The Washington times., 1902-09-10

Senators Take First Game
From Beaneaters With
out Trouble.
II WAS NEARLY A SHUT OUT
Batting Rally and an Error
Enabled Boston to
Score.
DELEHANTY's WORK AT BAT
Cy Young Was in Good Form, But the
Men Behind Him Put Up a Ragged
Gane-Carey and Lachance Make Ex-
cellent Plays.
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BOSTON, Mass, Sept 9.-Case Patten,
who more than once before has fooled
the Bostons with his fast southpaw
pitching, added another victory to his
list at the Huntington Avenue grounds
this afternoon.
It looked as If he would shut out the
home players, but little hitting. COM
bined with costly error, made the fin
fish extremely close, and not a little ex-
citing. 1t was one of those dark, lower
ing days. when speed in pitching made
1t very difficult to do any hitting, and
Patten had wonderful speed and a most
elusive drop ball.
A Speedy Game. .s
ICY" Young pitched good game, and
there should have been no runs scored
on the basis of hitting. The errors were
very costly, though not numerous. Ed
Delehanty did some splendid straight
away batting. and George Carey end
Freddie Parent were alone entitled to
favorable mention with him. The con-
test was played in double quick time
but on account of the lack of batting
was what is termed a slow game. At
least it was such until the Bostons came
within an ace of tying the score in the
eighth inning.
There was some excellent fielding to
redeem the costly errors. The two
Georges-Carey and Lachance-vied
with each other in expert handling of
poorly thrown balls, and Lachance made
stop of Ely's prospective double in the
second inning that was a gem. Ferris
and Ely also did some exceptional in
fielding, while Delehanty, Ryan, and
Freeman contributed excellent catches.
Delehanty Starts Scoring.
There were two gone in the ..rst in
ming, when Delehanty hit to right and
went around to third on Keisters single
In the same direction. When Keister
stole second, Delehanty was drawn of
third and should have been a sure out,
but Criger made the mistake of not run
ming his man. down, and finally Gleason
threw into the ground when Young COW
cred the plate. Del" scored and Keis-
ter went to third.
No further harm was done, as Ferris
caught CoughliE's very hard liner
Dougherty started Boston's first with
. clean hit to right, but after Stahl flied
out 70 Ely he was forced by Parent.
Freddie was showed along by a passed
ball, but Buck Freeman struck out.
Jack" Doyle started the ball rolling
smash down the right line. but was
nailed at third by Ferris lightning
throw on relay from Freeman. Ryan
went out on grounder to Ferris, but
Delehanty raped a double to right and
kept on to third on Freeman's poor re-
turn OF the ball. He came home on
Keister's drive TO center. Coughlin was
out on pop fly to Ferris.
The Bostons had splendid opening in |
the fifth inning, but it came to naught |
Lachance started off with base hit to |
center. Ferris hit TO Ely, and dead |
sure double play was on the card. but |
Doyle never made a move to cover sec |
ond, and then Ely made a poor throw |
to Carey. Criger advanced both men |
with sacrifice. The crowd was worked |
up to the yelling mood, but the ardor of I
the fans was dampened when Young hit |.
to Patten. making Lachance an easy out
at tie plate. and Dougherty flied out to
Ryan.
Keister Circles the Bags.
Keister, the first man up for the
Senators in the sixth, had his hand
bruised by pitched bal; while swing |
ing bis bat. and the Washington man
scored on Coughlin's sacrifice and
Carey's fine single to left center. 4 wild
pitch and a base on balls followed, and
after Drill struck out, Patten made al
infield hit to Ferris. filling the bases.
Doyle. however, went out on an easy
grounder to Ferris.
/
eighth. With one down. Dougherty drew
his base on balls. but was forced by
Stahi
The outlook was not promising.
Parent and Freeman, however, made
clean hits in succession to left. Dele
hanty made quick return to Coughlin.
but the latter threw high to Drill, and
both Stahl and Parent came home, Free
mnn reaching third. Captain Collins
went up for Gleason, but he was an easy 7
out on grounder to Patten. 9
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