Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-08

The players of the Washington club ar
rived home from Boston this morning about
10 o'clock, coming all the way by rail.
Everybody, with the exception of Catcher
kittridge, is in first-class condition, and
expressed themselves as glad to get back
to their regular stamping grounds once
more.
Kittridge was hurt in a collision with
Stahl of the Bostons, and it will be three
or four days before he is back in the game
Meanwhile his running mate, Duncan has
been doing splendid work behind the bat
and also in knocking out base hits.
Third BaSeman Coughlin, recently secur-
ed from the Wilkesbarre club. has gone
home to his family for a day and will not
be in Washington before tomorrow. 1t is
expected that he will report at the park
in the morning, get acquainted with the
other members of the team and then be
ready to take his place at third in tomor-
rows game.
Pitcher Miner should have reported at
the park this morning, according to Man
ager lrwin's advices, but up to l O'Clock
had not put in an appearance.
a local player by the name of Atz, re-
puted to be about the best general player
in Washington, was at the park this morn
ing practicing with Pitcher Mcfarland.
who came direct to this city from Mon
treal and the young mans work was fay-
orably commented upon by the numerous
onlookers in the stands. Nothing was given
out as 10 AIZ s future, out II is more imam
probable that he will be sent to the Tor
onto club to fill in as utility man and get a
good trying out.
Manager Irwin had very little to say this
morning regarding the trip of the Sena-
tors. just closed. The games in Pittsburg
were of the hard-lutk order and should
have been placed on the credit side of the
Senator's ledger. Good ball was also play
ed in Chicago, but at Boston it was simply
case of young players being scared to
death through the champions reputation.
Manager Irwin is confident that after
Coughlin joins the club he will have win
ming combination in every department, eX
cept the pitchers Rubber, and he is
keeping his weather eye skinned for the
best available talent in that line. The club
made good money on the trip and with
long series at home a bright prospect
seems to be ahead of the club. 1t may be
a day 50 before the Senators get start
ed, but they will make good" before the
"at home series is concluded.
The Senators wound up their series in
Boston yesterday with another defeat, the
score being I to 1 in favor of the Beaneat-
ers. All clubs look alike to the champions
at present, and they are in second place
win from Washington is almost as good
as a victory from any other club except
Brooklyn. For this reason Twirler Willis
was sent to the rubber yesterday, and as he
is conceded to be about the best ever our
representatives were probably beaten be-
fore the game started. AS it turned out
Willis was in perfect form and held the
Senators down to one little hit, Pitcher Dr.
necn having the honor of scoring this sin
gle off the premier twirler. Dineen OPP
posed his old running mate of the Eastern
League, but there is no way of comparing
the two men account of the different
support accorded each. Dneen might
twirl exceptional fine ball, but weak sup
port would nullify all his good work. while
Willis with the star support of the cham
piOns, would be pushed into the first class
almost on account of fine fielding alone.
The one run that was scored by Washing
ton came in the first and was the result of
an error. OBrien reached first on balls
went all the way to third on Bergen's bad
throw to second to stop him stealing that
sack, and then home as McGann made the
bluff to steal second after reaching first on
balls L ais was the sum total of the Sena-
tors work on the bases, but one man reach
| ing second base in the eight innings that
followed.
The work of the Washingtons Is said to
have been Indifferent in the field, but a
| club is made to look very weak in the face
| of effective pitching. The Senators couldn't
| hit Willis, and, of course, knowing they
| had no chance to win their work may have
| taken a careless color.
| The Bostons, as usual, played a fine brand
| of base ball, the work of Collins, Long,
! Lowe and Tenny, the great nfieId, being at
all times sensational and daring. Hamilton
| in centerIeld once more proved his worth
| by taking care of everything that came his
way and on the bases was perfect Whirl-
| wind, scoring three of the champions seven
| runs.
| Following is the score: