The Washington times., 1902-04-19
Lotus Senators Give the
Newark Team Its
Quietus.
PITCHER KARNS TRIED OUT
Nearly ALI the Local Teams Runs Cain
ed in the First Inning-Visitors' Count
ed Only Once-Improvement Noticed in
Senators Work-Score, 7 to l..

For the third consecutive time the Sem
ators yesterday afternoon took fall out
of their visitors from Jerseydom. 1t was
the final appearance of the gentlemen
from Newark and the local aggregation
lost no time in doing things to the score
that put the game to the good. and allow
ed them to do a little loafng during the
remaining eight innings.
When the Newark aggregation took the
field in the first inning. there was
strange face beaming upon the Senatorial
batsmen from the center Of the diamond.
This physiognomy is the property of tall.
lanky youth, who is an ambitious candi-
date for professional baseball honors.
Many Of the faithful remembered him as
a young man who, under the cognomen OK
Karns, visited this city last season with
Manager McGraw and his Orioles.
Karns was not given much Of a show
with Baltimore. as McGraw was not e1-
perimenting with any raw material in his
race for the pennant. Not discouraged.
however. he was engaged during the win
ter months in giving his salary arm
course of sprouts. The result has proven
most satisfactory.
Karns Makes Good Showing.
While 1t is true that the Senators fell
upon Mr.. New Mans delivery and touch
ed him up for four hits, that one inning
is not fair estimate Of the youngsters
ability. He was naturally more than a lit
tie nervous, and after that fatal first his
work looked very good A season or so in
minor company will lend the necessary
experience that is needed to complete
every twirIer's education, and Karns will
undoubtedly be heard from in the near
future
The benefits derived by the Senator'S
from the last two days work were notice.
able yesterday The amount of snap and
life that the local team managed to in
still into their playing was in sharp con-
trast to their previous efforts 1t was
with difficulty that the Newark repre-
sentatives succeeded in pushing single
tally across the plate. although in near
ly every inning they placed at least one
man upon the bases.
The solitary tally accumulated by the
visitors was placed to the good in the
seventh inning. Townsend, who had Off
ciated upon the slab up to that time, had
been replaced by Carrick and the latter
was doomed for sacrifice to the ambitions
OF the New Jerseyites. Jordan the first
man to encounter Wee Willie's delivery.
succeeded in getting enough strength be-
hind his swing to nearly knock Wolver-
ton off his legs when he attempted to stop
the flight Of the sphere.
One Jerseyite To Score
The effect of this drive was to place
Jordan upon the middle cushion. and he
chased down to the third corner when
Carey dropped Ely's throw that should
have retired M...-- Jope then attempted
to lambast the sphere into the middle of
next week. but only succeeded in sending
it several hundred feet straight up in
the air. Upon the horsehides return to
this mundane realm, Ely was Johnny on
the spot" and another New Jerseyite was
accounted for.
Jope was the first Jersey gentleman TO
sIccumb that inning. however, and a score
was almost a certainty. Karns then at
tempted to win his own game with
mighty punch at the leather, and. al
though he failed to push the sphere past
Coughlin Jordan was able to score on
the play. McAndrew, who followed.
slapped the leather to Ely, and was
counted out at first.
The majority of the Senatorial runs
were accumulated in a large. luscious
lump in the first inning. Horseshoe"
Ryan drew a base on balls. Keister. who
dropped over from Baltimore yesterday
long enough to hammer out a triple and
hot single, followed with the former of
these hits, and Ryan counted. Wolver-
ton then attempted to negotiate the CEN