Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-08
.bs' Standing.
National League Clubs Standing.

The Athletics. playing at home, lifted
themselves out of an extended rut of de-
feat by winning two splendidly contested
games from Washington yesterday. The
morning contest ended with a 6 to 0 score
In favor of the champions, while the af-
ternoon engagement was a to conquest.
Both games were almost the acme of ar
tistic base ball skill. Not only were they
finely and closely contested, but were so
quickly completed that no opportunity was
given the spectators to tire of the play.
Both were finished in less than hour
and half
Both victories were the result of superb
pitching performances on the part OF
Plank and Henley The work Of each was
almost above criticism. They were steady,
speedy and used their gray matter to the
best advantage. The support given them
was of character sufficient to inspire any
pitcher to his best efforts. In the morning
game not the faintest suspicion of an error
was discernible in the work of the cham
pions, while excuSable tumble was the
lone misplay charged against them in the
afternoon. The generally quick, snappy
play was supplemented in several instances
by brilliant bits of fielding. not confined,
however, to one team.
the story of the Athletics victory in the
afternoon game. In the opening inning
Hartsel banged a solid one against the
right field screen, and the ball dropped into
10Th street. In the seventh inning, with
the game Still tie, Davis drove the ball
to the extreme corner Of the center field
fence, and, despite his incomplete recovery
from an attack of rheumatism, he COM
pleted the circuit before the ball could be
returned to the plate. 1t was splendid
hit, well run out.
Henley and Wilson engaged in a pitch
ers duel that. unlike battles of similar
nature, was not uninteresting. Each pitch
ed fine ball, and was equally deserving of
victory That the Quaker carried off the
laurels was due more to the opportune hit
ting of his colleagues than any superior
performance on his part. In the matter of
base hits Wilson outpitched his tall oppo-
nent. Henley, however, was equal to the
occasion when hits meant runs, and had
he not erred in the first inning by giving
Hendricks a base on balls, and had Muir
ply handled Morans grounder clearly in
the eighth, the tall Georgian would have
duplicated Plank's shut-out record of the
morning. Seven hits were registered
against Henley and four against Wilson.
Three Of the four credited to the Athletics
were made in the seventh inning while In
only the fourth was more than two made
off Henley, and in this instance they were
unproductive of runs.
The best individual performances were
made by the visitors Ryan pulling down
Murphy's hard drive in the fifth inning just
as the ball was going over his head. while
Moran ran back of third base and captured
chickering's short fly that seemed beyond
his reach. Mccormick also executed a
good running catch. The two Crosses,
Murphy and Pickering played good ball for
the Athletics.
Both teams scored in the opening inning
Moran singled to center, and was ad-
vanced to second Hendricks base on
balls. Selbach's sacrifice, Henley to Muir
ply. advanced each runner a base, Moran
coming home after Pickering had caught
Ryan's fly. The Senators did not score
again until the eighth inning, when Moran
began the inning with a ground drive to
Murphy which the latter juggled long
enough to give the latter his base. On
Hendricks single Moran moved up to sec
ond, reaching third on Selbach's out at
first. Robinson, who had taken Ryan
place in center. hit difficult grounder at
Monte Cross, and was retired at first, Mo-
ran scoring on the play.
The Athletics scored in the first inning
on Hartsers hit that dropped between the
wire screen and the board fence in right
field. In the seventh inning Davis lined
the ball to deep center and completed the
circuit on the drive although it was quick
ly fielded to the plate by Setback and Mo-
ran. L. Cross and Seybold were then
quickly retired. but Murphy singled to
right center, and stole second, counting on
Monte Cross triple to right. The score: