The Washington times., 1902-09-25
Boston Batters Could Get
Only Five Scattering Hits
Off His Curves.
TWO NEW MEN IN GAME
Stanley and Atz, Late of the New
Orleans Club, Play Left Field and
Second Base, Respectively = Make
Good Showing-Senators Find Sparks
Easy.

Why is it," asked spectator on tn,
way from the ball grounds yesterda,
afternoon, that the Senators play lik,
crowd of corner-lot amateurs one da,
and the next put up game that woult
beat any team in the Lacquer"
Because, because-just because" re.
piled his companion.
The answer really seems to be tina,
they are like race horse with consid.
cradle speed but no courage. When they
get OF we'll and are not bothered during
the early stage of the contest they ap-
rarently jolly themselves into the be-
keep on going to fthe finish. At any
rate, this was the case yesterday.
The local men played the game as ii
they really knew how. Their exhibition
was al. Compared with the article of
ball they put up on Tuesday, it was
to the performance of halfbreed.
Boston's Poor Form.
er hand, gave first-class exhibits IN of
how minor league ballists play ball, and
poor minor leaguess at that. They
couldn't hit little bit. and their work
in the field was very bad.
Washington's victory was all the more
surprising wher it is considered that
the team which went into the field was
patchcd-up one that really looked
like -'cinch' for an amateur ball club.
DeIehanty was so busy yesterday
morning looking for winning race
horses that when he went out to the
ball grounds his neck was as stiff as the
ash he uses to knock out hits. Conse
quen.ly he could not get into the game.
and Manager Lotus told Stanley, the
youth he has signed for next season. to
put on the big mans shoes and do the
best he could
Doyle still felt the effects of his jolt
Of Tuesday, but he was needed in the
game. Lotus, however. concluded to
try the local player, Atz, at second
base, and Doyle went out into right
field.
Both Atz and Stanley played this year
on the New Orleans club. Neither had
a great deal to do yesterday, but what
little did go their way was neatly and
cleaniy gobbled up. Atz contributed to
the run getting of the locals by plac-
ing pretty little bunt in Ferris terri
tory that the latter could not get, and
which went for hit. Later on he
scored. Stanley also made run after
he had been given a life at first on
Ferris bad throw.
Neither man had enough work to en-
able the fans TO get a good line on
their real worth; but each handled him
self sufficiently we'll to justify another
trial.
Orth Does Fine Work.
AS to the game: The victory of he
Senators was due in great measure 10
The twirling of Smiling Albert" Orth.
He has not pitched a greater game this
season than he did yesterday. The visi-
tors were utterly unable to do anything
with his twisters. They did knock out
a run Ill the first inning, but after that
orth settled down and did not allow
man to reach first base until the eighth
inning. when Warner got two-bagger,
1t didn't count, however.
certain that he had the game won. he
let up trifie and the Beaneaters reg
istered two safe drives, one of them be-
ing three-bagger. Two men were out,
however. and only one run resulted.
II is really pleasing to see a pitcher |
do as good work as orth did yesterday. |
He pitched as if he we're trying to quail
fy for race; or maybe he wanted 10 |
show the people who have been saying |
mean things about him that he really |
knows how TO twirl the sphere and is |
eligible Tor fast company.
Behind him, TOO, the fielders did ex-
ceilent work, despite the handicap of I
haring two strange men in the field.
There were no startling or sensational
plays during the game, but the work
lone by the local men was clean and fast
at all times. Orth was the only man
who committed anything like an error,
and that didn't do much damage, and |
was well atoned for by his mastery
In the seventh inning he re-
tired Freeman, Gleason, and Lachance
N three pitched balls.
II the Senator'S had played ball all
season long like they played yesterday
hey would now have been up around ,
he head Of the procession.
They Were Ratified.
The work of the Boston men was sur
bad. Not only could they not
nit. but they got ratified at critical
lines and went all to pieces. This was
the case in the third inning
When Sparks and Ferris got all tangled
Up and couldn't do anything right.
heir inispiays helped to swell the to-
al of runs made by the Senator's, but
he latter would have won anyway, for
hey had Sparks on a gridiron in the
bird and sixth innings and toasted him !
. frish aside from these two ses- l
ions. III Boston twirler pitched a very /
redisable game. r
Sparks had q very hard time of IL IN i
he third. Ely, the first man up. hit \
afely to center. Clarke thought he Is
'ould do the same, and Ely went to Sec 4