Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-17
Where They Play Today.
Detroit at Washington.
Chicago at Boston
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Milwaukee at Baltimore
UMPIRE CALLED THE GAME.
Senators Were Again Beaten
Cleveland Saturday.

och&AlOEs were again Beaten by
Cleveland Saturday.
Cleveland continued it's winning streak at
American Park Saturday, defeating the
Washingtons by the score Of 5 to 3, eight
innings being played. Hard rains continued
through Friday night and up until noon
Saturday, when there was a rift in the
clouds and the sun came out for an hour
drying up the grounds sufficiently to allow
the game to begin. Heavy clouds drifted
over the skies during the contest, and it
became so dark during the playing of the
eighth inning that Umpire Haskell decided
to call the game on that account. About
a minute afterward rain begain to fall
and it would have been impossible to finish
the game.
The Cleveland lads good playing in the
recent games was rewarded Saturday by
the goddess Of luck smiling on their efforts
and as result they captured a contest
which by rights belonged to Washington.
But that is base ball. Drive after drive
tabled all over with safety" but a Cleve-
land man would be right in line and a dou-
Bile play would follow or the third hand
retired. By glancing at the left on bases
in the summary it will be seen that there
must have been numerous holes for the
Spiders to crawl out Of.
Scott was on the rubber for Cleveland
and his pitching was of the best for five
innings. In the sixth the Senators COM
menced to locate his curves, did better in
the seventh. and when they came to the
bat in the eighth Hoffer was found on the
rubber The latter had not warmed I'D
but he was in prime condition, and the
first two batterS famed, the next man
secured scratch single. but the fourth hit
to Wood and forced the man on first as
he went to second. Umpire Haskell then
made his little speech and the fifth straight
victory was chalked up to the Cleveland
lads credit
Gear, who was on the rubber for Wash
1ngton, got poor start hits being made at
oppOrtune times by the opposing batsmen,
and when he settled down into his true
stride the tallies against the Senators were
too numerous to be overcome.
The stars of the game were undoubtedly
Third Basemen Coughin and Wood The
local man made several hair-raising catches
OF high fouls, which brought the spectators
to their feet, while lively Bobby" gath
cred in line hits in a manner which would
nave made Bradley envious. On several
occasions Wood got in front of the drives
and got the ball over to first correctly,
the game. AS the field was slippery with
mud. the excellence Of the playing can be
imagined.
Cleveland made a good start, getting a
run in the first inning.
Pickering singled to center and, after
Mccarthy had fouled out to Coughlin, went
to second on O Brien's out. LaChance then
hit into left for a single, and Pickering
the ball well, and as Pickering saw the ball
sailing home on a line he tried to stop and
sprawled all over himself in the mud. But
the ball took a bad bound and got by
Clarke. and after Pickering had been pull
ed to his feet by Wood he ambled home
safely.
In the second the Spiders continued their
good work, chalking up three tallies Beck
met the first ball pitched and sent 1t to the
center-1eld fence for a double. Yeager sac
rifced him to third. and he scored on SHE
becks single to center. Scott then sacri-
feed Shiebeck to second and chickering's
single to left sent him up to third. Pick
then stole second and both runners crossed
the plate on McCarthys timely single to
left-center.
Cleveland then took a breathing spell
for three innings. but in the sixth Bob
Wood sent the ball to the club house in
right field. and, as it went under the little
building, he completed the circuit of the
bases with the fifth and last run
Washington also broke the ice in this
inning, getting one run on Grady's double,
an out and Clingman's single to right.
With two on bases Gear hit scorcher to
Wood and a double play resulted. In the
seventh Washington forced two more runs
over the plate. but 1t was the Senator'S dy-
ing effort. Mercer was given a free ticket
to first by Scott and DUNCAN singled to
right. Quinn then hit into what should
have been a double play. but on Shiebeck's
assist. Beck threw the ball into the bleach
ers back of first base, Mercer scoring and
Quinn bringing up at third. Grady then
doubled to left, scoring Quinn, the other
two batters being easy outs.
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