The times., 1897-08-15
GAMES TO-DAY.
st. Louis at Cleveland.
Chicago at Cincinnu u.

There were about 1900 people at Ma
tional Park yesterday afternoon. and they
saw an ideal, game OF bali. There were
eleven runs scored, seven OF which wer.s
hitting. So there was, While the sena
tors got but, two more hits than the
Brook yns. they We're aided with that un
certain quantity known in baseball as luck.
1t WAS not all luck. however, for the
team played the game in mastery fashion.
But one misplay marked their brilliant
work, and he whe niade it-DeMontreviIie
was so busy at the tune that lie lost
hiulsetf in spell OF oyerwork. However,
the error affected only his fielding average.
and that fact ~Dl in no way interfere
with an engagement next year.
The visitors scored an earned run In
the shst. and Selbach's ilexibiiity OF legs
equaliZed the taIiies when the Senators
haG finished their half OF the same inning.
lie simply extended himself Ola fuckers
crashing two bal gger.
Mercer also became noticeable in the
batter's position, and he quit the day
with two singles ana triple, the latter
Coming with men on bases, and was cheer
ed Co tue echo.
There was a display of base stealing by
DeMonti eviiie and Tucker not often wit
messed. The former was on second and
Thomas on first. DeAfontTeyiile WAS far
off second when a. Smith had the bali, and
as he returned it to Dunn both men started
to steal. Shndle was off third and Dunn,
bewiidered by tie daring OF tie French
short fielder, fired the leather to the third
baseinan, but DeMontreville was there.
Had there been 5000 people present the
din would have been simply hideons, but
the 200 spectators did not make any
more noise tn an horse fiddle at aserenade
at country wedding.
There was however. an outburst OF en-
thusiasm in the fifth, when the Senators
took a flTst-class bff at Pitcher Dunn. 1t
was similar to red hot debating affair
at village schoolhouse in Ohio between
silver and gold devotees which was packed
by the paid henchmen of the junior BUCK
eye Senator and the dollar-a-day laboTers
in a closely brickyard. The Statesmen
We're ike the latter, and kept banging
away until the argument ceased for the
lead and gave the other fellows the laugh.
1t was genuine rally and clearly demon-
strated that some time or other pitcher
viii meet his Waterloo.
wnGley's assist on Dunn's hit in the
fourth was highly sensational and came
| in the order OF what a wrongeti husband
will do when he catches the destroyer
OF his domestic happiness. He nailed his
A..
the diamond ike the fluid during thunder
| storm.
J.O'Brien was an active young man He
went here and there for gruunders and
flies, and every bah was handled as clean
as a newly swept floor by tidy house
keeper He really had no difficult char ces
| but that he got all that came to him Is
credit enough FOR one day.
selbaoh captured five flies. He was
| no different yesterday than on any other
| day. His work was clean and an enuhu.
siastic adnirer in the grand stand will
| dedicate n new song to the German,
entitled. These days 1 can catch any
| fly that comes to me-
| Tucker snote5 the ball in such a way
that If he had been gifted with the
| divine powers pf,a Moses. he could not
have done moro; He had an average of
! 1000. sfe
| Tom Brown had not recovered from his
bah fright of Friday He was all at sea
| at the bat, and did not handle a ball in
the field except TO hold man at first
who had singled into his territory
| Charley Farrell had his stick agoing and
| beat the bali with the force and precision
OF the base drummer in the Marine Band
| he was right handy with two and three
| notes at one beat
| Griffin, OF tile visitors, was full or ginger
| and it effervesced several times when
| Umpire Enlsiie differed with hiIn as to a
| decision.
Shoch again put up great game in
| tire field, and Just why he has kept the
| bench warm for many years Is hard to
tell. but the chances are that he was the
victim Of mistaken Judgment. which SO
| frequently affects club managers.
| The Brookivns scored in the first Oh
| Grifln's double and Shindte's single.
| In the fourth they Went at Mercer in a
! lively manner. Shindie, Anderson, A. Smith