Evening star., 1903-07-27
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Senators DoWned Athletics in
Finely Played Game.
A PITCHERS BATTLE
DUNKLE'S TWIRLINa OUTSHONE
THAT OF THE GREAT wADDELL.
Baltimore Golfers Defeated Washing
ton Team-American Leagues Bat
ting and Fielding Averages.
American League Games Today.
Washington Philadelphia.
New York AT BOSTON
Cleveland at st. Louis.
Detroit at Chicago
National League Clubs Standing.

The Athletics and Senators gave splen-
did exhibition of how the national game
should be played, at American League
Park Saturday afternoon. the locals WIN
ming out by the score of to 1. 1t was a
pitchers battle from start to finish, ana
Edward Dunkle. the ex-Chicago twirler,
had somewhat the better of the argument
over Edward Waddell. the great. Both
twirlers were at their best. and for seven
Innings neither side "copped' a run. Dur
ing this time the Senators made three hits
In as many innings. while the Athletics
made four In the eighth. both sides got
busy with their bats, the Athletics tearing
OFF double and a single. scoring one run.
while the Senators punched three singles
and scored two runs just enough to win
Back of both twirlers the fielding was
extremity fine, an inglorious mun by Lee IN
right field being the only misplay of the
day. Owing to the fine work of the pitch
ers almost all tho chances were easy with
the exception of long drive into left CEN
ter by Hoffman in the ninth which the vet
eran. James Ryan. ran almost against the
fence to catch. 1t was most brilliant Ell
fort and probably saved the day for the
Senators. Both Waddel and Dunkle had
worlds of speed and moved down the bat
nine innings Both sides scored six hits,
Waddell striking out nine Senators, while
Dunkle performed the same feat five times.
Dunkle was unusually steady, not giving
base on balls, while Waddell passed two.
one of which scored the tieing run.
Fridays victory of the Senators, the
pitching of Waddell and splendid weather
combined to draw crowd of almost 5000
to the park. This is a good attendance in
the face of the fact that the Senators are
almost hOpelessly anchored in last place.
The spectators at the start off of the game
viewed defeat as almost certainty for
Washington but when they realized the
fact that Dunkle was sharing pitching hon
ors with the great Waddel they warmed
up and cheered the Senators at every op-
portunity.
How the Runs Were Made.
After Shreck had gone out to Clarke on
q roller, and Waddell had given Ryan a
long fly to catch. In the eighth inning.
Pickering tore off double third base.
the ball rolling to the fence Davis follow
ed with line drive over second which
Robinson did we'll to knock down and then
made a beautiful throw to the plate to
catch Pickering. But Pick Is fleet OF
foot and he beat the throw by an eyelash.
although the crowd disagreed with Umpire
Hassett in the excitement and roasted him
to turn. Lave Cross closed the inning
with long fly to Ryan.
This one tally looked as big as a noun
tain under the circumstances especially
as Dunkle started the Senator's eighth with
a strike out. Waddell right here made the
mistake of passing Robinson. although the
game looked easy to the great twirler.
Ryan followed with a drive toward left
that Lave Cross knocked down. but could
not field In time, and both runners were
safe. After knocking a ball to the club
house that went foul by about six inches
Bill Clarke singled over second and Robin
son raced home with the tieing run the
crowd shouting itself hoarse with glee
Ryan and Clarke then displayed their
knowledge OF the game by pulling off
beautiful double steal, the former sliding
under Lave Cross before he could put the
good throw Of Shrecks on the Senator
Selbach followed with a hot drive right at
Waddell. which the pitcher knocked down,
but failed to field quickly enough to either
{irst or home. and Ryan scored the second
and what proved to be the winning run
Lee and Coughlin then struck out. making
three men In this inning to fan.
Fourth Victory Of the Week.
Every one was on his feet when the Ath-
letics came up for their last turn and a
yroan went up when Dunkle hit seybold
and he ambled to first. Hoffman then made
his magnificent try for hit, and Ryan did
the sensational act as already described.
Clarke batted down Murphy's vicious line
hit toward right and made the out to the
JOYFUL refrain OF the onlookers. Monte
Cross has always been lucky batter I'm
this city. but his lucky star failed him on
this occasion. as he brought the sams to
an end by striking out.
The crowd rushed on the field and tried
TO carry Dunkle to the club house but hi.
20 pounds were too much for the enthu
siasts. and they had to contend themselves
with forming procession and marching
down the Held. Saturdays victory was the
fourth OF last week. and the good PLAYING
or the crippled Senators has done a great
deal to revive interest in the game In