Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-24
SPORTS or ALL SORTS
New Workers. Turned the
Tables on the Senators.
HOWELL PITCHED WELL
LOCALS WERE oUTBATTED AND
EASILY oUTFIELDED.
Jockey Redfern Hurt at Aqueduct-
Golfer Travis Led in Atlantic
City Tourney.
HOWELL PITCHED WELL

The Invaders from New York skillfully
turned the tables on the Senators at Ameri-
can League park yesterday afternoon.
trouncing them good and hard by to ..
Both clubs got away well for two innings.
but then matters began to break badly for
the local team and from that time on it was
a procession for the New Yorks. The visit
ors got some of the luck that came Wash
ington's way the day before. Balls that
were bounding well for the Senators in
Wednesdays game did the contrary yester-
day, and it appeared If the boys were
suffering from the strain of the opening ex-
hibition. Ryan and Selbach threw balls
home to Clarke that should have held the
runners on third, but bad bounds carried
them to the grand stand and runs resulted
On the other hand. the New Yorlss, with
the exception of Herman Long. played gilt
edged ball and deserved the victory. Harry
Howell was on the rubber for the I'm
vaders," and, although the Senators ex-
pected to bat him out of the box every in
ming. he held on well and gave as fine an
exhibition of the twirling art as one could
wish for. Pitcher Lee also did well for
the Senators the first part of the game. but
the multiplication Of misplays evidently
took all the ginger out of his work, and as
result the bingles were ripped out at
regular intervals after the fifth inning.
ooASdI1oudl rays.
Back Of Howell several sensational and
run-stopping plays were made. Conroy at
third continued his good work of the OPEN
ing day. getting everything that came his
way, and the friends of the New York club
need not worry further over the guardian
of the left side of the diamond; he is a good
as the best. Jimmy Williams. at second.
seemed to float over the ground and
knocked down ten chances as cleverly as
hnr 4
team over whom sleep need be lost is
First BaSeRlan Camel. So far he has batted
and fefded in the best form, and has
probably come back in fast COMPANY to
stay.
The veteran Herman Long had his trou-
bles again. and after making three errors
had to retire on account of badly injured
finger the flesh being broken wide open at
the first joint by a hot liner from Ryan's
bat. Courtney took his place and accepted
the only chance offered
The cold weather hurt the attendance not
more than 2C00 persons turning out. the
majority of whom were bundled up in win
ter, not spring, oyercoats.
Inc invaders were the first to break
the ice and score a run. 1t occurred In the
third inning after two men were out. Davis
sent safe one into left and he started
running when Keller hit long fly into
center, with the result that he went over
the plate with plenty to spare when the
clever center fielder dropped the ball.
up by the New Workers. Williams began
business with a swift liner into center and
was sacrificed to second by Camel. Con-
roy followed with safe drive into Ryan's
territory, and on the bad return of the ball
by the latter Williams raced across the
plate. good bound into Clarke's nit
would have captured the runner by six
feet
In the fifth inning. after Howell had
gone out, Coughlin to Carey. Davis reached
nrst safely as Robinson dropped the little
fly that he sent out to left. just out of the
third baseman's reach. Keller followed
with single into left. Fuitz should have
batted into double play, but Demont
dropped Robinsons pass and the bases
were filled. After Williams had forced
Davis at the plate on his hit to Lee the
Senatorial twirler lost the location Of the
plate and gave Camel his base on balls
driving in Keller. Conroy sent fly tc
Ryan and ended the agony.
Long started the sixth with safe drive
into left, but Del kept him at first
through quick handling of the ball. Door
nor sacrificed and Howell sent liner int
right. Setback sent the ball home in plenty
of time but 1t bounded away from Clarke
and Long scored.