Evening star., 1901-08-08
But Plank Contributed to Athletics
Defeat,
TEE LONG ISLAND TENNIS TOURNEY
Champion Defeats "Major" Taylor
at Cambridge.
CURRENT SPORTING NEWS
Where They Play Today.
Washington at Philadelphia (two games).
Milwaukee at Cleveland.
Chicago at Detroit
Ralfi1aora at RoStO or

Chicago at Detroit
Baltimore at Boston.
The unexpected happened in the two
games played at Philadelphia yesterday
afternoon. resulting in an even break be-
tween the Athletic and Washington teams.
1t was expected that Plank would win, and
if Washington took game it would be the
one Bernhard pitched. There was much
surprise and keen disappointment among
Philadelphia Fans" because "Berny" won
and Plank lost.
In the first game Bernhard and Mercer,
each of whom claims to be the uniuckiest
pitcher In the American League. were pit
ted against each other, merely to deter
mine," as Manager Manning remarked.
(which of the two had the best claim to
that unenviable distinction" Mercer won
his claim, and he is more convinced now
than ever that the most robust member of
the hoodoo family has selected him as a
special mark for persecution this year. In
consequence he Is weary of base ball iife
In the second game Plank was bumped
hard all the way through, while the Ath-
letics could not connect with Pattens left
handed twisters after the first inning.
: The fielding in both games was very fine.
and there was some pretty hitting Dy the
Athletics in the first and by Washington
in the second game. The number of paid
admissions footed up a total Of 5,636, and
the two games were of a character to
arouse the greatest enthusiasm among the
spectators.
Washington jumped on Bernhard in the
first inning, and it looked as if the big
pitcher was up against 1t for another drub-
bling. After Ely had made nice play in
retiring Waldron at first, Farrell drove the
ball to the ticket office in center field for
two bases. Fultz made brilliant effort to
get the ball, and but for the soft turf he
would no doubt have succeeded. DUNCAN
followed with a single. and Farrell scored
wild pitch advanced DUNCAN to second
where he was left, as Mcintyre pulled down
Gradys drive to left and Ely cut Gear off
at first.
Bernhard now settled down and pitched
superbly, holding Washington in check for
five scattered hits in the remaining eight
innings and not allowing another tally to
be made off him. His support in the field
was superb. Not an error was made by
the Athletics until the ninth inning, when
Ely lost his footing on the muddy base
line and fumbled a slow grounder, hit to-
ward him by DUNCAN.
The Athletics could not connect success
fully with MERGERS benders until the sixth
Two double plays spoiled chances to score
sooner. After two men were out in the
sixth Lajoie cracked out double and Sey-
bold made a terrific drive over the left-field
fence for homer.
After this Mercer weakened and in the
seventh Powers made the circuit on his
q two-baser by Davis McIntyre's single
. and steal and singles by Powers and Bern
hard drove in another run in the eighth.
Mercer was given fine support In the field.
The work Of Clingman and DUNCAN was
especially brilliant.
Second Game.
In the second contest Plank lost his own
game on a disastrous error in the first
inning. WaIdron led off with single
Farrell hit fast grounder toward right. en-
which Davis made a fine play. After a
brilliant stop while on the dead run, Davis
threw to Ely in time to retire Waldron at
second. Ely made a lightning return to
first. but Plank muffed his ball. and a
spectacular double play was spoiled. AS
DUNCAN, the next man up, was retired on a
grounder to Lajoie,- the side should have
been out without a run. Grady and Gear
followed with singles and Foster with a
four-bagger over the right-field fence. The
result was four unearned runs.
This bad beginning upset Plank COM
pletely, and he was up in the air all
through the remaining eight innings He
also became disgruntled at the umpire for
miscalling balls and Strikes"
The Senators hit Plank at least once
In every inning excepting two. and only
the fine fielding Of Davis, Cross, Lajoie
Ely and Powers prevented more runs being
made off him. Washington added one tally
In the second on Clingman's single Pat
tens sacrifice and Farrell's double: cne
In the fourth on singles by Patten and
Waldron and Farrelrs second two-baser
and one in the sixth on Clingmans two
bagger. Pattens sacrifice and Waldrons 8
single.
A great catch by Foster of long drive
to left center by Cross prevented the Ath-
letics from tieing the score in the first inn
Ing. Fultz went out at first DAVIS singled,
and after Foster had retired Cross Lajoie
Seybold and Mcintyre cracked safe ones.
The result was two runs. After this the
Athletics could do nothing with Patterns
curves, though they got another tally in
the third on a single and steal by Cross,
Grady's wild throw and Lajoies fly to Fos-
ter. Farrell. Clingman and Foster fielded
brilliantly for Washington. Score: