Evening star., 1901-09-13
SPORTS IN GEN RA l.
National League Clubs Standing.

After struggling for ten innings yesterday
Umpire Connolly called the battle between
the Washingtons and Bostons a draw. the
score standing 8 to 8. The contest should
have been the Senator's, with plenty OF
margin to spare, but an unfortunate col
lision in left field between Waldron and
Luskey resulted in an error, and enough
runs followed in consequence to put the
Collinsites into the van. The play came up
in the third inning, with two out and two
on bases Stahl hit to left center. and both
of the Washington outfielders were allowed
to go after the ball with all sails set. AS
the ball struck Waldron's hands Lusky
smashed into him and both men went to
the ground. 1t was a long fly, and the run
ners started for home on an almost hope
less chase, but the mishap allowed them to
score. The ball belonged to Luskey, and If
left alone 1t would have been captured. In
stead of three being out and no runs scored
there were now two In, and as Jimmy Col
Inns followed Stahl with a drive over the
left field fence for home run, total OF
four tallies went up to the credit of Boston.
Luskey Is the new man who Is on trial by
Manager Manning and who has been doing
good work with Roger Connor at Water
bury all season. The young fellow had a
bad start, but toward the end Of the con-
test he regained confidence In himself and
salted couple of Lewis curves for dou-
BILE and a triple. He credited with be-
ing one of +he best batters In the New Eng
land League, and his work against Lewis
demonstrated that he knows how to swing
the willow.
Lewis started off for Boston in splendid
shape, and for six innings was complete
master of the situation, but in the seventh
and eighth the Senators batted his curves
savagely, and as a result drove in enough
runs to tie the score. Patten pitched eff
fectively from start to finish. and but for
the unfortunate mishap would have let the
BeaneaterS down with two runs,
The fielding of both teams was clean and
for the most part accurate. Collins and
Parent once more monopolized the atten-
tion of the spectators, several of Jimmy's
plays being exceptionally clever, and the
kid at short ran him close second.
Tommy Dowd led the team with the stick,
getting three nice singles, while DUNCAN,
Luskey and Coughlin were the most sue
cessful in a batting line for Washington.
Neither side scored in the first inning, but
Washington broke the ice In the second,
getting one run. Clarke started off with a
single and went to second on Gradys out
at first Luskey then hit to Parent and
Clarke was nailed at third. Lewis tried to
catch Luskey mapping and threw wild to
first the latter going to second on the
throw. Coughlin followed with a double,
scoring Luskey.
In the third Boston broke into the game
with both feet, scoring four runs. After
Ferris had struck out schreek hit into
right for a single. Lewis famed, but
Dowd got his first hit over second, Schreck
going to third. Then came Stahls drive
to right center, Waldron's error and Col
Inns homer
In the seventh both teams sent runners
over the plate. Ferris started the trouble
with triple to the club house and scored
on Lewis single in the same direction,
Dowd also hit into right for single and
Lewis went to third from which point he
scored on Stahl's fly to Luskey.
Grady started Washingtons hiarity with
drive over the left-field fence for a home
run and Luskey's hit was in the same di-
rection and good for double Coughlin
went out, Collins to Freeman, and Luskey
took third. Clingman then hit to Parent
and 1t looked like an out but the young
ster dropped the ball after a hard try and
Luskey was held at third. Patten hit
along the right field line for a single and
one run crossed the plate, Clingman going
to third. Waldron's long fly to Hemphill
sent Cling home.
In the eighth two more runs were made
by the Senators, and the score tied amid
the shouts of the multitude. Grady was
passed to first and scored on Luskey's triple
to right, for which Hemphill made a splen-
did try. Coughlin followed with hit to
left that struck on top of the fence and
bounded back into the field, going down
as a double and saved from a homer by
the fraction of an inch. The batter could
not be brought home, and Lewis, bracinr
up, held the Senators safe in the last two
innings. Score: