The Washington times., 1902-09-28
SENATORS END
SEASON WITH
Z VICTORIES
Mack's Champions, in Need
Of Sleep, Put Up a Listless
Exhibition and the Local
Rooters Look Happy.
RuBE wADDELL MISSING
Athletics Having a Hot Old Time
Look Forward to Big Blowout
Arranged by the Quaker City
Fans.

"Hartsell singles to left; Castro
strikes out; Hartseli out at second in an
attempt to piifer; schreck hies to Stan
lev" !.
Thus ended the American League sea-
son in Washington yesterday afternoon
before crowd of $500 people.
Strange to chronicle. the Senators
celebrated getaway day by taking two
games from Connie Mack's champions
This is the real truth; not fairy tale.
However, there are extenuating circum-
stances.
The Athletics, be it remembered. are
the new champions OF the American
League. They were secureAin in their place
before they went into the double header
yesterday. 1t didn't make much differ
cnce to them how things went The con-
tests were merely perfunctory.
Hot Old Time.
Nobody can blame the members of the
pewly-made champion team If in their
ecstasy they raxed exuberant. They be-
gan the celebration Friday night. The
grand finale takes place in the Quaker
City tomorrow night. Several members
of the team, however, could not wait
until tomorrow.
Yesterday morning they were still
celebrating. Schreckengost had par
ticulariy good time.
Say he said to Mack. late yesterday
morning. Il can't play today, you know;
deed. can't. i've been trying for two
hours to open my eyes with button
hook. and can't move the lids
you'll CATCH" firmly said Cornelius
McGillicuddy: "yes. you'll catch both
games
Then up came Lave Cross. and said:
MACK. old boy. l can't go in the game
today. I'd go to sleep on the bag"
But remember. my boy" replied
Mack; ..you have not missed game this
season
well, I'll try, and shall do my best. :"
yawned Lave
Played in Both.
Schreck and Lave Cross were in both
games yesterday afternoon; so were sew
eral other men wearing Athletic uni
forms who had been in the company Of
Schreck and Cross a=
1t is the privilege Of every historian
to recife all the details OF an event he
chronicles, and therefore, to be truth
full. the history of yesterdays two con-
tests must needs be prefaced by the
facts just mentioned
1t was tired and sleepy lot Of ball
tossers that strolled into the park yes
terday afternoon. But the games must
be played. for the aforementioned $500
there to bid farewell TO the season OF
1902.
They wanted to see one more game OF
ball. and then, too. there WIS the hope
Of witnessing the eccentric gyrations OF
the only Rube Waddell the man who is
responsible for landing the pennant for
the Athletics.
Rube Among Missing.
But Rube. it was stated. was pursuing
his favorite pastime away off in some
quiet nook, where the brook babbles
softly and the little fishes play hide and
seek with the elusive bait of the angler.
Yesterdays game was not for Rube
He had more pleasant occupation
Mack was Of about the same. opinion
as his men regarding the last two
games OF the season. 1t was not neces-
sary to win them, SO he sent into the
pitchers box two of his most recent
finds in the twirling department, by
name Quinn and Walker.
Quinn it was who essayed to do battle
with the Senator's in the first affair. Mr.
Quinn halls from a small village up in
Connecticut. and played In the Valley
League of that State during most of this
season. After the game Mack suggested
to Quinn that he properly belonged in
the Connecticut League, and had better
70 away back and sit down.
Support Lacking.
Quinn, however, pitched fairly good
game of ball. and with good support on
the part Of his team mates might have
won his game. But the Quakers were
tired. They couldn't field and they
couldn't hit, and SO the contest went
Washingtonward.
Walker. who twirled in the second
game. was somewhat more successful
than his predecessor, but after he had
gone along for FIVE innings, he imbibed
some of the tired feeling that pos
sessed the rest. and the Senators pound
ed his curves suficiently hard to gain
anMher victory.
OF course, the spectators were duly
grateful for the two victories. They sig
mined their appreciation by frequent
Observation-Disclosures during tho rrnUroSr u