The times., 1901-05-07
How the Clubs stand.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston. 9: Washington :.


And that, after all about tells the story
Though not fast, it was a good, hard
game from start to finish, and the guar
dians of Washington's baseball reputation
gave cumulative evidence of the fact that
they can play steady ball in the face of
an adverse score from the first inning
True, the error column shows that their
play was not faultless, but except for
Farrel's failure to stop Ferris drive in
the seventh none of the local players
slips was of the yellow variety and were
not punched; neither were their hits, for
that matter. although the Meaningless
raped out two more hits for a total of
several more bases than did their oppo-
nents.
With the possible exception of FarreII's
error above noted Pitcher Lee has no one
but himself to blame for the loss of the
game. Both ne and the opposing twirler,
Lewis, made a good beginning by send
ing in balls which cut the plate squarely
in two, but right there their paths di-
verged. At this stage of the game the
soloist of the Tin Horn Club, who occu-
pied a commanding position in the left
hand bleachers, sounded taps and Mr..
Lee fell into a deep sleep that he did not
arouse from until the end of the second
inning, by which time Collins proteges
had a total of six runs to the good, which
was ample, as it turned out, for the un-
doing of his Oees) colleagues. After that
he steadied down and pitched game
which endeared him TO his constituents.
All of which shows that 1t is not wise to
change horses while crossing a stream.
Funeral Director Quinn gave additional
proof of the fact that he is escaping from
the malign influence OF the more or less
lamented remainders with whom he has
been associattng during the past winter
by putting up not galvanized, but
very life-like species of ball, He accepted
all of his chances, and one of them
Stahis hot drive in the fourth-waS of
the sensational variety. Grady took
Everett's place at first, and both by his
work in the field and at the bat gave
the rooters the feeling that Sam Weller
intended to produce by his letter in the
widows mind: Just enough TO make us
wish there was more, which is the great
art of ball playing. Except that ne is need
ed for an Alternating backstop 1t would be
the part Of wisdom TO ind a regular place
for Grady on the team, If for nothing
but his stick work, which yesterday in
cluded a double and a single Besides,
he played good, heady game in the field,
saving at least one run in the fifth, which
more than balanced the error credited TO
him in the next inning, which is best de-
scribed as scorers choice, 1t being
very doubtful if the quickest fielding could
have headed Dowd off at first, consider
ing the steam he had on.
Umpire Cantillion has not yet quite
overcome the obliquity Of vision which
has afflicted him Of late, although on the
whole his decisions averaged well, and
did substantial justice TO both sides. 1t
is a pity that the dignity ana etiquette
Of his position do not permit an umpire
to reverse himself on the spot, otherwise
the Tin Horn Club and their rivals the
Hot Air coterie on the opposite bleachers,
would have seen that Justice was done
(on at least two occasions) though the
heavens fell" Yesterday afternoon mark
ed"the debut. or. If they object TO being
Jumped together, the debuts of these two
societies of rooters, and while
on their first appearance they distinctly
added to the gayety OF the crowd and
the sociability OF the occasion. ii is to
be hoped that their example will not prove
conta gious or the fashion spread. Other
wise, it may be necessary to resurrect
old We'll! Well! Well!' and drown them
all out.
This is the way the various runners
reached the home plate: In the first,
after two easy outs. Stahl carelessly. or
otherwise, got in the way of the bail,
which, with Collins tWo-hagger, and
suited in two runs, Freeman being left
on Parents easy out, by way Of third
to first. In the second, Ferris cracked
out a triple, but was saved further un-
heathful eXertion by Pitcher Lee and
Clingman-the former Iassing
Creiger and Lewis to first, and the latter
letting all three in on his failure to handle
Dowds effort. and the Boston's left
fielder came in on Clarke's futile effort
TO catch Hemphil at second. AS there
seemed to be no further need of runs,
Stahl fouled out, and Collins and Hemp
hill were doubled, Grady to Ciingmdn. In
the fourth, Collins singled, and came
home on Parents hit and Farrell's error.
In the seventh. after Collins had grace
fully retired to o Brien Freeman con-
nected with the trademark for two bases
and cantered home on Ferris fly to Far
rell. which the latter by some legerde-
main, known only TO himself, allowed to
journey on to the fence, scoring both
runners.
WashingtOn's runs were not so hume
r6us, unfortunately. but they were more
deserved In the first a present Of a base
on balls 10 Grady and Dungan's two-bag
ger scored the former. In the third
Quinn's double and Stahl's error on Cling
mans drive gave Coughlin the oppOrtuni-
ty TO bring his fellow inhelders TO their
well-earned repose on the bench. The
fifth started in with great promise with
doubles by Farrell and Grady, the former,
OF course, scoring on the latter's hit. but
o Brien went out by the Parent Fireman
route Grady scored on Dungans long
foul fly to left. and Stahl gathered in
Quinn's fly to centre.