Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-21

The Boston club made its first appear
ance of the season in Washington yester-
day and Overwhelmingly defeated the SEN
ators by the score of II to l. 1t shouio
have been a shut out, but Pitcher Willis
made a balk toward first base and Siagle.
who was on third walked home. The ex-
hibition OF ball playing by the Bostons
was simply perfection itself and at certain
points bordered on the sensational In the
eighth inning Collins ran over to the left
field seats for a high foul, and as the ball
was falling into one of the private boxes
coolly reached over and caught the sphere
in the most matter-of-fact way. For cool
ness and nerve the play will hardly ever
be equaled. In the last inning Chick
Stahl ran mile for Caseys foul fly and
nabbed 1t about six inches from the ground.
While both these plays were unnecessary
to land victory. they illustrate what the
Boston players can do when the chance
offers
Willis and Mercer were the opposing
pitchers, the former being very effective
throughout. while the latter went to pieces
in the fourth. owing to poor support. From
that time out 1t was simply a procession
of Boston men around the bases. Winnie
can pitch good ball, but it takes more than
one player to win games.
The Washington club has played six
winning one. OF this number three have
been tirst-class exhibitions. but the other
three have been simply PAROLES on the ma
tionai game The first two games in Phila-
deiphia were of high order, and luck was
an important factor in defeat. The Mon
day game in the Quaker city was very
poor. Tuesday, with Gus weighing in the
box, the game was satisfactory but the
last two games are of kind that leaves
a bad taste in ones mouth. There must be
something radically wrong when a club
drops from good playing to bad. no half
way measures being thought of. The SEN
ators can play good ball, and Manager IT.
win should see to it that they put forward
their best efforts. During yesterdays game
there was an entire lack of team work the
players apparently playing everything
safe so as not to make an error and
going to the bat with the demeanor of
amateurs. This sort of work is entirely
unexpected from young men just graduating
INTO the big league. and is on a line of
play generally adopted by veterans who
are on the ragged edge and ready to drop
back into the minor leagues or quit the
game entirely. Snap, dash and chance
taking should be the Senators order of
play, but more listless lot of men seldom
went onto the diamond than the PLAYERS
who Wore the Washington club uniform
yesterday A club like the Washingtons is
Do0nn TO show up poorly when pitted
against such past masters of the game as
the BOStonS. but for all this there is no
excuse for Slovenly efforts and lack of con-
haence coming from set of men with the
strength and fleetness of foot possessed by
nearly all of the Washington players. the
senators can play better ball. and as Man
dger Irwin and MIR. Wagner remarked last
evening at the close Of the game they will
90 so or we will know the reason WHY
ne season Is very young yet and there is
plenty of time to get back into a good
nealthy stride. winning games and bringing
the usual large attendance of local emit hui,
sfasts to National Park
Followlng Is the score of yesterdays