The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-10
c4tblettcs 9Nake It Three
Straight and Trim the De
moraLised Washngtonians
to the Tune of Is to f.
1aveLbe thousand Rooters
Ensemble at the PhfLadeI-
phfans' Pretty Bali Park
and Cheer Their FaDorites.
by a STAFF Correspondent.l

cheered themselves nOarSe at Athletic
Park this afternoon, when their favor
ties, the Athletics, proflting by a fusil-
lade OF base hits. aided by the errors OF
omission and commission on the part OF
the Senators. won outsby the one-sided
score of 10 to 4. The result OF the
game was never in doubt. From the
first II was apparent that the much
crippled visitors had another off day in
store for them, and at all times defeat
stared them in the face.
Lotus, profting by his past expe-
rience with Holmes a. second, decided
10 give Martin a chance at that sack,
and SO well did the experiment work
that this promising young man will
there remain until q new baseman can
be found, one more familiar with the
position. The boy made good in every
sense and may yet fill the gap at second
occasioned by Dement'S Iameness
There is no denying the fact that the
team which LOTUS has been presenting
of late Is a much demoralized one With
its two infeIders temporarily crippled,
the other men have lost all confidence in
themselves. and 60 into the game cowed
and dispirited and practically beaten
before it starts.
Patten was IN the box for the SEN
ators and his assortment OF curves,
slow and fast. and wide and narrow,
were to the entire satisfaction OF his
opponents. since they laced the horse
hide from one corner of the lot TO the
other, in all securing nineteen hits
Bunts. hits, and sacrifices were plenti-
ful, and Seybold, the first time up. with
two men on bases, raped one over left
field fence for a round trip.
IN measure Case Is TO be excused,
since in the first inning his clubmates
gave every evidence OF a bad case OF
rattles and allowed four runs to cross
the plate. The first ball pitched Hart
eel popped up into the air: il should
have been an easy out for either Sell
bach or Ryan. Both started for ii at
breakneck speed. Sci was the nearer,
and had just settled TO take il. calling
out 4 have it." when Jimmy came blum
dering on, yelling like an Indian, with
the result that Setback stepped back
and the ball dropped safely between
them. Meanwhile Hartzel was speed
ing on 10 second. where he perched,
and gave the crestfallen outfelders the
merry Ia ha. Pickering followed Hart
cell and dropped a pretty safe bunt in
front of the plate. sending Hartzel to
third. Shreck followed with a hit to
left, scoring Hartzell. Lave Cross flied
out to Setback, and then came SeyboId.
who picked out one to his liking and
walloped it over the fence in Delehan-
tvs territory, scoring Pickering and
Shreck ahead of him
Murphy reached first on CoughIin s
error. but was. thrown out Clarke 10
Martin, in trying to steal second. Monte
Cross then lined out a hit, but shared
the fate OF Murphy. at the same hands,
a few seconds later.
LOTUS at Fever Heat
It was an awful inning. The per
spiration stood cut on Lotus brow in
crystallized beads. and the few trito
remarks he addressed to his proteges
when they came to the bench had best
be left untold a fierce discussion en-
sued between Ryan and Selbach as to
who was to blame for the Hartzel fly
episode, the other players taking Sell
bach's side of the colloquy. From then
on it was ali off, and the team played
like a lot of cheap sand Holsters. Dele
hanty's popularity in Philadelphia was
clearly attested by the rounds of ap-
pIause which greeted him each time he
went to bat, but he, too. was one of the
offenders, and by q piece OF rank stu
pidity In fielding a ball TO the plate
after taking Powers long fly. instead Of
throwing it to third. was directly re-
sponsible for the three runs which fol-
lowed. Another instance of poor judy
ment In which little Robinson figured
as the prime offender, occurred In the
fifth inning when the abbreviated short
stop threw Monte Cross out at first in
stead of passing the bail 10 Coughlin
who could have touched Murphy out, at
third, by ten feet. A few moments later
Murphy scored on Powers hit.
While Case Patten was receiving the
worst walloping he has experienced this
season. Eddie Plank. the Quaker twirl-
or. was mixing them up for the sena-
tors at such rate that the Statesmen.
flies out IN the outfeId. where willing
hands awaited them Time and again.
when single meant two runs, it was
not Forthcoming, and twice DeIehanty,
the mighty Del. proved an easy out.
where hit was most needed to swell
the run column.
Good Place for a Hit.
In the first inning Robinson drew a
pass. Setback was safe on Pickering 3
muff. OF his fly, then came Del. cheered
co the echo by his Quaker friends Even
bunt would have advanced the run
ners base. but instead. his one desire
was TO drive one at good old Billy Penn,
perched on the top OF the Public Build
ing fifty or more blocks away His
effort was an abortive one. popping up
an easy fly for Hartzel. Ryan followed
suit. sharing the same fate at seybold' 8