Evening star., 1901-05-18

The Washington base ball fans who
were not at American Park yesterday
afternoon to see the game between the
Senators and Mack's Athletics of Phila-
delphia missed the treat of their lives
Washington won out in the ninth inning.
defeating the visitors by the score of S
to l.
The finish was something to marvel at
and as an enthusiasm producer It's like will
hardly be again this season. The
game from the start was of the sort to
keep the spectators on edge as the Ath-
letics We're never far enough ahead to be
out of reach, and the Senators were hit
ting the ball hard and in several instances
the goddess of luck had smiled uDon them.
captain LaJoie shifted his players around
in the third inning Fultz seemed un-
able to play shortstop, bringing Geter In to
the position and sending the former into
center. The change worked badly, as Geier's s
throwing to first was something weird and
Fuitz in center was slow in handling Fos-
terS hOme-run drive.
In the seventh inning bv making two
runs, the Washington lads pulled up even
and the spectators became enthusiastic
only to go back into the depths of despair
as the visitors again forged to the front
in the eighth inning by making two runs.
In the latter half of this inning the Sem
ators made one run, which placed them one
behind. In the ninth the Athletics went
out in one-two-three order and Manager
ManningS men came to the bat for the
last time.
With one run needed to tie and two to
win, Foster. the first man up came to the
bat. He already had made three hits and
it seemed asking too much of him to ex-
pect him to continue the batting streak.
But Foster insisted upon making good"
with the Washington people, and with a
mighty lunge at the ball sent the sphere to
the angle nf the or fell
Around the bases Foster scampered with
splendid speed, and with a daring slide
went over the plate with the tying run,
beating the ball by about a foot AS he
went around the bases all inside the in
closure arose to their feet, yelling like
mad and waving arms and hats, and pre-
sented such a scene one imagines used
to take place after an exciting fight in the
Roman arenas.
After the noise had subsided somewhat
Captain Everitt walked to the plate, and
after fouling several balls. hit one into
left that good for two bases. Once
more the shouting and waving of hats was
renewed as possible victory in sight
Grady was the next man up, and Pitcher
Pidtt struck him on the arm with a swift
inshoot. Two bases, a run necessary
to win and no one out the situation.
Clingman then sacrificed neatly, as he
wanted Everitt to score on long fly to
the Outfield if no other opportunity pre-
sented itself.
But the sacrifice was thrown away, un-
less it prevented double play. and even
then the men on bases cut very little ice.
COughlin was the man Of the moment, but
no one heretofore has charged him with
being Il sluSger Of the pinch hitting va
riety. Bat Bill! had placed the game with
in reach by his three previous hits and,
like Foster he was determined to continue
ON his good course. The second ball pitch
ed by Fiatt was just to Coughlin's liking
and he met it squarcly with his trusty bat.
The contact of bail and bat sounded like