Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-28
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Senators Won Splendid Game
From Boston.
NOT AN ERROR MADE
BATTING Squirt IN EIGHTH IN
MING DID THE TRICK.
Charley Farrell Broke His Leg Sliding
to Second-Blackstock Won
Excelsior Handicap.

The Boston team. under the leadership OF
the popular James Collins made its first
appearance of the season in Washington
at American League Park yesterday and
received a good drubbing at the hands OF
the Senators, the score being to 3 in the
locals favor.
The contest was unusually interesting and
of course pleasing to the spectators on &C
count of the grand rally at the bat Of the
Senators in the eighth inning that won the
game but the afternoons sport was marred
through the serious injury to Charley Far
rell the one-time Washington player. who
broke his leg while trying to slide into sec
ond base. Just previous to the accident
Farrell had been over where the newspaper
boys were scoring and retold for their bene-
fit the reception he received in Boston on
the opening day and the splendid three
karat diamond ring that had been given
him His first turn at the bat came in the
second inning and he reached first on
safe hit into right field minute iater
he and Dinneen decided to work the NIT
and-run game If possible. The ball was
pitched. Dinneen missed it and Clarke made
a good throw to DeMont at second. Farreii
saw that he was caught unless ne couio
slide into the bag and threw his legs FOR
ward to attempt it. He had on new pair
underneath, refused to give way, with the
result that the 215 pounds weight on the
one ankle snapped the bone 80 that II coulu
be plainly heard by the players In the neio,
and in addition carried the lemons cream
around from the rear to the front of the
leg AS Farrell rolled on the ground anu
the sickening position Of the foot denoted
a serious accident doctor was called 1or
and he was carried off to the CLUB mouse
and later on taken to the hotel In mack
To 10 a
he will hardly get back in the game before
August, If then.
Catcher Criger has been under the
weather for some time and was guarding
the cate in street clothes. After Farrell
was hurt the game was delayed fifteen min
utes while Criger ran to the ciuo mouse
and exchanged mis- clothes for regular
uniform
Reversal in Form.
Such reversal Of form as shown by the
Senators from Saturdays game would rule
them off the track for life were they In the
horse racing business. In Saturdays game
they couldn't stop anything. yesterday they
couldn't miss anything, and, in addition.
hit the ball for keeps when the bingles
meant runs. All three of the outfelders
made pretty catches Ryan's catch prevent
In a catastrophe, as there were two on
bases. and had the ball got away from him
it meant several runs. The intield did well,
hard stops. and Carey did the rest with his
usual ease.
1t was at the bat where the Senators
shone with the greatest brilliancy, there
being very few hits wasted three earned
runs will substantiate. Delehanty was the
only one to get more than one hit. but there
were others who got in smashes good for
two and three bases. Clarkes being the
most notable.
Orth and Dinneen were the opposing
pitchers. and while the latter had the bet
ter of the argument in the way of hits, the
former captured the game. as he allowed
fewer long drives The Bostonese got after
Ortiz from the start. and by the end of the
fifth inning had accumulated ten hits that
were only good for three runs, which dem
onstrated the excellent support given the
Washington twirler. From that time on
Ortiz became very effective. while Dinneen
TOOK the reverse course. the slaughter of
the 1nnocents coming in the eighth when
two bases OIL balls. two singles and double
swept four runs into the capacious pocket
of Manager LOTUS