Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
MEETING OF THE AMATEURS
ONLY FIVE INNINGS PLAYED.
Game With Milwaukee Called, Will
WashinEtOn In the Lead.

uH"c y" hRl"AukeC SalleO, WIN
Washington In the Lead.
Saturdays game at American Park be-
tween the Washington and Milwaukee
clubs was short and sweet, but five innings
being played when Umpire Haskell called
the game on account of darkness, with the
score standing to 0 in favor of the Sem
ators. A heavy storm was forming in the
west all afternoon, and the clouds hung
low over the park, making it difficult for
the players to the ball. The Brewers
especially were kicking from the start
about the darkness and after Farrell had
registered the first run for the home team
their protests became more vehement. But
a fairly large crowd had come to the park
to see a ball game, and the umpire was de-
termined to do his best to furnish the spec
tators with their afternoon amusement.
For this reason Umpire Haskell kept both
teams going until the end Of the fifth in
ming. and was just starting on the sixth.
when he failed to see pitched ball him.
self. and concluded it was time to suspend
play for the day. The rain began falling
about the same time. but there were only
a few drops, and half an hour later 1t was
light enough to continue play. The calling
of the game can be put down to one OF
those unfortunate occurrences that cannot
be helped, and big majority of the spec
tators were satisfied over the curtailing Of
their amusement through the fact that the
Washington club put another victory to its
credit.
Case Patten and Virgil Garvin did the
pitching for their respective clubs. and the
work of both was of the star order, three
safe hits being all that could be made by
either club. The darkness may have had
something to do with this light batting but
both the twirlers seemed to have a world
of speed. g
The playing of Jack Farrell and Bill
Clarke was the feature3of the game. Little
hammered out two of the three hits credit
ed to his team and Scored all the runs
chalked up by Washington. Saturdays
game furnished an Example of the sort Of
work Farrell did last year in Kansas City,
and while he never has been classed as a
hitter, it these ether capabilities that
decided Manager Manning to bring him
east. Jack got bad start in Washington
seemed to handicap him whenever he went
into a game, but from Saturdays work he
is evidently regainIhg his confidence.
Another surpr'sfng feature was the
catcher has a weakness. it is his inability
to get the ball to second accurately. The
Milwaukee players had evidently been
tipped off" by Hugh Duffy that Clarke
couldn't throw to second, and down they
went as soon they were lucky enough to
get on first. But Saturday was ClarkeS
busy day and he nailed man after man at
second his throwing being exceptional in
Its accuracy.
Captain Evertt played his first full game
for several weeks. and his presence alone
seemed to strengthen the team throughout.
The men at short and third cut loose as
they pleased. and Everitt made several
pretty stops.
Second Baseman Gilbert was out of the
game for Milwaukee and Friel replaced
him, and did we'll Gilbert has been sus-
pended for five days for taking liberties
with President Johnson's umpires.
The Senators got down to business right
at the start off. getting one run over the
plate. Farrell beat out a scratch hit and
Immediately stole second. Clarke waited
and got a base on balls Farrell signaled
Clarke for double steal, and 1t was pulled
off in clever style. Maloney then let
of Garvin's twisters get away from him.
and before the ball was recovered Farrell
slid over the home plate. In the third in
ming Farrell began the run-getting once
more. This time he made clean single to
right and Immediately pulled off clever
steal of second. Edging up on Garvin as
the latter was about to deliver the ball,
Farrell cut loose tor third. and by a mag
nitfcent slide got there ahead of Maloney's
broke through Catcher Maloney's hands and
Farrell crossed the plate with Washing
tons second and last run. Neither Of these
runs would have been scored, but for the
splendid base running of Farrell, who got
to a point where the passed balls could be
taken advantage of. Score: