Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-23
But Spiders Could Not Be Kept From
Winning,
GRAND CIRCUIT MEET At CLEVELAND
Crack Cyclists Preparing for
Tomorrow Nights Races.
CURRENT SPORTING NEWS

The "hoodoo" theory about Cleveland will
not hold water any longer. The Cleveland
players have a particular liking for the de-
livery of the Washington pitchers. and as
a result bat enough runs over the plate
to win almost all the games played be-
tween the two teams. Yesterday Mr.. Wy
att Lee was on the rubber for the Sena-
tors, and the Cleveland players trimmed
his curves from the very beginning. After
pitching three innings Lee concluded he
had enough, and Dale Gear relieved him.
The latter, usual, did good work after
the game was lost. and the Spiders man
aged to get only one more run over the
plate.
The veteran Billy Hart did the twirling
for Cleveland, and as he had perfect COM
mand of his slow ball the Senators found
great difficulty in landing the sphere safe.
They did manage to bang the ball cen
secutively in one inning, but the eXertion
proved too much for them and they
dropped back into the old rut of hanging
up ciphers after each time at the bat.
They registered nine safe hits off IIart's
delivery. but they were cleverly scat
tered by the Cleveland pitcher as to be
ineffective in the majority of opportunities
offered to drive in runs.
Captain Clarke and Right Fielder Wal
dron each had a mispay, while the Spiders
felded perfectly, not an error being
charged against them With the bat Cap
tain Clarke led the Senators with three
singles and Big Sam" DUNCAN close
up with two The other four hits were
scattered among a quartet of Washington
players, Gears bingle being pretty
double.
their first turn at the bat, and when the
dust had settled they had chased three
runs over the plate Pickering led off
with single and Lee soaked Mccarthy in
the ribs. O'Brien tried for a sacrifice and
hunted neatly, the play being made to-
ward third to catch Pickering, but the ball
arrived in Coughlins hands too late, and
the bases were filled. Beck hit 10 Cling
man, forcing O'Bren at second, Pickering
scoring. La Chance sent long fly TO Fos-
ter, and on the catch Mccarthy scor ed
Bradley followed with a double and Beck
scored.
In the second inning the Spiders kept
right after Lee, ex-senator Sherlock
shunting an outcurve up against the left
long fly and out, and then crossed the
plate when Jack Farrell gathered in Pick
erings drive to center
The fifth tally was chalked up in the
third as a result of Beck'S triple into left
center and Bradley's single to right.
Gear here went to the center of the dia-
mond, and four ciphers were the best
Cleveland could do. In the eighth Bradley
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Clarke threw the ball 50 far into center
that the runner went clear home.
Washington hung up four ciphers, and
then in the fifth got into the game W it'll a
rush after two men We're out. Quinn and
Clngman were the first two bGtters up,
and they were easy outs at first. Gear
then WalOped his double to right-ccnter
Waldron, Farrell and DUNCAN then tore
off singles in quick succession and three
Senators crossed the plate. Pitcher Hart
then took brace, and for the remainder
of the game the Washington lads could
do little with his delivery Score.