Evening star., 1901-09-27
erican League Clubs, Standing.

1t was a case of do or die with the De-
troits yesterday against the Washingtons
at American Park, and as they refused to
expire, the Senators were defeated by the
score OF to g. Manager Stallings had be-
come weary of waiting for his players to
make third position in the championship
race assured, and plain talk brought the
Tigers to the proper realization that one
more victory must be secured before the
team left Washington. When the Tigers
went out to practice they had determined
look on their faces, and it was plain they
meant business from the tap of the gong.
The weather warmed up slightly and the
two victories placed to the credit of the
Senators against the Tigers served to in
crease the crowd of onlookers to about one
thousand.
Win Mercer was on the rubber for the
Senators. and If the first inning could be
eradicated, he pitched fine ball. The fatal
first told the story of the game. and when
the third hand had been retired the De-
trofts had hung up enough runs to win the
game. After that the visitors had hard
shedding, but as the Senators also found
the going rough. the slight advantage of
the first inning proved a safe one. Yeager
did the twirling for the Detroits, and he
outpitched Mercer. inasmuch as he refused
any one inning. Back of Mercer the Sena-
tors played good ball, although fumbles by
Grady and Farrell which could not be given
as errors cut large figures in the Detroits'
run-getting. The Tigers fielding game was
somewhat off color, the misplays of Bar
rett. Casey and Elberfeld being made on
apparently easy chances.
Catcher Shaw met with peculiar acci-
dent In the second inning. and had to re-
tire from the game, McAllister taking his
place. Coughiin sent up high foul back
toward the grand stand, and in running for
1t, Shaw crashed into the woodwork In
front OF the boxes on the right-hand side
of the structure. His right foot evidently
struck ahead Of his body, and with such
force as to burst his shoe into two parts
at the instep. The broken sole got caught
in the lacings of the other shoe, and the
players had to go to his assistance so that
he could put his foot on the ground A
hurried examination by physician pres
eEt showed that his big toe had been dis
located, and after limping to the club house
the injured foot was given proper attention.
Barrett started off well for the Detroits
In the first inning by hitting stinger over
second, which nearly decapitated Mercer In
out a well placed bunt on the third base
line. Gleason followed with a hot drive to
Grady and had Mike handled it cleanly he
could have nailed Barrett at the home
plate, but the sphere bounded out of his
hands and he had to be satisfied with re-
firing the batter. Elberfeld sent the same
sort of ball to Farrell and the indentical
situation came up as on the previous hit,
but here again the ball was fumbled ard
only the batter put out at first Holmes
scoring. Another base on balls to Nance, a
clever steal of second and ripping single
into right by Dillon sent Casey and Nance
over the plate for total of four runs
In the third both teams scored one run
Gleason tripled to the club house In right
field and Elberfeld's single sent him home
After Clingman and Mercer had been re-
tired in this inning. Waldron singled to CEN
ter and continued on to third as Barret let
the ball get by him and roll to the fence
After Farrell had been given a free trip TO
first, DUNCAN singled to left and Waldron
scored.
The next two innings were blanks, but in
the sixth the Senators chased two runs
over the plate and 1t looked for a time as
though they might nose out the game.
Farrell reached first on EIberfeld's tumble
and went to third Casey made a bad
throw after getting Dungan's grounder.
Clarke doubled to center. Barrett losing the
ball in the sun. Farrell crossing the plate
and DUNCAN reaching third. Grady then
expired. Casey to Dillon. but Gear hit a
long fly to Holmes and on the catch Dun
gan scored
The seventh and eighth innings were
fruitless in the run scoring line and at the
end of the latter inning Umpire Hart
called the game on account of darkness
with the score standing to 3 in Detroit S
favor. Score: