The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-23
How the Clubs stand.

| The Senators made their first appear
ance before Washington fans on George
| town Field yesterday afternoon and de-
feated the collegians by a score of 3 to /.
A large crowd of representative baseball
enthusiasts critically reviewed the work
of the Washington players and went away
generally satisfied with the showing. AL
though the defeat administered to the
Blue and Grey was not so large as was
expected to be by many, the game clearly
demonstrated the fact that the Senators
are cracking good bunch of players 1t
was the old story that crops out when
ever professional meets amateur. Timely
stick work won the day. The American
Leagueists played Just hard enough TO
win the game and no harder. After the
score had been tied and stood l to / in
the seventh inning O'Brien, DUNCAN, and
Coughlin stepped to the plate and pro-
ceeded to smash out the hits that brought
in two more scores and clnched the VIC
tory for them. Georgetown played an err
rorless game, but their clean fielding
availed nothing when the sphere was
judiciously placed by the professional
sticksmen. The grounds were too wet to
permit fast work on the bases
Carrick and Mercer were on the rubber
for Washington. Both showed up in
first-class shape. They were in good con-
dition and their vigorous work demon
strated the fact that although the South
ern trip had been lacking in much COM
petition it had given the players an OPP
portunity TO get hardened The debon-
naire winnie was given a right good
round of applause when first he stepped
to the slab, shook his raven locks. and
caressed the ball preparatory to sending
one of his favorite slow benders over the
plate Carrick had first-rate control and
struck out a couple of the college boys.
Georgetown got but a total of i've hits
during the game and they were well scat
tered.
The support accorded both pitchers by
the professionals was of the best. Cling
man made couple of unfortunate errors
and Clarke bad throw. The rest romped
after and gathered In nearly everything
that came from the Georgetown bats and
two swapping fine double plays were cas-
ually mixed in.
Farrell occupied the centre garden for
the professionals and he did yeoman SER
vice. Three neat singles and three put
outs were chalked up to his credit, besides
a clever assist which resulted in a double
play in the first inning. o Brien had a
good eye for Blewetts curves and con-
nected every time he came to the plate,
finishing with two singles and double.
DUNCAN, the big right fielder, was much
in evidence also, while Clarke retired sew
eral ambitious Georgetown base runners
at the second cushion.
Blewett pitched the entire game for
Georgetown and his work was admirable
against such lusty batters as the profess
SIGNALS. He was given the best support
accorded any pitcher by the Georgetown
team this season. That the crowd pos
sessed the usual candor and sarcasm of
nv ha
by the roasts dealt out TO Umpire Belts
in the sixth inning when he declared
o Brien out because one OF the Washing
ton players had tried to confuse a George
town fielder by shouting There is no rule
which covers such a contingency, al
though in league games the umpire may
fine a man for such action. Belts made
the decision on his own responsibility and
it prevented recurrence OF the act.
Washington was the first to the plate
and they were effectually BANKED.
Georgetown Jared no better. Drill lead off
with a hit and then Connors was retired
at first, Drill advancing to the second
cushion in the meantime. Moran hit
high liner to centre. 1t was gathered in
at second, thereby cutting off Drill, who
had ventured too far off the sack, making
a double play and retiring the side.
Nothing doing not even hit, is an
which might have been aptly
applied 30 the second inning and the pro-
fossionals' half of the third Georgetown
woke up when in their part of the third
and after there were two outs Drill and
Connors both made neat singles. The
side was retired, however, before any
thing came of this good batting. Everett
walked to first when Mannings colts
again had a chance to bat. O'Brien ad-
yanced him with a single and DUNCAN
sacrificed. Clingman hit out a grounder
and Everett was caught between third
and home, and put out; Clingman safely
reaching second. Coughlin then contrib
uted single on which O. Brien scored
Quinn hit a hot one between second and
first, and II looked like a hit. O'Hara
made wild leap for the Swimming
sphere and clutched 1t in his fingers. He
wallowed in the mud, and practically
stood on his head, but he managed to
shoot the bal out i'm some manner to Dew
lin, who gathered it in, just before Quinn
reached the bag. O'Hara gathered him
self together again and trotted to the
bench amid the laughter and applause of
the crowd.
One-two-three order, the fastest method