The Washington times., 1901-08-04
How the Clubs stand.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 3.-The Senators
took both ends of the double header to-
day and are thus enabled to leave Balu-
more with an even break on the series.
All of the six games have been close, ex-
citing contests, ending in heart-breaking
finishes, and the rooters have had the
worth of their money. Something like
fourteen thousand people have seen the
games between Washington and Balti-
more this week an attendance which
shows the Monumental City is still some
thing of baseball town.
In all the games Washington has shown
q marked superiority in fielding, the Sen
ators' infield showing up with especial
strength. II is just here that Manning
men have won out, for they have been
out-batted all the way through. The
games today We're intensely exciting and
both terminated in finishes which SEMI
cold chills down the backs of the faith
full
Miserable fielding lost the first game
for Baltimore. Foreman and Patten were
the opposing twirlers in the first contest.
and as far as hits go the Baltimoreans
had something the best of it. Eight sin
giles were made off Foreman's delivery,
while eleven were made of Patten-
Foreman, however. did not have his
usual control. giving eight bases on balls
and hitting six men. Patten was backed
up by fast. brilliant fielding. Clingman
and Farrell did a land Office business
Clarke caught a fine game and nailed
every r.lan who attempted TO steal.
Grady was injured in collision at first
base with McGinnity in the fifth inning
of the second game and compelled To go
cut OF the game. Mercer took his place
at first
washington s<erted the scoring in the
second inning, getting two runs on era
dy's single, gift to Clarke, being hit By
a pitched ball; Fosters sacrifice and
Clingman's single. In the fourth the
Senators scored one more on a base on
balls TO Foster. wild throw TO first.
which put Foster on third. and Coughiin's
fly to Seymour.
In the last half of the fourth doubles
by Williams Keister. and Seymour gave
Baltimore two runs. The Birds scored
two more in the seventh. and took the
lead on q single by Keister. base on
balls to Hart, and Bresnahan's triple.
In the eighth Washington scored three
runs and cinched the game. Foster led
off with a base on balls, Coughlin hit to
short. and keister made bad throw to
second, putting the runners on third and
second. Clingman got base on balls
Patten hit TO Foreman, who threw TO the
plate and forced Foster. The play was
made slow and in an attempt to double
Patten at first Bresnahsn made Wild
throw and Coughlin and Clingman
scored. Waidron was out second to nrst.
Farrell singled and scored Patten- Dun
gan singled. but Grady flied to Seymour.
In the ninth with two to tie. Baltimore
made a great rally. which set the fans
shoutinfi Brodie, The first man up, sin
gled Jackson went in to bat for Hart.
and popped up fly to Grady. Breshna-
han drove a siashing triple down the
first base line and scored Brodie. Nc
Graw went in TO bat for Foreman, and
after two strikes were called on him put
an easy grounder into Patterns hands,
and Bresnahan was caught and run down
between the bases, McGraw getting sec
ond A base hit woulc still have tied the
game, but the best Dunn could do was to
pop up fly and it was all of. The score: