Evening star., 1901-09-12

The Washington club has been consistent
| in one thing this season, and that is In
| playing good ball on the road and giving
| very ordinary exhibitions on the home
grounds. Yesterday the Senators continued
this record by allowing the Bostons to play
| all around them and win out by the score
| of to o.
The Bostons on the western circuit were
| unable to use their bats with any effect.
| but they brushed the dirt out of their
| peppers yesterday and went after Mercer
in a way that gladdened the hearts of their
| admirers and which threw CONSERVATION
into the ranks Of the Washington fans,
| who had jumped at the conclusion that
winnie" had rounded into his old-time
| form and was inyincible. In the very first
! inning the Collinsites took Mercer's meas
ure. hammered him with a hearty good will
| in the second, and although he braced up
| after that he was hit in a desultory way In
| the remaining innings.
The old rail-splitter, Cyrus Young, was
| on the rubber for the Bostons, and once
more he demonstrated that he Is about as
| good as the best in the pitching line Three
| safe hits are credited to the Senator's and
| but one Of these was of the clean-cut va
riety, beautiful double along the left
! field line by Jack Farrell. Grady's hit was
| too hot for Parent to handle, and likewise
the drive that Clarke made in Ferris direc-
| ton. Not a base on balls or wild pitch
marred the veterans work, and. in addi-
| ton, he secured a timely single which
| drove a run over the plate
| Chick Stahl, Jimmy Collins and Ferris
| were the bright particular stars in the bat
| ting line, the frst-named getting two
doubles and two singles, while the second
| had pair Of doubles and a single and
the latter double and two singles. Ferris
slipped up on MERGERS hard drive in the
third inning, and this was the only misplay
| charged against the visitors.
Billy Coughlin was the central figure in
a play in the third inning that had double
rings all around It, Ferris was the first
man up and he drove a scorcher toward
| left which appeared to be sailing into safe
| territory over Coughlins head. But Bill
made high jump into the air, knocked the
ball upward, and as he fell on his back
| from his efforts caught the ball as 1t de-
scended. 1t was the only ray Of light that
broke the gloom which overhung the park.
| After Dowd had gone out a fly to
Gear in the first inning. stahl hit safely
| over second. Collins sent the ball up
against the left field fence for double and
Chick went to third. Freemans safe
drive over second scored both runners.
In the third the slaughter was continued
| and five runs resulted Parent was easy
| out at first, but Ferris hit to right center
| for a double and went to third as Creiger
| was thrown out at first by Coughlin.
| Young's timely single sent Ferris over the
rubber. Dowd hit toward left and was safe
| on Clingman's error. Stahl followed with
a double to right and both runners crossed
| the plate. Collins singled to right and
| Stahl scored, Jimmy going to second on
| the throw in. Freeman followed with
| long fly to left, and as Gear dropped the
! ball Collins crossed the plate.
| For the next five innings Boston failed
/ to get a runner around the bases, although
hit was made in all but the sixth in
! ming. In the eighth Parent led off with
| single to center and went to second on
| Ferris single to right. Creiger then clev-
| erly sacrificed, moving both runners up
| base, and on Young's long fly to DUNCAN
| in right, Parent scored. In the ninth Col
| Inns made his second double after Stahl had
/ been retired, and went to third on Free
mans out. short to first. Hemphill then
| drove hard one at Farrell, and as the
| little fellow let the drive get away from
| him Collins crossed the plate with Bostons
ninth run.
| The regular umpire failed to show up
| and Mr.. Belts. who has been a sort Of extra
on President Johnson's staff, acted the part
| OF arbitrator very satisfactorily to both
i teams Score.