Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-21
Yesterdays National League Games
Baltimore, 2; Detroit, 1.
SENATORS DEFEATED.
st. Louis Outplayed the Locals in a
Highly Sensational Game.

Manager McAleer and his stalWart band
of brown legs from st. Louis, opened a
series Of three games in this city Saturday
with the Senators, and after a gallant
struggle came off first best by the score of
6 to 4. It was one Of the most exciting
games Of the season, sensational plays and
hard hitting Astounding, the only drawbac ok
from a Washington point Of view, being the
defeat of the Senators.
The weather was hot and threatened
rain, but the recent good work Of the Wash
ington team served to draw out nearly 5000
spectators. The bleacher seats were crowd
ed, and the grandstand was comforta bly,
filled. When last here. the st. Louis team
went through four games with but one er-
ror nd~again Saturday they completed the
nine innings without q misplay, but on the
contrary, Padden. Wallace and Mccormick
| made hair-raising plays. and the Senators
were not far behind them, except that Lee
dropped a thrown ball while covering Sec
ond, and Ely fumbled an easy grounder in
the last inning. Both these misplays were
costly, as they gave the visitors runs. In
the fourth inning, Dick Padden Jumped
three feet In the air and pulled down line
hit from Lees bat with his left hand which
otherwise would have gone to the fence and
been good for three bases. Barry McCor-
mick got in front Of one Of Delehanty's ire
mendous drives toward left that he did well
to knock down. and by a quick recovery
fielded the big fellow loutSat first. Scranton
Biz Coughlin was dlso(much in evidence.
making two sensational stops in the eighth
inning that shut off runs. and which
brought the spectators to their feet with
cries of approval. 3ack.'Doyle also flelded
well. Fred Ely also played a beautiful
game, but marred his days work with the
costly tumble in the last inning. Just how
fast the infield worked gan be gained from
the fact that the Senators pulled off three
double plays in lightning order and the
Browns had two. as I! .-..--,
In stick work the BROWNS showed up es-
pecially WELL big John Anderson. who has
won about half the games placed to the
cerdit Of st. Louis. tearing off triple and
three singles, whilenJesse Burkett pla ced
three singles to his dredtf. Hemphiii had
single and triple, the latter drive being
made in the ninth inning after the Senators
had tied the score In 1theaeighth, and placed
the game on easy street as It drove in
two runs. For the Wasliingtons Ryan and
Carey led, each having two singles but the
home-run drive of the only Delehanty in
the eighth inning that tied the score was
the hit that was most enjoyed by the
throng. After Del" had made his hit the
spectators remained standing for several
minutes cheering the feat
Carrick and Red Donohue were the OPP
posing pitchers. the latter having much the
better of the battle as he kept the nits
well scattered throughout the nine innings.
Browns Take the Lead.
The Browns made slashing start in
their first turn at the bat, Burkett, Hemp
hill. Anderson and Wallace getting singles,
the big SWede's drive sending the two first
named across the plate. In the second,
with two out. Donohue hit to the left-fied
renee for double and scored on Burkett's
safe hit over second.
The Senators scored their first run in the
second inning, Coughlin singing into left
Heiu, was Sacrlnced to second by Lee and
scored on Carey's timely single into left.
In the fourth the Browns added another
run to their score. Mccormick was passed
to first and went to third on Paddens single
into right. The bluff throw down to sec
ond and return worked well on Padden's
steal. Mccormick being caught on the line
out IN the mix-up the runner was hit with
the pail and regained third Ely gathered
up the ball and tried to get Padden at Sec
ond, but Lee dropped the ball and Nc
Cormick scooted home
Bianks followed until the seventh. when
washington made it's second tally through
the medium of Lees double and Carey's
single to right-center
In the eighth Ryan started off with pop
ny TO Ely, but Doyle singled over second.
Delehanty followed with his mighty drive
over the left field fence, and the score was
all even, as the golfers say
IN the ninth kahoe, the first batter up,
rolled one to Ely and was safe on the lat
ter's tumble. Donohue sacrificed and Bur-
kett peat out bunt. HemphilI followed
WIN drive to the club house for three
bases showing kahoe and Burkett over the
pate. frlel hit to Coughlin and a splendid
throw 10 Clarke nailed Hemphill at the
plate. Anderson got a base on balls. but
Wailace's hit to Ely forced him at second,
eholns the agony. Donohue put on steam
IN the last lining, and Carey, Ely and
Ciarke went out in one-two-three order.
Following is the official score:
ST InI-TS