The Washington times., 1902-05-29
Lotus Men Are Able to
Secure Only a Quar-
tet of Hits.
ToVNSEND'S PITCHING WILD
Eight Visitors Presented
With Bases en- Balls by
Local Twiiler.
TOO COLD FOR BASEBALL
Notwithstanding This Atmospheric
Handicap Over 1900 Persons Wit
= messed the Third Game of the Series
Cleveland Gets Four in the First.

, One of those gentlemen whose wis
dom is displayed by an impressive
frontal protuberance over each eye one,
sriz up and remarked that Republics are
ungrateful ever.
/ Ask Johnny" Townsend, the, younl
man with the classic features. who earn.
an honest living for himself and his
what he thinks about the gratefulness
of baseball audiences as compared witt
Republics, and he will no doubt tell yot
that the governments by the people. o.
the people, ETC., are not one, two, three
with the typical collection of baseball
fans.
He will back up his remarks by call
ing attention to the fact that only last
Saturday he played baseball against the
st. Louis athletes. and won one OF the
Few games that have como our way, per.
Uniting the men from Missouri but tvo
hits throughout the long contest.
Then he will point with regret to the
remarks OF some of the eighteen hun
.dred half frozen followers OF the for
tunes of the local representatives, Of
professional ball. He will mention the
fact that simply because he did not have
his wonted control and elusiyeness with
him yesterday some rude and unthink-
ing occupants of the grandstand and
-bleachers called, on several occasions.
in loud, rough-house tones. Take him
out" and simply because the men from
Cleveland were making more runs than
were Mr.. LOTUS salaried ball players.
as If this was anything unusual.
Lots Of Bases on Balls.
1t must be confessed that the gilt
tering array of bases on balls presented
to the Spiders would tend to strengthen
the position of the unkind yellers Of
Try Georgetown pitcher" but the
fact should not be lost sight OF that
Mr.. Townsend cuts some ice in the base
ball pitching line, and simply because he
does not happen to be the iceman every
day he essays TO work. he should not
be SO harshly condemned.
: Townsend was opposed in the pitch
ing business by tall chap named Jos.
This proprietor OF the Chinl, name
proved that he. too, knew something
nbout how baseball should be pTonnU-
ed from the inclosure in which the
twirlers are hemmed to the home platc
{. This Joss-hes no josh. either-is
. built on lines that would not entitle him
80 place in the Apollo Belvedere class.
but he has right arm that Is simply
great when it comes to tossing a base
ball. He works with q preliminary
movement that expends much energy.
II is cross between a contortivnist's
twist and song and dance with
vocal accompaniment about strolling in
-the park one day. After all this ini-
ftatory business Joss unwinds himself
and gets down to the task OF earning his
salary.
: Has Good Drop Ball.
I He relies a good deal on a drco ball
THAI. while seemingly large and luscious
from the safety OF the grandstand. is
evidently something to marvel a. i; one
may Judge from the Intellectual attempts
of the locals to put it out Of business.
( Even the mighty Delehanty. who gets
much money for hitting the ball on the
spot where 1t viii do the most damage,
was Obliged TO own up that Mr.. joss
was one too many for him.
Ryan collared brace Of singles off
of the Ohioan. and Wolverton banged
out a hit that went TO right field and
let him get to first base. Lee also en-
lcouraged the spectators to hope that By
and by we might be able TO get on to
the curves Of Mr. Joss. but beyond this
desultory sort Of hitting we were all to
the bad.
The Senators could have had more
success selecting the elusive pea from
under the trio Of walnut shells than in
finding the pea used for baseball pur-
poses by this same Mr. loss.
II Cleveland will put in a pitcher to- I
day that is in our class we may be able /!
10 do something TO keep from hedging
toward the tag end Of the Indian Glc 1
Cleveland should he good to our humble I
and remember that soon We
nre 10 face the mighty Chics and the De- |
troit Tigers. and both OF these tennis |
are playing the national game much /
after the fashion Of the real article.