The Washington times., 1902-07-26

TToablt.
Cause ior kicking about yesterdays
sGme Of baseball? Yes, and plenty Of
it, The Washington players have de-
serving kick coming against Umpire
Connolly for a decision Sn the sew
entl. lnnins. 1t was so yellow that il
reflected tne saffron nue. IN the sr-
hi.er's lace ana made him vince. The
sans that paid their money TO see the
Senators play ball have also an equally
deserving kick against Pitcher orth.
Connolly's decision resulted indirectly
in the first run made on either side,
aud OF course. il was Cleveland that
got The tally. Bradley had hit d little
one down to Coughlin. and Bill was
30 anxious 10 get the sphere over to
Carey that he threw high and the first
haseman was compelled to leap into the
air to get the ball He had it in his
hands before the runner was within
two feet of the sack but Connolly called
Bradley safe. claiming that Carey's foot
was not on the bag.
The First Run.
1t is true that Bradley was forced at
second by Lajoie, but the latter reached
the bag when he should have been out
instead of safe on q iielder's choice.
The result was that Laioie got home,
scoring the first run of the game
So far as Mr.. Orth is concerned, he
has due him a very hard and earnest
kick from both Manager Lotus and the
persons who go to see the game. Had
he rot shown his temper and played
slovenly BALL it is quite within the
bounds of proba bility that the Senators
would have taken the third game from
the Cleveland team. 1t happened in the
seventh inning, the same one in which
Air. Connolly sinned, and was due to the
same play.
After Lajoie had reached first, owing
to Coughiin's preference to retire Brad
ley at second. the big second baseman
took il into his head to steal second.
Drill. instead OF throwing the ball at
once, waited for some one TO cover the
lag, and when he got the ball to the
base Laioic was there ahead of it.
Drill Errs by Omission.
Drills error was one of omission, and
not of commission. and was due. no
doubt, to his absence from the game for
Sc long time. Had he sent the ball
Gown at once Doyle would have been
there in time to receive It, and Lajoie
would have been ont. 0rth thereuDon
got sore, n the vernacular Of the
bleaehers, md showed II when he
Eurled several uncomplimentary epi-
thets at the ex-Georgetown catcher. AD-
parently, he thereafter refused TO rec
cgnize Drills signals. He kept up his
Co. ~ 1. oh. Ea
game was ended and in the ninth in
ring, when all the trouble came, il was
Orth's error that started the run getting
FOR Cleveland Bay, the first man up,
assaulted oEe OF Orth's easy ones FOR a
base, and Bradley followed suit La
joie hit the ihor TO OrtL. v no threw
tc second 20 head of Bradley, but the
ball evidently had imbibcd some OF
Orth's ugliness, and 1t went sailing out
into center felG, Bay scoring. and each
of the other runners being advanced
base.
After that Orths curves were easy for
the Cleveland stickers and they swatted
him hard. Orth's display OF temper was
Unnecessary and uncalled for, as Drill
was doing the best he could.
A Pretty Contest.
For eight innings yesterdays game
was one of the prettiest contests ever
seen on a local diamond. Both Orth
and Joss pitched great ball. the Wash
ington pitcher having a shade the best
OF il. In the field the playing was as
fa7t as any that has been seen around
here in some time. II was case OF one
two-tbree and cut in nearly every Inning
until the seventh. when Cleveland made
one run.
Up to that time they had secured just
one lone hit of Orth. that being in the
first inning. From that time or until
the seventh not a man reached first
base.
on the other side. Washington did
succeed in hitting joss for two hits in
the third inning, but they did not result
In runs. IN all their other turns at the
hat the. Senators went ont in just as
regular order as their opponents.
After the Cleveland men had tailed a
run in the seventh, however Washing
ton went in to get it back. and sue
ceeded. They made two more in the
last. but they were due more to Pitcher
Joss generosity than anything else.
Many Fast Plays.
The game abounded in pretty plays
and fast work. Gochnauer. the short
stop for Cleveland. and Ely played es-
pecially brilliant bali. The former,
indeed. assisted by first baseman Hick-
man. did the lions share of the work
Between them they had twenty-five of
the twenty seven putouts. Gochnauer
getting four and Hickman eighteen,
while Gochuauer assisted in eleven
other plays His record was one that
has seldom been equaled in Washing
ton. Besides his fast work in the
field. he made three-bagger in the
ninth inning that brought in two runs.
and nc scored late himself.
Eiy rrt up a su4 ug good game for
the hGviu Ye putouts and
thc, 40 l.s credit, and one of
his cstrlsa was cr the Sensational or
der. Sc being accomplished while run
Ming gith the bali away out in Ryan 5
eardsn Coughlin. too, although charg-
q "itA "a error. played good ball,