Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-23

Cincinnati. 60 ee .496 New York. 10 81 .357
After struggling in four contests, the Sen
ators finally managed to land one victory
yesterday against the Baltimores Two
games were played. The Orioles captured
the first by the score of 8 to 4, making
three straight victories. In the second the
locals at last found twirler whom they
could hit effectively and as a result the
birds were beaten by the score of IA to 8.
Saturdays double defeat so Disguised the
local fans" that but 800 turned out for
yesterdays bargain day, the attendance Of
ladies making the crowd number about
$500.
Wyatt Lee was on the rubber for the Sen
ators in the first game and after he had
lost the game in the first four innings
pitched exceptionally fine ball. Lee needs
lots of work and as he has played In the
outfeld almost all the season he was nat
urally rusty. At the end of the fourth in
ming the Orioles had piled up nine runs,
but after that not semblance of hit was
registered off the southpaw's delivery.
Wiltse who did the pitching for Baltimore.
had only one bad inning. but luck was
with him. not run was scored on the
three hits.
In the first inning Jimmy Williams lifted
one of Lees speedy curves over the left
Helu renee Tor a nome run.
In the second every bird had chance at
the bat and four runs were registered off Of
five hits. Jones started the trouble with a
clean single into left and he was sacrificed
to second. After Mathison had gone out,
third to first, Smith hit over second aud
Jones scored. Wiltse singled and so did
Mcfarland, filling the bases. Setback fol-
lowed with another single and Smith and
WItse raced home. Williams then hit hot
one at Doyle, which Jack threw over Ca
ri nd
ended the agony by going out. Keister to
Carey.
a pretty double play by Ely shut off the
scoring in the third, but in the fourth a
quartet of runs went I'D to the credit of the
Baltimores Smith got a base on balls and
Wiltse once more singled and singles rang
on the bats of Mcfarland Setback and VIII
Hams, fast double play by Doyle, Carey
ana ELY once more saving many runs.
That ended the Baltimores' run scoring
and the Senators concluded that it was
time to get to work. Not a run was scored
until the fourth, when Ryan reached first
on Howell's error. Ryan then scored while
doWell was throwing out the next two
men at first. In the fifth two bases on
balls to Lee and Orth and Jack Doyle's
double sent two more runs over the plate
In the sixth Delehanty started with
single, but was doubled on Keister's hit to
Jones, the latter making splendid stop Of
the hot grounder. Carey hit double and
Lee single. but both died on bases as Ely
flied out to short. In the eighth Delehanty
got base on balls, went to second on a
wild pitch and then home on Keister's sin
gle into right.
The Second Game.
In the second game Jack Townsend went
to the rubber, the first time since last Mon
day, and pitched an exceptionally clever
game his speed keeping the Orioles guess
ing all through the nine innings. The only
man who took liking to Jacks curves was
First Baseman Jones' who recently played
with the York, Pa, team. This young man
has free hitting style about him, and he
managed to lambaste Townsend's speed for
triple. double and a single. Setback got
in two lucky singles. but the others had to
be content with single or none at all For
seven innings the Orioles went along aver
aging one hit an inning off Townsend, but
toward the last when the Senators had the
game won Townsend relaxed his speed
somewhat and four additional hits were
made in the last two innings. Jack work
ed in his last years style that made him a
pitcher of reputation Not once did he re-
sort to slow ball. and the onlookers were
continually cheering his work In addition
to pitching well. Townsend hammered out
a triple and a double and altogether his
work was most praiseworthy.
A young man by the name of Walter
Ross was on the rubber for Baltimore, and
although he Is credited with defeating Bos-
ton. his work Yesterday was of very poor
dition 1elded his position slowly, several
hunts being pulled off in easy fashion The
Senators batting eyes have been quite dim
for couple of games. but their orbs
frightened up when they saw the slow
curves that were served up by Ross. AS q
result the ball was hammered for fifteen
hits with total of thirty bases a batting
picnic the like of which has not been fur
nished by the local sluggers for some
months.
Neither side scored In the first inning.
but in the second Carey's triple and Lees
double sent one run over the plate for the
Senators. In the third the batting bee was
on In earnest. Townsend started off with
q triple to the club house and he scored on
Doyle's double into left. Ryan's single
sent Doyle over the plate del" tripled
to the center field fence and Ryan scored.
Another triple from Keister's bat and Dele
hanty came home. Carey got a base on
balls and Keister scored on a passed ball
Lee tried to sacrifice, but was safe on
Jones error. Ely went out on a sacrifice.
Jones to Williams but Drill negotiated a
base on balls. filling the bases Townsend
went out. third to first. and Carey scored.
Doyle sent up high foul to Robinson and
the inning was over, with six runs tailed
by Washington.
In the fourth Baltimore got two runs. the
result Of a base on balls. Jones triple and
an out at first.
In the same inning Delehanty scored a
run, the result of a base on balls and hits
by Keister and Lee. In the fifth two more
Senators scored runs An error by Ma
thison and ''Dels" double sent Town
send and Ryan over the plate. In the sixth
Lee and Ely made singles and Townsend's
double sent both of them home. In the
seventh Delehanty and Keister were passed
to first and Lees triple scored them both
In the eight inning Howell and Jones
pulled of doubles and the former scored
Baltimores third and last run. In this In
ming Drill started of with SINGLE but
was thrown out trying to steal second.
Townsend wound up the game by striking
out Williams in the ninth. Scores:
FIRST GAME
BALTIMORE p z WAsIIIYGToS.
MeFarld.e eta 0 Q Doyle. 2b.. 0 Ii