Evening Star Newspaper, August 21, 1897, Page 9

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Gaither, subagent, yth and H sts. auv-1 May Join the Washivgtons and Thus Be Enabled to Return Home. A special dispatch to the Cincinnati En- Quirer from Anderson, Ind., says: “Dud” Cy Lewen, the star pitcher of the Atiantic League, at present with Hartford, will iikely wear a Washington uniform the rest of the season. There is a few dollars’ difference yet in the prices, the Hartford club holding him at $2,500, while Wagner is not disposed to go over $2,000. There is an interesting little base ball story back of Bowen, and if the trade is consummated he will be able to return to his home in indiana, from which he has been an exile for two years. Three years ago he was pitching for an Anderson team. At Findlay, Ohio, a stranger, who watched the game from the grand stand, came to him after he had finished pitching and asked him how he would like to try a turn in the big league. He said he would like to, and a day or so later he got a telegram from Freedinan of the New Yorks, instructing him to report at the Polo grounds. He obeyed instruc- tions, but before going he swore that he would never return to Anderson until he had made a record in the big league. He pitched fairly good ball, but he was one of the twenty let go after Freedman had re- turneg from his Fiorida outing two years ago. joined the Manhattans and at last went to Hartfcrd, where he has made the great hit in the Atlantic League. He has been true to Fis word and never returned to Anderson. Letters have been received periodically in which he reiterated his avowed pur- pose of succeeding in the big league be- fore he ever returned to his native stamp- ing grounds. Wagrer thinks he is one cf the greatest pitchers in the country. WORLD'S RECORD BROKEN. Wefers Run 120 Yards in 11 2-5 Seconds. In the Memorial Hespital athletic games at the Worcester Oval yesterday afternoon B. J. Wefers broke the 120-yard world’s record by two-fifths of a second. His time was 11 2-5 seconds, the best pre- vious time, 11 4-5. ——___ A Contention Over Richeliew’s Rest: ing Place. Paris Letter to the Londoa Telegraph. Litigation of a bistorically interesting sort is about to take place between the city of Paris and the descendants of the rela- tives of Cardinal de Richelieu. The city wants to take over the Sorbonne chapel, wherein is Richelieu’s head inclosed in a theatrical-looking tomb. The direct de- sScendants of the famous statesman’s fam- ily oppose this, on the ground that Riche- lieu built the Sorbonne out of his own money on the condition that he, his rela- tives and theirs to come, should be buried in the chapel. The city maintains that the gardinal's will {s out of date and of no ac- count, owing to the lapse of time. The liv- ing representatives of his family, however, intend to fight the matter out in order to it the chapel from being transformed @lay department of the new Sorbonne. NEW BALL PLAYERS Young Men Who Will Be Tried ‘ With the Senators. WHERE THEY GAINED EXPERIENCE Fox an Associate of Sockalexis at Holy Cross. GETTM AN, THE FLEET OF FOOT es When Ted Sullivan left Washington about three weeks ago, Manager-Magnate Wagner told him to keep his weather eye peeled for a first-class outfielder, or, in fact, ary player that he thovght would strength- en the Washington club. Sullivan drifted through the Pennsylvania and Western leagues and the Western association, and nothing was heard from him. Then one day, from away off in Fort Worth, Texas, came a telegram from Ted to Mr. Wagner, informing the latter that he thought he had a man that would suit him very well Now, Suilivan’s judgment of a ball player is second to none, and Mr. Wagner immed- iately wired back, telling Ted to sign the man. Shortly after another telegram came from Texas, saying: “I have signed Jake Gettman of the Fort Worth team. He is an outfielder and looks all over a ball player.” As a result of this telegraph correspon- dence, Jacob J. Gettman arrived in Wash- ington last Monday evening, and bright and early Tuesday morning he reported to Col. Robb at National Park. As soon as Charley Reilly, who was managing the “Yanigans,” set eyes on Gettman, he pro- claimed him a dead ringer for Patsy Dono- van. both as to build and movement on the field. Of course nothing can be told of a player's worth in practice. It is the real, grueling play of a National League contest that is necessary to develop all that is in him, but if Gettman fails to make a place fur himself on the Washington team, he will have disappointed many people besides Ted Sullivan. J. J. Gettman, Right Fielder. Gettman, not Gottman, was born in Has- tings, Neb., twenty-two years ago, and this season has been his first in professional ranks. Of course, he