
Wagner, but TO all of his entreaties the
local magnate said mo- with most positive
emphasis
1t was getaway day for the Canadians,
and they played the game similar to the
manner circus performers do their acts on
the last night of the show. The defeats of
the two previous days apparently dis
heartened the yanigans, and they accepted |
their drubbing yesterday as matter of |
course.
They scored two runs in their firstturn at |
bat, and, seemingly satisfied with this ac |
complishment, played in sleepy fashion dur |
ing the remainder of the game.
McJan,es and Klnbe split the contest |
up between them, Jimmy toeing the rub |
ber for four innings and John finishing |
the affair. 1t was Jimny's historical day |
at bat, his percentage reached the perfect |
figures of 900. The first time up he |
enticed n base on balls from the cratic |
Wilson and afterward scored. In the third
inning he caught straight one on the end
of his stick and carted il to left center for
three bases. 1t was the first time Doc"
had ever smashed the leather so far, and
he was as proud of the feat as boy of
q red wagon. BE was afraid that he
wouldn't make it three-bagger that he
Slid into third while the bail was still
rolling toward the fence, and before he |
could retrieve himself from the dirt and
base straps, White captured the sphere
and threw it in in time to hold him at the
corner. If Jimmy had not slid he could
have made il homer, and his friends very
much fear that he lost the chance of q
lifetime.
In the seventh inning, Lush walked
to first on four wide balls, and then stole
his way to the home plate Billy's daring
and repeated burglaries greatly relieved |
the monotony of the program.
In washington's half of the first inning |
Selbach, who had made a twobase hit, |
scored In an unusual way. In going into
second Al 5 spikes injured Taylor and with
out call OF time, McHale carelessly dropped
the ball down on the ground. when De
quick as a flash, picked it up
and threw it to center field, and Selbach
home. Umpire Heydler did not see
Gene make the throw, and despite the
protests OF the Canucks the run stood. 1t
should prove a good lesson to them, and
make them watchful in future.
The Senators tied the visitors total of
two the first chance they had at bat, and
from that time on made il a slaughter, a
technical recounting of which would prove
wearisome.
The attendance was small. Rain stopped
the game temporarily in the last half OF
the fourth inning, but after fifteen min
ltes' interTnission play was resumed. The
score: