The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-11
FINAL CONTEST OF
JERSEY City SERIES
Senators to Meet Minor Leag-
uerS Again Today.
THE HARVARD VIRGINIA GAME
To Be Played at Y. M. c. A. Park To-
morrow-President Roosevelt Likely TO
Attend-The Professional Game Yes
terday a Batting Matinee

The last game Of the Jersey City series
will be played this afternoon at 4.30
/ O'Clock AT the League Park. The minor
I Ieaguers are smarting under fhe Two de
( feats administered by the Senators and
/ will make every undeavor TO put a spoke
/ in the local aggregation winning streak
| and prevent them from making il three
straight.
/ The makeup Of the two teams will be
! the same 80 heretofore with the exception
/ OF the twirling end. Il is expected that
/ Manager LOTUS will send in Patten TO
/ open up hcstiIities and that the engage
ment will be finished by either Orth OF
/ Carrick.
A special dispatch to The Times from
( Charlottesville states that the manage
/ ment OF the University Of Virginia base
ball team has at last secured grounds for
/ the game with Harvard tomorrow. 1t was
/ the original intention 20 play of the con
/ test here, but for a time this idea was
/ abandoned as it was thought TO be impos-
/ sible TO secure suitable grounds
! It was then decided to transfer tho
game 10 Baltimore. but Manager Owsley.
OF the Virginia team. secured the Y NJ
( c. A. park, corner Of Seventeenth and c
Streets. northwest. and the game will be
! played here as at first intended
The dispatch also states that President
Roosevelt told the Virginia students who
net him at the Charlottesville station on
/ his way to Charleston. that he would at
/ tend the game. The President is a grad
I uate Of Harvard University and takes an
/ enthusiastic interest in all athletic events
in which the teams from his alma mater
/ participate
The Game Yesterday.
/ II was one Of those old-time victories
/ that the Senators won yesterday after
noon. They pounded the cover of the
hall. and as a result Of the twenty-five
safcties. twenty-one taIlies we're chaIked
up TO the credit Of the local team. The
best that the visitors could do toward
putting the ones that count where they
would do the most good was grand total
Of seven.
The New Jerseyitcs we're simply not in
IL at any stage Of the game They did
their best. but it availed them nothing
and the Senators walked on with the
second contest Of the series. Il was a
great day, however. for the 2CO-odd en-
thusiasts who witnessed the batting natl
nee They had heard tales OF how the
new Senators could soak tho leather into
the far unknown. and they wished to see
it done before their eyes.
Not only were the Senators hitting
freely, but there was also all kinds o.
force behind their swings. Two and three
sackers were the order OF the day and
frequently the bases were cleaned by wal
Tops Of his variety The shifting Of the
twirlers seemed TO have no effect upon
the Senator'S smuggling ability, as each
man that went into the box was forced
TO take his medicine.
II was al the fourth inning that the
Senators did their first serious damage
and placed the game we'll beyond hope Of
redemption BY the Jersey City aggrega-
I ton Up 10 this time. while the locals
I had accumulated seven runs. the visitors
stlH had a lighting chance. but al the
conclusion Of the fourth inning even this
I slight consolation was denied them
Wolverton led of with a two-baggar
into deep right field. Dclehanty followed
with single that advanced him 10 third
and went 10 second himself on the throw
in CoUghIn secured free transportation
and Carey found the leather for a long
single into deep left that scored WoIver-
ton and Delehanty. Ely then punched the
! ball along the first base line for three
sacks, and CoughIin and Carey waItzed
1 home.
Clark. who had previously made Two
singles, failed 20 make good this time and
vas an easy out from Kellogg 10 Counors
I Townsend, however. who had succeeded
CarriCk. came TO the front with a drive
over the middle cushion that scored Ely
Ryan contributed another safe one that
sent Townsend TO third Keister was IN
fortunate IN hitting 20 Woods who threw
. TO McManus IN time 10 retire Townsend
at the plate. Keister. however. reached
the initial sack
WOlvCrtOn then found q pretty single 10
short right that cleaned the bases. lie
/ was advanced 20 third by Delehanty's long
I drive between center and right. The Sen
I atOrs had by this time batted all the way
I round, with two over. and DeIehantv evil
IDENTIFY thought that he would end the
agony for the visitors. Anyway. he calmly
started 10 trot down the second base
/ line and was easily thrown out by No
Manus
The other inning. 10 which the Senators
created havoc. was the lucky seventh.
COughlin was the first u. but he sue
culnbed al the initial sack after hitting
a grounder TO Child. Carey ripped out
hot one 10 Shindle, who failed 10 make
good. II was then up TO Ely, and after
waiting for Carey TO puTloin the second
sack. be bumped into the leather for
long hit 10 left that Detted him two sacks
and scored Carey.
Clark was disposed OF from Kellogg to
COnnOrs, but Orth connected for three
L Inc sa.r.Hs. q
/ with the initial sack and then little Keis-
I ter secured his first hit Of the game by
swatting the hoTsehide into right center
for total OF three bags. thereby clean
ing the sacks WOlvertOn then donated
the single that scored Keister Delehanty
fell foul OF the ball for another three
sacker. He scored on Haywards error,
but Ely retired the side with a foul that
was gathered in by ConnOrs-
The score: RHE.
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