Evening star., 1901-09-19
Progress of the Southern Rogue
Tournament.
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fngton and Milwaukee clubs failed to draw
many persons. A driZzling rain prevailed
part of the afternoon, and the muddy
grounds combined to handicap the players
in their fielding. The first game was won
by the Brewers by the score Of to 2,
while the second was captured by The
Senator's. to 3.
Wyatt Lee was on the rubber at the
start-of of the first game. but he is not a
rainy-day twirler, and after the Milwau-
KEGS had hammered his delivery pretty
regularly for five innings Lee went to the
bench and Gear took up the work. The
latter pitched good ball, and his support
was of the best, not a run being scored in
the four innings in which Gear did the
pitching Virgil Garvin handed them up
for the Brewers, and the elongated tnirler
had one of his good days, his drops and
curves being almost a complete puzzle to
the batting Senator'S. Five safe drives
were all that could be secured off Garvin's
delivery. and of this number Clingman got
two. Before Lee left the game he got In a
beautiful drive off Garvin for three bases,
the ball going to the fence in right field.
In sliding into third Lee turned his ankle
slightly, and this may have handicapped
him in his pitching thereafter.
The Brewers presented two new men in
yesterdays games, Jones in left field and
Bone at short. OF the two, Jones looks the
better He covered his position In fine
style, and in the first game robbed Farrell
of three-bagger, getting the ball after
hard run as it was sailing on a line toward
the center-field fence. Bone looks best at
the bat. and as he was playing short for
the first time with Milwaukee, he may i'm
prove hereafter. Donahue began catching
for the Brewers, but foul tip almost tore
a nail off his index finger, and he had to
mil In, aantar md
Hallman going into right. The latter had
his batting eye with him. as he hammered
out two doubles and single.
Second Game.
In the second game Mercer and Hastings
We're the opposing twirlers, and the local
boy had the best Of the argument at all
points of the route. The Brewers secured
eight safe drives off Mercer but the hits
were skillfuIly scattered, and but for an un-
fortunate throw by Clarke the visitors
would have been shut out This play came
up in the sixth inning, and is worthy of
description account Of it's unique fea-
lures. Maloney had reached first on a sin
gle, but Anderson forced him at second on
hit to Farrell. Gilbert then hit little
bounder right in front of the plate ard i'm
mediately sprinted for first. Captain Clarke
gathered up the ball nicely, but in throwing
to Grady, the damp ball slipped from his
hand and struck Gilbert a glancing blow
on top of the head. The ball was thrown
with such force that 1t went on a bound
from Gilbert's head clear into the bleachers
in right field The blow staggered the run
ner for fraction of a second, but he kept
his feet, and with Anderson crossed the
plate as a result of the bad throw.
Hastings apparently found the wet ball a
handicap to his delivery, and had to de-
pend upon a speedy, straight ball for his
efficiency. This sort of delivery seemed to
please DUNCAN, Grady and Mercer nightly,
as the first-named placed double and two
singles to his credit the second a home
run and single. while the third worked in
two timely singles. Back of Hastings the
fielding of the Brewers was a repetition Of
what the Senators did in the first four
misplays marring their work the majority
of which were costly.
The Senators behind Mercer fielded with
a vim and accuracy that was enjoyable to
look at, Clarke's error, as told above be-
ing the only misplay in the game Little
Jack Farrell. at second, "coppered' ten
chances in clever STYLE while Billy Cling
man and Coughlin handled several hard
chances in their usual reliable manner
The ex-Cleveland player, Billy Hart UNI
pired his first games In Washington end
with the exception of losing two beautiful
which he called foul, his work was above
criticism. Hart admitted after the game
that he lost the hits. but he said from his
position back of the pitcher the drives ap-
peared to go on foul territory. Grady went
out on his next try, but DUNCAN would not
be denied, and slammed the ball for a safe
one over second. Score: