Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-26
National League Teams Standing.

II.
S Boston g Is So New G york 20 s. ST.
In one of the most interesting games
played at American League Park the Sen
ators yesterday afternoon defeated Boston
by the close score Of to 3. The f1eld1ng
was at all times sensational. the batting
extraordinary, and, taken in its entirety 1t
was just the sort of contest that develops
a new crop of base ball fans
The two players who attracted the most
attention were Delehanty and Parent, the
former for his great stick work and the lat
ter by the numerous phenomenal fielding
chances he accepted. THE only Del'' faced
Pitcher Willie" Dineen four times and his
record was double a triple and home
run, the latter drive going over the left
field fence on line and at point further
out than ever registered by a hit before.
Dineen knows that it is useless to try to
fool the big fellow, and he decided to put
the ball over and trust to luck. His luck
was against him yesterday. Del was the
only Senator to get more than one hit off
D1neen, the next best being little keister,
who smashed out a home run.
Wherever the Boston club goes laudatory
notices are bound to appear about the
shortstop work of Freddy Parent but it is
questionable whether the clever little fell
low ever played better than he did yes
terday. He covered acres Of ground, and
when ball got away from him it was only
because of the impossbility of grasping
it, Anything Fred got his hands on stuck
and the batter had to retreat to the bench.
line hit over second base is generally
considered in the bast-hit class, but Parent
killed off three Of this sort yesterday and
only by the smallest margin allowed two
others to land safe.
The game was won in the last inning
through the substitution of Orth for Pat
ten at the bat and the formers hit over
second was gathered in by Parent but too
late to put the batter out Fred made
wild throw to first, but 1t didn't count, as
Orth had already crossed the bag, and 1t
seemed though the little shortstop had
cut loose with the ball while standing on
his head. 1t was a great stop and should
have been rewarded with an out.
Probably Saved the Game.
In the very first inning 1t appeared as
though Scranton Bill Coughlin saved the
game for the Senators through the old
trick of concealing the ball under his arm
and touching runner when he left second
base. .Dougherty was the first man up, and
he sent nice single into left and Collins
singled toward center. Here were two men
on bases and no one out, and Patton seemed
10 be In for drubbing. Case took his place
on the rubber, everybody settled back for
the next play, when all at once COughlin
gave yell of exultation and swooped down
like hungry hawk after it's prey on
Dougherty, who had walked off second
Umpire Caruthers happened to be In the
infield. and all he had to do was turn
around and witness Foxy Bilrs'' great
coup This put a different complexion on
the situation for instead of two on bases
with no one out, there was one lone run
ner on first and one man was out. The
play certainly saved one run at least and
was very important factor in the contest.
That splendid Ieft-handed twirler, Case
Patten, was on the rubber for Washington,
and his exhibition was one of the best. He
got away from his bad inning with
three hits and one run, which were pulled
off in the first. but after that the Bostonese
were easy problems for the southpaw to
solve. But two lone singles were made off
Patton In eight innings, and but for the
error-making of himself and Wolverton in
the fifth inning there would have been no
argument to the game. These errors en-
abled Boston to take the lead and It re-
auired the tremendous triple by Delehanty
and the 'fuke" singles of Coughlin and
Ortiz to land a victory
Ex-senator Billy Dineen also pitched a
good game, and one that will win three
times out of four. but he made the mistake
of not passing up Delehanty and taking
chances on the remaining six batters on
the list. del" was D,neen's undoer yes
terday. and the drives Of the former won
the game.
An Exciting Inning.
The concluding inning Of the game was
furnished enough excitement to keep the
enthusiastic spectators talking and specu-
lating for hours after the conclusion Of the
contest.
The score had been tied In the eighth
when Parent threw short to first and al
lowed Wolverton to reach that sack I'm
safety. Delehanty's triple tied the score
ton served to whet the appetites of the on
lockers. and as soon as Boston had been
retired In the ninth, through the medium
OF pretty double play by Wolverton,
toughiin and Carey, all arose to their feet
and awaited the outcome with the anxiety
known only to the genuine "rooter.'
Coughlin hit liner over second, and as
Parent was seen flying through space it
was naturally thought that the former was
going out at first. But the ball was too
quick for the little short stop and kept on
rs way toward center This was splendid
start. and the spect ators began yelling like
maniacs. Carey followed with a clever
sacrifice. COughlin going to second. WYATT
Lee then drove out magnificent long fly
to center that kept Gleason busy to cap-
ture. and Coughlin took third on the out.
Patten. walked to the plate, as Manager
LOTUS was afraid to pull him out on ac-
count con OF the game being even. and wanting
Bostonites would come up But the crowd
began yelling for Ortiz, and Delehanty
finally decided to take a chance Ortiz had
been up three times previously on just such
occasions and had failed to make good but
yesterday his lucky star was in the ascen-
dant and he whipped a liner directly over
second base. With the crack of the ball
against the bat Coughlin headed for home
and Ortiz for first. but the hit was just slow
enough to allow the runner to reach first
In safety, although Parents wild throw
''cinched" the play.
When 1t was seen that the game had been
won the crowd rushed on the field, shouting
and dancing with glee, and 1t seemed to be
the universal verdict that the contest was
the most enjoyable of the season.
Following is the official score:
WASHINGTON. BOSTON.
Rho .A.E. R.H.O.AH
Ryan. e.. o Doughty. II / O. 3
WHSi,'tn,se ! ! Collins. 3b: al Q