Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-05
Great Day for Batting.

Little Billy keiSter had one of his good
batting days and led the Washingtons with
the stick, his two triples and single being
timely and much appreciated. Delehanty
also had a good day. getting a double and
two singles: Ryan home run and single,
and Wolverton a double and single. Car
rick and Lee were the only players who
had ciphers in the base hit column, and
the latter hit the ball very hard at that,
sharp fielding robbing him of a couple of
apparently safe drives.
In fielding the Senators are down for Law
sh praise, Carey. keister. WOlVerton and
Coughlin making plays that were nothing
if not hair-raising and which kept the 1908
spectators on their feet and cheering almost
continuously. Billy Coughlin made two
plays of the phenomenal order, one picked
up grounder far to his right and another
a low fly that he seemed to run a mile to
get under. Both these plays were made in
the innings that the Detroits were smuggling
the ball. and that the outs were appreciated
by the spectators but family describes the
situation. Kester, at second, has also
rounded into good shape and yesterday
played the sort of ball that made his repu-
tation for him in Baltimore. Several
grounders of the hardest hit sort Billy
gathered in cleverly and made easy outs.
Carey at first was also his mettle. his
specially being stretching exhibitions which
would kill off the runners by the closest
of margins.
for the Washingtons and pitched splendid
ball until he decided that the Senators had
'cinch' on the game, only two scratch
hits being made by the Detroits in the five
innings. With the score standing to in
Washington's favor. Carrick decided TO loaf
a little and result the Tigers drove
three runs over the plate, Ryans muff
helping matters somewhat. Then to show
the spectators that he only joking,
Carrick once more shut the Detroits out in
the seventh. The Senators had run the
score up to to 3 at this point and Car
rick again took to loafing. and the Tigers
this was their dying squirt, the Washing
tons killing the ball in the eighth and taxi
ing all chances of a victory away from
them.
How the Runs Were Made.
In the first inning. a single by Ryan, a
base on balls to Wolverton and safe hits by
Delehanty and Keister. with Careys out
in left. scored four runs for the Senator's
In the second. with two out, Wolverton and
Delehanty tore off singles and Keister
bounded into the lime light Of publicity by
hitting to the club house for a triple.
Coughlin and Carey also hit safely, the
former closing the inning by being caught
on the line by the bluff throw to second and
return.
the next three innings. the Detroits doing
their first scoring in the sixth. Barrett led
OFF with single over second and Ryan
dropped Holmes fly. Harley also singled
to center. filling the bases. Eiberfeld fol-
lowed with single into left, Barrett and
Holmes scoring. Casey flied out to Cough
lin and Gleason forced Elberfeld at second.
Dillon hit safely into center. scoring E.lber-
field. and Gleason was put out at the home
plate on Ryan's good return of the ball.
The Senators got two Of these runs back
in the same inning. Carrick reaching first
on Barrett's mum and coming home with
Ryan on the latter's home run to the center
field fence. In the eighth a triple by Har-
ley, single by Elberfeld, two outs and a
single by Dillon. and a triple by Beulow,
scored three runs for Detroit
For the Senators In the same inning
Ryan opened up with a fly to Harley, but
Wolverton tried to knock the score boa I'd
down with line hit good for two bases
Deiehanty scored him with a single to CEN
ter keister tripled to right, scoring Dele
hanty. and on Elberfeld's bad throw OF
Coughlin's grounder. Keister scampered
home. Coughlin promptly stole second and
crossed the plate on Carey's single into
right. taking four runs in ALL
Detroit went out in one-two-three order
in the ninth and the game was over as the
Senators didn't need their ninth turn at the
bat. ~
Following is the official score: