Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-11
e Clubs Standing.
National League clubs Standing.

The Athletics closed their home series
Saturday before crowd of II ,046 persons
by administering the third straight defeat
to Washington by the score Of 13 to f.
Terrific hitting again played a particular
part in the Quaker teams victory, getting
nineteen hits for total of twenty-seven
bases.
Patten and Plank were the opposing
pitchers, and, in addition to pitching the
better game, Plank was accorded better
support than the Senator, although the err
rors were almost equally divided. Wash
ingtons errors were followed by hits in al
most every instance. and aided in the
champions run-gettng.
Plank had the visiting batters at his
mercy when men were on bases, and kept
them hitting the ball up in the air, giving
the outfielders plenty to do. while the in
fielders had almost day of rest. Seybold
had a star day in right, getting seven
chances and accepting them all. while Pick
ering gathered in five flies and muffed one.
Murphy and Schreckengost divided the bat
ting honors. Each contributed four hits,
two of Murphy's being good for two bases.
Pickering had three hits. one triple, and
NJ. Cross got away with the same number.
while Seybold did his share by banging the
ball over the left field fence in the opening
inning. Pickering's triple with the bases
full in the seventh was the star hit OF the
game
safely, and luck was against them. Circus
catches were made by Delehanty and Sell
bach, while Martin, youngster picked up
from one of the Pennsylvania State League
teams, played a fine game at second base
in place of DemOntrevi1le who was out of
the game with sprained leg.
Washington was blanked in the first two
innings. failing to score in the first after
Robinson had drawn a pass and Selbach
had reached first on. chickering's mum. Del
ahanty and Ryan flied out to Seybold. and
Carey forced runner. The Athletics got
off flying in the opening inning. Hartsel
got double when Setback and Ryan got
mixed up on his fly, Pickering beat out
bunt, and Schrecks single scored
Hartsel, Clark dropping the throw. Pick
ering scored on L. Cross fly to right. and
Seybold brought Schreck in with him on
his home run drive over the fence.
Singles by Robinson and Setback and
fly to right gave Washington one In the
third, and they tailed another one in the
fourth on Coughlins double, sacrifice ard
a fly to center. In the Athletics half SeY-
bold walked, Murphy singled and NJ. Cross
beat bunt to first. Powers fly to left
scored Seybold, and Planks single put
Murphy over the plate. Hartsel forced M.
Cross at the plate on grounder to Cough
lin, Plank reaching second. Pickering
grounded one to Carey and beat Patten to
first Patten dropped the ball and Plank
scored
With one out in the fifth Delahanty and
Ryan drew bases on balls M. Cross FUN
bled Carey's grounder and Coughlin got
an infield single, scoring Delahanty. Mar
tin and Clark retired on flies to Schreck
and Murphy with the bases filed. In the
home teams inning, Seybolds grounder
was missed by Martin. and he scored on
Murphy's double to deep left. M. Cross
out put Murphy on third, and he came in
on Powers single.
Washington scored It's last run In the
seventh Deiahanty singled. and took third
when Pickering fumbled Ryan's single.
Carey hit to Murphy forcing Ryan out at
second, Delahanty scoring on the play.
The next two men sent up flies, and the
Senators never had another chance.
Murphy's double, singles by NJ. Cross and
Schreck a base on balls and Pickering s
triple with the bases full, gave the Athlet-
les their four runs in the seventh. During
the series with Washington the Athletics
had fifty-three hits for total of seventy
three bases. which is a record for the sea-
son. The Senators left Philadelphia Sat-
urday night for ST. Louis. They open in
the mound city today. The score: