The Washington times., 1901-08-11

presentation stage of popularity. Jordan
DOTTED his cap in a graceful fashion that
bespoke long and arduous practice and
then proceeded to Timber up. He at once
caught the fancy of the multitude by
making one-hand stop. la Tenney.
During the game he fieIded all right al
though when at the bat he showed a tend
ency to back away from the plate, in
stead of meeting the bah squarely, in the
most approved smuggling manner. II was
something of consolation that he did
not strike out, even If he did not get a
safe hit Still that was not so much of
a wonder, as his associates We're able to
secure only four bingles off Pitcher
Wiltse, youth who continually chews
gum during working hours This Wiltse,
by the way, proved TO be something of a
hitter as well twirler, out of five
chances he knocked out two doubles and
brace of triples-not so bad for young
chap who looked as If ne would prove
tapioca before he got settled down to
earning his salary.
Gear was the very thing the Philadel-
phia gentlemen had been looking for. He
permitted them to hit him safely twenty
two times. and there is no telling how
many more bases might have been secured
if the weather had not been so warm and
the eXertion of tagging around the bases
too much for the McGiiiicuddyites to
stand. In extenuation of Mr.. Gears per-
Torrance, il should be explained that he
imagined he was playing "one old cat"
and that instead of q ball he was forced to
throw bean bag. His work had no force
behind 1t throughout the. exercises. and
after the fifth act the entertainment was
listleSs. so far as the Gear contribution
was concerned.
In the first game. the washingtons made
their first runs in the initial inning. when
Waldron. Farrell. and DUNCAN were en-
abled TO cross the home plate on Mike
Grady's triple. Clingman and Mercer
scored in the fourth. and in the following
inning Foster got around on single. and
Coushlin's and MERGERS hits. Coughlin,
nd Vail Ia
side was retired in the seventh The
Philadelphias were unable to get a
man across the rubber until the fourth,
when Lajoie lined the ball over the
fence. The colonel repeated this per-
formance in the sixth. and was fortu-
nate enough to have Davis on first base
when he secured the second homer. Davis
came home in the eighth on single.
Cross hit to left. and MrIntyres fy-out
to Waldron in deep centre.
Cross scored the first run for his side In
the fourth inning of the second game.
This lead was increased by another tally
in the following inning. the result Of
Wiltses efforts. Powers ard Wiltse got
around the bags in the seventh on the for
Iner's single, Wiltses triple. and Fultz 3
one-bagger 1t was in the eighth that the
fireworks approached true pyrotechnical
display. Five runs We're scored in this
inning on singles by Cross, I.ajoie. and
baggers by Wiltse and Davis. and Powers
home run. This exhibition came very
near being duplicated in the last inning
when four more runs were acquired by the
visitors on singles by Cross. Mcintyre,
and Powers, a triple by Wiltse. and
Fultz's drive over the left field fence. AT
no stage of the game did a Washington
player get within hailing distance of the
home plate. 1t was considered mighty
good when a local fellow corralled first
base, and when one got to the second rest
ing spot the crowd almost got the money
throwing fever Third base did not exist.
so far as Washington was concerned.
This is what Jared Mr.. Gear and tickled
Mr. Mercer