Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-19

Saturdays double-header at American
League Park between the Washington and
Detroit clubs proved unusually interesting,
drawing fully 1000 spectators. The first
game went to the Senators by the score OF
to 1, while the second was captured by
the Detroits, 2 to o.
Mercer did the twirling in the first game,
and II ever one man won a contest single
handed this clever pitcher did. His work
In the box was Of the gilt-edged order, but
while the Senators were at the bat Win"
put In his best ticks. He was continually
in the coachers box urging on the Wash
ington players, and as q result he kept
them on their tiptoes, the batting. base
running and fielding being all that could
be asked for. Big Sam DUNCAN has been
little remiss in the way of base hits OF
late, but under the prodding Of Mercer he
lambasted the ball Saturday in the most
telling manner, four timely singles being
placed to his credit. Captain Clarke was
also close up In the hitting ine his single,
double and home run being unusually
timely. In the field the Senators went
about their work with. cleverness and
skill that proved disheartening to the
Tigers. No matter where the ball was hit
the infelders gobbled it up with precision
and dispatch, and Mercer can be con-
graduated on the way the men played back
of him.
Sievers was on the rubber for Detroit,
and in addition to being hit hard his sup
port was somewhat ragged, Gleason, at
second. falling down on two apparently
easy chances.
In the second game Patten and Miller
were the opposing twirlers, and the battle
between them was of the royal order.
With perfect support given Patten the
count of darkness, with neither side scor-
ing, but the Senators went back In their
fielding, and as result the Tigers won out
by 2 to o. Each team made but four safe
hits, which clearly demonstrates how eff
fective the pitchers were, but while the
Detroits played perfect ball this time Jor
dan slipped into two errors and Jack Far
rell and Clingman each had misplay
marked against him. Sam DUNCAN con-
tinued his good stick work. getting two OF
the four hits made by the Washington
team. while Elberfeld did the same for the
Tigers.
In the first game Washington was the
first to break the ice, getting a run in the
first inning, after two were out on consecu-
tive hitting by Grady. Clarke and DUNCAN.
In the third. two more runs went up on the
Senator's side. After Grady had gone out
on fly, Gleason fumbled Clarke's ground
er. DUNCAN and Jordan followed with sim
giles and Coughlin beat out slow infield
hit, Clarke scoring. Billy Clingman then
hit a nice single into right and DUNCAN
crossed the plate.
In the fifth. Detroit got its first and only
WITH one out, Nance uOuDieQ 10 lett
and Dillon placed a single in the same
territory. Shaw followed with long fly to
Waidron and Nance scored on the out
Clarsle's home run drive I'm the sixth
placed the total of the Senator's runs at
four. and in the eighth. Grady's free pass.
an out and Dungan's timely single scored
Washington's last run.
In the second game there was nothing
doing in the run-getting line for three in
nings, but In the fourth Detroit chased one
tally over the plate Holmes beat out
slow roller over second and went to Sec
ond on Casey's intended sacrifice, Jordan
dropping Patterns good throw. Gleason
moved both runners up a sacrifice
pitcher to first. Elberfeld then hit a short
roller near the plate which he thought was
foul and didn't run. Clarke gathered in
the ball and retired him at first Jordan
handled the ball short while. and then
threw badly to Clarke at the home plate
Holmes scoring.
In the ninth inning Detroits' last run
was scored, an error by Clingman and Far
reli and an out to center field letting Ca
sey over the plate.
Washington made several good efforts to
get runners around the bases, but Miller
was the stumbling block. and when q hit
was necessary to score run 1t could not
be made.
Umpire Haskell had another good day.
his decisions being impartial and for the
most part correct. Scores: