The Washington times., 1901-09-22
How the Clubs stand.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.


S,, New York ........--..-.. 9 9S % 30 80.
Chicago ---...--...--.----- % ~ 30,
Cincinnati ................ 10 30 .oo'
1t was baseball of the sandlots variety
that the Cleveland club put up yester-
day afternoon against the Washington
athletes. The manner in which the ball
was swatted-and particularly by the To-
cals-and the splendid array of glittering
errors gathered by the visitors made
every has been ball player in the
bleaehers and grandstai.ds recall the days
when they were boys again. when one
could call the sort of a ball one liked
to swipe at and patiently wait at the
Plate until the other fellows twirler sent
up a ball to ones liking.
Notwithstanding that over $500 enthusi-
astic fans sat through four hours of base
ball, not single soul thought Of leav-
ing the grounds until Umpire Hart called
the second game on account of darkness.
IT was too good a comedy to leave until
the final act and the chief fGnmakers,
when the curtain was finally rUng down,
Were too weak from their frantically fu-
tile efforts to provide amusement for the
audience to even walk OF the field. The
chariot in which the visiting gladiators
are wont to journey to the precinct of
the town in which their tavern is located
was driven over to the bench. where the
discouraged and disheartened Spikers
climbed in with great difficulty '-"
Two games were generously provided by
the management for one admission but
had the playing been distributed over a
week or so nobody would have objected to
paying the ordinary tariff for merely
three or four such innings as the Sem
ators enjoyed in the fourth of the second
game. The Little Potatoes Hard to Peel,
the Sammy DUNCAN Juniors. and other
popular local amateur organizations
would actually have been ashamed TO be
considered in the same class with the
Clevelands in this particular inning, when
the Manning tribe. on two measIy singles,
made six runs. 1t should be explained in
this connection, however, that besides the
brace of hits secured by the locals the
Spiders accumulated something like five
errors, Pitcher Annie Moore collected two
wild pitches. Catcher Wood loomed up
quite prominently with passed ball. and
two of the Washingtons were presented
with passes to first by Mr. Moore who
was on the card pitcher, although he
did not do much in the twirling line As
a matter of true baseball history. Mr..
Moore was much in the nature Of mark
for the batters on Mr.. Manning's pay roll,
and number of them seemed TO take
fiendish delight in cracking the sphere in
every conceivable location of the big
yard. Not only did Pitcher Moore come in
for an uncommon share of punishment,
but his predecessors in the opening game.
McNeal and Donovan were likewise pelt-
ed with base hits. McNeal, who Is said
to be a conner who was discovered UP in
the New York State League, became
weary and disEusted with the treatment
accorded him by the local men in the
very first inning, when the Senators trot-
ted around the circuit of bags seven times
and finally gave up out OF sheer fatigue.
Their Mr. Donovan. who had been casting
a chunky shadow out in the right gar
den, came in and tried his hand at the
pitching BUSINESS. His success is best de-
scribed by q glance at the score after
the opening inning. Washington increased
its record Of runs by eleven more taliies.
so Mr.. Donovan has no license to look for
a bouquet of cold type this morning.
Umpire Hart again presided over the
proceedings. and while on previous oc-
casions his work may have been a little
bit off color, his efforts to decide plays
were quite amusing. The visitors came
In for large share Of Mr. Hart's crrers.
and il there was a space in the regular
tabulated score for the mistakes of the
umpire. Hart would soon be missing from
Ban Johnson's stan OF unique umpircs.
First Baseman LaChance took a violent
dislike 10 one Of Hart's decisions at first
when Farrell was caught few feet away
from the plate on a throw from Pitcher
Moore. and had there been another man
on the visitors bench capable Of playing
been given chance to go way back and
81: down. But If he had been yanked out
of the comedy the fun would have been
brought TO a sudden termination, and the
spectators would have missed some rare
sport.
The Cleveland infieid went to pieces ey-
cry time q ball was hit IN its direction.
Beck. at second, showed an inclination 10
play football whenever the sphere came
in his territory. and on one occasion he
gave splendid imitation Of q long-hair-
ed youth trying TO kick goal from the
field. over at short field. Mcclure an
other kindergarten from the York State.
fell all over himself every time he had Il
chance TO field the bail. and il his work
together with that of the other men on
the Cleveland side, who are recruits from
this same league are good specimens of
York State stars. Manager Manning had
better light shy Of Schenectady and Herk-
inner. when he next goes scouting for ball
players for the next years Washington
team. York State League ball may be all
right In Its own way, and while II pro-
Yides an immense amount OF fun for the
spectators. ana gives the bleachc rites a
chance to explode every once In while
and demonstrate their worth as joshers
IL can never win games
washington at once took q comma njinY
lead when the first performance opened
and before the end of the initial inning
had run up their record TO the seven
point. Not content, they went at Pitcher
Donovan. and in the third and fourth in
nings Increased their score half dozen
more runs while the next two succeeding
innings brought up the local score to
eighteen. Seven runs were secured by the
visitors-two in the third one in the
eighth and four III the last gasp.
Pitcher Gear. who is also secretary of
the Baseball Players Union did the box
work for the home club in the second
game. and even IL the visitors did get as
many hits as we did the run columns
are totally unlike. Ours is as large and
delightful to contemplate as a harvest
moon. while the Spiders Is insignificant
Coughiin and Clingman scored in the sec
ond and Farrell and DUNCAN trotted over
the rubber In the next inning Waidron
Farrell. DUNCAN. Luskey, Grady and
Eungman tailed in the fifth and then In