Evening star., 1902-05-08
American League Teams Standing
National League Teams Standing.


The Senators opened the series in Boston
yesterday with miserable fielding exhibi-
ton, and as result were defeated b. the
score of - to s. 1t seems hardly p, ssible
that an aggregation like the Washington
team, which for fielding ability alone was
picked about the strongest in the Ameri-
Can League. should put up the poor exhibi-
tions 1t has of late. Yesterday eight mis-
plays were marked against the Senators,
and Fred. Ely, touted as one of the clever
est shortstops in the business. is CHARGED
with four errors. Townsend had two errors,
Coughlin one, and Drill one. Under these
circumstances it is not to be wondered at
that the Bostons won. The latter aggrega-
ton was not up to the standard. either.
having four bungles- and altogether the
exhibition was a sorry one.
At the bat both Young and Townsend
were hit hard, the Bostons getting twelve
hits, while the Senators had fourteen. Dele
hanty appears to have regained his batting
eye, and Wolverton was right alongside Of
him. both making double and two sin
giles. The Improvement Of Harry Wolver-
ton. at third base, Is the one bright spot in
the game. This clever boy has been away
OFF IN his fielding so far this spring, but
yesterday his work was brilliant. Jimmy
Ryan and Billy keister put up their usual
fine game. and Carey at first saved several
wild throws with remarkable catches.
Bostons got run in the first inning on a
Freemans triple.
In the second the Senators broke the Ice
with three runs, and for a minute were off
in the lead. Delehanty started off with a
spanking single to left and Coughln was
hit with the ball. Carey then made good
for once with a timely single, and Del
crossed the plate Ely also singled over
second and Coughlin came home. Mr.. Drill
then stepped to the plate and not to be out
done by his clubmates, whipped out another
single and Carey scored. This was a pretty
rally, and woke Mr.. Cyrus Young UP to a
proper realization of the condition of things.
ICY" put on steam, with the result that
Townsend, Ryan and Keister went out on
easy chances.
The Bostons concluded it was time to do
something. and hit the ball viciously. Hick-
man hit safely into left and two safe bunts
by La Chance and Ferris followed. Creiger
then singled and Hickman scored. Drill
had a passed ball at this point, and La
Chance trOtted home. Parent followed with
double scoring Ferris and Creiger.
Stahl then singled and scored while the
other three outs were being pulled off.
Neither side scored in the third, but In
the fourth Boston got two more as result
of a single. a sacrifice, passed ball, an
other single and Freedman's double.
The fifth and sixth innings were runless,
Boston added four more runs to its score.
Mr.. Ely had two of his misplays in this
inning, and the hits were plentiful.
In the eighth the Senators made another
run on Delehantys double and La Chances
error.
In the ninth Washington made its last
effort, scoring four runs, and although 1t
was quite a squirt, there were not enough
runs to do any good Townsend, Ryan and
Keister tore off singles, Wolverton's timely
double cleared the bases, and the last
named scored on Delehanty's hard drive.
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