The Washington times., 1902-04-26
Pound Hastings Easy
Curves to the Agoniz-
ing Tune of IS to 4.
TOWNSEND BATTLES THE VISITORS
The Young Pitcher Proves a
Tower of Strength to the
Home Team.
ElEuT DtiMc IM nnr fhlstfnN
EIGHT RUNS IN ONE INNING
Beaneaters Dazed by the Stick Work of
LOTUS Men-Cleveland Blankets St.
Louis, 10 to o-Other League Games
Postponed Because of Rain.

Though crookedly curved be the balls that ar,
flung,
Yet list you while ] sing
NO ball wriggles that il cannot be bung
III the batter can only bling.
From Tom Lotus Ballads OF the Bench
A large wad of gloom pervaded the vi
entity of the ball players from Boston
towk as they swung into their chariot
Tor the return trip to their tavern last
night after the Senatorial baseball crowd
had virtually bingled them off the face
OF the earth.
The victory of the previous day. handed
TO the Beaneaters as a mark of the es-
TEEN of the local tossers OF the sphere
had made the Collins clan just trifle
chesty, ano when they showed UP at the
place where the national game is dis
pensed at the regulation tar:~ they were
all prepared to muss up the ambitions OF
the youth whose hind name is Townsend,
and who made quite a reputation for him
self as pitcher with the Philadelphia
National League last season.
Curves Bafiled Experts.
This child of the diamond, this Town
send, isn't so much in the matter of looks;
he hasE't the thoughtful expression which
old DIR. Young assumes when at work
nor does he even possess the glad hand
and joyous temperament of Tom LOTUS.
yet he knows a few things about the ar;
of throwing the baseball in such n manner
as to deceive some of the most expert of
hitters.
And yesterday, while at times it seemed
that the visiting brethren had about sized
up the youthful Mr.. Townsend quite ac-
curately and had adjusted their wind
gauge to a nicely and that all was I'D
with us. the lusty associates of this Town
send chap came to the rescue and did I'M
kind things to the opposing twirler, Hust-
ing.
Last season Husting figured prominently
on the Milwaukee score cards. and this
summer he is expected to earn good
sized salary as a member of the Bostonian
pitching corps. But If yesterdays sample
OF his cleyerness is any criterion OF what
he is capable, the sooner he HES himself
back to the daisy dotted dell the better
for his own reputation as well as the per-
Centage column of the club that hires him.
Husting was a tapioca, cinch, and
an easy mark all rolled into one. His
work as a pitcher OF elusive shoots was
of the shine order.
But he enabled Washington to pull out
another victory, and huddle up closer to
the championship.
For This, Thanks, Mr. Hastings, Thanks.
The local fellows did not get next TO
Husting until the fourth inning. The
visitors had banged out a brace of tallies
in the second inning, and things looked |
as cool for Fred Postal's messenger boys |
as the winds that howled through the !
rafters of the grandstand and swept |
the field OF all enthusiasm. But when |
that fourth inning was inaugurated, and !
after Ryan secured a pass to first because /
Husting could not be prevailed upon TO !
shoot the balls over the plate, Keister
ewiped at low ball and sent IL skipping I
through the covering clouds to the right !
field fence. and the crowd commenced to I
awaken and yell bit as Ryan crossed 1
the home plate.
That right field fence proved very at !
tractive, to Wolverton. too, for he slam I,
med the sphere hard up against the adj !
and caused "BuclIy" Free /
man to give an exhibition of clunsiness /
that nobody thought him capable of. The /
hit netted a couple of mats. and enabled
exercise.
Del. hunted and reached the initial |
sack all right, out Coughlin was retired 4
by Lachance, with the aid Of Collins, 4
and Del. was a moment later caught at
second through the assistance OF Jeems /
Collins.
Carey as a Swatter.
Then Carey. bat in herd, sent hit of /
Tho l,,r,-o;pu I'd ,ba
third corner. Collins cid not handle it
as we'll as he should, and bss!des giving
the scorers an opportunity to hang up
an error against his name. he permitted
wolverton to scamper across the home
rubber with the third run Of the inning.
Joyous as was this fourth inning to the
local assemblage It remained for the sixth
inning TO clinch the contest and make
everybody wonder why the umpire did not
all the game. After the smoke had clear
ID from the field OF action IL was found
hat Pitcher Husting was still in the land
u the living, but his efficiency was in the
epair shop for the remainder OF the after
,oon and by the time the third Senator
was retired il was all over except the
Ihouting
Rarely has such an inning ever fallen
0 the lot of a Washington baseball club.
I they were more frequent in putting in I
IN appearance hereabouts the national
.ame would be in a much healthier con- {
lition than It is at present.
Eight Runs on Seven Hits.
Few teams very often knock out eight I
uns on seven hits. But we 'uns did yes
erday.
Eight runs in an inning,
Fine, fine for the lilies. and no mis-
AXE" as one rooter remarked as he ]
tamped his chilled feet and gently rubbed {
proboscis that was blue with the cool
4 the afternoon.
Delehaniy opened the batting fete. lie :
III for a single but COughlin In his !
nxiety to tear the trade mark from the
over Of the ball sent the little round
thing down TO Parent. {
tho threw to Ferris in good time to nj? {
,elehanty. Carey hustled the sphere {
through the chilling blasts until i, col 5
ded with the clubhouse, and by this time I
oughlin had pushed himself all the way r.
round the circuit. and when the ball WIS
sck In the center OF the field Carey was
luatting on the third bag. Ely came in
it'll q handy single TO left. which sent
arey across the plate.
by this time the Senators were pretty {
fnly convinced that Mr.. Husting was c
40 much of sfir proposjtion after | &