Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-03
Senators Scored a Surprising
Victory Over Athletics.
HIT PLANK HARD
GOLFERS PLAY FINELY AT GAR
DEN CITY AND IN ENGLAND.
Woman's Whist Congress Closed-De-
partmental League Starts Monday
Base Ball News and Gossip.

The Philadelphia American League team,
Familiarity known the Athletics. opened
Its home season yesterday. and while the
game resulted in a victory for the Senators,
there were nearly 1000 spectators who en-
loved every minute of the contest thor
oUghIy.
Even though Mack's men could not win,
they played the kind of ball that creates
more sympathy and hard luck stories
than censure. They played hard uphill
game from the start, and never gave up
until the last man was out.
The opening festivities were not spec
tGcular The American League prefers
base ball to ceremony. OF course, certain
Conventionalities had TO be observed. An
opening game without a brass band would
be something beyond all precedent. So
the band was there. A high official is sup
posed to introduce the first ball, so Mayor
Ashbridge tossed a brand new sphere into
the ra Their new diamond.
The band footed a little, the fans hOoted
q good deal and the game began.
The first inning was something awful
from the Athletics standpoint.
Plank's Bad Start
pitcher Plank looked like the last also
ran In the last run of shad planked on a
distance drives Five men hit the ball out
of reach in this one inning. and four of
the five hit it for two bases. Two errors
helped along a little. and before the Ath-
lctics had crack at the ball they were
handicapped by u weight of five runs
This was the way 1t happened: Ryan.
the first man to bat. sent fly to Flick
The sun got in the way, So did the wind
but still Elmer should have captured the
ball But he didn't, and Ryan got one
base. Keister followed with a two-base
hit, and Drill was safe on FuItz's tumble,
while the other runners scurried around
the bases. one to the plate and the other
To third COughlin and Carey doubled, Ely
singled and Lee hit for two bases. This
made the total five runs. five hits and nine
total bases.
Take him OUT roared the crowd but
Connie Mack said Let him stick"
He stuck, and the next two batters
Carrick and Patten went out on strikes
Monte Cross threw out Ryan. and the fatal
inning was out.
In The first two innings the Athletics
went out in order. but in the third Wash
1nStnn had advanced no farther. and the
home team took quite a brace behind the
oak NJ Cross inaugurated a batting
streak. with two-base hit. and Powers
followed suit. scoring Monte. Plank sin
gled and Powers scored from second.
Hartzelis fly went in Lees trap. but Fultz
GOT MS haSe on pals. and Davis clean
hit to right sent Plank home The next
two batters Were easily disposed of, but
the score stood to >. and the Philadelphia
fans We're encouraged
Score Was Tied
They felt still better in the fifth. when
ar error by Keister gave Plank base,
and Fuitzs sacrifice. Davis double and l.,
Cross single scored two runs
This tied the score. and Plank seemed
u be pitching ball like a master of the
situation The senator's got never a bi-
from the second until the eighth inning.
In the sixth the Athletics took the lead
seybold. the first man up. sent the ball
over the left field fence and across Column
bia avenue. where a brick house stonnad
IL He trotted around the bases and aI-
though the next three batters were disposed
or easily. the Athletics were a run to tha
good ~ tie
In the eighth the trouble occurred tho.
LOST the game for the PhiladeIphians
C9ughlin doubled. and after two were omt
Lee singled and Carrick hit for tbrae
! bases, scoring two runs. This lead couId
not be overcome. The score follows.