Evening star., 1899-10-10
SPORTING NEWS
TOday's Schedule.
Washington at Baltimore,
New York at Brooklyn.
Cleveland at Pittsburg.
Cincinnati at st. Louis.

Philadelphia 92 55 826 Louisville I3 n 4S7
st. Louis.... 81 90 500 Washington So 96 .s5i
Cincinnati. 10 u o41 Cleveland. 20 100 .133
Today the Senators go to Baltimore for
their final game Of the season with the
Birds, and tomorrow they will be "at
home" to their friends. The fun will be-
gin at 3 o'clock, when 100 yards race
between the local players will be run, with
the following handicaps: Dinneen, two
yards; McGann and Powers, three yards;
Roach, Slagle. Padden and Scheibeck, five
yards; Stafford. O'Brien, Freeman. Magee
and Fifield, six yards; McFarlan and
McManus, nine yards; Weyhing. ten yards,
and Kittridge, eighteen yards. kit has
been given this handicap on account of his
injured ankle, but the plucky little fellow
says he will lose his summers salary on
the proposition that any Of the Senators
can beat him out with such a start. Mer-
Ger and Barry will be scratch men. This
race will be full of interest and decide
muchmooted question as to the speed Of
the different players Billy DInneen Is the
dark horse of the race.
Three innings of base ball on novel lines
between the regular team and the substi-
tutes will then follow. The players will
be allowed to take as many bases as pos
sible fly balls, and bunt hits will be
cut out entirely. After this short exhi-
DlJlOn Cn6 bureau team Will CONFRONT Ine
Senators and a regular game Of base ball
played. The entire proceeds of the after
noon will be turned over to the players.
and it is expected that quite snug sum
will be realized.
The promise Of lively times at National
Park yesterday afternoon when the double
header between the Washington and Bal
timore clubs was played, turned out to be
not an idle prediction The first game was
full of ginger and good playing and the
second furnished sensational and very
unfortunate assault or mix-uD with the
assistant umpire. The first contest was
won by the Senators-8 to 6-while the
second was easy proposition for the
birds, the score being 9 to In their favor
when the playing was stopped at the con-
clusion of the sixth inning.
Owing to the disabilities Of Dick Pad
den, Winnie Mercer was placed in charge
of the team for the days play. and in the
first game the third baseman handled his
men nicely. In the second game Mercer fig
ured in the losing end of a double steal.
and on the close play that followed he took
it upon himself as captain of the team
to enter into a vigorous protest with Um-
pire Manassau for the latter's decision in
declaring the runner safe. Mercers pro-
tests, while vigorous were not a shade
stronger than those usually brought into
by McGraw and Tebeau. but the UNI
pire thought otherwise and ordered the
Senatorial captain out of the game. When
Mercer found he had been fined and re-
tired his Indignation got the better of him
and he rushed at Manassau in true pugil-
istic style and in the scuffe that followed
the blue blouse worn by the umpire was
torn almost to threads. The scene was a
most disgraceful one, from any point of
view, especially as Washington has never
had a player with pugnacious proclivites.
but with the smothering of the Brush rule
last winter such scenes have become alto
gether TOO frequent the past season.
A couo ole hundred Baltimoreans occupied
seats in the grand stand and seemed to
enjoy the mix-up very much. said,
lit reminded him so much Of home" The
recent games with Baltimore doubtless had
a great deal to do with MERGERS actions
yesterday. just such tactics he resorted
to yesterday have been frequently employ
ed in Baltimore to help defeat the Sena-
tors and, strange to say, orders to leave
the game have been few and far between.
But Washington spectators want none of
it. win or lose, and Messrs. Wagner and
Irwin will do we'll to impress this fact
upon the minds of Mr. Mercer and the
numerous young bloods who at present
make UP the team.
The Playing.
Roy Evans and Harry Howell, two pretty
names, were the opposing twirlers in the
first game and 1t was about an even thing
between the two on the number Of base
hits obtained by the opposing teams. Both
tw!-lers were given errorless support as
far as the error column goes, but mis-
judged fly by Holmes in left field, the ball
enough to count for three misplays of an
ordinary kind On this misjudgment three
runs resulted, and these tallies proved
enough to win Howell'S strength seemed
to lie in preventing the Senators making
hits with men on bases. Almost every in
ring hit or two would be made by the
Senators, but when hit was necessary to
drive a run over the plate it was not forth
coming. At one time there Were three men
on bases and no one out. Freeman hit into
a double play and the next man went out
with only one run to the clubs credit
Evans, on the other hand, depended upon
his good right arm to yank himself out of
ceep holes, eight of the visitors striking
cut. and at least five of these when a hit
Vile led the Orioles at the bat, his drives
being hard and timely Scheibeck and
klttridge did the best batting for the Sem
ators, each having three nice bingles to
his credit, the latter's hits being especially
timely.
The second game lasted only six innings.
and the sensational episode between Mercer
1,t ana Umpire m Manassau took all the life
out OF the local players, easy victory
going to the visitors. McFarlan began
pitching, but lasted only three innings.
Neyhlng finishing the game. Kitson was
on the rubber for the Baltimores and was
enectlve throughout. his support being very
good and in marked contrast to the work
of the Senator'S
The splendid weather and the attraction
or & double-header drew quite a large
gathering to the park for this time of the
year. nearly 1,50Q spectators passing the
turnstiles Scores:
FIRST GAME
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