The Washington times., 1901-08-29

Then, too, the Clevelands sprung won
der in the pitching line on Capt. Bill
Clarke's followers, in the shape of a
youth named McNeal. Nobody seemed to
know the lads first name. but ne show
ed he didn't have to possess a handle to
his name to wallop Big Chief Manning s
hired hands. This McNeal boy carries
only about 40 pounds about the country,
and he looks as If he would make a
bright and shining light behind counter
In a drygoods store, where his principal
duties would be to call cash" He did
not wear whiskers or cuffs to deceive his
audience yesterday, but he had a pocket
full of elusive shoots, and the Manning
ties could not do anything with his de-
livery, although 1t is doubtful If one of
the Departmental League clubs could not
have knocked him all over the lot His
youth and seeming righteousness appear
ed TO have a bad effect on the Senator'S
and they agreed among themselves that
1t would be a shame to slaughter NAM
mas boy. And for his part, the cute
little child did all he could to prevent
them from doing anything that might
have the effect of increasing their batting
averages.
For seven innings the Washingtons
smbled along without getting a man over
the alley, but in the seventh they had a
streak of luck, and by the time the bench
was depopulated four runs had been won
by the locals, and the base hit column
contained three marks. During this siege.
that Mr. McNeaI went through with a great
deal OF fortitude and cconess, the sum
total of the Washington's hits did not
get into the two figure class.
There was a good deal of luck in the
contest and it was all in favor of the Nc
Neal youth. Especially was this the case
In the fourth inning, when Farrell and
DUNCAN led off with safe hits.
Here, argued everybody, is where we
show up strong.
Bill Clarke was the next hitter but af-
ter vainly trying to get next to one of
McNeals phoney curves Colonel Clarke
sent up fly that Catcher Conner took
care of, while the Senator threw his bat
yiciously against the boxes, merely to
show the thirty-six hundred spectators
that he could hit something. Grady hit
a ball that dropped directly in front Of
the plate, and while the belligerent
Michael disputed the matter with Umpire
Belts McNeal ran up secured the ball
and touched Grady. Then there were
some harsh words uttered by the Senator.
whose oratory was doubtless a grand
stand play to square himself with the
crowd for the punk hit. In the mean
while Farrell and DUNCAN We're sending
in pathetic appeals for somebody to res
cue them by smashing the ball Foster
undertook the task, but the best he could
do was to send weak little hit down TO
second base. This sort of luck followed
the Washington men up to the eighth
inning. but when the Spiders had a man
on the bags some of his associates took
good care 10 see to it that he reached
home al right.
Farrell figured prominently in the run
getting in the first game, scoring three of
the locals quar:ette Of tallies He made
the first circuit Of the cushions in the
initial inning, when he opened with sin
gle, reached third on Dungan's base hit.
and scampered UP the path on Ciarke's
out, Downing 10 La Chance. Farrell got
around the ring again in the third on a
10 Pickering. In the seventh Farrell sin
gied, stole second. and got home When
DUNCAN Dailed the sphere for sack
DUNCAN managed to get to the second
stopping place on a steal, and when
Clarke tapped the ban for a base the
right fielder came in. Cleveland got its
single run of the opening contest in the
eighth, when Conner lined the ball out
In Dungan's direction, but the hit was
too strong for the local man 10 reach,
and by the time the ball Was started bacf.
for the diamond Common was cutting II for
home. The ball came TO Catcher Clarke