The times., 1901-05-16
How the Clubs stand.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

BOSTON. Mass. May 15.-Capt. Bill
Everett and Il happy set of Washington
boys, left for home tonight with four Bos-
ton scaIps tucked under their belts. To-
days knifing was wholly due to the
prowess Of a south-paw pitcher with
Chinese name, Lee. Last Saturday he
Won for Washington at the Senators re
ception at the Huntington Avenue
grounds. but today Collins team made
only four scattered singles, and were
given a ( to check as a memento Of the
series During these last four games
Washington has put up grand article
OF baseball, supporting Lee, Carrick, ana
Gear splendidly in the field, and the fact
that Boston has scored only six runs OF
twenty-six hits in the series. shows that
the visitors have struck pace. which II
kept up. viii MAKE Washington figure
in the race.
Cuppy. who was in the box for Boston.
was hit freely. True. Washington made
its four runs in the second and sixth IN
nings. but the ball was hit on the trade
mark all the time. only the grandest OF
outfelding by DOwd, keeping the score
as low as it was. Dowd's fielding was the
sensational feature Of the game, and re-
deemed the otherwise disappointing work
OF the Bostons in the eyes Of $500 fans,
who are redhot for thu new league but
want a winner.
After the second inning only two men
reached first for Boston, one on an error
and the other on a hit Washington
two runs in the second. therefore, were
enough to win the game, but another
brace of runs in the sixth made the vic
tory secure.
In the first inning O Brien got three
hn and left nl1r IN the second
Joe Quinn OFened with another triple that
counted, as Coughlin followed with a
single Then Coughlin scored on Grady S
out at first, and an error by Freeman,
who mUffed a throw from Parent, allow
ed Coughlin 10 race in from second base
In the sixth Clingman lead with fine
double COughlin hat TO Parent, who shot
the bali 70 first, Freeman letting the ball
30 through him, Chngman easily coming
home. With Coushlln at second Grady
flied out TO Parent and then CUughlIu
scored on Lees hit the latter going 10
second on the throw in. Then Farrell
smashed a beauty TO the IarthcrmOSt coz
ner Of left field. Dowd made a maguiti-
cent running eaten over ms Sh9uider
while going at fun speed toward the
fence. Lee started for home. and got IN
before the ball could be returned, bat
Umpire Haskell declared him out for Ieav-
Ing second base too soon.
CIiugmans tumble was the only error
for Washington, his work otherwise, and
that OF Quinn, Lee, and Everett being
gilt-edged- Every man except Farrell
got hit For Boston the all around work
Of Ferris, DOwd. and Parent made up for
weak batting.
The Washington boys were given a roy
al seud-of as they left the grounds. The
crowd gathered about and cheered the
players who have played the greatest
kind OF bah during the last few days
Bill Clarke came in for the lions share
Never in the history of baseball in Boston
has a Washington club walked away with
four clean victories.
During the series more than lI,JD people
have attended the games at the ncw
grounds. and this with National League
opposition with Philadelphia and St. Louis
at the South End.