Evening star., 1901-05-07
National League Clubs' Standing,
Yesterday's Game Was a Gift by the
Local Team

Yesterdays game at the American Park
was offered up to the Boston players on a
silver platter. Nothing was easier for them
than to receive the proffered gift and say
nothing. The Bostonese fielded well, of course,
but their batting was weak and scattered
and by all the twists and turns of base
ball they should have been defeated But
they weren't, and thereby hangs a woeful
tale. in which Pitcher Lee, Short Stop
Clingman and Center Fielder Farrell figure
the chief transgressors. Wyatt Lee was
on the rubber for the Senators and began
the trouble in the first inning by hit
ting stah with the ball and sending
he continued his bad work by send
ing three men to bases on balls and
Billy Clngman came to the front with
the platter act by making a weird throw
to second base, which escaped Quinn and
sent three runners over the plate. Later
Farrell failed to stop two line drives into
his territory and runs resulted. Outside
OF these three gentlemen the Senators did
well. but the big lead In the first two in
nings could not be overcome and another
victory was marked up to the credit of
the visitors.
While the Bostons failed to connect with
the ball to any extent after the second in
ming, they made up for the deficiency by
fielding almost perfectly, a dropped fly by
Chick" Stahl being the only misplay
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gave an exhibition for which he alone is
noted. Nothing was too hard for him, and
the ease with which he covered ground
and got the ball over to first was a most
pleasing sight, although he nipped several
rallies in the bud by his sensational per-
formances. I'D
Umpire Cantillion had another bad day,
the Washington club being the chief suf
and for this reason alone his mistakes can
be overlooked, with the hope that he may
do better in the future.
After two were out In the first inning,
Stahl reached first on being hit with the
ball and he came all the way home on Col
Inns splendid drive into left for two bases.
Freeman hit over second, scoring his cap
tain. Washington got one Of these runs
to first on balls and. crossed the plate on
Dungan's drive into right field for two
bases.
Boston Sceres Four.
In the second everything went awry and
Boston scored four runs. Ferris led off
with triple into right and Creiger and
Lewis walked. With the bases filled Dowd
hit into what should have been double
play, but Clingman missed Quinn at second
by yard and the ball rolled to the club
house. When the sphere was returned to
the diamond DoWd was on third and three
runs had scored. Hemphil then walked
and on bluff steal of second Clarke made
a poor throw to Quinn and DOwd beat the
return throw to the home plate. Boston
failed to score in the third or fourth,
Washington following suit in the second
and third but in the fourth the locals
chased two runs over the plate and mat
ters took on a brighter hue. Quinn hit into
left for d double and went to third on
Stahls dropping Clingman's fly the latter
taking second. Both scored on Coughlin's
pretty drive into center.
Boston picked up another run in the
fifth, Collins reaching third in his drive
into center and FarrelTs error and then
coming home on like performance by the
Washington centerfielder on Parents hit
into the same territory. Washington made
two more runs in the fifth, and as this
placed them only two runs in the rear the
outlook increased in joyousness. But it
was the dying effort and cheers were heard
no more. Farrell started business with a
double into left and went home ON Grady's
two sacker into center, the latter taking
third on O'Brien's out. DUNCAN then hit a
long fly into left which Dowd captured, but
Grady beat the throw to the plate. Neither
side scored In the SIXTH but Boston cap
tured two more in the seventh, and then
both sides quit for the day in run getting
Freeman hit for a double and on Ferris
hit to Farrell, both crossed the plate as
the latter let the ball get away from him
and roll almost to the fence.
Following Is the score.