has been playing ball ever since he could lift a bat, and first base has always been his favorite position. The Fort Worth team already had an initial bag tender, so that he was placed in the field. Gettman weighs about 165 pounds and is about five feet eleven inches high. In looking over the Texas papers it was ascertained that Gettman is credited with a batting average of .412, so far on the sea- son, and that in fielding iis percentage was .908. He is exceedingly fast on his feet, @ qualification that will please Cap- tain Brown, having a record of fourteen scconds for making a tour of the bases. As this is only a second or two removed from the record, it can easily be seen that the Nebraska boy is rather shifty on his feet. The only defect the big fellow has, if it can be called a defect, is the fact that he catches a fly ball with so much confidence, very much on the order of Selbach. Ali the players say, and they should know, that this is a good feature of Gettman’s playing, as it permits him to get the ball away from his hands in very quick order. ‘The second boy to report was Roger Platt Bresnehan of Lima, Ohio. This young man comes to Washington with the recommen- dation of that veteran ball player, Arlie Latham, and Arlie should be able to know a good one by this time. Bresnehan is about twenty-one years old, weighs 165 pounds and is of the stocky build, being about five feet five inches tall. Roger nas been practicing out at the park for the last couple days and handles himself very well. He has lots of confidence in himself, a good qualification for a ball player, and says he is ready to go into the box when- ever called upon. Last year was Bresne- han's first year with a professional ball team, playing at Bryan, Ohio, with an in- dependent team. His record was so good that he was signed by the Lima club for this season, and his work has been of the Sensational order. An idea can be formed ef what the Lima people think of Roger by the following: Roger P. Bresneban, Pitcher. “Amceng Colonel Robb’s mail on Wednes- day was a nice long letter for Bresnehan from the president of a bank in Lima. In it the banker congratulated Roger on signing with a National League club, all sorts of good wishes for his future suc- cess were extended, and as a final cheering paragraph the Lima friend told him to draw on his bank for a $40 suit of clothes if he won his first game.” During a short conversation with a Star reporter Bresnehan impressed the former very favorably, being a bright conversa- tionalist and exceedingly modest. All ref- erence to his own work was tabooed, Roger’s only injunction being that before any opinion was formed his performance in the box should be analyzed. Bresnehan is a right-handed twirler, and has plenty of speed and a good assortment of curves. Some time back an anonymous communi- cation came to National Park addressed to Manager Earl Wagner, calling his at- tention to a young college player by the name of Fox, who was playing with the Cooperstown, N. Y., team, and in addi- him over, and said that Tommy Dowd had already expressed a favorable opinion of the Cooperstown boy.. As a result, a favor- able comment came from Dowd and Man- ager Irwin went down to a strong aggregation that bu was registered it, that istered by Brown University. Young Fox has played at short and second, and dur- ing last season accepted 104 chances out of 116, giving him a fielding average of .906. This is pretty good for an infielder. With the bat he is not so strong, but yet man- aged to pull off an average of .330. He is about twenty-two years old, weighs 165 pounds and fs about five feet ten inches high. What will please the local fans the most is the fact that Fox is quick on his feet, an accurate tWvower and a fielder that goes after everything. Fox claims to have gone around the bases in thirteen seconds. William H. Fox, Infielder. The new man tells quite a humorous story at the expense of Sockalexis and aptly illustrates his fleetness of foot. Fox says he ran the Indian a race of 100 yards one day. It was an impromptu affair, and he beat Socks. As Sockalexis has been around the league circuit, his speed is pretty well krown. The Indian took his defeat very much to heart and persuaded Fox to give him another trial. It came off & week later, and again the Indian bit the dust. Both men were in the pink of cendi- tion, and the time made was near the ten- seconds mark. A third and fourth race was run, the Indian being defeated every ume, but the stolid spirit of the race came to the front after every defeat, and before the season was over the two men had in- dulged in fifteen races, young Fox defeat- ing Socks at every try. A fourth man was ordered to report at National Park, a pitcher by the name of Dunkle, who is playing