Evening star., 1901-08-29

| Fully four thousand people witnessed
| yesterdays double-header between the
| Washington and Cleveland clubs. When it
| Is considered that both these teams are
| tail-end aggregations in the American
| League championship race the attendance
| was something remarkable, to say the least,
| and substantiates Washington's claim to
| being a good ball town.
| The first game went to the Senators by
| the score Of to l, while the second was
captured by the Clevelands, to 4.
The feature of the games was the pitch
ing of Carrick and McNeal. Wee Willie"
had Pete Dowling as his opponent in the
| first contest, and it was so one-sided that
the Washington twirler lobbed the ball over
the plate in the eighth inning, with the re-
| suit that the Buckeyes got their solitary
| run. The Senators found Bowling very
| much to their liking and managed to bunch
| their hits in a run-productive style. Farrell
| and DUNCAN were particularly pleased with
| the left-paw's delivery and both managed
| to lace out three singles.
| In the second game it was an Ohio boy s
| turn to shine and his name WAS McNeal.
| He, like Carrick in the first, had the op-
| posing batsmen completely at his mercy,
| and in but one inning did the Senators find
him consecutively enough to get the only
| runs placed to their credit. 1t frequently
happened that the spectators took a hand
in trying to send young McNeal in the air
| with their shouts and stamping, but he
was game, and in the end the onlookers
were applauding his really clever exhibit
| ton of the twirler's art.
Carrick's work rounded out three remark
| able games, from the pitchers point Of
view. In Mondays game. Cleveland Sc
| cured six hits off Mercer, In Tuesdays five
| off Patten and yesterday five off Carrick.
| Wyatt Lee broke the spell in the fourth
| game. He lasted exactly two innings and
was then driven to tall timber, the Buck
! eyes getting five hard drives and sending
that many runs over the plate.
The first game yesterday was clever ex-
| hibtion in a fielding line, but one misplay
| occurring; but in the second game both
| teams transgressed in the error column, the
| Senators falling down five times, while the
| Cleveands slipped up three. Several plays
We're made by both sides which brought
the entire crowd to it's feet with enthu-
| siastio applause, a remarkable throw by
| Harvey from deep right to Bradley at third
and foul fly catch by Coughlin being the
| most noticeable.
| In the first inning of the initial game
| Washington began scoring, getting it's first
/ run. After Waldron had flied out to
| O'Brien, Farrell hit safely into left and
| went to second on Dungan's single into
| right Clarke then hit the ball few feet
| from the home plate at the time Farrell
| started to steal third. Jack kept on rum
| ming, and as the ball was thrown to first
| to retire Clarke he sprinted for the plate,
| making 1t by a beautiful slide. 1t was a
| daring piece of base running and deserved
| all the applause given.
In the third Farrell again figured in the
| run-getting. He led off once more with a
| single and went to third on Dungan's single
| to right Clarke's long fly and out to Pick
erins enabled Farrell to cross the plate by
| another good sprinting exhibition.
| The Senators then rested up for three in
| nings, but in the seventh went to work
again, placing two runs to their credit
| After two were out. Farrell once more
| started off with a single to left and stole
second. Dungan's third single sent him UP
base and on the bluff steal Of second by
| Big Sam, Jack crossed the plate, beating
the return throw from Shiebeck by hair.
| Clarke followed with a single to right and
| DUNCAN scored.
| In the eighth Cleveland hung up it's soli-
| tary run. Harvey hit to the club house
for three bases and continued on home,
| making 1t in safety, Clarke allowed the
throw in to get by him and roll TO the
| grand stand. Score: