The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-10
won BY TIE REGULARS
The Brooklyn Ball Team Furnishes
Sport at National Park.
HanIon's Men Show Up We'll Indi-
viduaIIy and CoIIcctiyciy-Evi-
dencc That the Supcrbas VIII
AgaIn Make "a strong Fight for
the ?enRnnt-GeOrgetO Today.

About two hundred spectators were pres
ent at National Park yesterday afternoon
TO witness the Champions and the Augustus
play ball. The Augusta team is a select
nine from Ed Hanlen's aggregation of
baseball wonders. The small attendance
was largely owing to the interest that Is
being manifest at the events now occur
ring at Benning and at the discomfort and
indignation which has been Turning in the
breast OF the local fans for some time.
The Champions appeared to be in fine
condition. and played with their old time
snap and ginger. Every opening was
taken advantage of and every possible play
attempted This applies to both teams.
The excellent playing OF bcth teams shows
that the present regular makeup Of the
Superbas is unexceptionally strong, indi-
vi1ua.:y and collectively. There is Loi 4
has been in the aggregation.
With Kelly at first base and Sheckard at
left the absence of Jennings is not serious
~ felt, and the club may be enabled TO
worry through the season without the as
sistance of that brainy and skillfui player.
Hanlon is much pleased with the work of
DeMontreyille at third. and says III that
/ will not have any intimate relations
with the nightmare on account of any ap-
prehensiou about third base" The retire.
ment of McJames is very much regretted
by Hanlon, as he was regarded as one o:
the clubs reliable pitchers, but with Ned's
we'll known resources this void in the
pitching department will be filled with
Hughes. McGinnity, Howell, Dunn, and
Kennedy The Superbas are strong in the
,ha;, tH.ald IA aInT ono
and Sheckard are artists in their We al
nositions Their infieid as now made up is
very strong and some changes may be
found necessary that will add 10 its
strength.
Mr. Hanlon gays that with one or two
exceptions he never saw his team in bet
ter condition individually and collectively.
at this time of the year. When asked what
he thought about the championship pros
poets. he answered with significant smile
that was as forcibly expressive as words.
Notwithstanding the fact that no work has
been done upon the diamond this season,
everything was in fairly good order Rob
bic Young representing the National
League was she host and master of cere-
monies upon this occasion, and Umpire
Tommy Simpson was master Of the field.
Game was called a AS p. m, with the
Augustus at the bat Nothing In the way
OF runs was accomplished in the first In
ming. The BrOoklyns began business in the
second inning when Jones made a furious
drive 10 centre for three bases. and came
home on Days base on errors. DAILY sco.-
ing or outs They also scored one each in
the third and fourth inning. and rested
from their batting labOrs until the eighth
inning. when they got together, and on
Jones DahIen's. and Kitson's singles. and
doubles by De Monueville and Mcclure,
four additional runs crossed the plate.
The Augustus scored one In the third
and TWO IN the nth inning, and while they
hit the ball almost as hard and as fire.
auently as the regulars. they did not ma
terialize in runs, the game ending TO 8 in
favor OF the Brocklyns.
Broadway Aleck Smith played beauti-
fuI game at second, having two hits, eight