The Washington times., 1902-04-11
Batted Out a Victory and
Gave Three TWirlerS
Their Quietus.
CLARKE STILL AN ABSENTEE
Senators Easily Defeat Their Jersey
City visitors-Wolverton Secured
Three Doubles and Single-Lucky
Seventh Productive Score 2r to 7.

second
series was simply batting matinee ior
the Senator's The visitors we're not III 1t
at any stage OF the game, and '''
first three or four innings the local ouhoh
were rather inclined to play horse Win
| their antagonists.
| If has beep claimed by Manager Lotus
that there are other men upon the team
besides the great Delehanty VINO are
capable of slugging the leather nara anu
often. That this is no idle boast was
fully demonstrated yesterday atterhoon'
During the seven times that the SENATORS
| were at bat the men succeeded III ae
cumulating Il total of twenty-five saie
ones. :,
II seemed impossible to place the ball
whore the local aggregation could moi
reach it. They accepted high ones Will
an ease that was only exceeded by ths
manner in which they lifted the low one!
over the heads Of the infelders. Man
ager REILLY frequently changed the gen
tleman who was officiating upon the siap
but ali to no purpose, as the senator
continued to roll up a mighty accoun
with the hit column.
Hard Singing by Senators.
Not only we're the Senators hittin
freely. but there was also all kinds
= force behind their swings. Two and thre
s s,ckers were the order of the day, an
V frequently the bases we're cleaned by wal
Inns of this variety The shifting oil IN
twirlers seemed to have no elect upo
the Senator'S slugging ability, as eac
: man that went into the box was torce
: to take his medicine.
The hitting honors of the day easily DC
) Innged TO WoivertOn. He faced the OF
;, posing slab artists six times, hVe
:, which resulted in safeties Ihere na
been much said regarding the steam 'hs
Wolyertou places behind his swings. an
ba certainly punched at the leather
le some purpose Yesterday. Three OF his ny
-, hits were doubles, and each time he lan'
ed upon the ball one or more runs wei
H. chalked up to the credit Of the local tear
$ The record OF Delehanty was secoI
L. only to that of Wolyerton's. He went
bat an equal number of times, ana MT Sd
in four out of his six attempts. hau
not been for an unusually Driiilanl Pi,
on the part OF the Jersey shortstop,
on would have had another safe one TO h
credit. In the first inning. after Woive
TON had reached second, Dclehanty lin
at the bali between shortstop and third pas
nj Ely and His Bat.
=, The leather fairly smoked as 1t bound
:, over the ground; it looked safe and W.
=, yertcn started for third. Kellogg. no
=, ever. who was responsible for several b
miscues the day before. made gala
| effort to redeem his reputation, a
-, sprinted rapidly to cut off the hit
W. lust managed to GO. the tips or his hng'
nd upcn the horsehide. but there it stuck,
ay he was enabled to toss Wolverton out
nd the third sack.
, Some time ago, when the makeup OF
49,, Senatorial aggregation was hrst
- nounced. many were inclined to shf
10 their heads over the hitting of one K
an scheduled to gyrate in the local sho
y :. field These dismal forebodings were
80 result of dope" derived from the g
nv tleman's hitting averages of the past tn
,n1 or four years.
~ 1t may be true. and it doubtless Is. t
,.h Ely is not a hitter. Still, If he can ma
-. r tain during the rest of the season
ou @ gait that he established yesterday. tn
va, will be no kicks Forthcoming from e
- the most discriminating bleacherite
~ plugged the leather for three safe oil
49,, This record was made against as m
- 49, different twirlers and the length OF
t hits progressed from simple single
-. n mighty three -sacker along the