Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-16
CURRENT SPORTING NEWS
Where They Play Today.
Boston at Cleveland.
iationaI League Clubs. Standing.

Two faster and better games have not
been seen than the brace played by the
Baltimores and Washington in the former
city yesterday. It was the first double
header of the season, and, in spite Of the
skies, which, just before the first game.
threatened to pour rain, nearly 5000 people
attended. Washington won the first game.
3 to 2, and Baltimore landed the second,
7 to 3. making an even break on getaway
day. After the game both teams left for
the west. Baltimore to begin a series in
Chicago and Washington In Detroit to-
morrow.
In the first game the opposing pitchers
were McGinnity and Lee, and they man
aged their affairs in scientific manner. Lee
made the victim of a couple of bunts
in the first inning of the game, by merit
of which the Orioles gathered two runs.
After that Lees delivery was absolutely
unhitable. His control was marvelously
perfect. He could trim the edges of the
plate as he pleased, and worked the balls
high and low just as easy as a country ur-
chin works pump handle Then he had
understanding outcurve that fooled them
all. McGinnity, too, was in fine fettle, and
he would have won his game by the score
of to / but for two misplays by himself
To lose such game was no dtscred1t,
for not only did Lee pitch superby, but,
as often occurs under the circumstances,
he was supported in giit-edge style The
Senators knew that they ought to win
with such twirling, and they played hard
to win.
The visitors tied the score of the first
game In the seventh inning by the sort Of
ball known to fame as Baltimore ball..
1t was play that would have delighted
Ed Hanlon. Here was the situation: At
the opening of the seventh Baltimore had
two runs and Washington none, and 1t
didn't seem that they would get any, so
good was the Iron Man. Farrell started
the seventh by hitting to left, the second
clean hit for the Senators Donlin fumbled
the ball and Farrell went to second. Dun
gan hit toward third and beat 1t, and Far
rell went to third. The rooters were now
on uneasy street, as a hit was as big as
a months house rent, and the Birds but
two runs to the good. without any reason
able chance of making any more off Lees
pitching.
Clarke sent a sky-scraper, which McGin-
nifty caught on foul ground. and the pres
sure grew easier. Foster showed one into
center field, and Farrell scored; but Dun
gan was held on second. Coughlin filed to
Brodie. and Quinn made a hit to right on
which DUNCAN went to third. II Clipgman
at the bat, could be retired, the Birds would
yet have lead of one run; but If Clingman
could do business, the score would be tied.
While everybody thought that Clingman
would hit it out, the batter poked out his
bat and dumped one down the third-base
line for peach of a bunt. DUNCAN started
IIOH IOI anu MCdlHIlllS
bounced down the bunt. In all probable
ity the runner would have been nailed at
the plate and the side retired with but one
run but for the unfortunate fact that just
then McGinnity stepped on piece of slip
perry mud and fell sprawiing. allowing Dun
gan to tie the score. 1t was like the soldier
who keyed himself up to the point of lead
ing a forlorn hope and then fhlked be-
a cinder dropped into his eye.
1t was the sort of game when a run
spells the difference between victory and
defeat. and the Senators got the coveted
one run in the eighth inning. In such
game nothing counts but hunts Hits are
practically impossible. The Orioles two
runs in the first inning were results of
hunts; the score was tied by merit of
bunt. and. finally, the game was won by
bunt
In the eighth Farrell dropped bunt down
between pitch and first base. McGinnity
got the ball In time to catch the runner at
first, but tossed it over Harris head. and
before he could capture it again Farrell had
gone to third to win the game by scoring
on Dungan's hit to right.
The first two rams in the first inning
that put Baltimore at all in the game
came as the results OF hunts by Dunn and
Donlin. the pair scoring Oh Quinn's error
and hits by Seymour ard Brodie.
Except for the features named, 1t was
simply "a pitchers contest. with the men
neither Baltimore nor Washington made a
the hits were poor, lonely things that bene-
flied one. The score:
FIIIST GAME