Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-18
SPORTING NEWS IN GENERAL
National League Clubs Standing.

The Detroit team made It's first appear
ance at American Park yesterday after
noon, and in the game with the Washing
ton aggregation won the initial honors by
the one-sided score of to 2. The rains of
Sunday and Sunday night softened up the
grounds considerably, but, all things con-
sidered. the fielding of both teams was
above the average
The visitors had a patched-up team on
the field, Pitcher Yeager being at short and
Catcher McAllister at first, but the aggre-
cation was not weakened at all, as these
two substitutes played almost perfect
game. the slow handling of one grounder
by the former allowing a hit to be regis
tered against his pitcher.
With the bad weather and the Clevelands
out of the way the Washington enthusi-
asts focked to the park in large numbers.
fully 1900 spectators crowding the grand
stand and bleachers. The good showing
of the Washington club against the credit
ed better clubs of the American League
was responsible for this, a big majority
figured on a victory for the Senators to
dead certainty with Lee on the rubber.
But Wyatt received about the best bump
ing he has been given this season, the VOL
verines waiting until the sixth inning be-
fore beginning work. but once they got
started it was all over with the young
southpaw. Fourteen safe hits for total
of twenty bases is something of record
against Mr.. Lee, and 1t will be many
day before another club finds his delivery
50 effectively.
Opposed to Lee on the rubber was anoth-
er young pitcher by the name of Miller,
and the way he scattered the safeties
through the nine innings was remarkable,
not Senator crossing the plate until the
lucky seventh" when ex-senator Casey
helped along the good cause with a bad
fret ha6
control. and the majority of drives by the
Senators were of the 'punky' order and
proved. easy chances for the infelders.
Taking the two teams collectively it was
a good fielding game, the errors made be-
ing of the excusable kind. particularly the
two bad throws of Casey. as he has a bad
hand and he finds it hard to grip the ball.
Coughlin's error came through overanxiety.
but MERGERS was caused by the muddy out
field. Gleason at second. Clingman at short
and Quinn at second did some pretty work.
and Grady on first was all that could be
asked Mike erred In going after pail
that Quinn could have captured, but the
position is new to him and he will do bet
ter as he gets familiar with the plays
around the initial corner
Five, ciphers had been marked up against
the DetroitS and the same medicine had
been dished out to the local team. when the
visitors got down to business and chased
two tallies over the plate. After Casey mad
gone out at first, Barrett hit toward right
and Grady made his error of judgment, the
feet-footed Wolverine beating Lee to the
bag. Then Gleason flew out to left and
the situation looked satisfactory. But
Holmes singled to right center and went to
second on MERGERS error, Barrett stopping
at third McAllister then hit a beauty into
right and both runners crossed the plate.
In the seventh Washington got it's first
run. After DUNCAN had been retired Fos-
ter singled into left and went to third
Casey's bad throw of Grady's grounder.
Clarke then hit long fly and Foster
scored, Grady closing the inning a minute
later in trying to steal second.
Then came the disastrous eighth. Bar
rett and Gleason singled and Holmes dou-
bled, scoring the first named. McAllister
then hit a hot one to Quinn. and Gleason
scored the batter was being retired at
first. Nance then drove beauty into left
and Holmes scored Washington got one
of these runs back in the same inning but
1t availed not. Clngman beat out a bunt
and went to second on Casey's second bad
throw. On Coughlin's out. Clingman went
to third and crossed the plate as Lee was
being retired.
In the ninth Detroit batted the ball all
over the field, and four runs resulted Mil
Ter and Casey singled and Coughiin's error
filled the bases. Then came Holmes drive
to the center field fence for home run,
and the story is told
Umpire HaskelIs decisions were for the
most part impartial. He lost one man at
first. but the umpire's decisions cut a small
figure in yesterdays game-the Senators
couldn't bat, and that is the reason for
the defeat in a nutshell. Score: