The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-10
SENATOR'S POOR WORK
LOSES THEM ANOTHER

hands, Carey retiring the side by forcing
Setback out at second. Monte Cross to
Murphy.
The Phillies went out in one, two.
three order in the second inning. and
were again blanked in the third. but in
the fourth they corralled three more
runs, thereby clinching their victory.
Seybold. the first man up, walked; Muir
ply dropped a dinky stunt into the in
field for which the entire Ave men Owed
and in consequence he was safe at first
Seybold taking second. Monte Cross fol-
lowed suit with bunt, and the bases
we're full Powers raped out a fly to
Del, who, with the wind dead against
him. threw to the plate to head off Sey-
bold who was safely home, Murphy and
Cross moving up a base on the play
Plank then pushed out a safe one past
Robby scoring Murphy. Hartzel hit TO
Coughlln who nailed Monte Cross at
the plate. Pickering was safe on Pat
tens rank error. Plank scoring on the
miscue. Shreck then ended the agony
by hitting TO Robinson, who tossed him
out IT first.
In the next, the fifth inning, the Ath-
Ietics gathered two more runs Lave
Cross placed a fly in DeI's hands. Sey-
bold drove vicious one at Martin, who
let il get away from him. Murphy, who
had on his batting clothes, waddled TO
the plate and drove a sizzler into lett
for two sacks, scoring SeyboId Monte
Cross was out short to first, Murphy
taking third Powers followed with Il
hit TO center scoring Murphy, who should
have been thrown out previously by
Robinson. Plank put an end to the
farce by forcing Powers at second
Again, in the sixth, the Quakers
strange to say. were BANKED but in the
seventh they girded up their loins and
went ct Patten with renewed vigor, fat
tening up their batting averages and
swelling the sum total of their run
column
Murphy's Batting Streak
Murphy led off with a double, his third
hit of the day Robinson let Monte
Cross grass-cutter get away from him.
Powers was safe. Plank following by
forcing him at second, Martin to Rob
inson. Hartzel drew four bad ones,
filling the bases. Then came Pickering,
the most awkward batter who ever
faced pitcher. and after nearly turn
ing wrong side out half a dozen times.
caught q swift. high one on the end OF
his bat and laced it into center for
triple, scoring Plank and Hartzel.
Shrek poked out single near Ryan,
and Pickering romped home. Clarke
caught Shrek trying 10 steal second,
ana this ended the run getting for the
Phillies. with thirteen big. fat taIIies
% their credit
The Senators scored their four runs
one each IN the third. fourth. fifth. and
seventh innings. Robinson. the first
man up in the third. made hit Sell
zach followed with a corking single TO
left advancing Robbie 20 third Then
with bated breath $4,000 pairs of eyes
were focused on the mighty Del who
ambied to the plate with ali the grace
Of an elephant.
Three vicious swipes into the ambient
space and a roar went forth from
bieachers and stands which rudely
shocked the tranquility of the old
town, and Del went way back and sat
down. Ryan's fly TO Seybold scored
Robinson. the side retiring on Carey's
fly to the same fielder.
In the fourth Coughlin's two-bagger
Martins sacrifice, and Clarke's long fly
TO center netted one more run, while
! In the fifth inning Delehanty's pass to
first. Murphy's error. and Coughlin's
hit resulted in the big Ieftielder cross
ing the plate with a run. The last run
scored by the leg-weary Senator'S came
in the seventh. when Del led of with q
single 10 left Jimmy Ryan tore of
hot one TO left for one sack. which. to-
gether with passed ball and Cough
Inns long fly 10 right, afforded Del an
other chance TO score. The eighth and
ninth Innings were quickly terminated,
by the Senators going out in one-two-
three order.