Evening star., 1902-08-08

Washington's base ball fans received
good news from Chicago last night when
the report came in that the Senators had
defeated the champion white sox by the
score of 4 to l. Victories have been few
and far between for the eastern teams on
this western trip, and now the Senators
are up with the bunch. Boston has won
only three games. the Athletics two and
Baltimore ore. Yesterdays victory makes
the second for Washington. Incidentally,
the Senators resumed their rightful posi-
tion at the head of the second column, once
more showing Cleveland to the rear. as rain
prevented the game between the Spiders
and the Athletics
Albert Orth got back into his normal
form, and as result the Chicago cham
pions had to be content with five hits dur
Ing the nine innings. OF this number
Mertes secured a double and a single, and
the other three bingles were distributed
between Strang, Isbell and Daily. In only
one inning, the seventh, were the white Sox
able to get together more than one hit. and
the bngles by Mertes and Daily scored
Chicago's solitary run.
Back of Orth, the Senators fielded nicely,
two misplays. fumbles by Lee and Ely, be-
ing the only errors charged against
them. Neither one was costly. Careys
game of Wednesday brought out renewed
weakness in his injured wrist, and he had
to remain on the bench yesterday, Dele
nanty going to first and Lee into left field.
"Old Reliable Ely was back in the game
after a days rest. and his fielding and bat
ting was the feature of the game, although
CoughlinS work ran him close second.
The chances accepted by Ely were more
difficult, and for this reason he is given the
prestige over the Scranton boy.
Virgil Garvin did the twirling for Chi
cago, and although his work was good, in
comparison with Orth's it looked poor. But
eight hits were made by Washington, but
four different times the Senators got
couple of them together and runs re-
suited. Only one error was made back of
Garvin, a wild throw by Strang, but it was
of the disastrous sort, and led to the Sena-
tors getting their first two runs.
Washington's Good Start.
Both teams were blanked in the initial
inning, but in the second Washington Sc
cured a good start by scoring two runs.
Scranton BIZ Coughlin began business
with hot single to left. Lee tried to sac
rifce, sending a roller to Strang, at third,
and the Iatter's throw was wild enough
to pull Davis off second base and both
runners were safe. Ely tried to pull off an
other sacrifice, but instead looped a little
fly to Isbell and was out Coughlin got
tired waiting for base hits and bolted for
third like ten-second sprinter and by
splendid slide was safe. Seeing Coughlin's s
the throw down, which was little high to
DAILY, the Scranton boy dashed for home
and made the plate by regular Doylesque
slide. Lee was now on second, but Clarke
struck out and another run looked away
on Mr. Orth then ambled to the plate and
coolly plunked out a screeching single over
second base, the fleet footed Lee racing
home.
In the fifth the Senators hung up an
other tally, blanks being served out to the
champions In the meantime. Ryan was
the leader-off this time with nice single
and Doyle pushed him along with a sac
rifce. A passed ball allowed Ryan to scoot
to third and 'Del's' long fly to center
field enabled him to score.
In the seventh Chicago broke the ice
and scored its solitary run. With one out
Mertes singled over second and moved up
base while Isbell was being thrown out
at first by Coughlin. Tom Daily followed
with timely single into left and Mertes
raced home.
In the ninth Washington scored its
fourth and last run. CoughIin was passed
to first, went to second on Lees sacrifice
and Elys timely single drove him home
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