with the Sunbury, Pa., team this season, but as yet he has not put in an appearance. Dunkle was recommended by Umpire Kelley, who late- ly officiated in this city, who says that he has all the earmarks of being a first-class Player, being able to play in almost any position, but pitching is his strongest forte. During the past week Dunkle has been playing first for the Sunbury team, and in a late game tore off a home run, two tri- ples and a single—pretty good work for a pitcher. It is to be hoped that he will at least give the Washington fans a chance to size him up before the seascn closes. ——— NATIONAL ARCHERY CONTESTS, ~ Interesting Events at Range. The nineteenth annual convention of the National Archery Association closed yes- terday afternoon at the arsenal range in this city. The attendance was small owing to the lack of notice given of the contests, but the closeness of the contests made th meeting one of the most enjoyable of re- cent years. The national and American round championships were won by W. A. Clark of Wyoming, Ohio, who had pre- viously won the same in 1886 and 1887. Mrs. J. S. Baker won the national and Co- lumbia championships, shot by ladies from dista sixty to thirty yards. Mr. McGowan and Miss Cooke of this city made the highest scores in the contest be- tween teams of ladies and gentlemen, shoot- ing, respectively, at fifty and sixty yards. The highest championships were won by Miss Cooke and Mr, L. W. Maxon of this city. The records in general were higher than those made last year. The next annual meeting will be held near Cincinnati, Ohio. W. A. Clark, this year's champion, was elected president and Rev John Leroy Taylor of Wyoming, Ohio, was appointed secretary and treasurer. —— SKILL WITH THE ROD. the Arsenal Mr. Birney Successfully Lands a Man- Eating Shark, Ex-District Attorney Arthur A. Birney, who is one of the most devoted and suc- cessful disciples of Isaak Walton, has just returned from a fishing trip along the New Jersey coast, and, of course, with a good story. One day he was fishing just off shore for weakfish, but, like every true fisherman, stood ready and willing to land anything that bit. He was using an ordi- nary rod, supplied, of course, with a reel. His line was one he has often used in his campaigns against black bass, a stout bass hook being attached by a steel snood. His bait wes clam, and he had just thrown out his line baited’ with a good-sized one, when it was taken with a snap that left no doubt that the fish was a big fellow. The fish wes skillfully hooked, and for nearly half an hour was no less skillfully played. ‘The strength exhibited by the fish was some- thing Mr. Birney had never before experi- enced, but he hung on to him, and at length brought him to the surface, well ex- housted. ‘Then the former prosecuting officer saw that his captive was of a bluish white color, long and slender, clean cut, and pos- sessed of one of the ugliest mouths he had ever seen. “A shark, by thunder!” ex- claimed the boatman, “and a young man- eater at that.” The boatman, as Mr. Birney slowly drew the dangerous fellow alongside, wanted to Kill it by striking it with an oar. Mr. Bir- ney, however, thought that in doing so he would break ‘his line and suggested that Mr. Shark be first landed and then exe- cuted. So, carefully drawing him to the side of the boat, Mr. Birney directed the Yoatman to place a landing net under him and then lift him in. That was done, and as the boatman stood on the fish Mr. Bir- ney killed it by cutting its throat. The shark was then thrown overboard, as food for his kind, but not until after it had been carefully measured. Its length was a few inches over four feet, and it probably welghed something like fifty pounds. ‘The catch, the ex-district attorney's friends declare, was a fine exhibition of his skill with the rod. Se Orioles Losing Their Ginger. From the Baltimore Sun. Somehow there was a singular lack of “ginger” in the work of the champions. Not for months have they taken defeat so listlessly as in these last two games. In- stead of fighting it out to the last ditch, they acted as if they were beaten almost from the start. Of course it is hard to get up any en- thusiasm over a losing game, but the Orioles usually show fight to the last, and they showed very little fight in either of these games. It is not a good sign. It is to be hoped that the gump in batting is only for a few gamés. Any protracted slump from this time onward would be fatal to Baltimore's chances for the cham- pionship. Jennings is sorely missed. Quinn does wonderfully well, but there is only one Jennings. He is the life of the infield, and is a whole carload of ginger in himself, not to mention his great work at the bat and his brilliant fielding. ——— Proof Positive. Frayed Fagin (highly excited)—‘Are you sure Weary hez picked up a nickel some- wheres?” Dusty Dope (hoarsely)—‘Yes; dead sure he’s running down de socialists.” ———_ +e ‘Wallace—“I didn’t know you rode a wheel.” Ferry—‘I don’t.” “Then what are you wearing knicker- bockers and a sweater for?” “To keep the fool bicycle riders from run- ning over me. They think I’m one of em.” —Cincinnati Enquirer, a Jack—‘‘How is your sister getting on with her singing lessons?” > Cissie—‘Well, papa has taken the wad- ding out of his ears for the first time to- day.” —Fliegende Blatter, “§ a SPORTS +N GENERAL : ds ig Senators and “Uhfeago Colts Broke vebven. : HOW THE ‘Duryea and Wahley Took Honors at, Norwich. TENNIS AT NEWPORT Today's Schedule and Weather. Chicago at Washington—clear. Cleveland at Baltimore—clear. Pittsburg at Beston—clear. St..Louis at Brooklyn—clear. Louisville at New York—clear. Cincinnati at Philadelphia—clear. Record of the Clubs. W.L. PC.) Clubs. W. L. P.C. 68 31 .3|Pittsburg..... 43 58.458 63 52-663) Loulsvitle.-2. 44 56 430 Cincinnati... 61 33. .649| Philadelphia. 43 58 1426 y York.. 2. 58 37 -811/Brooklyn..../ 40 57 1412 B2 44 Washington. . 39 59 398 49 52° .495/St. Louis....2 26 74 -260 ood August 21, 1896 Clubs. W.L. PC.) Clubs. Ww. Baltimore... 49 31 .690/ Brooklyn..... 46 Cincinnati.: <2 69 31-69) Philadelphia... 45 Cleveland.:.. 62 37-626) New York... 45 jeng 4 yashington. . % Pittsburg... 55 St. Louis. ...2 Boston. 54 45 -545' Louisville. ... 25 Two games were played at National Park yesterday afternoon between the Chicago and Washington clubs, and at the close of the day it was found that the visitors had captured the first by the score of 6 to 2, the second going to the Senators quite easily, the score being 11 to 1. While both contests were too one-sided to ir spire much enthusiasm, many individual exhibitions contributed materially to the successful entertainment of the large crowd of spectators present. The fielding of Brown, Fox, Gettman, Farrell, Dahlen and Ryan was of the most sensational order, but was marred in spots by poor work on the part of the Chicago shortstop and the Washingtons’ captain. But errors make up the game and add to the interest. ‘The new players, Fox and Gettman, were in the games from start to finish. The Texas Leaguer has evidently come to stay, as he is very shifty on his feet, a good sticker, as his record yesterday will show, while in the field he took care of everything that came his way without the least trouble, one of his catches being very fine. Of Fox it can be said that he is active on his feet and a hard worker, but his lack of ieague experience tells against him and his bat- ting was confined to two bunt hits. He carries himself well and received lots of encouragement from the spectators, who appreciate a player who is trying to do his best toward winning the game. It was good for sore eyes to see the new men get over the bases, Wotit#of them beiag very flee ue McJames went®on—the rubber ior the heme club in the firat game, and was op- posed by that erratic left-hander, Danny Friend. Both meg;were hit alike—nine safe ones; but the haggs pn balls given by Me- James always resulted in runs, and there fore made his twirling very poor. A left- hander is always & hindicap to the Wish- ington club, but they. hit the southpaw all right yesterday in.a sfraggling sort of way, but their fielding lost them the game, one or two dumb plays sneaking in that made the spectators gréan:> _ In the second game Hilary Swaim coy- ered the rubber fgr the Senators and Grant Briggs for the Chicagos. In this contest the work of the tall Sycamore was of the gilt-edge order, and outshone the twirling of his opponent with a dazzling brightness. Hilary had speed: sell yesterday, and with it perfect command, keeping the hits of the white legs well scattered. Swaim ts no more a laughing proposftion, and the quickcr the visiting clubs find this out the better it will be for their record of games won. Pitcher Briggs met his Waterloo in the fourth inning, when Gettman started the trouble with a nice single to center, ané before the third man had been retired eight runs had beer. chalked up to the cred- it of the home club, Good for Five Innings. The first game was a beauty. bright for the first five innings, neither side getting a run. The Chicagos broke the ice in the sixth inning, scoring two runs. Kittridge drew a base on balls and went to second on Decker’s sacrifice. Dahlen’s grounder was fumbled by Wrigley, and Kittridge went to third on the error. Lange scratch- ed a single to right and Kittridge scored. De Mont'’s drop of a thrown ball let Dahlen go to third, and he came home on Anson’s single. The Washirgtons managed to get back one of these runs in this inning. Wrigley singled to right, went to third on Selbach’s single in the same direction, and scored while Selbach was being thrown out at second. Two additional runs went to the visitors in the seventh, cn McCormack’s base on balls and to second on Fox’s error of Friend's hit. Another error by the new second baseman filled the corners. McCor- mack came home on Decker’s out, and Friend tallied on Dahlen’s out. In the ninth the white legs got two more, on Friend’s single, a base on balls to Decker, Dahlen’s single and an error by Brown. In this inning Gettman hit to left for two bases, and came home when De Mont ham- mered out a nice single. FIRST GAME. WASHINGTON. CHICAGO. B.H.0.4.5, R.H.O.AE. Selbach, If.. 0 275° 6| Decker, If...1 120°) Brown, cf... 0 0 3 0 1 Dahlen, ss... 1 1 4 3 0 Gettman, rf.1 2 10 O Lange, cf 0 220 6 DeMont,’s8..0 1 4 4 1/Anmon, ib-..0 3 42 $ M 0 222 olitvanrf..-.0 010 0 © 0 8 6 9/Callahan; 2.00 3 2% 01 4 3 2) McCork, tb.11 5 20 110 3 2Fiend, ps2 1110 © 0 0 o o/Kittridge, c11 05-2 0 Sie 292i 6] Totals....6 9712 2 ‘ashington. 5 10012 Catone: wo 0000220 2-6 rned run— Washington, 1 ‘Two-base hit Gettman. —‘Three-hase * hits—Gettman, Seltnth, Stolen bases—McCormick, Anson _(),” Kittridge, Lange. Double plays—DeMont to Tuckel ey Tucker; DeMont to Fox to Tucker: Dahlen to Ax. gon, 2; Friend to McCormick to Callahan. | First Friend, 2; off McJames, 4. Struck 5; by McJames, 2. Left on bases— Washington, 4? Gnics 5. —Dedl Time 20” Vangie azo. 6. Sacrifice hit—Decker. The Second Game. The second game opened up well for the Chicagos as they» gota runner over the home plate in {Hé jfirst inning. But a good beginning @jd. them little good, as the result showeg@; nat another run com- ing their way fer :ttie remainder of the gamé. Decker nit a tast one to Wrigley, who threw wild tg Tucker, and the rurner went to second o} ld pitch. Dahlen’s scratch hit landgg..hjm on third and he came home when; e, who had gone to first on balls, stel, second. The first three were fruitless for the home club, bug inythe fourth a victory Was cinched, as they hammered the bail all over the lot*and out of it. Gettman started the troublé‘With a bunt and De- Mont hit one to left-center for a home run. Farrell drew a ls y Tucker ammere arm ape aera hard one into the ‘bleachers. Here four runs and no one out, with th€*apectators yelling with joy. Fox contributedito the hilarity with a nice bunt, whith he beat out, McCor- mack concluding it wasn’t worth while throwing the ball to head him off. Wrig- ley hit a hot grounder to right, that sent Fox to second. Selbach’s hit’ filled the bases, and Tom Brown's good hit for two bases drove in Fox and Wrigley, Selbach stopping on third. Gettman then’ flew ng Selbach, came home on De’ Mont’s two-l ‘. All these runs took the life out of the. visitors, and in the fifth the Sena! chalked up two additional runs for good s was making a pretty double play on Fox off of Swaim’s fly to center. The game was called at the end of the eighth inning on account of darkness. SECOND GAME. . CHICAGO. 6 Decker, If. © Dablen, ss. © Lange, cf. = momen aren i 1) Caiaban, 2b. ©) McCor’k, 3b: 1 Brges, ‘p. Hemmer | mocmomome’ wo! eremoomme r 2 é e =I ord & s PEI pewrnonneP ce Washington... -000820 Chicago. . -1000000 0-1 Barrcd runs—Washington, 7. _Two-base_ hits— Brown, DeMout. Home runs—DeMont, Tucker. Stolen 'base—Lange. Double plays—DeMont to For, to Tucker: Ryan to Lange, to Dablen, to Anson: Lange to Dahien, to Callahan. First on bails—Of Briggs, 3; of Swaim, 3. Hit by pitched ball—By Briggs, 1. Struck out—By Briggs, vi Swaim, 2. Wild pitch—Swaim, 1. Lett on bases—Washington, 5; Chicago, 10. Time—2.15. Umplre—Lyneh. Louinville Defeated New York. The Louisvilles took the second game of the series from the Giants at New York yesterday by the score of 9 to 3. The work of Pitcher Frazer, who held the New Yorks down to eight hits, was superb, and the victory gained by his club can be ascribed to his puzzling delivery. Seymour was wild and was replaced by Sullivan, who was hit hard. NEW YORK. LOUISVILLE. R.LO.azZ.| R.W.O.AE. VinHat'n, ef 0 273 +23200 M'Cre. rfi1ro0o -23230 Tiernin, ‘If. 9 0 1 0 21000 Joyce, db..551 20 1 121001 Davis, -0 052 23100 O72, -@9112 92441 tk, Tb....1 0 6 0 92101 her, ¢... 0 LL 2 00710 ymour, p..0 0 0 0 eoozo Suilvan, p..0 1 0 0 Totals -8 8a 7 9162710 3 New York. 1001-3 Louisville. - 30 0 6-9 Earned runs—Louisville, 4. Two-base hits—Cling- man, Vance. Ho run—Vauce. Stolen bases— Clark, MeCreery (2), Dolan, Davis, Double play— Stafford and Werden, First base cn errors New York, 3: Louisville, mour, 4; off Frase First base on balls Om 8. Hit by pitehed ball—Joyee. Struck ‘out—By Seymour, 4; t Ilivan, 5; by Fraser, 7. Passed balls—Warner, 1; Wilson, 1. Left gn bases—New York, 14: Louixviile, 10, Time—2.30. Umpires—Emsiie and McDonald. Baltimores Again Shut Out. The Clevelands again repeated the dose of whitewash to the Orioles yesterday, the score, 5 to 0, in their favor, telling the story. Powell had the birds guessing throughout the game, while Pond was hit hard and poorly supported. BALTIMORE. ! CLEVELAND. -H.O.A.E, R.H.O.AE 12.3 1 Burkett, If. 1 2°41 0 1 2 0 0 McKean, ss. 1 2 3 4 0 o100 ‘, 02400 9200 ", 3.002110 012 2 1/O'Connor, rf_0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Pickering, cf 1 1 2 0 1 1 3.5 0 Tebcau, Ib..1 1 7 2 0 2 3 0 0 Zimmer, 11620 0 1 2 0) Powell,’ p.