The times., 1897-05-01

With the score tied at the close of the
tenth inning, and with night drawing It's
sable curtains over the landscape, Umpire
Hurst very tudieiously called the game
between the Senators and the Bostons
at National Park yesterday afternoon.
There was no complaint on account OF
the verdict of the Master of the Field, y
and the fans went home to cold dinners
fully satisfied with their afternoons en-
teltainment
1t was fairly good expose of the game
and that the score remained close kept
the audience on the qui viye from the
start until the last Beaneater had been
retired in the extra inning.
IL was not so much the remarkable play
ing Of the clubs either that held the tally
sheets at a check. A couple OF decisions
by Hurst put Boston beyond the pale of
winning, and he stayed the Senators from
victory in the same manner.
Had Hurst called Duffy out on strikes
In the fifth, as he should, the score would
have resulted 8 To as things turned out
or had he declared Reilly safe at first In
the tenth, which he was, the Senators
would have won. That is the home side
of It,
But on the other hand, Timothy gave two
close decisions against the visitors, either
Of which awarded in their favor would
have allowed them TO win,
However leaving aside what might have
been, abjuring discussion OF the contest in
the abstract and coming down to plain,
cold facts, Capt. Tom Brown saved a de
feat and in another way repeated his bril-
liant work of the day previous. IL was
his bold, daring run home in the seventh.
amounting almost to a steal to the plate,
that scored the third tally which tied the
score and blocked beating
Doc" Nc cJames and young Mr. Sullivan
were pitted against one another on the
rubber, and the boys fully maintained
their regulations as warm members" of
the twiIiing fraternity The disciple of
Escuiapius was hit the oftener and a
trifie harder than the Emersonian, but
Jimmy kept his bingles scattered, and
only suffered succession OF shots in the
fifth, when Camel pounded him for
three-bagger and Sullivan and Hamilton
followed with singles.
Mcclure caught in "old reliable" form,
the standby having six putouts and three
assists to his credit He threw Champion
Base-runner Hamilton out twice at Sc
md ON attempts to burglarize the bag
Johnny o Brien and Charley Reilly were
strong factors in the game, both playing
in the most brilliant manner. In fact, the
infields Of both teams accepted a large
number OF chances and left the guardians
of the outer gardens very little to do.
The Presidents s box was occupied for the |
first time, Attorney General McKenna and |
Mr.. Hazelton, of the editorial staff of the |
San Francisco Chronicle, christening the |
neat little pagoda on the roof. The distin- |
guished gentlemen enjoyed the contest TO /
The utmost and remained until the last |
man was out.
1t was ladies' day, and the fair fans were
present by thousands. The prognostica- /
ion OF April showers by the Weather T
Bureau had tendency to make them cur |
all a display OF their finery, and the T
grand stand lacked the effulgence OF color
seen on other days less threatened by the
LIQUIDS.
Neither side scored In the opening inning
nd the Senators drew q blank In the
econd In the third they raked hay
apt. Brown could not conr and was
etired on three strikes. enly got in the
way of a pitched ball, and after making
great ado over the matter, walked to
irst. Sullivan continued his wildness
nd gave McJames free ticket to Tenny's
orner, pushing Reilly to second. Abbey
rhisked the ball to, short, but Long erred
nd booted it about the field and Reilly
,ored. Doe went down to third during
he melee. but Abbey, in trying to reach
econd. was caught from Collins to Long
!, Lowe. DeAiontreville then came up
ad stung the leather too hot for Long
D handle with good aim to Tenny, and
fcJames scored. Gene tried to steal
econd, but was nailed from Camel to
ong, retiring the side, with two talIies
, the GOOD.
The Senators harvested their third and
lst tally il the seventh After OBrieil
ad been put out by Tenny, unassisted. at
rat and Cartwright's long fly which Stahl
lueezed, Brown hit down the first base
ne and by wonderful burst of speed beat