The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-25
j. Emmett Lifts Ball Over Left
Field Fence and Scores Only
Run for the Browns.
EVEN BREAK AT WASHINGTON.
Each Team Takes Two Games ot
Series-TOwnsend Puzzle TO
Browns and Allows
but Two Hits.
The Republic Bureau,

litn 81 anu
Washington, May "a. - The Washington
team took decided brace this afternoon.
especially with the bat. and. having
splendid leader in young Jack Townsend,
defeated the ST. Louis aggregation by the
score of to l.
The Browns were completely at sea when
confronting Townsend delivery, but two
hits being scored-one 4 single to right by
Maloney and the other a mighty wallop
over the left-field fence by Heidrick, which
saved the Browns from shutout. When
the batting reputation Of the first five
players on the ST. Louis list is taken into
consideration, the work of Townsend is r.
markable.
Back of Townsend the fielding was moth
ing extraordinary except the work of Sec
ond Baseman Coughiin. This ycunc man
experienced one of his good days both at
the bat and in the field, and at least two
drives which should have gone safe Were
killed off by his sensational work. Ely at
short and Wolverton at third made errors
by poor throws TO flrst on easy chances
With these exceptions the balls hit by the
Browns went down for easy chances. Op-
posed TO Townsend on the rubber was Frank
Donahue. and this clever twirler was hit
very hard throughout the game, but one
inning being passed without one or more
bingleS being made.
The work of the browns back of DonOhue
OF the best. but perfect fielding
would not have saved the day. With two
out in the sixth inning. Mccormick lost his
bearings and tried TO run Clarke down on
the line. after he had gathered in Town
sends bounder with plenty Of time to spare
TO catch the batter ar first, The play was
so unexpected that Padden failed to cover
second and Clarke regained the base in
safety. The play was not costly. as Town
send was cleverly thrown out minute
later by SUgden at first. but 1t showed Nc
Cormick up n slow thinker.
Some Amateurish Fielding.
Just previous 10 this play. Clarke had hit
high fly into left center and Burkett and
Heidrick sprinted to make the catch. y
collision looked inevitable. but both stopped
and the ball fell safe. giving Clarke two
base hit when an easy out should have been
made. In the face of the splendid hel1inS
exhibitions given by the Browns in the last
three days, these two plays looked amateur
ish.
The Senators chalked up their first run in
the third inning on Clarke's double and
Ryan's single. In the fourth the Washing
tons got keister's triple TO the center-hed
fence and Coughltn's timely single to left
In the sixth regular bombardment took
place. and when the smoke had settled three
additional tall!es had been placed to the
credit Of the Senators.
Delehanty got free pass to first but was
put out at second on Keister's try for a sac
rifice Donahue handling the ball beautiful
iy. Bill Coughlin then sent long fly over
the left field fence for & home run. Chasing
keisfer in ahead Of him Darlington con-
timed the god work with a safe drive to
left for 1n- base, and after Elv had flied
out to Maion all the way snrne on
CIarke's ''phony" double TO right center al
ready described. This ended the run-get-
ting for the Senators. although Delehanty
hit safe in the eighth and Cary in the
ninth.
Heidrick's home run drive in the ninth
innirg unsettled the nerves of the sDecta-
tors. as they thought another batting rally
by the Browns was in sight. Wolverton's
error was pulled of in this Inning, and q
base on balls cropped up shortly after. Put
ting two of the Brownlegs on bases. brt
Townsend put on steam and ended the con-
test by striking out Malonev, fit ending
to his mastery exhibition
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