The times., 1897-05-04


return cards. good for the next day game
as late as the beginning Of the fifth inning
This was entirely piece Of generosity TN
his part. Yesterday the case was differ
ent The game was not called on account
OF rain, but was awarded to New York be-
cause the Senators would not hasten play.
As IA matter of information, should two
teams start to play on a clear day, and
for scme reason one should forfeit to the
other in the first inning it would not be
devolyent nor bounden upon the manage
Inent to give rain checks or TO reimburse
the spectators because of the quick re-
suit. No more SO than man who pays
to see prize fight and one pugilist is
whipped in a second would get his money
back. or that he bets on horse that is
left at the post.
Rain was threatening from lowering
clouds when Umpire Lynch called play at
4:35 O'Clock Sawdust had been sprinkled
around i'll spots, hut il availed but little
sifted on the mud made by Saturdays
torrent and yesterday forenoon's steady
downpour.
President Andrew Freedman occupied a
box Immediately behind the New York play
ers bench. The magnate, "gowned III "A
light brown macintosh, with gloves 10
match,'' as the society editTess would put
it, and minus the piratical mustache that
was a portion Of his facial makeup last
season, kept close tab on the game un,ll
his hired men rolled up eight runs, then
he evacuated the front seat for q dryer
location back under the roof OF the stand.
Washington took the first turn at bat
Abbey hit a long fly to Tiernan. and the
festive Gleason squeezed DeMontreviile' 5
pop up. Selbach drew base on balls but
was forced at second ON a fielder's choice
of Farrell's tap to scrappy Bill.
In the second Silent Nike nailed Johnny
O'Brien's fly, and Cartwright fouied out
TO Warner. Tom Brown singled to center,
but was left When Seymour made Reilly
fan wind.
IL was one, two, three in the third
Norton batted in Mercer's place and hatte'i
mp an easy one for Gleason. Abbey 'il,l
likewise, and DeMontreville's hooper 10
left was taken by Bill Clarke
In the fourth, Sclbach reached first on
balk by seymour, but was forced again al
second when Farrell bounded the ball Ia
Joyce, who threw to Gleason mailing Al
O'Brien and Cartwright struck out in sue
cession This was the Senators last chance
To hat and one hit and no runs was their
total for the four innings
New York scored in the initial crack al
the bali on Tiernan's punEy single toward
first, Joyce's out tC Cartwright. unassisted,
and Davis two-hagger to the right-field
bleacher fence, the ball coming within an
inch OF bounding over the wire.
The viCtors added seven talies in the
second Beckley whisked the ball to cen
ter and went to second when Seymour
scooted the leather against Mercers feet
and it bounced over Wins head Warner
raped TO Mercer, who threw to Reilly,
forcing Beckley Bill Clark singled to left,
scoring Seymour Van Haltren made a
clea two-hagger which sent Warner home.
Tiernan drove long fly to Tom Brown,
who caught 1t, but Clark tailed, and Van
advanced to third. Mercer lost control ami
sent Joyce, Davis and Gleason to base on
balls, filling the corners. While Gleason
was at bat Mercer made a wild pitch AMI
Van Haltren crossed tie plate. Beckley
came to bat the second time in the inning
and shot the bail to 'Brien, who let il
carom into right field. and while il was
being recovered and thrown home Joyce,
Davis and Gleason registered, the latter
coming In on Il neat sliDe. seymour was
Tit by pitcher, but he and Beckley were
left on Seymour's out to Cartwright.
Big Bill Clark hit for two bases in the
third, hut was doubled at second on Van
Haitren's fly out to Selbach which a re-
turned to O. Brien before Clark could
plough back through the mire.
The Giants tried to get out quick in the
fourth, but the Senators refused to retire
them, in the hope of rain saving defeat
After Joyce and Davis had been disposedof
Gleason tapped an easy fly to Selbach, but
he let the bah escape, and the Kid
ambled to third, and scored when De-
Montreville made no effort TO catch Beck
ley's little pop-up.
The rain was pouring down at the time
and Lynch seeing that the Senators were
tryingto delay the completion offive innings.
decla red the game forfeited to New York
by the score of 8 to o, which was the actual
score by innings.
Washington. ABB R. HPOAE.