Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-17
National League Clubs Standing.

| After the usual bad start by the Senators
| in their opening game in Detroit Sunday.
| the Loftusites pulled themselves together
| yesterday and defeated the Tigers by the
| score of 6 to 4. What makes the victory
| more binding in the eyes of base ball fan
attic is the fact that the Senators gave the
| Detroits a start of four runs in the first
| inning and then beat them out in clever
| style.
AL Ortiz and his superstition was work
/ ing all right yesterday. He believes that a
| pitcher must have one bad inning and would
! rather have his at the start. Well he got
| it in the first inning and when the third MAJ
| went out matters looked very badly for the
Senators. But Orth's good right arm be-
gan working in it's usual deceptive manner
ard a result the Detroits didn't get
another man over the rubber for the next
| eight innings. On the other hand, the Sen
| ators got away badly, hanging up blanks in
| The first two innings. but in the third and
fifth they did business with their bats.
| and as result another victory was placed
| to the credit of Washington.
That clever twirer, Yeager was on the
rubber for Detroit, but he made the mistake
| of being frightened at Delehanty when the
| next three batsmen. Keister, Coughlin and
Carey. were the real sluggers. Twice the
| Mighty Del'' was given free passage to
| first, once he hit a screamer over second
| that scored rum but In his last turn at the
bat Barrett gathered in his long fly. Keister
| isn't so large as Del and Yeager took
| chances with him, and the result was
| double and a single Coughlin hit for two
| singles and George Carey a double and
| single. The batting of this trio was a big
! factor in the winning of the game.
| Back of Ortiz the Senators fielded well,
| not an error being made until the ninth in
| ming, when Coughlin and Keister slipped up
on grounders in quick succession, but the
misplays were not costly. Ortiz continued
| his good work until the end.
Detroit Takes the Lead
After the Senators had gone out in quick
order while taking their first turn at the
| bat the Detrots opened up in whirlwind
| fashion and almost swept the Washingtons
| off their feet.
! Barrett began the trouble with a single
into left. but Harry Woiverton froze to
| Holmes little pop fly. Elberfeld then
| picked out a nice one and laced it on line
! into left for one base, Barrett beating the
! throw to third by Delehanty. Not to be
| outdone by his companions. Dillon hit
safely into center. Barrett scoring and Ell
| berfeld going to third. Ex-senator Casey
| then pulled a liner around into right field
that went directly over first base and was
good for two bases, Elberfed and Dillon
scoring. Wyatt Lee handled this ball in
splendid style, holding Casey at second by
| a good throw. Harley hit safely into left
| but ii looked as though Coughlin would get
| the ball and Casey Rugged the second sack
| Gleason went out short to first and both
runners moved up, Casey scoring moment
| later Buelow's slow grounder rolled to-
| ward third. Wolverton tried to get Buelow
at first, but failed by a hair. While this
play was going on, Harley was logging it
| for home, but good throw by Carey to
| Clarke nipped the speedy ex-Georgetown
lad a the plate. making the third hand out
! This start looked unusually prosperous
! the Senators are batting they can cut
down lead like a Gold Heels going after
| the poorest selling platter.
! In the third Orth hit a clean grounder to
| E,lberfeld. and the latter fumbIed it, the
pitcher was safe first. Ryan got his
usual hit over third and Wolyertou laid
| down neat sacrifice TOWARD first advanc-
| ing both runners a base. The Mighty
| Del then walked into ripping single over
second, scoring Orth and Ryan.
| In the fifth the Senators hung I'D four
runs, took the lead and We're never headed
| thereafter. The batters came up in their
lead off, order, Ryan and Wolverton hit
| ting safely. Delehanty was passed on &C
count of his good hit in the third but Billy
! keister hammered out timely double to
| Scranton Bill Coughlin followed with an
other timely single and Del and Keister
raced over the plate This ended the scor-
| ing on the game. both pitchers doing fine
| work as the game neared the end.
| Following is the score: