The Washington times., 1901-09-17
How the Clubs stand.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL, LEAGUE,

BoSION, MASS, sept. ia pdtCIleu-
Up team from Washington playing with
out its captain, William Clarke who was
called home by the death of his father,
made life miserable for the Bostons this
afternoon at the American grounds, and
nothing but the most strenuous luck pre-
vented the Senators from taking both
games. Boston won the first to 5 and
Washington the second TO ).
The first game was saved for Boston
by sending Parson Lewis TO the bench
and bringing in the old war horse, Cy
Young. for the last three innings. The
second game with Winters in the box
was won By Washington, the Bostons not
working properly behind the youngster.
who was dead easy mark for the visi-
tors. Boston is now practically sure of
nothing better than second position in
the initial race of the new circuit, and at
present Cy Young is about the only pitch
er on the team who can be counted on
for first-class work.
1t took ten innings to decide the first
game after Washington had gone ahead
5 to / in the first three innings. Lewis
was hit for a triple and home run by
the first two men to face him, while early
in the game Ferris lost his head two
plays and the Boston men were at sea
until Cy Young came out with his ten
der smiles and circling curves.
The second game was an even race for
three innings, but In the fourth and
sixth Washington got two runs. and al
though Boston got three men around in
the eighth il was not enough to tie the
score. The second game was called at
the end of the eighth inning on account
of darkness.
Patton pitched the first game for Wash
a total of seventeen bases. while Wash
ington made only six hits. all of which
counted Carriek also was hit hard. but
the magnificent support he received from
Coughlin kept Boston's runs down. Grady
caught both games for Washington and
Mercer played first. The iatters erratic
work In the seventh inning helped Boston
to get into the game and to tie the score
after which Boston won in the tenth.
For the home team Collins played a
rafting game. During the afternoon he
had only eight chances. but all of these
were hard ones, and in the first game his
two-bagger and home run figured in the
sictory. Parent covered a lot of terri
I ry at short, accepting fourteen chances.
Jimmie Manning and Fred Postal, of the
Washington team, went to Fall River
after the game to be the guests of
Charley Marston, who recently has re-
turned from the minor league meeting in
the West. Fall River is Manning's
home and he will be given royal recep-
ton there. The Washington boys were
much pleased with the treatment they
received here, especially as 1t is late in
the season and they are not out for a
place among the leaders. Manning is
happy, for in two days here more than
10 900 peoDl. saw the games
In the first game the Senators went
after the Parson from the jump. Wal
dron opened with a fine triple and Far
reli went him one better with home run
Dowd opened with a single for Boston.
but never reached second Farrell
clipped off a triple in the third and then
a base on balls, Ferris wild throw and
another by Criger allowed the visitors
three more taliies. Freeman's single.
MERGERS errors and a single by Criger
made>Boston's first run easy in the sec
ond. The score remained TO / until Col
Inns hit for home run in the sixth.
Boston tied the score in the next inning
on errors by Mercer and Coughlin. sin
gle by Criger and Dowd's timely double
with the bases full. Collins scored and
winning run in the tenth on a double and
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