Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-30
American League Teams Standing.
National League Teams Standing.

Saturdays game between the Athletics
and Senators at American League Park re-
suited in favor of the latter by the score of
to g. 1t was one of the most tantalizing
contests ever pulled off on the local grounds,
the three errors registered against the Sen
ators being of the careless kind, while the
slow work the bases lost one or more
runs. The Senators won, and the victory
covered a multitude of sins, all the poor
work being forgotten and hopes expressed
that such exhibition would not bob up
again for some time to come. The WASH
ington fans" have been longing for a
hard-hitting aggregation and now that they
have one they should not lose patience over
slow work in the field and on the bases.
First-class batters, as a rule, are slow, but
smuggling the ball tells in the ong run, or the
Senators would not have secured Saturdays
game
Errors and Stupid Work.
Al. Orth was on the rubber for the Sena-
tors and he pitched an excellent game, a
game that should have been easy for him to
win, but for the errors and stupid work
back of him. Orth's work was unusually
brilliant in tight places, the team had con-
fidence in him and when victory seemed to
tors would steady up and the third hand be
retired without run. Plank did the pitch
ing for the Athletics, and although his
work was fairly good. the Senator'S hit him
hard enough in two innings to win the
game. Plank was unfortunate in having
errors sandwiched in between the Senate
rial hits. which helped the run making con-
Siderably.
Neither side scored in the first inning al
though Fultz got in a pretty drive to left
for single In the second the Senators
assumed the lead. scoring two runs after
two men had been retired. Keister hit to
Davis. and as Plank covered the bag he
was retired at first. Coughlin hit a hot
grOunder to M Cross and he died at first.
Carey then laced liner to the center field
fence, good for 'wo bases. Lee hit a bad
bounder to Castro and was safe, as the lat
ter fumbled the ball. Lew Drill then fol-
lowed with triple to the right field fence
Carey and Lee racing home Here We're
two runs, gift from Mr. Castro.
The Score Tied.
In the sixth inning the Athletics tied the
score, and it looked as though Lees care
lessness was responsible therefor Fultz
hit a line single into right and went to
third. as Lee allowed the ball to get by
him Davis went out, Coughlin to Carey,
Fultz scoring on the play. This Is where
Fultz would have been retired at second
line drive that Orth partially knocked
down and Keister grabbed. getting the ball
to first In time to retire the batter. This
would have made the three out but instead
Seybold came to the bat and laced a long
NY over the left field fence for home run,
making the runs even on both Sides
Ciphers then followed for both sides until
the eighth inning was reached when the
Senators once more assumed the lead by
scoring two runs. Wolverton went out on
line fly to NJ Cross, but Delehanty drove
a timely single into right. Keister and
Deiehanty then gave q splendid Illustration
of the value of the hit and run game Dele
hanty started to steal second and Keister
raped a. hard line drive into right field
Delehanty kept on to third, and as Seybold
fumbled the ball for second the big fell
low set sail for home scoring his run by
a narrow margin. Coughlin hit a hot one
to Plank and Keister was caught off sec
ond. The little fellow bobbed up and down
and finally regained the second sack
Coughlin also being there and declared out,
as they both couldn't occupy one base
Carey then caught one of PIank's out
curves on the end of his bat and drove it
into left for three bases. scoring Keister
Lee ended the fun by going out Castro to
Davis This ended the Senator'S run
getting.
Schreck singled over second. but was
forced at second by NJ Cross Keister and
Coughlin making the play Castro fol-
lowed with hit to Orth and the latter
made bad throw to second for a double
play, the ball getting away from Coughlin
With two on bases and only one out the
spectators began getting nervous, but the
best Plank could do was fly to Ortiz
Little Hartsel followed with a single, scor-
ing M Cross, and Immediately stole second.
Fultz ended the agony with fly to short
right, which Keister captured in clever
style.
Following is the official score: