The times., 1899-07-21
GAMES TODAY.
Cleveland at Washington.
Philadelphia at PittsburE.


weighing never pitched better ball than
he did yesterday afternoon. and as re-
suit the Exiles were shut out Knepper
was also at his best, and the Senatorial
batters had difficulty in placing their hits
out of the reach OF the fielders. Light hit
ting was the order OF the day, the locals
getting eight safcties, and the visitors five.
For six innings neither side made score,
the brilliant work OF the fielders and the
steadiness of the pitchers holding men on
the bags when they ever got on the bases.
In the seventh Knepper momentarily lost
his grip and before he could again steady
down the game was won by the Senators.
Schrecongost seemed the only one Of the
Exilee who could estimate weighing s
speed and curves, and he got three of the
five hits secured by the Clevelands. In ad-
dition he caught Knepper's delivery in
splendid style and his throwing to bases
was accurate and well-timed
Although the washingtons have four err
rors against them, this does not indicate
the kind of fielding game they played. Pad
den is charged with two misplays, but he
more than compensated for his mistakes
by his playing at other stages of the game.
He made numerous good stops and it was
his three bagger in the seventh that broke
the spell and sent McGann and Bonner
across the plate. In the fifth inning Slagle
dropped a fly from fuckers bat, after
hard run and il seemed that the visitors
were certain TO score. After Kittridge had
made a difficult catch of Lockhead's foul,
Schrecongost singled and Padden's tumble
of Knepper's grounder filed the bases with
only one out. It seemed that the Exiles
were bound TO tally, and when Dowd ap
peared at the plate with confident smile
on his face, and his bat in his hand the
crowd lost heart. Dowd's confidence was
little premature. however for WeyhinS
had awakened to the situation and realized
that a hit meant two runs and probably the
game
Dowd made vicious lunge for the first
ball after il had become snugly enseonced
In Kittridge's mitt Gaffney called the next
one, and Dowd's face wore pitiful ex-
preston as he protested that it was away
to one side. The next one was ball, and
the smile of satisfaction again nestled
serenely on Dowd's face. The ambient
shook from the force of Dowd's swing at
the next one, and he was walked back to
the bench, the hope of the Exiles mingled
with the cerulean. Harley hit a swift
grounder to McGann, who allowed it to
bounce out of his glove. He recovered it
and touched first before Harley had arrived,
and the only chance that the Exiles had
TO score throughout the game was lost.
Schmidt did not participate in the game
and had all the time he wanted to amuse
the spectators from the coach lines. Tuck
er's fame as loud and boisterous coacher
has gone abroad in the land. Even the
residents Of the isolated burg of Toadville,
Ala, and the inhabitants of Lickskillet,
La, have been told, they cannot read, OF
the doings of Tom Tucker, and know his
history from the time he put in his thumb
and pulled out plum to the present day.
But for side-splitting comedy and heart
rending pathos, even Tucker must yield
the palm to Schmidt
Yesterday he was in his glory. His
sphere of influence was not confined to the
coacher's box, but he occupied ali the ter
ritory from first base to the home plate,
and refused to be confined 10 narrow lin
its. Whenever one Of his colleagues
reached first base Schmidt's hopes rose as
high as the sun when at its zenith, and
whenever one of them was put out all his
earthly ambition seemed utterly crushed.
He apostrophized his fellow players as
insurgents" and with tears in his eyes
he exhorted them to stand to their guns"
and to not give up the ship
Il am the leader OF the insurgents"
quoth he; no one knows what a base hit
will bring forth. There was a time once
just when has escaped my memory when
we won a game by making seventeen runs
In the ninth inning The Insurgents are wild
and willy. There is no telling when they
will open fire. When they do 1t is death
to their opponents Beware OF the in
surgenis- Provoke not their anger for il
you do. the present pitcher will have to
be taken 10 the morgue and another one
trotted from the stable, and on him the
insurgents viii satisfy their Unsuitable
love for gore Many pitchers do they
sometimes eat at one feasting. Deal with
them gently and let them win this game
easily, for If they have TO fight hard for
il their ire will be aroused and / shudder
TO think what would happen then
At times Schmidt would mingle Dutch
phrases with his grandiloquence, and
while the Senators wondered what he was
talking about they quailed not at his
threats. Sehmidt's parting words were
these:
ALAS for the Senator's Mayhap ] my
self will pitch in one of the games tomor-
row. Take this as your warning. Select
your burial robes and buy you a prayer
book. For when ] am aroused / am real
bad, and from the emotions that / at this
moment feel arising within me l think
IL more than probable that tomorrow
will be aroused"
II was in the seventh inning that the
game was won. McGann started IL all by
singing to short left. Bonner reached
first on balls, and Freeman's neat sacri-
fee sent McGann 10 third and Bonner 10
second. Padden tripled to left McGann
and Bonner scoring Padden came home
on Atherton's fly to Harley. Kittridge
doubled. but was left ON second by Wey-
hing's hit TO Quinn and out at first.
Another was added in the eighth. After
Slagle had flied 10 Quinn o'Brien singled
Mccain flied to McAllister. and. Bonner
singled To centre. sending o'Brien to third
He scored on Freeman's single to centre
Bonner had stolen second and also at
tempted 10 tally. but was caught at the
plate on NcAllister's throw.
This afternoon there viii be two games
for the price OF one admission. Mercer
and kiuridge viii be the battery in the
first game for the Senators. and DInneen
and Duncan in the second. The first