The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-05
How the Clubs stand.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

The gentlemen from the Massachusetts
metropolis made Pitcher Winnie Mercer
wish that he had not begged Manager
Manning to be sent in against the rep
resertatives of culchah yesterday, for by
the time the third inning had been
brought TO a close the Washington field
ers were about ready to drop in their
tracks from the eXertion of chasing the
long drives from the Bostonians' bats.
The Back Bay students of the game de-
yeloped a most remarkable faculty for
landing on the leather about one-quarter
of a minute after the commencement of
the game, and they consumed their as
saults on the sphere until the last man
had been retired in the ninth inning.
Not content with making Mercer take
to the long grass. they pounced upon his
successor. Patten, in a most ungentleman-
" fashion, and did all they could to spoil
his reputation as a twirler. Patterns last
local appearance was with the Senators
against the Georgetown boys. In that
game he made the undergraduates look
like models for the original thirty-cent
proposition. but the wearers of the blue
and grey who were on hand at the park
yesterday afternoon had the pleasure of
seeing the man who moved them down
in such a reckless fashion given a drub-
bling that he will remember for some time
to come. Of course. by the time Patten
was called to go in and save the game
the Boston players had their eyes glued
onto the leather, and it is doubtful II
any pitcher on earth could have stopped
the fusillade of hits. Every ball that left
the Senator'S pitchers seemed to come up
to the plate about as large as football,
and all the opposition had TO do was to
make a swing at the ball and 1t would
be pretty sure to get out of the way of
the Washington fielders:
The support that was accorded the SEN
atoriaI twiriers was not the best that
might be wished for, but II was good
enough for the kind Of ball that was be-
ing served up. DUNCAN. out in right field.
juggled several hits that proved costly,
but he tried his level best to redeem him
self by rapping out two safe hits. Quinn
also secured two hits. 1t begins TO look
as II the undertaken is really getting into
the game for fair A little more ginger
and a tendency to forget the business at
home will make Uncle Quinn play the
game he is capable of. The entire home
team seemed to have an off day in the
hitting department. The men who can
usually be relied upon TO line out the bali
at critical periods failed to make good
when they had the opportunity and in one
instance-in the seventh, after the four
thousand spectators had stretched and
started a pandemonium that could be
heard mile away. and which continued
during the entire inning-the Washing
tonians managed to fill the bases and get
one run across the plate. With Senator
occupying every bag. Bill Clarke came up
to the bat and naturally everyone on
the grounds looked for a double or better.
FOR the tall catcher has the knack of
smashing out a safe one whenever 1t is
needed. But the sphere, as il came up
from Young. was either too small for
Clarke 10 see on he didn't want 10 dis
courage the Beaneaters. 1t is a matter
Of record, anyway. that the usually re
liable Clarke went Gown before three nice
ones, ANONYMOUSLY famed out. And then,
as II he, too, did not want to spoil the
visitors chances for winning the game,