Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-05

The Senators opened their Boston series
yesterday with a defeat, the Collinsites
getting the decision by the score of g to 4.
The weather was cold and raw, rain fall
ing all the night previously. and the game
should not have been played, but a chance
was taken and, Of course. Washington lost.
There are SO many old-tmers on the
Washington team that its strength is ma
terially affected when a game has to be
played In cold or rainy weather. The
weather was so bad that the National
League game, in Boston, was called on
and the players visited the American
League park.
Case Patten was on the rubber for the
Senators. and his work was such that a
victory should have come Washington'1
way. but the error-making habit cropped
up and a defeat materialiZed instead. Bos-
ton made but seven hits off Patten. and in
the third inning scored four runs. when the
side should have been retired without a
tally. Robinson. DeMont and Coughlin
were the transgressors in the error-making
column but this trio has done so well here
tofore that yesterdays slip-up can easily
be forgiven.
Hughes was on the rubber for Boston,
and his delivery was hit hard until a. par
ttcularly critical point, when the skillful
twirler settled down and saved the day
with strikeout or little fly to the In or
outfield. Back of Hughes the support was
of the best, a wild throw by Parent being
the only misplay
Neither side scored in the first two in
nings, but In the third the Bostons got
busy and before the final man had been
retired four runs were placed to their
credit. Collins opened up with fly to left
that ''Del' gathered in easily. Stahl soak
ed out safety, and as DeMont and Robin
son got mixed on their signals, he stole
second and went to third as the ball shot
into center field
Freeman struck out and the inning still
had a good look for the Senator'S, but Par
ent sent a roller to Coughlin and the ball
was thrown wild to first. Stahl scoring. La
Chance secured base on balls from Pat
ten and 'Hobe" Ferris tore off triple,
clearing the bases. While Ferris was leg
cling 1t for third, Ryan. Robinson and De-
Mont were relaying the ball toward home,
the latter making a bad throw to Clarke,
and Boston's second baseman continued on
to the bench with the fourth run.
This exhibition Of how not to play the
game woke up the Senators and they COM
menced getting busy in the fourth, two
+ doubles by Ryan and Carey scoring one
run. In the fifth Washington gain tailed,
and the score had more respectable ap-
pearance. Setback laid back on an out
curve and hit the ball to the extreme end
of the grounds good for a triple. Dele
hanty followed with such a hot one to Fer
ris that the latter had his hands full put
ting out the big fellow at first, while Sell
bach raced over the rubber.
In the sixth Washington made two addi-
tional runs and tied the score up for a
few minutes. Coughltn struck out and De-
Mont went out, short to first. Clarke then
hit hot one at Parent and was safe on
the latter's wild throw to first. Patten con-
tinued his remarkable stick work with a
single, and both he and Clarke scored on
Robinson's ringing double into right CEN
ter. That ended the run getting for Wash
ington and the Bostonese took up the
gauntlet where it was thrown down by
their opponents.
In the sixth Ferris home run sent Boston
to the fore, and another run was scored in
the seventh, on DeMont's error and Free
mans triple. This ended the run scoring
all round, and the score stood to in
favor of Jimmy Collins and his band of
Yankees
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