The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-04

NAu0NAL fEAGgF.

ANERICAN tNANlN


Washington. s; Boston, 4.
That the American League baseball
team has caught the fancy of the local
sport-loving public was evidenced yester-
day, when the first Washingten-B Boston
game attracted an audience of over thirty
three hundred enthusiastic followers of
the national game Those who sat
through the contest were treated to an
excellent specimen of ball. 1t is true,
there were several misplays that went a
good ways to mar the perfectness of the
game and it is with much sorrow that it
must be recorded that the majority of the
offenders in this respect were young ath-
ietes who wear uniforms labeled Wash
ington" across the fronts of their shirts.
On the other hand, the studious band of
leather chasers from the classic and cul-
tured precincts of the Back Bay did not
keep the official scorers working overtime
charging up their nlisplays, for the only
one made by the Somers aggregation was
credited to Ferris, the clever little guar
dian Of the middle hassock.
The crowd was treated to one of the
most boisterous games that has been
played on the local grounds thus far. The
Baltimore youths came over here with
the reputation of being strenuous OBJ
jectors, but they are as mild hammered
and as well behaved as a kindergarten
class in clay modelling when compared
with the Boston scholars. Captain Collins,
who does stunts around third bag when
things come down his way, was a whole
football team in himself, and he was ably
seconded by tall, slim, mild-eyed young
ster named Creiger. The latter became so
obstreperous and rude in his conduct to-
he "a. rha, .to
Judge Of plays soaked him five cases and
the Beaneater spent the most of his time
during the remainder of the game devils
ing ways and means 10 get even with the
umpire. after the game was finished. If
there is any dark mysterious, or foul
deed reported to the District police dur
ing the next few days, or if Mr. Can
tillion discovered cracker crumbs between
the sheets of his bed last night, Mr.
Creiger will have had his revenge.
II is true, however that several of the
objections raised by the visiting players
TO the umpire's decisions were sustained
by cold facts. During the first three
games in the Baltimore SERIES Cantlllion
was on his good behavior, and kept his
lamps undimmed, but yesterday his win
dows were much on the opaque order He
erred quite perceptibly, and in favor of
LOil 100 On TWO DdSe1 decisions
and in calling FreemaE's rafting drive
just over the first base a foul. At this
juncture OF the session, a hit meant runs
fer the Bostons, and naturally there was
difference of opinion between the man
who gets paid salary for handing down
opinions on such matters and the band
OF hiSh-strung, nervous, excitable young
men from Boston. During the Grafton
of one Catcher Creiger, the umpire was
politely advised TO HE himself back 10
the mines. the latest Geographic ad-
vices weresto the effect that the strike
was over. And just to show that ne was
personally directing the tour Of the $500
cranks, and that he did not require any
assistance or advice, Cantillion deprived
the receiving end of the Beaneaters' bat
terry the pleasure Of drawing a full pay to-
night.
None Of the visiting men received a more |
cordial reception than did Buck Free |
man. who used to canter around the Sen |
ators' right garden. The hand that was /
given the one-time local player showed |
that the fans had not forgotten him, even /
IL he did appear in a strange and unfriend- |
ly garb. The Miners Mills representative
acknowledged the reception By doffing his |
cap. and then doing the right thing by |
hitting at three Of Carrick's elusive shoots |
after they were safe in Clarke's nit.
Tommy Dowd's Georgetown friends were |
on hand, too, with a shout for their form
er idol. but ne. following the fashion set
by Freeman, contented himself with being
not too prominent in the opening game
of the series.
Things seemed to come the way OF the |
Meaningless from the very first Farrell
had no difficulty in getting next to one
of Foreman's swift ones while the first
ball came sailing up 10 Everett bumped |
into his right knee, and after the two
teams had taken hand in rubbing the
injured member and Pitcher Foreman had |
apologized for his carelessness. the big
Senator limped over to first. O'Brien died
an easy death at first. but DUNCAN who |
had been selected by the Knockers Cote
rie for another victim, fooled everyone
by smashing the leather out to centre for
two bags, sending Farrell across the rub
Der with the first run Of the dav. Uncle |
quinn brushed the dust out Of his eyes.
TOOK reef In his belt, turned his cap |
around for good luck. ana then dared
Foreman TO give him 4 low ball. Just
10 De accommodating TO an Old friend the
BACK Bay twirler pushed up a nice one
aboui knee high. The Senatorial second |
oaEniau was seen to lean back a second |
ami bring his stick into position for bust
'less' ana the next moment the sphere
4
phere ana scattering them an over The |
iot, ana when the stick came down and |
NE crowd hsd joined la final ''siss-s-s-s-
boom, ah-h-h' Quinn had covered M.
circuit Of ihe bags, closely pursuing Ever
III ana DUNCAN. both of whom had lin
fs q. ~ thl.d 20 see The streak CT sparks
left by the Kissing hit. II was a beaut%
Iul smash, snf caused Foreman to wish
tiiat he had brought his rabbits foot with |
- IN the second. base Oh balls. a GIT to !
Z IA resulted in another tally The |
~. .,ah struck the Nassau coach directly on |
bis funny bone, but AID not prevent him
IRON getting around 20 the home rubber
on hits by Carrici and Everett The inn
was productive Of four additional rims /
after this manner: A handout Of n base |
IN balls enabled Farrell to get a start. He |
vent 10 second on Everett's out at first |
U Brien singled. and both he and Farrell
.rotted home on a long drive TO the centri
held fence by DUNCAN, which planted him
sn third before the ball WAS returned
Quinn was sent to The initial cushion on
balls ard DUNCAN scored on CIinglnan's