-.0 1000 52716 2\ Totals .... 5 10 2719 2900000000 7601000400 Two. L Keeler, Burkett, Childs. Bases on balls—Ity Pond, 1: hit—Pow Powell, 2. s out—By Poud, 1 M1 Left on bases—Baltimor Cleveland, First base on errors—Cleveland, ‘1. “Time—1.45." Umpire— Hurst. en Break at Philadelphia. ‘Two games were played at Philadelphia yesterday between the Cincinnatis and the Quakers, the latter at last breaking their long string of defeats by winning the first game by the score of 6 to 2, but relapsed into their usual slovenly exhibition of ball playing, and lost the second by the score of 4 to *’ Umpire Kelly had his troubles with the Red Legs, and fined several of them, besides sending Ehret to the bench. Breitenstein’s pitching was too much for the Quakers in the second game. FIRST GAME. PHILADELPHIA. R.H.C CINCINNATI E Abo Cools re i) ou oo Tom ee as 90101 24 01230 20un 00010 ~ ee es 9212 1¢ o12 oo110 5 oo0°0 22240 MFarland, ¢O 11 0 0 Vaughn, 1.10 0 4 2 0 Wheeler, p.. 0 0 0 2 0 Dwyer pc 0 0 9 12 cS bey te SD Totals ....6 627 8 1) Totals ....2 72415 2 Cincian: 06009000 2 02 Philad: 30003000 x6 Earned runs—Philadelphia, 1; Cincinnati, 2. Two- base bits—Nash, Peitz. Three-tase hit—Delehanty. He S ft on bases —Philadelphia, out—By Ehret, 1. Double y. First base’ on errors— First base on pall Hit by pitened Passed bal iphia, 1. off Euret, 1 Stel: SECOND GAME. PHILADELPHIA. CINCINNATI. RW.OAE. R.H.O.AE. 1 a2) 0200 910 1400 200 2340 013 1 2600 042 2220 000 1200 011 0000 121 1510 140 0200 114 0000 6279 927 70 Cincinnati. 002 Philadel; 03 ‘inna a coran. Sac Left on bases—Philadel; out— lary: ifeld, 1. pire—Kelly. ti, 4. Strack 2 Double First base ‘on balls—Om 1 ball--Delehanty, Um- Bostons Hammered Killen. The Bostons put up an almost perfect game yesterday against the Pittsburgs, and won easily by the score of 15 to 2. Klobe- danz pitched masterly ball, while Killen was hammered all over the field, and was given miserable support. BOSTON. PITTSBURG. Hamilton, cf2 15 0 i} van, rf. Tenney, ib. 3 211 1 0) Padden, 2b..1 212 2 Allen, s8....3 2 4 4 0 Smith, ef. oo401 Stahl, rf. .2 3 0 0 0 Davis, 3b. RE OO 1 Duffy, If. .3 3 1 0 1 Gardner, 3b.00001 Collins, 3b... 2 2 3 1 0 Ely, ss. 0115606 Lowe, 2b. 0 1 0 7 © Rothfuss, 1b.0 0 9 0 0 Bergen, 54 1 4 3 © Brodie, cf... 0 3 3 : 4 Kc! re a } Klobt dang, p $2454 Totals: os 7 Boston. 50330202 x5 Pittsburg. 2000000602 Earned ruas—Boston, 3; Pittsburg, 2. Two-base hits—Tenney, Stabl, Donovan, Padden, Davis. Home ran—Collins. | Double play Padden. Fay and Hoth fuss. First base on balls—By Klobedanz, 1; by Kil- Jen, 4. Hit by pitched ball—Rothfuss. Struck out— By’ Klobedanz, 1; by Killen, 2. First on errors— Boston, 3. Left ‘on bases—Boston, 5; Pittsburg. 5. Wild pitch—Klobedanz, 1. Time—1'69. Umpire— O'Day. “The Good Thing” at Brooklyn. The Brooklyns found another easy propo- sition before them yesterday in the St. Louis club, the score being 12 to 7 in their favor at the conclusion of the contest. Don- ahue was hit at will, while Dunn was also touched up pretty lively, but not enough to win the game. BROOKLYN. ST. LOUIS. 1t-H.0.4.8.| ROAR. Jones, rf.... 2 2°10 0/Dougias, c..1 1°61 0 Grittin, cf1111 2 2 0 0/Croms, sacc)1 12 21 Shindle, 36:11 1 0 1 0| Hartman, 962 213 1 Ander-on, if 1 3 2 0 0|Grady, 1b...1 2 8 20 ‘AUSmith, 1b 2 313 2 0| Turret, ré.10 210 0 Schoch, 2b... 1 © 4 4 1)Ho'’seman, If 1 1 2 0 0 Burrill, cv:. 3 2 1 0 | Harley, cf. 0 @ 1 1 0 Durn, p...1.1 3 2 3 0| Hallman, 2.0 0 1 270 G. Smith, ss. 0 1 2 7 1/Donahue, p..0 0 0 10 Suthof, p...1 22 41 31217 27 17 2] Totals ....7 1124 16 3 B 100040 x-12 Be baer 0050010017 Earned runs—Brooklyn, 8; St. Louls, 4, First base. on ‘errors—Brooklyn, 3. Left “on. bases ; St. Louis, even with his face and let the ball do the rest. The result was a clean hit. Gettman, the new fielder, didn't make a very natty appearance in Al Mauls old uniform yesterday, but he was sized up as a real ball player by the faas. just right for speed and strength, and ts very fast on his feet. If these two new men had been secured two months ago the crowds at National Park would not have dwindled so much. The last game of the series and the sea- son with Chicago will be played today. Mercer will probably pitch for the Sena- tors and Thornton for the visitors. It takes clever