The times., 1901-06-19

ders of lemonade, cigars, and score cards.
1t may be that this little chat is bit
early in the game. but it is much easier
to retain interest in baseball than TO
awaken il anew. and interest in the work
OF the Washingtonians is certainly on
the wane. Now, Mr. Manning. please
take the young men back of the barn and
give them q good, kind. straightforward
talk and explain how they VIII have TO
take a brace in their work. or you VIII
soon be proprietor OF losing investment
Make them understand that baseball with
you is commercial proposition and that
there's absolutely no sentiment in it Then
perhaps they may see the error of their
past performances and come out of their
comatose condition. That's ALL this morn
ing. Mr. Manning. We will now get down
to business. as usual.
Car ick was not much of a puzzler to the
Tig. rs. Gleason and Shaw hit him
safely in thesinitial inning, and the for
mer got around the bags During the
rem -inder of the game Shaw showed a
special liking for the Carrick curves and
banged out four-three singles and
homer. But Bill Clarke, just to show
that he is some pumpkins with the long
stick took advantage of Cronin's pres
ence in the Detroit box TO whoop up his
batting average, and by the time the
game was over the local catcher had
five hits-al for one base except the last,
which was a wheeze over the centre
field fence, and which also pushed Grady
around the cushions and added two to
the senators llSl OF TuItS. II BapDtItu
in the last inning, when there We're two
men out and the crowd had nearly all
departed The sound of the cheering
brought many back in the hope that
something would occur and that there
might be a sensational wind up, but there
was nothing more exciting viewed there
after than Clingman's fiyOut to Holmes.
Then the crowd left. telling each other
that the Senators had struck a rut and
evidently could not arouse themselves
sufficiently to get out
Some little excitement was occasioned
in the first inning by Umpire HaskelPs
vision being out of focus. Barrett had
been presented with four balls, and had
purlCined second. Gleason hit to Cough
lin, who turned on Barrett, who was max
ing a dash for third, and gave him poke
in the ribs that make him momentaFily
stagger and gasp for breath and have an
inclination TO eXclafm Where am % af-
ter 1t was all over But Mr.. Haskell
showed the need of contributing to the
Golfers Of some good oculiSt by declaring
that Couehlin had not touched the Tiger.
Now. Coughlin is a mild-mannered youth,
who possesses a shrinking, difndent dis
position, and is not prone To make allega-
tions that are not supported by the cold.
cold facts. But the Haskell outrage was
more than he thought he was called upon
to stand and he realized that his profess
sional reputation was at stake. SO, run
ming uO to the holder of the indicator,
Mr.. Coughlin said some things that were
not audible TO the occupants Of the grand
stand. but which undoubtedly were to the
effect that Mr.. Haskell was entirely off
in his calculations. and was advised 10
train his eyes on the plays that were yet
10 be made with a little more accuracy
The entire Washington team surrounded
the umpire and gave "A splendid imitation
of band Of Indians practicing a war
dance. but Haskell was just as firm as he
was wrong, and after threatening to put
the whole aggregation Of local baseball
talent out Of business for the afternoon
the riot was nipped in its incipiency. A
second later when Holmes hit to Carrick
Barrett endeaVored to score, and was
thrown out at the plate.
The Senators started off If they were
in the game to stay. Mercer and DUNCAN
brought home runs In the first in this
fashion: Mercer reached first on a pass,
stole second, and came home on Dungan's
single. Nance, the visitors left fielder.
allowed Dungan's hit to get past him and
before the ball was fielded the Senator
was on second. He was advanced to third
on GleasOnS error on Grady'S hit, and
scored when Bill Clarke secured his first
hit of the afternoon In the fourth Joe
Quinn lined out a double. and came home
from second on Dungan's hit for two
bases. Another tally was brought to the
local men when Clingman reached first on
a hit that retired Clarke at second. got
to the middle post on Coughlin's rattling
drive for a hassock. and crossed the rub
Der plate on wild pitch. Grady and
Clarke's runs in the ninth ended the run
getting of the local men.
The Tigers made their first run in the
made the circuit on a hit. a delder's
choice and Shaw's bingle. Buelow and
Yeager scored in the fourth, and Shaw
added another to the Detroit record in
the fifth, when he drove the BAH over the
fence. This brings the historian up to
the eventful siXth-the inning that pune
tured the hopes of the crowd and made
the Senator'S aspirations bag at the
knees. The inning netted the DetrOiters
six runs on as many hits-five for one
base each and Yeagers corker over the
fence. and at a time when the bags were
all occupied. II was the finish of their
scoring, too, although they had no need
to further exert themselves, as the lead
was entirely too big 10 think Of overcom-
ing, and the best thing the Senators could
do was to accept the situation and await
for the morrow, which sometimes brings
a change In the fortunes Of ball players
So today, If Mr.. Manning will take his
followers behind the barn and reason with
them persuasiVely and kindly. the story
Of this afternoon conflict may be more
cheerful TO the enthusiasts Of the Capital
This is a real tale Of woe: