The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-06-06
Luck Favored the Home
Team Throughout the
Entire Contest.
FIELDER BARRBT7'N KIND ERROR
1t Permitted Four Washing
ton Players to Score on
a Base Hit.
DELEHANTY OUT OF GAME
FIELDER BARRETl'S KIND ERROF
DELEHANTY OUT OF GAME
The Left Fielder of the Locals Disputes
Umpire Sheridan's Decision and Ortiz
Is Given a Chance to Play in His
Stead-Senators Leave for the West.

1t isn't exactly fair TO say that Wash
ington captured the game with Detroit
yesterday. 1t would be nearer to the
truth to state that Center Fielder Bar
rett unintentionally presented the game
o the locals by making an error which
permitted four of our side to gallop
across the plate in the seventh inning.
1t was an inning full of excitement,
was this seventh, and the 1900 and more
spectators who were out to give the
Senators hearty send off, found much
to enthuse over. particularly the fact
that we got enough runs in this partic-
ular inning to insure the third game of
the series with Detroit going on record
as a Washington victory.
Pitcher Mullin was largely responsible
for the defeat of his side, as well as
Barrett. for had he displayed better con-
troll of the bail in the seventh. Barrett's
misplay would not have been attended
with such disastrous-to Detroit-re-
suits.
Clarke and Patten. the first two of the
locals to face Pitcher MuIlin were pre-
scented with bases on balls. 1t seemed
an utter impossibility for the Wolverine
twirler TO get the ball anywhere near the
plate and Umpire Sheridan. who had
come in for a large wad of disapproval
from the audience earlier in the game
by putting Delehanty out of the running,
would not call a strike unless the ball
~ cd he
There was no chopping of the corners
during that inning.
Then James Ryan knocked out a base
hit, although it was the dinky variety.
and Wolvertcn and Orth-the latter
playing in Delehanty's place-flied to
Holmes and Mcclure. respectively.
An Exciting Period.
With Clarke. Patten and Ryan safely
located on the pillows and with two men
out, the situation wasn't uncommonly
encouraging to the crowd, but they pin
ned their faith to Keister's ability 10
cop out a hit in just such an exciting
moment
Keister did his share all right He
raped out a hit that went over second
base about five feet above the United
States. The ball kept going until Bar
rett placed his five foot and ten inches
of humanity in front OF it and stopped to
get clutch on the horsehide. For some
reason or other the skurrying ball re-
fused pointbiank to be clutched and side
stepped the Detroit fielder and hurried
on to center field fence, which it gave
a hard bump.
The moment the ball was hit Clarke
Patten and Ryan started to trot around
the diamond, and when il was perceived
that there was a chance Of Keister's
making the round of the bases, the crowd
just cut loose from all conventionalties
and screamed and yelled and cheered
and waved their arms wildly through
the outdoors, and by the time Keister
came putting up from the third station
and touched the home plate a few sec
onds in advance of the ball. there was
enough enthusiasm uncorked 10 supply
half dozen political campaigns
Keister was the hero OF the moment
and friendly hands reached over the
boxes and patted him on the head while
voices hoarse from recent use. told him
he was all right"
These four runs materially assisted
Washington in its efforts to wTest the
third victory from Detroit-in fact, they
did the business. and We really did not
require the single tally we secured in
the fifth inning when Ryan. starting out
with base on balls. completed the tour
of the ottorlans before the side was re-
tired.
The Visitors Scoring
The three runs garnered by the visit
ing ball players came in this wise:
In the third inning Mcclure reached
first on an error OF Coughliu, went to
second on Barrett's single hit. and
scored on Holmes hit for a base Bar
rett got home when Kcister and Carey
were busy putting out "Dick" Harley.
These two runs we're not added TO
until the sixth. when Elberield bit for
couple OF bases, went to third when
Case raped out safe hit, and got
across the rubber 0 Gleason h.: t.
right
After the locals performance in the
seventh the Detroit crowd tried thei
level best to pull themselves together
and do something in the scoring line
but Patten and the rest Of the nome az
greEation were too much for he visitin1
men. and last night they were compclle
to return TO their native burg bowed
down In defeat. and at the hands of tn
hitherto desDised and ridculed Sena.
tors who have only recently commenced
10 show what likely lot OF bali tosse-s
they really are.
A little unpleasantness happened IN
the fifth inning. when Dclehanty got in
a mix-up with Umpire Sheridan. rs a re
suit OF which the local captain was put
ont Of the game. Orth taking his place
Delehanty had reached first on a hi
that retired Wolverton al second. Del
ehsRty got to second through the kind
ness of Elberfeld. who erro-ized wher
be should have been credited with an
out had he made a perfect play. Then
the local big chief started for third Nc
CURE threw TO Casey and Sheridan said
Dclchanty' was out
There were conflicting opinions be
tween the player ard the dec.dcr o.
plays. and after a brief heated discus
sion as to the correctness of the Sheri-