Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-12

Winnie Mercer was in fine fettie yester-
day, and the sluggers that used to slug OF
the Phillies were unable to solve his deliv-
cry at any stage of the contest, the WASH
ingtons pulling off an easy victory by the
score of to O..
The Washington club has been a great
disappointment this season. but when the
local enthusiasts are bemoaning the poor
showing of the Senators, let them pause
moment and cast their eyes on the Quaker
aggregation. There Is club that is made
up of base ball stars. and if compelled to
play to their full abilities would be Crap
ping with the leaders in the pennant race.
But the contrary is the case. A more life
less body of men has not visited Washing
ton this season, and in yesterdays game
Wheeler, Mcfarland ard Dowd were the
only players that displayed any interest in
the contest Richard Cooley started i'll to
play center field, but after going down to
first on his initial turn at the bat conclud-
ed he not feeling well and retired. Big
Lajoie was out of the game for playing
listlessly the day before, and Cross was
again on the bench on account of an error
made In the second game This mixing up
has a tendency to knock all the Spirit out
of the players, and better work cannot be
expected. Lajoie showed his resentment
by sitting on the Washington bench
throughout the contest and after the game
gave display of temper toward luckless
rooter that cost him SIS at the police sta
ton.
The big Frenchman had knocked the ball
out Of Umpire Kely's hand and ran away
with it in a spirit of play Tom Brown
went after Lajoie and succeeded in re-
gaining the ball. Then one of the crowd
that surrounded the coach containing the
Players called Lajoie a robber, and quicker
than wink ne was on the ground and had
n no hnI IN fL-t IL A.
a result ne was arrested, taken to the po-
lice station, and left SIS as collateral which
Will be forfeited today. The crowd that
surrounded the carriage became highly in
censed over the Incident and but for the
presence of the police serious riot might,
have occurred.
McJames was touted to pitch in yester-
days game, but at the last moment Capt.
Brown concluded to try Mercer, as the
curly headed boy was in the pink of condi-
tion. As heretofore, the Quakers found his
delivery a hard problem 10 solve not one
OF the players getting more than single
safety oft his delivery. The slow ball was
what turned the trick. Time after time
the big hitters would cut loose at the float
ing sphere. but either too soon or too late
and a strike would be the result
Wheeler was on the rubber for the Q,iak-
ers and pitched good ball. but the lazy
support given his efforts was enough to
discourage veteran, let alone new re-
cruit for league honors Mcclure and Sell
Wheeler, the former getting three and the
latter two safeties Captain Brown and
OBrien managed to meet the ball fair and
square and it sailed into the bleachers both
times. the hit of Brown being a terrific
drive and going almost ON a line to the sun
gods roost.
The Washington club began scoring right
OF the reel getting run in the first in
ming on Browns home run. In the second
two runs were chalked up, the first home
being OBrien's home run and the second
sacrifice and a single. In the third the
Senators rested on their oars, but in the
fourth an additional tally was chalked up
Mercer singled to left and went to third on
Selbach's single to right On the effort to
catch Selbach at second, Mercer scored
The next two innings We're blanks, but in
the seventh the fifth run came over the
rubber. De Mont drew base on balls
went to third on McGuire's single to right
and scored on fuckers out at first In the
eighth the Senators secured their sixth and
rifice by Wrigley and Shugart's bad throw
of MERGERS hit. All this time the Ouakers
were walking up to the plate and walking
away again. while goose eggs went I'D in
regular order until the final visitor had bee n
retired in the ninth inning.
A good word is deserving Charley Abbey
for his sensational and earnest playing in
right field. In the first inning he pulled
down seemingly three-base hit and in the
second caught a still harder fly on the dead
run at about his shoe tops. Both plays
were cheered to the echo by the enthusias-
tic onlookers, as Abbey Is a favorite with
ALL
Umpire Kelly umpired another good game
and kept the players well under control