Evening star., 1901-07-02

| players had gone through a very trying
afternoon and most of them We're almost
| tagged out. The pitchers were the greatest
sufferers. the exertions of throwing speedy
| balls over the plate being such that after
one inning they were painting for breath
| The mercury would have been in the neigh
bo1hood of 120 out on the field had ther-
mometer been put there and it Is wonder
| that prostrations did not result.
Plank began pitching for the Athletics,
but he had enough in two innings. Mill
gan then went on the rubber but he, too
| quit after a two innings trial. Fraser then
took up the running till the end of the
game, and at the finish he was ready to
drop. Lee was Washington's first pitcher
but the hard drives of the opposition sent
him to the bench in the fourth inning and
Carrick relieved him and was also hit hard.
Manager Mack had made the announce
ment that Charles White of the census Of
flee team would be given a trial at short,
and quite large number Of persons were
drawn to the park by this special feature.
White was given trial in practice, but
his work was so ragged that Dolan played
his old position. 1t was Whites first ap-
pearance in professional company, and his
nervousness doubtless kept him from CIV
ing good account Of himself.
For the first seven innings the game look
ed like a sure victory for the Athletics,
and when in the eighth six more runs were
made by Conny Mack's men, making the
score l3 to 5. 1t was apparently all over
but the shouting. But the uncertainties Of
the game were given another apt fllustra-
ton through the tremendous batting of the
Senator's.
DUNCAN opened up the eighth with siz-
zier over third. good for two bases. and
Gear duplicated the hit in every particular.
scoring Sam. Foster followed with a sin
gle, sending Gear to third, and line drive
from Quinn's bat was caught by Dolan,
making the first out. Coughiin then hit
into right center for three bases, scoring
Gear and Foster and notwithstanding the
hot weather the spectators yelled their ap
prOval like Indians. Clngman then hit
long fly to Seybold and Coughlin beat the
throw in to the home plate. Lave Cross
then made a sensational one-handed catch
OF Carrick's drive, and the slugging was
stopped for few minutes, with the score
standing to- 13 in favor Of the visitors
In their last turn at the bat the Senators
went right after Fraser, their slugging
stirring up the heated spectators to dam
gerous point and it is a wonder several am
bulance calls were not sent In. Farrell
began with drive into center. which Fultz
handled slowly, and the hit went down for
a double. Clarke drove a hot one over
Lajoie's head for single that the big fel-
low merely touched with his left hand by
jumping. Sammy DUNCAN looked danger
Gus and Fraser decided to pass him to first.
Gear then hit slow one to Dolan at short
rell scoring Foster was the next man up,
and his drive to center was of the star
| bright" variety, being good for three bases
| and scoring Clarke and Gear.
This made twelve runs, with Foster on
third and two out. Bill Coughlin the Penn
| sylvania boy being at the bat. Bill isn't
much Of batter compared with Lajoie or
Delehanty, but he can hit as well In a pinch
as anybody, and yesterday he made good''
| with timely single into right field, which
| scored Foster and tied the game. Billy
Ciingman was the third man out, his
| smashing liner being interrupted by Fraser
| so that Lajoie gathered it In and retired
| the batter at third.
Umpire Sheridan then made his little
| speech-'Ladies and gentlemen, the game
| is called on account of the heat"-and one
| of the gamest struggles seen at American
Park this season was over.
Both teams 1elded well In the face of the
| hard hitting, Cross catch Of Carrick's drive
| being the feature From q batting stand
point Coughlfn's performance was the best,