Evening star., 1901-06-28

were made against him coming at time
when the third hand would be retired be-
fore the ''bingle'' could become a run pro-
ducer. The most enjoyable thing about
the young mans pitching was his almost
perfect command and GOODNESS with men on
bases Lee went about his business in a
matter-of-fact way which was inspiring to
the other players. the jabbering Of the
cOachers being but music to his ears.
Ted Lewis was Lees opponent on the
rubber for Boston. and he, too, performed
beautifully. although not up to the high
standard of the local man. The Senators
managed to get a few hits punched in the
fourth and eighth innings. something Lee
didn't allow in the entire nine
The Excellent Fielding.
Back of the twirlers the fielding OF both
teams was a pleasure to look at. The men
went about their work with a confidence
not usually exhibited of late, and the way
fast grounders and line flies were inter-
fered with was something remarkable. No
truly sensational play was made. which
was doubtless owing to the fact that the
men broke into the different hits in a way
that made their catches and throws look
easy, while little less dash would have
allowed the balls to roll safe and the game
go a-glimmering in consequence.
The batting of the Senators is the thing
to talk about. Pop Foster has been
trailing for five days without hit. and
it was thought he was 'all In batter,
but he came to life yesterday with a rush
and his two singles were big factors In
the run getting. Foster Is one Of the
clevereSt boys on the diamond and his ex-
hibition was received with general salts
faction by the spectators DUNCAN and
Gear were the other two luminaries at the
bat, the former getting a double and a sin
gle, while the latter got triple and a
single.
When Gear tripled to center in the sec
ond inning a wall Of disappointment went
up over the stick work of the three men
who followed him, as he was left to pine
away and die on the third sack with the
home plate SO near But the spectators
quickly realized that Lewis was doing
some tall pitching and the incident was
soon forgotten.
Tommy DOwd's Good Batting.
Manager Collins. to lessen his load OF re-
sponsibility, has placed the captaincy Of
the team In the hands Of Buck" Freeman,
and the ex-senator worked like Trojan
to pull off a victory. but in vain. Tommy
Dowd did the best batting for the visitors,
getting three hits, almost half Of the en-
tire number scored of Of Lee.
The ice was not broken by Washington
until the fourth inning. when one run was
made amid the gleeful shouts Of the on
lockers. Dale Gear once more began the
good work with a hit over second. which
Parent was just able to bat down with his
SI0yeQ mana, DuL not IN time TO get the
runner at first. Foster then came forward
with his first single. sending Gear to sec
ond. Then. after Quinn had gone out on a
fly to center. Coughlin sent a beautiful
drive into left field for a single and Gear
beat the throw home.
In the eighth the second and last tally
was made. After Clarke had been retired
by Collins nice pickup and throw to first,
DUNCAN sent a liner into right field that
was only stopped by the fence The hit
was good for a triple ordinarily, but as
Sammy Is no 'ten-second man he was
content to rest on second. Gears out sec
ond to first. sent DUNCAN to third, and then
Fosters timely drive into left scored the
big first baSeman.
Several times the Bostons made rallies
which seemed to bode no good for the
home team. but outside of putting the spec
tators on the anxious seat for several min
utes, they were Of the fruitless variety.
Umpire Sheridan made his first appear
ance of the season at American Park and
his work was strictly first class, a few mild
kicks on balls and strikes being about all
the protests heard. Score: