The times., 1901-06-09
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

1t all depends upon whose pitcher is being
lambasted.-From Ballads Of the Grandstand.
Yesterday afternoon it was the Chicago
pitcher who came in for a large-sized
chunk Of punishment, which was, it is
almost needless to say, administered by
the Washington players, those nine
young. ambitious athletes who had been
crushed in defeat on the day previous
and had been compelled thereby to make
their way homeward by devious routes,
TO escape the vexatious and oft-repeated
enquiries of the youth of the District Of
Columbia, of who won. mister?'
The local men more than made up for
the thrashing they received at the hands
of the wearers of the Soiled white hose,
and when the last inning had been played
the visiting team was sorry set OF
American citizens The outfielders slipped
into their red jackets, with their tongues
almost hanging from their mouths, their
throats were parched, and their feet were
weary from the divers chases they had
been compelled to take after the flying
sphere. There were large gobs of gloom
in the bus that carried the Chics to their
hotel, and not one word in explanation
was offered on the way. Everyone knew
all about the why and wherefore Of the
setback, especially a tall young fellow
named Patterson. 1t is reputed that he
Is a distant relation of the historic Billy
Patterson. and yesterday there was not
the slightest mystery as TO who struck
this Chicago member Of the Patterson
clan. Every man on the local payroll
except Farrell-who. by the way, has
ordered a new set of batting lamps, and
viii soon be in the game-had assaulted
Pitcher Patterson on one or more occa-
sions. Wyatt Lee, the chap who pitches
ball for the Senators in the summer and
looks like an advertisement for the cigar
ramed after the departed tragedy king
in his spare moments. naively confessed
that he had been able to land on the Pat
terson delivery on one or two occasions.
This Lee is 4 modest youth, and were he
10 admit the truth he would proudly
point TO the official score of the contest,
which shows that he secured four hits
out of as many times at the bat. and be
II remembered that two Of this quar-
tette of bumps were large and luscious
three-basers
Lee did pitching stunts, too, that were
out of the ordinary run. Some of the Wis
iting mer who have acquired a fondness
for imposing batting averages commenced
TO size up Mr.. Lees assortment Of balls
In the first and second innings and found
them much TO their liking, and by the end
of the third inning they had banged out
five hits. two Of which were home runs.
When he went into the box in the fourth
inning, Lee changed his combination. and
never again during the afternoon did a
Chicago second-story worker get any
where near a safe hit. The manner in
which Lee puzzled the men from Carter
harrisonville was a source Of constant
delight to the 4,455 spectators, and al the
conclusion Of the game, after Mcfarland
had struck viciously at the innocent little
suheroid three times, and failed TO get
any returns for his efforts the crowd
rushed on the field and told Lee that he
WIS the real article. just as II he didn I
know it himself But Lee blushed and
merely grinned- He had caused eight OF
the Chicago club to crack chunks off the
atmosphere in their endeavors TO paste
the bail somewhere near the place where