Evening star., 1897-05-15
Record Of the Other League Clubs
That Played Yesterday.
OTHER SPORTING MATTERS
Record Of the Club~.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
PITTSBCRG. Nav "a lS


Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
PITTSBURG. May IA. 1897.
The Washingtons couldn't hit the ball
today. They faced Pink Hawley, Pitts
burg's big twirler. who in the last four
games has only been scored against five
times. He had his usual speed yesterday
and was effective from the call. He had
the Senators at his mercy.
The first inning really decided the game.
Then the Pirates got started and punched
three hard drives on King. triple by
Brodie was costly to the Senators. With
one out King hit Ely with the ball. Then
came three safe smashes. The hits were
not cheap, but downright slashers In the
fifth more opportune batting came again
under similar circumstances At this time
Donnelly's and Brodie's drives were cork
ers to right field. Donovan used nice judg-
| ment during this fusillade by bunting
toward right. Cartwright held the bag and
let King chase the ball. He never came
near it.
King had started this trouble just like
the first, hitting Hawley, Smith singled.
Ely flew out, Lyons walked; then came
the damaging drives and bunt. SchmeIz
then figured that the big brickayer ought
to take rest. The greatest finisher i'm the
business was opposing the Pirates when
their half of the sixth started. German
wound up in great style. The Pirates could
do nothing with him. They made but one
infield single off him.
The Senator'S Play.
The Senators only made two hits up to
the seventh. Then with one out O'Brien
vas hit by pitched ball. Cartwright sent
a spinner clean ever second, chasing
O'Brien to third. On Abbey's force of Cart
wright, O'Brien ran over the rubber. In
the ninth with one out Dement, and o Brien
singled. Then Farrell flew out. Donnclly
grabbed A5beys sharp stroke, touched
third ahead of Demont and the game was
ever.
Selbach at his first turn punched away at
the ball and knocked 1t high above the
diamoid. AN out of sight hit," yelled a
bleacher 1t was truly drive wherein the
ball was lost in the clouds.
King, Farrell and Reilly were once Pitts
burgers. The battery of King and Farrell
was once considered a star pair in Pitts
burg.
The wind was blowing a gale when the
game started and it took the benders out
of the pitches.
Notes of the Game.
Just before the game, while Jim McJames
was engaged in the throes of an argument
allopath VS.. homeopath, he found a pair of
skates under the steps leading to the Pitts
burg club office. They were rusty, but Jim
said he could soon fix that. The steels
were evidently forgotten by q skater during
the winter.
Reilly's quick-witted play in the first in
ming called forth praise from the scorers
box. Ely was on third when Donnel,y bat
ted perpery jumper right at Reilly. Ely
was going to go home, but he saw Reilly
careful aim, and bluffed back. Reilly
promptly lined to Cartwright and Donnelly
was out.
Charley Abbey had a hunt for the ball in
the first inning. Rrodie banged IL over his
head up against the big score board. Sur
rounding the latter is long platform. The
ball rolled behind it, Brodie really secured
an extra base by the loss.
Smith sawed an inch off his pet bat yes
terday to be ready for Mercer He used the
stick against King.
Hawley, the Pirates big pitcher is a
sensitive youth and imagines every sar-
castle remark made by the crowds Is in
tended for him. Abbey went to the bat in
the second wearing sweater. This
aroused the ire of man, who howled,
Take that sweater off and stop posing"
Hawley believed 1t was shot al him, and
pitch"
Selbach's Great Base Running.
Selbachs base running was high-class in
ond and when Lyons caught Dement'S foul
close to the grandstand Shorty took long
chance and ran for second. Lyons was so
astounded that his throw was too slow and
Selbach slid in safely.
O'Brien had a cannon ball to handle in
the fourth inning. Brodie met the ball on
the seam and it went on a line right at
O'Brien. He couldn't have escaped had he
desired. He grabbed the ball and then
smacked his lips, indicating that 1t was
good.
Cartwright seemed to be afraid of Haw-
ley's speed and pulled away from the plate
like young college player when up against
a big Lacquer. He struck out in the fifth
going after two pitches way up in the
clouds.
Charley Reilly's hit in the fifth was one
Of those Texas Leaguers," as q man ex-
pressed 1t. The ball was up in the air and
fell close to the line in short left. Smith,
Donnelly and Ely hadn'- wings enough to
reach 1t. The ball bounded away from
Smith and Reilly perched on second.
German caused lots of fun for the crowd.
When he thought he ought to be given q
strike lie would turn out point his finger at
Lynch ard make a mute but good-natured
appeal. The crowd enjoyed it so much
that Lester thought they had too much of
q good thing.
Farrell Nailed q Pirate.
Charley Farrell nailed one Pirate steal
ing second. 1t was in the eighth when
Donovan got to the starting place on
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