The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-01
How the Clubs stand.


Washington. z; Baltimore, 6.
That was the score at the end of the
second game between the Senators and
the black and yellow CARRIED young men
from Baltimore For nine innings, very
proliX affairs. by the way. did the estima-
BILE MIR. McGraw do all in his power to
encourage his associates. but they refused
pointblank to accept any words of praise
or encouragement They were in slough
of despond for fair, and no words from
their hopeful leader could bring even the
faintest sort of a ray of sunshine to their
sad hearts The fact of the matter is
some person. with low down, mean de-
signs, put the Curse of the Swatted Ball
on the Maryland representatives, and
with this frightful handicap there was
no chance for them to come out better
than second in the unequal contest.
The local admirers of the national game
were out to the number of $500. but
before the game was finished over 5000 of
the crowd had fondly wished, time after
time, that they had been detained in
town on important business. or otherwise.
Not that the Senators did not waIlop the
life out of the McGrawites. for from the
very first inning. there was no doubt as
to the ultimate result of the contest. But
before the end of the fourth inning the
game had degenerated into a huge farce,
with the Washington players cast for all
the good parts and assigned to the situa-
tions that called for applause from the
audience From the start the Manning
side had but little trouble in finding the
allegedly troublesome curves of Pitcher
Bresnahan, who used to be a local slab
artist The sound drubbing he received
before Captain-M anager-Proprietor Nc
4,
handsome adjoining the players bench
than continuing to hold the position of
prominence in the centre of the diamond,
made him recall the days when he was a
favorite with the boys who hold down
the 25-cent seats, and the thought Of those
good old days when it was no disgrace to
be knocked all over the lot caused a large
hump to manifest itself in the region Of
his Adams apple
When NOps was substituted for Bresna-
han in he fourth inning the Orioles took
their positions full of confidence They
simply knew the Senators could not get
next to the assortment of balls the south
paw had up his sleeve. Nops may have had
some deceiving sort of twist concealed
somewhere about his person. but if he
did he evidently had forgotten the COM
blnauon, for a wilder pitcher has not
been hooted at in this city for many n
day. To locate the rubber at the home
first three men that faced him were fur
nlshed with free transfers to the initial
bag. Throw out ballast as he might, the
Nops balloon did not seem tn catch the
proper current. and during his entire oc-
cupancy of the box he was suspended in
midalr II was a sad spectacle for Mr.
Mctiraw, but for the life Of him he dared
not protest against the assertions Of I'm
pire CantilliOn that the balls shot from
the Nops paw were not cutting the plate
in twain. AS a hired man Mr. McC;raw
might be an obstreperous proposition. but
with the newly assumed responsibilities
OF manager and owner he was compelled
20 display dignity that prevented his
calling the Judge Of plays names that
would not look well in type So during