The Washington times., 1901-09-13
How the Clubs stand.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Centrefielder Waidron felt pretty cheap
nfter the third inning Of the game with
Boston yesterday, and did not have the
nerve to line up with the rest Of the team
and ask Manager Manning for an ad-
rance in salary for next season. Not he;
Is matter of fact he shook hands with
himself because the local rnagnate did
not set him back about SIS for one of
the most inexcusable plays that has been
seen here for many a day. In the third
inning after Ferris and Lewis had been
struck out and with Schreck on first and
Dowd on second, the result of singles,
Chic Stahl hit n fly to the outiield,
which was really in Luskey's territory,
but Waldron, with the idea of an increase
In his pay envelope for the coming sea-
son, deemed it best to shove the local
professional aside and hog the whole
rhow himself. instead of permitting
Luskey to take the ball. the centre fielder
came rushing up with a fun head of
steam on and crashed into his partner of
the neighboring garden OF course neither
got the ball, but the play gave Schreck
and Dowd an opportunity TO amble along
The stations to the terminal.
Apparently the Senators had no field
captain at the moment, although Bill
Clarke is popularity supposed to direct the
work of the men while they earning
their daily bread But at this particular
period Colonel Bill was extremely busy
counting the people in the enclosure and
mentally wondering if it would be wise
to hold Manning up for a next season
raise after the performance, so he was
net expected to give the usual directions
as to which player should take the ball.
The spectators groaned, and somebody in
the grandstand remarked that the
Swampoodle Stars would not be guilty of
such play. The Beaneaters were won
derfully encouraged by the work Of the
Senatorial ceutrefielder, aiId started in
with a vengeance TO pound out the game.
Each man as he picked up the bat
mauled Mascot Sapho's rag time hair,
and before the locals could put out an
other opponent Stahl had been sent
across the plate on Collins home run
drive.
Four runs in a bunch, and all on &C
count of Waldrons brilliant work. And
the Chicago men having troubles OF their
own with Milwaukee.
Luskey, who has been demonstrating
that he is a pretty decent sort OF d ball
player with Roger Conners team up at
Waterbury, Conn, played left field for
the Senators and If the other men of the
club had been in half good form as the
local boy, Boston would never have been
within hailing distance of the winning
side of the score. Luskey, although q
catcher showed that he knew a few
tricks about holding down an outfeld
position, but it was at the bat that he
glistened with unwonted brilliancy for a
fellow wearing a Washington uniform.
He hit the ball hard every time he had
a chance, and succeeded in pounding out
a double and triple. the latter coming
within an ace of going over the left-cen-
ter fence. If the hit had been two inches
higher it would have cleared the enclos-
ure and there would have been another
story to tell of the conflict. Luskey
seemed TO have numerous friends in the
audience, for he was given warm well
come when he first came to the plate.
while after his three-base hit achieve
ment he was eligible to the hero class,
Patten and Lewis both did good box
work The former had all the odds to
work against, but he pulled himself to-
gether in excellent shape, and it was any
body's game after the runs that tied the
score were made in the eighth. up TO the
conclusion of the tenth inning, when Um-
pire Connolly called the game
Apropos of Connolly. his work yester
day gave a line on the Baltimore episode
star actor in beautiful! little drama
entitled "A Bird In a Gided Cage" Not
that he made any glaring errors. but
that he permitted the Boston players
and especially belligerent young man
named Ferris, who plays second base for
the Massachusetts agSrc gstiOa-to call
him oil sorts Of names and to browbeat
him on every possible occasion. Instead
of promptly removing the Boston man
from the game Connolly answered back
and thus brought on himself more of the
spleen. Mr.. Belts, of this city, made the
decisions on the bases and was usual
impartial and invariably correct in his
rulings.
Washingtons first run was made IN the
second by Lgskey. who reached first on
a hit that retired Clarke at third. got to
second on Pitcher Lewis wild throw TO
first I'm an eLdeavor to catch the Sena-
tor mapping. and scored on Coughlin's
double In the seventh. three runs were
made by the Meaningless on singles by
Patten Clingman. and Farrell. Luskey's
two-b baser. and Gradys home run over
the left fence. he score was tied in
the eighth when Grady walked 10 first
and tailed on Luskeys three-bagger.
i.,Iskey got home when CoCghlin made his
second double of the afternoon The visi-
tors advantage of four runs, secured in
the third after chances had been given to
retire the side, was not followed up It
should have been and il was not until the
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