The times., 1897-05-12

Bucked against the hoodoo that per
sistenuy and perennially hovers over
National Park on ladies' days, and with
unlucky Mercer in the box, the Senator'S
lost TO Baltimore yesterday afternoon
Mercer and the gathering of the far
fans usually bring about beating, and
with the Baltimores added to the com
binatiop, defeat is as sure as death and
taxes.
1t has become common talk with
the dyed-in-the-wooI rooters that ladies'
day Jonah" The Senators seemto be
come dizzyoverthe sightof the "bewllderiug
blaze OF beauty" and wander ground the
diamond like so many encha Dted spirits or
perhaps Svengalied Trilbys.
And again, Mercer's influence "n the
Baltimore club is about as hypnotic as
pair of deuces against a full hand For
three seasons the crafty pitcher, who holds
the other crack tea Ms of the League IN the
hollow of his hand, has struggled against
the aggreg alton from the Monumental ity
winning game against thenl.
1t was thought yesterday that he might
break the strange SPELL but it was the
same old story defeat without II smgle
clause 10 excuse the downfall.
The champions, apparently smarting
under the thrashing of the day before, en-
tered the game imbued with a spirit of
push ard pugnacity. They were 'scrappy"
from the jump and gave Umpire Hurst no
end OF argument. In addition to the
display Of spirit, they played well, both
in the field, on the bases, and at the
bat, and it was not matter OF surprise a
sill that they won.
Corbett, who is Brother Joe'i to the ex
champion pugiist, was assigned to the
rubber for the visitors, and the youngster
twirled at an even, steady gait at no
time did the Senators wax familiar with
his delivery, and for the nine innings he
kept their hits so wide apart that tcey
made no difference in the score.
Both Mercer and Corbett suffered by the
errors of their supporters, Mercer in
particular. 1t was the most ragged fieid-
ing game that Washington has played this
season, De Montreyille being tile Chief
sinner in the last col umn of the score.
The contest was devoid OF features,
excepting the general propensity of the
visitors To complain against Hurst Even
the usually quiet Wee Willie" Kceler got
hot under the collar and spoke some very
plain words to Timothy in tones not at
all sub rosa.
II remained, however, for Jack Doyle
to fully arouse Tins "Irish," and when
In the third Jack grew virulent in speech
and enunciated string Of super,atfve
adjectives, esche wed and tabooed in sew
ing circles Hurst first sat him in the
bench, and when Jack wouldn't quit
che wing up and splitting out his yocabu-
larry of billingsgate he was ordered fJom
the field and made TO 60 Doyle only
walked around the grand stand, low
ever, and then took position on the grass
in deep left, from which point OF van
tage he watched his comrades win the
game He had an appreciative audi
ence TO which he detailed his troubles
down in the corner. There was q Lace
OF fat policemen and the always pres
ent Jury" of Freedman's Hospital
The affair between Hurst and Doyle
was occasioned by Tim calling q strike
on Jack when he was at bat. In the
tHltu hSt1tH W sNtdl scCOuOs thd
Jack half passed his stick in order 20 confuse
Farrell In his throw to second. Kelley
was nailed to 0'Brien, and Strike said
Hurst Then the passage of the quips and
bon-rnots started, and ended with the re-
suit as explained above.
Just how much coin OF the realm Tin
assessed Jack for his oratory is not known,
but the chances are that "Uncle Nick's''
eXchequer will be fatter by $50 after
next Baltimore payday. 1t costs TO sass
the umpire severely
Senators Smith and Murphy liked Mon
days game so well that they came lack
again and brought Senator German with
them OF course, the senior Maryland
solon rooted for his constituents, and was
very much g.atificd over their compara-
lively easy victory- Some several years
years ago Senator German, then an en,-