Evening star., 1902-04-30

and was neck and neck for a few strides
the result of a wonderful one-handed
catch, but he soon dropped back with the
field. Fred Ely then tried to take up the
running for the leadership in popularity
through the medium of his timely two-bag-
gers, but he, too, had to finish in the ruck,
as Patten was out for a victory and could
not be denied.
Great Day for Patten.
Manager LOTUS would have sent Patten
to the rubber in the first game Monday,
but he wanted to get good start, and
thought AL. Orth would be the best chance,
as the latter was acquainted with the op-
posing batters. Patten had been on the
rubber only once and then the Georgetown
ers hit him for keeps, SO that he was an
unknown quantity.
Four of the regular twirlers will be
worked in turn and Manager LOTUS decid-
ed to send Patten to the rubber yesterday
so as to ascertain which of the five will
do the bench warming. After yesterdays
exhibition it is a foregone conclusion that
Mr.. Patten will not ornament the bench.
When Patten is good he is invincible, and
yesterday he was at his best. In only one
inning did the Athletics get more than one
hit. two of them going to the visitors in
the eighth, the other five being scattered
through as many innings Not long hit
could be registered by the Athletics and
three of the seven deserve to be classed as
lucky.
Plank served the sphere up for the Ath-
letics, and he was hit quite hard, the treat
ment he received in the second inning being
especially severe. Four singles and dou-
BILE sailed off the bats of the Senators in
that inning and three runs resulted. In the
eighth Coughlin and Ely got a triple and
double together and two more runs re-
suited. Plank could not complain of his
support, as the men back Of him gathered
oil tha wit IN oh, f,,
Delehanty's Fine Catch.
Outside of Patterns fine pitching, a catch
by Delehanty and the two doubles Of Fred
Ely deserve special mention ''Dels" play
came in the last inning when Monte Cross
hit sky-scraping foul toward the left field
bleacher. Delehanty was playing deep in
left field. but nevertheless started for the
ball. He knew that he could not catch the
ball running with two hands extended so he
decided to make a desperate try with one
hand. He was going full tilt when he got
up with the sphere and sticking out his un-
gloved right hand grasped the ball about
two feet from the ground
The smack of the ball against the palm
was heard up in the scorers box. Delehanty
was highly pleased with himself and recog-
nizing the luck of the play laughed heart
lily at it's sensational accomplishment.
Fred Ely is credited with being a weak
batter, and what hitting he does generally
DODS up dfOunO the not months OF July ana
August. But Fred has started in early and
decided to fool the prophets, his two
doubles yesterday being run-earners in each
instance Drill caught another good game,
and, in fact, the entire team Is deserving
of praise, for where one fielded badly, he
made up for it at the bat.
The Athletics took the first turn at the
bat and chalked up one run. Hartzell hit
safely into center, went to second on Fultz' g
sacrifice to third on Ely's error and home
on Lave Cross long fly to Delehanty.
The Senators, nothing daunted, went right
after their opponents and quickly tied the
score with one tally. Ryan started Oft
by getting his first on balls and cleverly
stealing second. After Keister had flied out
to Seybold, Wolverton hit safely into left
and RYAN scored.
Senators Went to the Fore.
The visitors were shut out in the second,
but the Senators were in a fighting mood
and went to the front by scoring three
runs. Carey sent long fly to Flick and
sat down. Ely did better, his hit resulting