Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-01
mer,can League Clubs Standing.
National League Clubs Standing.

The opening game between the Boston
and Washington clubs yesterday afternoon
at American League Park was ''corker'
went eleven innings and had to be called on
account of darkness with the score stand
ing 4 TO 4 The Beaneaters did the best
batting and also the finer fielding and de-
served to win on the face of the returns
but the best they could do was a stand-or
The Senators butted into three errors ana
two of them enabled the visitors to get
pair of runs over the plate.
The battle between Diunecn ard Patten
was Il pretty one and when the class OF bat
tiers is considered the local mans work was
the equal of the Senator. DiTneen was
not pitching against solitary "b hitter
while Patten faced a least four and posi-
bly, six batters who are in the very front
rank
The greatest struggle of the game began
with the conclusion of the seventh inning
with the score tie. In these last four in
nings not hit was made off Dinneen. While
the Bostons located Patterns curves safely
Ave times. These five safe ones were oil
vtded among three innings and were en-
tirely wasted as Patten pitched unusually
effective with runners on the bases In
three different times safe hit would have
scored the necessary run to win. but IL
was not forthcoming.
The fielding of the Bostons was fast ana
accurate, wild throw over second by
Criger being the only misplay. The Sena-
tors work was not good. Moran made
a wild throw to first that pulled Clarke
Off the bag the runner finally scoring
Patten also threw wild to first in trying
TO kill Off a sacrifice: another run resulted,
but McCormick's excusable bad throw to
first was not costly. the side being retired
before the runner could score.
The attendance was light. the disastrous
campaign of four days in Philadelphia be-
Ing very dsheartening to the fans
How the Runs Were Made.
The Senators got away from the start in
splendid form. scoring two runs after the
Bostons had been retired with a cipher.
Moran worked base on balls. stole sec
and and continued to third Criger
overthrow to Ferris. Ryan died at first
by way of Parent to La Chance. but Clarke
doubled into center and Moran scored.
Selbaoh died at first through Collins gath
ering in his grounder, but Lees timely sin
gle over second sent Clarke home.
In the second Boston got one of these
runs back when La Chance winged nice
round-robbin fly over the left-feld fence
for a home run. This example too
good to be left uncopied. gentle Jeems
Ryan followed suit in the third inning and
scored home run by the same route.
placing the Senators two runs in the lead.
The Senator's Errors
In the fourth. the Senator'S error-makfng
started. After Lee had made great catch
of Freeman's long fly. Parent reached first
in safety on account of Moran's bad throw
to Clarke. After cleyery stealing second,
Parent rushed home when Ferris singled
into center. In the sixth, Boston hung up
its third run. Stahl started off with a base
on balls and went all the way TO third
when Patten gathered In Freeman's roller
and threw into right field instead OF to
first Parent sent a long fly to Ryan and
Stahl beat the throw home. The next two
batters We're easy outs.
That tied the score. but the Bostons were
not content and went to the front in the
seventh inning staying there for a few
minutes only. Criger as a starter hit to
the right field fence for a triple. and Din
mems long fly to Ryan sent him across the
plate. The next two men We're again easy
outs.
The Senators went IN and cleverly tied
UP the score. Lee started business with a
line single into right and went to second
as Ferris and LaChance were putting out
Coughlin. Mccormick hit to Dinneen. and
while he was being retired at first Lee
took third. Kittredge then placed a beau
tiful single Into left center and Lee rush
ed home with the tieing run to the great
applause to the spectators
Then followed four innings struggle
without result Umpire Sheridan stopping
further work when Clarke flied out to Col
Inns In the eleventh inning
Following IS the score