The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-05-20
GAMES TO-DAY.
Washington at Pittsburg.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
Brooklyn mt Cincinnati.
boston Mt Louisville.
Baltimore Mt Chicago.
New York Mt ST. Louis.


Three thousand fans sat and shivered at
National Park yesterday through the four
hours which it took the Senators and Pr
rates to each win and lose a game. Each
OF the contests was walkover for the
victors. In the first Donovan's Darlings
were the winners by the score OF IL TO T.
and in the second Twins Immortelles
were victorious by the equally ridiculous
score of 10 TO 2.
Baker and Tannehill were the twirlers
in the opening contest and the latter had
/ shade the best of the argument, although
more hits were secured off his delivery
than that of his opponent. Both clubs
batted hard, but the left-handed Pirate
was fortunate in allowing only a few
hits at time. In several innings when
the Senators had men on bases Tannehill
was willy enough TO get out of the diff
Guilty by effective pitching. aided by the
brilliant fielding of the Pittsburgs. Baker
| pitched game of mediocre quality. The
| locals had an off day in fielding, and Bon
ners three errors were costly to the Sena-
tors chances of success.
Donovan's batting and base-running
were sensational. Out of five times at
! bat, he made four hits and each time he
reached first he made the circuit and
scored run. The infeld work of the Wis
itors was superb. Williams, Ely, and
Madison each knocked down hits that
| would have ordinarily been good for one
or two bases. The Senator's fielding varied
| from brilliant-hued to saffron-colored.
Mercer made pretty stop of Donovans
red-hot grounder in the first. and in the
second Baker caught liner from the bat
of the Pittsburg manager that almost any
other pitcher in the League would have
| let go by.
The visitors scored in the first inning
| on Donovans single, which Mercer could
not handle In time. McCarthy's sacrifice
and Clark's single TO left Only one Sem
| ator reached a base in the first four in
nings. In the fifth. however, Cassidy led
off with a hit to right and MCGUIRE fol-
| lowed with double to centre, Cassidy re-
| Ginning on third. Padden scored them with
single TO centre and the Senators were
one run in the lead. The Pittsburgs added
| two more to their list in their half of
the second, and again they were ahead.
| Mercer opened the sixth by striking out
Bonner did better and reached first on a
hit to left Cassidy's two-bagger scored
| the second baseman. MCGUIRE was safe
on felder's choice and Cassidy tailed on
| Freeman's single to centre. The score
now stood 4 TO 3 IN favor of the home
club, and everyone was confident that the
WCIlu WIZ the game. All had
reckoned without their host. however. for
the Pirates forged ahead in the seventh
and were never overtaken. Bonner made
rank error in this inning and seemed
to have lost his head. In the next the
visitors made another, assisted by an error
by Bonner and two-bagger by Williams
In the ninth Baker was boInbarded for two
singles, two-bagger, and home run,
which netted total of five scores
In ha 10Th ipfb (,
the locals would send some men across
the plate, but the necessary hit was not
forthcoming. A couple of TALES seemed
certain in the ninth but lightning double
play ended the game.
II the second, Mcfarland and PAYNE
started in to do the twirling for their re-
spective clubs, but the former was SICK
and in the third inning gave way &c
weighing, while Payne was subjected &c
such fusillade OF safe hits that he was
recalled from the box and the veteran
Hoffer vas substituted b. Manager Don.
ovan.
Slagle started the game with single
but was thrown out at second on MERGERS
grounder, Mercer reaching first in safety
Bonner singled and Mercer reached third
scoring a moment later on Cassidy's fiy.
Pittsburg also scored one in the frs
on McCarthys single, Beaumont's out
Padden to Cassidy. MERGERS error OF
Clarks grounder, and Williams fly Il
Freeman. To the spectators it seemed tina
Mccarthy was out at the plate, but O'Da,
called him safe.
The locals added three more in the sec
, ond. Freeman led off with a home run t
right field seats Padden flied to Madison
, Gettman was sent TO the bat for McFar,
land and hit a nice single to centre
0'Brien was given his base on a balk ant
: Gettman went to second. Slagle hit to Ely
who threw 10 Madison, catching O'BrieI
! at second. In attempting to complete
2 double play, Madison threw wild to frs
: and Gettman and Slagle tailed.
The Senators realized they had an cas-,
proposition and determined to make tn
most OF it. Accordingly they drove Payn
from the box and did not let up on his sue
cessor, Hoffer. Bonner began the thir
! with a single and reached second on
wild pitch. Cassidy got his base on ball
and after two men had been put out, Bon
ner and Cassidy scored on Padden's single
In the fifth, Cassidy and Freeman score
on the latter's three Dagger, an error, an
. ! Padden's double to left. Again in tn
/ eighth another couple was added Paddle
4 reached first on balls and stole secont
weighing struck out, and OF rien got t
I | first on a scratch single TO shortstop. Ell
b threw wild and Padden reached third an
= o'Brien scored. Slagle singled, sendin
), Padden home, while O'Brien took thirt
: Hoffer made balk and O'Brien wake
: home Slagle ambled to second, and Mel
Ger piroutted TO first But Bonner weI
out on foul fly to Bowerman, and Cassid
knocked a high one TO Beaumont, and III
Senators tailed no more.
Pittsburg made one in the ninth on
single by Madison. a two base hit by Hot
fer and an error by Bonner.
The last innings of the game were pla,
ed in semi darkness, while chill win
whistled about the grandstand and bleach
ers. Umpire 0'Day refused to call tf
game, however. and compelled the team