men to pull off a base ball trick successfully. Dahlen’s common sense should have told him that Umpire Lynch would see him throw the ball in lefi field in the sixth inning, and the same can be sald of Selbach when he kept Donohue from picking up a ball that was thrown wild. Lynch was only a few yards away and Saw the entire performance. Had Sel kept out of the way Brown would have scored. The first game yesterday beat the rd as to double plays. It is not often that the spectators are permitted to witness six ctain-lightning double piays in one game, but that was what happened yesterday. The first ball hit yesterday in the second game furnished a sensational catch by Right Fielder Jimmy Ryan. Selbach met | it good and hard, and away it went into the right garden with a rush. Ryan first | misjudged the ball, and then, almost get- ting under it, threw out his left hand and pulled it down. The spectators cheered | Ryan to the echo. A special from Laurel, Md., says that | Lawrence Nichols of that city, the pitcher | of the Treasury Department team of this city, is a candidate for a position on the Baltimore club. Nichols has lately been in conference with Hanlon, the latter tell- ing the former that it was too late in the season to experiment, but that he would try him out in the beginning of next sea- | sen. Two days and eighteen innings without a | | New Leng: run! What can be the matter with the Baltimore birdlets? Is Jennings the whole team? But then Pat Tebeau always said the Orioles were quitters if handled right, | and the Cleveland captain apparently has found the right receipt. And Boston is three games*away. When the scores of the Boston, Balti- more and Philadelphia games went up out at National Park yesterday, the spectators gave a hearty cheer. The Bostons have a host of friends in this city; the Cincin- natis quite a following, but the Orioles | Seemed to be unbacked. That Texas leaguer Vance the Louis-" villes have just got hold of, must be a good one, too. Batting against Seymour yest >r- day in New York he hammered out a double, a homer and a single. A special from St. Louis says that Second Baseman Billy Hallman will be released b; Von Der Ahe to cut down expenses. Bills Sets $500 additional for captaining the nine. Houseman is slated for the position. That man McCormack on third for Boston is a comer all right. He belongs to the Oriole class, and Ned Hanlon shovla go after him. He seems out of place un the Chicago team, as he is about the only hard worker im that aggregation. He gave uncle a call yesterday for not running out a fly it. Earl Wagner reached home yesterday af- ternoon, looking none the worse for his ex- perience with the sheriff in Boston. Mr. Wagner says he was not locked up i: jail, but spent a portion of the night with the sheriff in his office and the other portion | looking over the cultured city. A lobster | breakfast at 2 o'clock in the morning was | one cf the pleasures enjoyed. The Sena- tors’ manager had to face a lot of jollying | from his friends as they came into the grand stand. | After the first game in Philadelphia yes- | terday it is reported that Magnate Reach had a talk with Umpire Kelley over several | of his decisions, and yet we blame thesum- | Pires for poor work. To a man up a tree It looks all over as if the seat of the trouble is the magnates themselves. If a club suf- fers, its own management protests, the nm- pire is transferred. The latter knows this and there you are. A new umpire has a hard road to travel. Lester German packed up his clothes yes- terday and left for Buffalo, that club ac- cepting his terms for the remainder of the season. German should do good work in the Eastern League. Poor “Tommy” Dowd failed: to get an- other fly ball that sailed out Into right field in Philadelphia Thursday. It lost the game and Dowd is getting another “roasi” from the Philadelphia sporting editors. The Chicago Club has lost fourteen games by one run this season. That's why Anson has been crying “hard luck!” Fourteen games on the other side of the ledger would put the Colts away ahead of New York. According to one of the St. Louis play- ers, the Philadelphia club made an of- fer of $3.000 and Lave Cross, Fifield, John- son and Wheeler for Hart, Donahue and Monte Cross. “We got $1,000 in cash in addition to Dad Clarke for McCreery’s release,” said President Pulliam last night. “The reason we let McCreery go was because he was erratic in batting and fielding and couid not stand criticism.” After the game at Eastern Park Thurs- cay one of the St. Louis players waylatd Umpire Carpenter under the grand stand. “I've half a mind to do you right here!” growled the player. Carpenter, who is small ard boyish looking, peeled off his coat without delay and said coolly: “Weil, start right in, old