Evening star., 1897-05-04
He Claims the Visitors Started Yes
terday's Farce at National Park.
home TEAM MERELY FOLLOWED SUIT
King and Doheny GikeIyto Be Op-
posed to Each Other.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

About 400 of the local faithful base ball
enthusiasts went to National Park yester-
day afternoon to witness a game between
the New York and Washington clubs, but,
owing to the condition of the grounds and
a desire on the part Of the Senators to
play for postponement, the exhibition
degenerated into a farce on the national
game Seymour was on the slab for the
Giants and proved the puzzle he was last
week in New York, but one hit, that OF
Brown, being secured Off of his pitching.
Mercer was an easy mark from the start.
his control being bad. owing to the wet
ball. and his associates were unable to
help him out little bit, owing to the mud
After the New Yorkers had secured sever.
runs in the second inning it was noticed
that bank of heavy rain clouds was
creeping up from the south, and it was
decided to prolong the game in every pos
sible way, in the hope that it would be
called OF. 1t was owing to these efforts
that three additional runs were secured
by the visitors. The players were slow in
taking their positions. both in the field
and at the bat. and all went well until De-
Montreville ran under pop fly and de-
liberately dropped it.
According to the rule governing such
cases Umpire Lynch had nothing left to do
but decide the game forfeited to New York
by the score Of to o. this being the les
gitimate score allowed in such cases, but
it was coincidence that the visitors had
made this number of tallies up to that
time.
Mr.. Wagner told Star reporter this
morning that he would most assuredly pro-
test yesterdays game on the ground that
the New York team was at fault in trying
to be put out. The New Workers undoubt-
edly started the farce and were as intent on
hurrying through the game as the Sena-
tors were in delaying 1t, and in this way
he claims it was six on one side and a
nalf dozen on the other.
Section of rule 25 says: 'If a team
resorts to diiatory movements to delay the
game" 1t can be declared forfeited.
About the only features of the contest
the excellent pitching of Seymour.
Selbach. Reilly and ICY" Swain per-
formed their parts like well-seasoned ac-
tors. but little DeMont played his part a
little too clumsily for Umpire Lynch, who
had the part Of stage manager in the farce
The second game of the series between
the New Yorks and Washingtons will be
played this afternoon, King and Doheney
doing duty as twirlers. 1t is ladies day."
and another large gathering of Washing
toms fairest will most assuredly be on
hand to cheer the Senators on to victory.
President Freedman of the New Yorks,
accompanied by that interesting ana YER
satile base ball writer. MIR. o. P. Caylor
OF the New YORK Herald. occupied 2r1-
vate box back of the New York team. and
both were quite interested in the play for
victory and rain indulged in by both sides.
"BilT' Norr. the popular and newsy writer
Of the New York World. was also an in
terested spectator.
The New Workers are certainly terrors
with the bat. and unless a pitcher can
hold them in check. 1t Is a four to one
shot that they will win games through this
feature alone, Notwithstanding poor field
1orkn j0jn ha @ q
added strength to it in a batting way.