Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-24
Clubs Standing.
National League Clubs Standing.

The Clevelands started their last series
In this city yesterday afternoon with the
Senators. and the latter surprised every
body. including themselves. by defeating
the visitors. the score being to S. The
Blues were the better at the bat, but the
Senators played one Of their good fielding
games and 1t proved a winner. Only one
error bobbed up in the game. q bad throw
to frst by GoShnaueF. but it allowed two
runs to score and this pair Of tallies was
too big Il handicap to be overcome by the
Clevelands.
In their last turn at the bat the Cleve-
lands made great squirt with the bat,
getting three singles. but stupid base run
ming nulliaed all their efforts and gave the
game to Washington. Killian and Bay were
on second and first with one out when
Bradley hit pretty single. into right
Brad" naturally thought Killian would go
home on the hit. and when he saw Hen
bricks start the ball toward the home plate
he kept on for second. While half way
down the line Bradley awoke to the fact
that Kilfian had stopped at third. and
when he turned to regain the first sack
Leo had the ball in the center Of the dia-
mond. quick throw was made to Clarke,
and Bradley was rushed up the line and
touched out near second base. While this
play was going on Killfan appeared to be
rooted to the third sack, never making an
effort to get a throw from Clarke. but al
soon as Bradley had been touched out he
started for home. Clarke then stood almost
in the center of the diamond. and his throw
to Drill nailed Killian and made the third
out. Clarke was the right man for the
place. as he never lost his head. but the
coaching OF Killian was something weird.
Had he held third and allowed Bradley to
go out there would have been two on
h<C xuyfkI Lott A. hs,1
already hammered out two home runs.
there is no telling what the big fellow
would have done on his last turn at the
bat
Townsend Was Wild.
with Pitchers Orth and Wilson on the
disabled list. Manager Lotus decided to
give Jack Townsend another trying out. the
first in about a month. The rest proved too
much for the Delaware boy as he was very
Wild getting himself Into holes on the fast
ones and then being obliged to put the ball
over the plate to save bases On balls. Jack
lasted until tho fifth inning. when LaJoie
hit tho ball over the fence and Bemis was
hit by pitched bail.
This proved the last straw and he was
called to the bench. Wyatt Lee then took
up the running and did we'll until the last
inning. when the Blues rseled or three bits
and but for the great piece OF stupidity on
the bases. he might also have been chased
to the bench
Young Killian did the twiriing for Glove
land and his work can be classed SIS good
after the first inning, but the initial turn
was OF tho amateurish sort, giving the Sem
ators a big start through wildness.
After tho Blues had been sent to the Held
runless In the f1rst inning, the locals came
in for their initial turn at the bat Ryan
went out. third to first, but Hendricks
waited patiently and got a base on balls.
Osteen then got a "soaker" In the back and
also walked to first. Mr.. "Kip'' Selbach then
walked into q pretty double to right center.
scoring Hendricks and Osteen. Clarke was
also hit by the pitcher, but Coughlin flied
out to Bay in left. Mccormick singled to
right and Setback scored and Drill sent
Clarke home with a pretty single over sec
a strike out.
The second inning was runless. but in the
third both sides got busy. After Flick
fouled out to Clarke. Bay got base on
balls. Bradley's triple to left center scored
Bay and he scored ahead OF Lajoie when
the latter hit to tho extreme end Of the
field at center. Bemis and Thoney went
out on flies. For Washington, Selbach SIN
gled to right. went to second on Clarke's
out at FIRST and scored on Coughlin's single
to center.
Tying the Score.
In the firth came Townsends downfall
and the tying OF the score by Cleveland.
Flick opened up with a single. but was
forced at second by Bays roller to Leo.
Bradley fouled out to Drill but Lajoie
poked q high ny over the fence. also scoring
Bay Bemis got hit by a pitched bali and
Townsend was called to the bench. Thoney
was tho next man up and he landed one
OF Lees curves into right for q single. but
Abbott ended the inning by striking out.
There was nothing doing then until
the eighth inning. whsn 0ochnauer came
forward with his bad throw and the Sem
ators scored two runs. After Osteen had
been retired Setback got a base on balls
and again raced to second in safety on
Clarke's out at flrst .Coughlin singled to
center and selbach stopped at third. Nc
Cormick followed with a roller to Goch-
nauer and tho latters throw was Wild
enough to pull Bemis OF the initial sack.
Mccormick also missed the bag. but he got
back to 1t ahead Of Bemis, and while these
acrobatics were being pulled of Selbach
and Coughlfn scored. Drill closed the In
ming by rolling an easy one to Bemis.
Then came the ninth, with its stupid base
running on the part OF Cleveland. and the
game was over. with the score on the SEN
atOrS' side Hc0ra.