Evening star., 1901-07-18
National League Clubs Standing.

Dale Gears pitching reputation has been
getting several hard knocks this season, and
unless he soon gets into a winning streak
his finish is not hard to predict. Last year
he was considered a star in the American
League, but this eason he has been driven
back into the ''also ran" class Yesterday
at Detroit Gear tried once more to push
the Washington club into a victory, but
the Wolverines found his delivery very
much to their liking and as result the
Senators were defeated by the score of 4
to ;. Gear was hit for fourteen singles and
one triple, and in several instances these
bingles were punched together. proving
run-getters.
Back of Gear the fielding was very clever
by the Senators, an error by Farrell and
one by Cungnan being the only misplays
Coughin had a bad wrist, the result Of
being hit by a pitched ball, and had to rest
Tor a day. His retirement sent DUNCAN into
right field. Waldron into center and
brought Farrell to third This shift proved
all right. Farrell handling four chances in
clever style but his one error let in enough
runs to lose the game. 1t Is a far fetched
argument to charge Farrell with the loss
of the game in the face of the hitting that
was done by Detroit but there is no deny
ing the fact that his bad throw to first
was disastrous. Jack had "coppered'' four
good chances previously in strange posi-
tion, and that he should fall down on the
fifth one was of the unfortunate
chances of the game and lucky for the De-
troits.
Sever began twirling for the Detroits
but after the third inning he was request
ed to recline on the bench. while Miller
went out into the center of the diamond.
The latter's pitching was a big improve
ment after the fourth inning, but he was
relieved by Teager in the seventh and
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players thereafter. The Detroits put UP
fine fielding game, but one error by Yeager
being all the misplays registered
Neither side scored in the first two in
ness in the third and whipped two runs
across the plate in clever style. Gear
placed clean single into left and Wal
dron followed suit with one into right.
Farrell cleverly sacrificed and moved the
runners up a base. Sammy Dungans
trusty bat then did business with one OF
Siever's inshoots. placing the ball over
second for a good single, and both runners
crossed the plate.
This good work was continued in tho
third. one run being scored. Michael
Grady was given free pass to first and
went to second on Qunn's sacrifice. Cling
man then hit sharp one to Elberfeld. and
while Grady was being run down on the
line the Senators shortstop continued OH
to second. Gear followed with timely
single and Clingman crossed the plate.
This was the end of the Senator's run-get-
ting. and when they left off the Detroiters
began work in the tally collecting line.
Their first run came in the fourth.
Three pretty singles by Gleason. E1ber-
field and Crockett pulled off in rapid sue
cession. sent the first named across the
plate. In the fifth another tally was regis
tered. kid" Gleason hammerng out q
timely triple and scoring a well-pla ced
bunt by Crockett. In the sixth came Far
rell's error, and with 1t two runs for the
Tigers. Three singles by Nance. Crockett
tain Casey bunted toward Farrell the lat
ter threw the ball into right field. two of
the runners crossing the plate: but when
the third man tried to follow suit he was
nailed by good throws of DUNCAN and
Grady to Clarke. This placed the score
to B In favor of Detroit, and for the
mainder of the game neither side could
get man across the home plate.
While pitching a poor game, Gear feIded
splendidly and batted hard. making threa
of the eight hits credited to Washington
Foster, in left. is credited with making
sensational fly catch. Attendance Loo
Score.