The Washington times., 1903-04-02
Can they keep it up? This is the all

absorbing question
The merry clip the reiuyonated Scna-
tors cut out yesterday afternoon, in their
game with the Philadelphia League
team, defeating them by the score Of S
to 4, brought joy to the hearts Of the one
thousand loyal fans who basked IN the
warm, bright sunshine at American
League Park, while the joyful and must
cal crack Of the bat was waited TO their
eager ears
The game was repleta with brilliant
plays. good heady base running. timely
hitting. and even a semblance Of team
work was noticeable in the ranks Of the
Senator's
When 1t Is taken into consideration
that the boys have lined up but twice be
fore this season, and then with a college
team. II is still more surprising that
such game could have been played IN
der the existing circumstances. It was
glaringIy manifest that the Quaker team
is much patched-up affair, and gen
eraI shifting about must ensue before
the club can hope 10 win even a small
percentage of its games.
Big Chief thinner is an old and sea-
soned ball player. but such fragrant er-
rors of commission and omission as were
Haunted in the faces Of the Washington
rooters by the PhilIies leaves much room
for conjecture. Flies dropped between
feeders, with no effort on the part of
thinner to call on the player to whom
they belonged to take them on several
occasions. Then, again, the wild and
reckless manner in which the ball was
thrown about the iufeld by the ratified
Phillies in one inning, and each time
wide Of its mark. would have put even
q college player 10 the blush.
Game Never in Doubt.
These incidents. however. had no ma
teTiaI effect upon the result Of the game. +
and in no way detTacts from the glory
due the Senators Their victory was
clean and well earned, and TO the victor
belongs the spoils-
Orth essayed TO do the tvirling for the
Senator's, and despite the fact that the
very first ball he pitched. WoIverton, the
ex-senator, sent whirIing through the
ambient space over second fer a clean
single, Al smiled. girded up his Ioins and
went 10 work. and for the remainder OF
the five innings in which he delivered
his Blenders 10 the PhiIHes he acquitted
himself in fine style and gave but one
base on balls Lee succeeded him and |
did even better. From the first BE had
perfect control. varied his speed with /
rare discretion and had the Quaker bats
men completely at his mercy. striking !
out two men in the seventh inning. /
With his trusty ash he was most po- /
tent factor iH swelling the base HIT col |
umn. lining out a triple and q double
Carey cavorted around first base, mis- /
elongated frame distorted into every ]
conceivable shape. yet the while gather /
ing il wildly and badly thrown balls in +
his own InimitabIe STYLE He too. /
swatted the bali with fendisb gIee. /
three safe hits going TO his credit
CoughIin's Great Game.
Cougnun was the bright particular
star from a fielding point Of view. The
quiet confidence with which he dived .
after the hsrd-hit grass cutters and his
leap into mid-air. pulling down
a screaming liner in his glove. were an
Of the hair-raising order. Moran and
DemontreviIle. TOO. We're bulwarks Of
strength In the outfeid Al SeIbach
outdid himself. Both al the bat and
aneld his work was Of the same high
order which has characterized him all
through his baseball career. Aggressive.
earnest and enthusiastic. he lnfuses the
ginger into his feIlow-pIayers. so woe
fully lacking in the past. Ryan pat ,sD .
good beady game. accepting his only
chance, lined out two hits and scored .
run
bucby Holmes was in the game. He
accepted both his chances and scratched (
out a hit Yet he did not demonstrate /
By any means that he has his batting
eye with MIN. His stick work was
somewhat CT a disappointment.
Lew Driil d0aned nat, mask. and pad {
ard acquitted himself most uoblv. He s
taught . beautiful game. threw well 70
bases, ard drove out q scorcbing two
Jaeger 10 center aeId fence.
DeIehanty Still Absent. :
One player. however. was conspicuous
BY his absence, although his name was
Ipon every lip. DeIeaaaty, where was /.
le2 His name did not appear on the !,
7eore card, nor was ne 10 be seen prac- -
icing with the Washington team before
ne game The playing season is Fast i.
Fproaehing and it is now up TO Dele
ianty and Lotus TO settle their difficult
les and let the Washington public know =
uSi what 10 expect. If the Hfg fielder