The Washington times., 1903-06-02
In a Game Replefe With Bril-
liant Fielding and Superb
Boz Work, the ProdigaLs
Recefve a Goose Egg.
Wadden cALLoqus HIS Oppo-
nents Bat 9quo Hts.
Townsend o4Lso Pitches a
Beautiful Game.
Athletics, I; Washington, o.

Many more games like that of yester-
day. and the Washington fans one and
al will have developed we'll defined cases
OF heart failure Of an incurabIe ma
ture. Such finish-and as far as that
goes. such a game from start to finish
one rarely sees.
From the first inning it was evident
that pitchers battle was on. Waddell,
the inimitable RUDE, was at his best.
He tossed in his benders of types SO
well diversified that he kept the local
batsmen completely at his mercy, allow
ing them but two hits, for a total of
three basses. Time and again when a hit
meant a run, either a strike out a
dinky pop fly put at an end all hopes
OF evening the score.
On the other hand. Jack Townsend
pitched a game which would in nine
times out of ten win. He allowed the
visitors but seven hits, kept them well
scattered. struck out FIVE men, and gave
but three passes to first, yet the visitors
managed to squeeze in one run, and that
one tally was sufficient to crown their
efforts with victory.
It Happened Here
In the fifth inning. Pickering dubbed
out two-sacker over first; many
thought it foul, by the way. Davis hit
to short, and on his out advanced Pick
ering TO third. who scored moment
later on Lave Cross's single through sec
ond. From then on a succession of
goose eggs followed. Townsend pulled
himself out of several nasty holes by
mastery pitching, aided by superb sup
port.
One of these hair-breadth escapes
came in the ninth. On bad throw by
Moran to Carey. Murphy reached first.
Hoffman followed with hit to right,
advancing Murphy to second Monte
Cross laced a sereamer at Bill Cough
Inns feet, who picked it up. touched
third, and threw to Carey, catching
Cross. completing fast and beautifully
executed double play. Hoffman took
second on the play. The next man up.
Schreck, singled to right, and in at
tempting to score off the hit Hoffman
was caught four feet off the plate by
Drill on perfect throw in by Del
These two plays. coming so closely TO
gether, were too much for the intensely
wrought-up fans in stand and bleach
ers. who alike gave vent to their pent-
up feelings in ear-splitting huzzahs.
Oil for Hit
When the Senators came to the bat in
the ninth every man, woman, and child
at the park arose, beseeching Sell
bach, the first man up, TO lose
the ball" Sci. after what seemed an
interminable length OF thine devoted to
the Encouragement of his toilet-cap,
belt, and shoes-straightened one of
Rube's fast ones out for a screaming
two-sacker to left center. 1t looked at
first good for a homer, but Hoffman
happened to be near by.
Then came one of those nerve-rack-
ing, heart-breaking finishes which well
fit a rooter for the daffy house. Ryan
followed, and if he could have given any
sort of assurance of delivering a hit he
Z could have owned the town right then
and there. but instead Jimmy. old. re-
liable Jimmy, proved himself but a
broken reed, since the best he could do
was to put fly into Hoffman's hands.
Then came Delehanty. the mighty Del,
who in his three previous turns at bat
had failed to reach first. If ever a man
was besought upon Bonded knees. twas
this same Edward, yet he, too. but vert-
fled the old adage, 1.-The best-laid plans. .
etc. rolling an easy little grounder
into Cross hands, who threw him out
TO first, Setback moving up to third on
tbs play.
Coughlin came next, and deliberately,
and seemingly wth malice aforethought.
popped up an easy ny to Murphy. and
groans and street cars were then in
order
The score:
" AcaTNcToN Al d 70 Do Z