man! There's nobody to interfere’” The player left in a hurry. Some of these toughs of the diamond will find out some day that little Carpenter can handle his fists pretty cleverly, as he is said to be an expert boxer. A great many players are of the opinion that the Baltimores will do better against the western.teams than the Bostons and will wind up by winning the championship the fourth time. Anson, however believes that Selee’s aggregation will take the bunt- ing. “The Baltimores have too many games with the strong teams to win out,” said Anson. “They have six games to play with us, five with the Cincinnatis and six with the New Yorks. The Bostons have only three with us, three with the Reds and three with the New Yorks. 1 think the games that Baltimore has with the New Yorks, Cincinnatis and Chicagos will keep them out of the championship. DURYEA WON, WAHLEY SECOND. Success of Washington Participants in the Croquet Tourney. Sackett C. Duryea of this city captured first place and the championship in the croquet tourney of the National Associa- tion, which ended at No-wich, Conn., last night. His last game with Dickey was played in the afternoon and bis record of ten won and one lost equals the best ever made. Duryea is eighteen years old, and has acquired a proficiency that at times ‘Clean Your He ts built | i Bike Clothes with CLEANSILINE. I re. trice and wil give the goods a brigh’ brand-new appearance Enough tm @ large bottle to last a Whole season. Only nits S 11th and Mertz’s Pharmacy, F Sts. au2-Im,30 sives him a game without his opponent even one open chance Wahley of this city and Apgar played an lowing interesting game for nd place, Both players did beautifully, and the game was very even untii at critical mom 4 r for the first time during che tourney choked in an arch and he never had ar chance, Wahley thus getting second 5 This left Apgar, Sisson and Bird tic third position. In the second division Rev. Dr. n Was equal to all emer and captured first prize. Edmonds of Phil- adelphia takes second pla. Former Champion Strong and Earl ler playe very inte the Van Wickle medal. Strong w in his usual form and Butler four games, while standing of the playe First Div. Wen. Lost.) Second Div. Apzar ‘ ore ira Bixhop DD. trong took 's follows uth Burl Dacenport Dickey. Durve Jacobus, Nis-on trong, Wales rem rows Four Duys’ Sports of a Character to Re Give: The Rockville Tennis Club will hold a tournament on its courts in Rockville, cor- ner of Main and Kellogg streets, August 26, 27 and There will be matches for all-comers’ singles, and for singles, mix doubles and handicap si to who have r d in Montgome; y since A 1, 1897. Invitations h en sent out to all the Washington and Baltimore tennis Players, and the all-comers’ match is as- sured of many good entries ana close con- Psis ar sured. The other matches will so afford good sport and close specula- tien. There are some, very tine tennis play- it in Rockville and vicinit cies of thi > summer in Mor trance in alt match- consists of <M l= oree ndicap comraittec Fisher, of th ‘albout nin the Montgomery count -m., Aug se at 4 p.m. the day tries to the other matches will ci p.m. August and all communi Should be ade d to the secret ten H. Dorsey, at Rockville WHITMAN BEATS MAnovy. urprise of the Tennis Tourney at Newpa The surprise in the lawn tennis tourna ment at Newport terday was the defeat of the foreigner, H. 8S. Mahony, by M. D. Whitman of Brooklyn, a young Harvard student, who did the trick in four placing the balls altogether to: rd the foreign player to return them su fully. Young Beals Wright made a pretty fight against Nisbet, and Neely and Eaves played a pretty game, but Eaves was an easy winner. Today Whitman and N sbet meet, and a good match is looked for. The visiting British players say they have not been acclimated. They have .jumped around a good deal since coming to this country and are not in prime condition. The sum- mar: Second round—Whitman beat Mahony, 9-7, 6-3, 3-4, 6 isbet beat Wrich’ 63, 64, 6 beat Forbes, 3 6H, 6-4; Smith, So 6—2; Paret beat E. Wrenn, 5 6-1; Eaves beat Neely, Ward beat Lee, 6—4, 4-8, 6-4, 6-4; beat Holl, 6—3, 6—2, 6—1. Consolation preliminary—Hoit beat Mahon, + ba fault: Hooker be Treshman beat Gro: ber beat Codman, Proctor by defau! by default; Avery be 6. First round—Holt beat Willi om t White 63 Dodge beat Little, 36, 6-1 beat Clothi : Haske incle 4— MeKiiwr Avery, 6—4, 3-6, 6-1; Stevens b by default. Second round—McKittrick beat Stevens by default. Interscholastic preliminary -Hawes, Har- vard, beat Turner, Chicago University, by default. First round—Fincke, Yale, beat Hawes, Harvard, 60, 2-6, 3-4, 6-2, 6— n Columbia, beat Smail, Bowdoin, vy ¢ it. —_—_—_ Wrote His Own Proverbs. 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