The times., 1901-06-16
Notes of the Game.

/ Every real fan in the city is glad the
! Cleveland team moves today.
Detroit viii be here for four games,
/ commencing tomorrow. Perhaps we Will
have some luck with the Wolverines.
Cleveland made two good double plays
yesterday. They were secured by SHE
beck and LaChance, and Wood, Beck, and
LaChanCe
Mr.. Manning's young men should have
heart-tO-heart talk with their manager
There is something wrong when the
muchly despised Cleveland club can walk
away with every game they play with the
| Senators.
Lee, Carrick. and Patten have been held
in reserve for the Detroits. The men from
I the Michigan metropolis have the name of
| being hitters and they may do things to
the deliveries of the local twirlerS that
are not looked for at this writing.
a foul from Woods bat in the eighth
inning went into the grandstand and
struck a young man on the nose, causing
the blood to flow. The next ball pitched
was fouled in almost identically the same
position, whcreupon grey-haired man
leaped to his feet and wanted to fight
Wood if the trick was repeated.
The hit credited to Coughlin in the
score was virtually a present. He hit a
slow one to Scott, who slipped on the
wet grass and allowed the ball to escape,
while Coughlin reached the bag. Had the
ground been in better condition the hit
would undoubtedly have been cleanly
handled, as it was an easy one to get.
In the first inning Pickering was play
ing between second and third. when
Clarke attempted to catch him at Quinns
territory. The ball was shot on a line
for the base, hut Umpire Haskell ran di-
rectly in its course, and received smart
bang on the back of the head Wood ran
oyer from the coaching lines and wanted
to have it declared a dead ball, and would
not recede from his position until the UNI
pire threatened to put him out of the
game.
closer every day. Washington is appar-
emily booked for fourth or lower if the
team does not take an immediate brace.
The crowds have been large simply on ac
count of the fact that the men have been
playing winning ball, but with the slump
of last week came the inevitable drop in
the attendance. it is up to the Senators
to do something. They are not making
good a. present.
Coughlin made some sensational catches
yesterday. In the first inning he ran into
short field and captured a hard drive
from O'Brien's bat and fell down, but re-
covered himself in time to fire the ball
to Grady and catch the runner. For this
feat the third baseman was loudly
cheered, and this applause was repeated
in the third inning when he chased over
to the left field bleacher fence and took
IaChanceS fly. Both plays were eXcep-
tionally praiseworthy and Were the fea-
lures of the game.
The Washington pitchers rarely seem to
settle down to work until after the visit
ing team has secured enough runs to win
out. This matter of pitching fine game
after the fourth inning may be all right
but there are other innings that are re-
corded earlier in the contest, and these
are worth watching. Manager Manning
should purchase a horse collar, hang it
up by a rope in the back yard. and make
his pitching corps practice firing balls
through ii for an hour or so prior to
every game. 1t may be a novel scheme to
suggest, but it would certainly prove eff
caciOuS